YMAA Retreat Center

Unfortunately, with the Coronavirus pandemic continuing to plague us and there being no sign of a timely recovery, we have decided to...

On my way back to the east coast, I departed from Northern California this past Sunday morning to catch a late morning flight out of...

Photo credit: Jonathan Chang Yesterday, June 22, 2019, my classmate, Nona Ikeda, and I officially graduated from the 3-Year Training...

I've been back "on the mountain" nineteen days since the winter break which I need so desperately. I enjoyed resting more thoroughly...

I finally have the mental energy to write an entry. It is the final one for this semester as I prepare to finish our training and tests...

Prince Zuko: Enough. I've been drilling this sequence all day. Teach me the next set. I'm more than ready. Uncle Iroh: No, you are...

One month left in the semester and this is my first blog post! We've been back at the center as "super seniors" and things are no less...

It's been six weeks since my cohort and I started training. In some ways it feels like we have been here forever. In others, it seems...

The YMAA Retreat Center Graduation videos are released! I made the basic edits on an old and painfully slow laptop, so thank you for your...

On June 23rd, 2018, friends and family gathered for the graduation of the Shaolin/Taiji students. For a while, I was indifferent. What...