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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
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
Wang Yen-nien and Cheng Man Ching
An interview with Wang Yen-nien By Thomas W. Campbell This is an excerpt from the talk I had with Master Wang in Madison, Wisconsin in 2002. It refers to his relationship to Master Cheng Man Ching, probably the most famous … Continue reading
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A Yang Family Hidden Tradition Gathering
We gathered on June 7 for a festive tradition of good food, good talk, and good company. We were even blessed with a visit from the baby buddha (back to the left). Robert Politzer, who founded the school in 1994, … Continue reading
1995 Article – Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan, Wang Yen-nien, and the 1995 YMT World Festival
Here is an article I wrote after returning from the First International YMT Festival in Strasbourg, France in the summer of 1995. Included are some photos from the festival and a couple of moments from the NYC Taiji Group having … Continue reading
1995 – Life in the Little Theater
Here are some early photographs recently scanned that show the 1995 New York City Yang Family Hidden Tradition Taiji class. Much thanks to Gretchen MacLane for pointing out that the photos were taken in 1995, probably during the winter/spring. The location was … Continue reading
Baker Camp – Harriman State Park – Taiji Workshop, June 1995
Robert Politzer led a two day taiji workshop at Baker Camp, in Harriman State Park, on June 24 and 25, 1995. Arnold Baker took and supplied a number of great pictures – with a film camera – so here is … Continue reading
2002 Madison, Wisconsin Workshops – More Images
Here are some more images from the 2002 Madison, Wisconsin Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan workshops, attended by Wang Yen-nien. Many students and teachers from the New York group attended. All photos shot and provided by Illana Sheinman
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2001 – Baker Camp Yangjia Michuan Taiji Workshops
The New York Yangjia Michuan School has held a series of workshops, beginning in the mid-1990’s, in various locations. In the late summer of 2001 the group held a workshop at Baker Camp, North of New York City, that was … Continue reading
1998 – The Basement Years
Here are some images from one of the many YMT classes that were taught in the distinctly tiled basement of the West Side YMCA around 1998. Among others in the photos are Gretchen MacLane, Robert Politzer, Larry Ford, Arnold C. … Continue reading