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Alec Chan has been training at YMAA Boston for 7-8 years. He is currently one of the most senior-ranking students in the adult's Shaolin class, and at only 13 years old!

YMAA Publication Center recently sponsored Alec to write an article about his training experience and history at YMAA.

Read the full article here!

• Saturday, April 17th, 2010
  12:00pm-2:00pm
• Potluck Lunch to immediately follow

YMAA Boston will be holding a Kung Fu and Tai Chi exhibition/demonstration at the school in mid-April. This is a charity fundraiser event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude is dedicated to the research of bettering the lives of children, as well as adults, by finding cures and treatments for many diseases and illnesses. Come support YMAA and St. Jude!

There is no charge for the demo, and everybody is welcome to come watch! Any donation is welcome. We are extremely appreciative of any amount of support that you can give to St. Jude and to YMAA for this event.

RAFFLE! We will also be holding a raffle, thanks to the gracious donation of some DVD prizes from YMAA Publication Center. Raffle tickets will be just $1.

• Volunteer or Participate - Please send us an email ASAP if you can. Help spread the word!
• Potluck Lunch - Immediately following the demo event, we will have a Potluck Lunch. Please also send us an email ASAP if you can bring something to the potluck or help out.

Adison Martin will be continuing weekly Saturday Baguazhang classes in another 8-week session beginning on March 20, 2010 and finishing on May 8, 2010.

Through circular patterns and movements, Baguazhang emphasizes the use of freely-flowing Qi to energize your body's muscles and strengthen your internal body, improving health and vitality. It is a style that incorporates short, middle, and long range fighting through offensive and defensive techniques.

• More about Baguazhang class

The classes will continue to be held on Saturdays.

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

• Sunday, March 28, 2010
  1:00pm

Please register by March 21st, 2010 for pre-registration price!

The next YMAA Boston Test will be on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 1:00pm.

Shaolin and Taijiquan testing will be held concurrently in separate rooms. If you are testing, please pre-register at least 1 week before the testing date ($10). The testing fee is $15 if you register 1 week or less before the test. There's no fee to watch, so everyone's invited!

Ken Craggs will be continuing Xingyiquan classes in another 8-week session beginning on March 6, 2010 and finishing on April 24, 2010.

Xingyiquan is an internal art, and like Taijiquan, it improves Qi circulation in the body and maintains health. It trains you to build abundant levels of internal Qi to strengthen both the physical and mental bodies.

• More about Xingyiquan

The classes will continue to be held on Saturdays.

Xingyiquan runs from 12:30pm - 2:00pm.

20 February 2010

YMAA Boston was recently invited to perform at Brown University's Chinese New Year's banquet. The 15-minute performance included kicks, weapons, and matching sequences. The team performed White Crane, Long Fist, Praying Mantis, and some martial applications. There were 10 students total in the demo team.

The demo team consisted of Jonathan Chang (a disciple of the YMAA Retreat Center), Sully Donahue and Michelle Lin (of YMAA Andover), Robert Was and Marek Czuprynski (of YMAA Poland), and Sean Tran, Paulina Phu, Simon Pang, Alec Chan, and Nicholas Yang (of YMAA Boston).

Thank you to Jachym Jerie (of YMAA Retreat Center), Gabrielle Javierbieda (of YMAA Boston), and Caroline Chen (of YMAA Andover) for videotaping and taking photos.

Great job everyone!

YMAA Boston will now be offering the Chin Na special class free of charge for all active YMAA students. Active YMAA students are those who are already paying regular tuition (i.e. $95/month for either Shaolin or Taijiquan, or $140/month for both). Discounted rates still apply if you qualify.

Non-YMAA students can still take the Chin Na class for $20/class or $70/month. Non-YMAA students are highly encouraged to register as a full-time Shaolin/Taijiquan student for just $25 more per month ($95/month, additional one-time $45 registration fee still applies). The Chin Na class currently meets weekly on Saturdays, from 9:00am - 11:00am. We may change the time to 11:00am - 12:30pm to accommodate Pushing Hands students.

• 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!