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A Year of Virtual Taiji (April 2020 to May 2021)
May 8, 2021. Here is the video of our last official virtual class together. The date on the video is wrong – it is May 8, 2021. It does not include leg massages. It does include Intros, Basic Exercises, 13 … Continue reading
2000 – Wang Yen-nien, Fifty Years of Teaching
In 2000 I wrote an editorial for AYMTA (American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association) on the occasion of Master Wang Yen-nien’s fiftieth year of teaching Taiji. The article is reprinted below. In 1996 the New York School of Yangjia Michuan were the hosts of his first … Continue reading
A Recent Saturday Taiji Class Picture
Here are some of the students and teachers at the Saturday Morning Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Class at the West Side Y in NYC.
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Saturday Mornings in the Park
The New York City Yangjia Michuan Taiji group has often had classes in Central Park, sometimes on weekends, sometimes during the evenings. And sometimes as workshops. We’ve begun to take the Saturday Morning Taiji Class outdoors, with a convenient row of … Continue reading
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1996 – Wang Yen-nien Lecture Part one
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 … Continue reading
2004 – Yangjia Michuan Taiji Fan Class
The complete YMT fan form is taught every couple of years in the NYC class. The Yangjia Michuan fan form was created by Wang Yen-nien, often using movements from the YMT Kunlun and Wudang sword forms as inspiration. The fan form … Continue reading
2013 – Central Park Taiji Banquet
New York Yangjia Michuan Taiji Stéphanie Polatsik and Robert Politzer practice double vertical hands, the sixth tuishou basic exercise. The New York Yangjia Michuan Taiji class traditionally meets a few times a year for a celebratory banquet – often at the ice rink in Central … Continue reading
2002 – Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan; Internal Martial Arts Magazine
When Robert Politzer began the Taiji Class at the Y in 1994 it was the first time that our school, The Yang Family Hidden Tradition (Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan), was taught in New York City. We all owe him a lot … Continue reading
2014 – Saturday Summer Day of Taiji in the Park
The saturday morning Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan YMCA class spent a couple of sessions in Central Park during the summer of 2014. Here are some of the highlights. Some of those pictured include Bob Simon, Carol Myers, Kevin Cleary, Paul Friedman, Nawal … Continue reading
A Brief History of YMT in New York City
Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan in New York City By Gretchen MacLane There have been great changes in the New York Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan group since Robert Politzer began teaching in April 1994. Robert had lived in Taiwan studying with Wang Yen-nien … Continue reading
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