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...

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

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...

I didn't purposefully plan to write a Post to coincide with the one from last year this time, but here it is--eleven weeks remaining in...

Taijiquan (AKA Tai Chi Chuan or Tai Chi) was developed as a martial art. A number of people practice for the many health benefits, but...

The internet has no shortage of videos of mediocre and poor quality martial arts. Very few come with self critiques and constructive...

Do we ever get sick of each other? Yes! We live and train together all the time and it’s expected that we sometimes prefer to be alone or...

"Tai Chi Chuan Martial Applications" by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a Best Book Awards Finalist! The Best Book Awards program is in its 13th...

One of our frequent visitors invited Dr. Yang and 6 students to travel to the Chico area for horsemanship lessons. One may think that the...