Tag Archives: Robert Politzer
The Fifteen Tuishou (Push Hands) Exercises in the Yangjia Michuan Taiji School
We have begun to explore the Yangjia Michuan Taiji Tuishou (Push Hands) exercises in our Saturday intermediate class. Wang Yen-nien taught the complete set of 15 exercises at the NYCYMT sponsored 1996 Workshop, which took place at the West Side … Continue reading
Madison, Wisconsin Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Workshop with Wang Yen-nien – 2002
Some of the New York Contingent takes a break with Master Wang Yen-nien Front Row: Illana, Master Wang. Back Row: Charlotte, Robert, Unknown, John, Henry, Tom, Gretchen, George.
Yangjia Michuan Taiji: Taipei Notes and Commentaries on Tuishou by Mark A. Linett
This page has links to all four of the excerpts from Mark Linett’s Tuishou notes from his time learning and practicing with Master Wang Yen-nien in Taipei during the early 1980’s, including part four which was recently published. We are … Continue reading
May 7 YMT Teacher’s Gathering in NYC
It was my birthday, which nicely coincided with a chance to gather with senior students and teachers for a lovely mini banquet. Banquet Bob already has plans for an early June banquet for the Taiji Group so looking forward to … Continue reading
Taiji Fan at the Westside Y – December 2004
Robert Politzer taught the Yangjia Michuan Taiji Fan Form a number of times in class. Here are some images from a session on December 29, 2004. You can click through them using the arrows on the side of the images.
World Taiji Day in NYC, Central Park – April, 2004
For a number of years Robert Politzer’s West Side Y Taiji class joined other Taiji schools and classes in a celebration of World Taiji Day, the idea being that people were practicing at the same time around the world. There … Continue reading
Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Applications – Internal Martial Arts Magazine – 2002
In the summer of 2002 a group of New York City Yangjia Michuan Taiji students, led by Robert Politzer, went to Madison, Wisconsin to participate in a workshop taught by Wang Yen-nien. When Robert began the Taiji Class at the … Continue reading
1996 – Wang Yen-nien Lecture (Three Parts)
In 1996 Master Wang Yen-nien and Julia Fairchild visited New York City for an extensive workshop that covered The First Duan, Meditation, and The 15 Basic Tuishou exercises.On Friday evening, the day before the start of the workshops, Master Wang … Continue reading
An Excerpt from the Winter 2001 AYMTA Journal
AYMTA (The American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association) was founded in 1992 to help pass along and keep alive the teaching of Master Wang Yen-nien and Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan. I was involved with the organization and the journal for a number … Continue reading
Three Yangjia Michuan Amigos
Arnold C. Baker II, Robert Politzer, Thomas W. Campbell