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4 February 2010

The disciples were invited to demonstrate at their local high school in Miranda, CA. We hope to set up a club at the South Fork High School and create friendly relations with the community.

Jonathan Chang and Patrick Manriquez have made significant progress in their training, especially in speed, power, and accuracy. Zach Cohen, Javier Rodriguez, and Jacyhm Jerie, who are all a part of the second generation of disciples, have demonstrated much improvement since beginning the program only 6 months ago.

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2 February 2010

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is featured on the cover of the March 2010 issue of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine, on newsstands Feb 2nd.

This Chinese New Year issue has an emphasis on preserving traditional Kung Fu and an article by disciple Jon Chang about increasing your speed in your training. The magazine has been a great supporter of the YMAA Retreat Center, featuring several articles about the Retreat Center's mission and training articles written by the Retreat Center disciples.

A big thanks to Gene Ching, Gigi Oh, and everyone at Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine. You guys are great! ^_^

27 January 2010

Virginia Graziani recently wrote an article that was published in the January 27, 2010 issue of the Redwood Times.

After visiting the center and interviewing Dr. Yang and the disciples, Graziani wrote a very complete and insightful article about the history and realization of the YMAA Retreat Center.

Read the article here!

December 2009

• The First Semester of Year 2 is Complete
• Dr. Yang December 2009 Seminar in South America
• Seminar Testimonials
• Dr. Yang's Upcoming Seminars in Boston, February 2010
• Sign Up Now for the 2010 Summer Seminars
• New Kung Fu for Kids DVD
• Help Support the Retreat Center

4 January 2010

The disciples have made significant progress in their training, 1.5 years into their 10-year training program. New on-board this year are Zach Cohen and Javier Rodriguez. 加油!

The practice for this semester included continued practice for tumbling and gymnastics, White Crane Jin training, rope climbing, 4-corners reaction training, jumping, Pushing Hands, and of course, body conditioning.

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14 December 2009

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming recently returned from a two week long trip to South America.

Accompanied by Retreat Center disciples Chang and Patrick Manriquez, Dr. Yang offered seminars in Taijiquan, Taiji Qigong, and Taiji Pushing Hands.

The three days of seminars were hosted by Daniel Chadud, who is now the new school director of YMAA Chile. YMAA Argentina director Mario Schwarz was also present with a handful of his students.

We hope that this event and similar events in the future will help the two South American YMAA schools continue to grow strong together.

• Thursday, December 24, 2009 thru
  Saturday, January 2, 2009

YMAA Boston will be having its winter break for the holidays from Christmas Eve on December 24 until and including the day after New Year's Day on January 2. There will be no official classes. If you want to train during the holiday break, please contact us ASAP to arrange for possible training times.

Classes will resume on Monday, January 4th, 2010 to kick off the new decade! W00t! Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Adison Martin and Ken Craggs will be following their last Baguazhang/Xingyiquan class session with another 9-weeks, beginning on December 12th, 2009. This session will go until February 20th, with a 2-weekend break on December 26th and January 2nd for Winter Break.

• About Baguazhang
• About Xingyiquan

The classes will continue to be held on Saturdays.

Baguazhang runs from 11:00am - 12:30pm.
Xingyiquan runs from 12:30pm - 2:00pm.