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Tai Chi & Qigong


photos by Axie Breen Photography
​At YMAA Boston we teach the Yang-style 108 posture Tai Chi form as learned from YMAA founder and Tai Chi master, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming.
Click here for more information about out Tai Chi Lineage.

Tai Chi (Taijiquan) is a sequence of postures connected by flowing movement, practiced with focused breathing and a calm mind - a type of moving meditation. The slow, smooth movements gently stimulate the internal organs and joints, and improve energy circulation. Tai Chi is a gentle, low-impact exercise suitable for adults of any age and varying physical ability. Practicing Tai Chi can reduce stress, increase energy, balance, and flexibility, and ease symptoms of many health problems such as high blood pressure, asthma, back pain, and arthritis.
Qigong means "energy work." Qi (Chi) is internal energy, the bioelectric force in all living things. Qigong is the ancient practice of using the mind to naturally develop the body's energy through breathing, movement and meditation. It is used to improve health and to develop power for martial arts. It is an integral part of YMAA Kung Fu and Tai Chi classes.

Learn more about the history of qigong here.
Pushing Hands is the practice of tai chi principles with a partner. It is a fundamental part of training Tai Chi as a martial art. Rather than using force against force, tai chi principles teach the student to redirect incoming energy and use it against an opponent.  Pushing hands trains you to listen to and to feel the opponent's incoming force (jin), understand it, neutralize it, and then counterattack. There are two aspects of pushing hands training. The first emphasizes feeling the opponent's energy and then neutralizing it, and the second emphasizes understanding the emitting of martial power and its applications.

Tai Chi Applications class teaches students how to use tai chi movements and postures for self defense.

Tai Chi experience is required in order to join the Saturday Pushing Hands & Applications class.
Instructors:
Axie Breen
Ben Warner
Heidi Butler
​Jeff Pratt
Joe Best

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Class Schedule

Kung Fu

Monday, 7:00pm
Wednesday, 7:00pm  ​

Tai Chi/Qigong

​Monday, 8:00am (online only)
Monday, 6:00pm 
Wednesday, 8:00am 
Wednesday, 6:15pm (Intro Tai Chi) 
Thursday, 6:30pm
Friday, 8:00am
​Saturday, 9:00am 
​Saturday, 10:30am (Push Hands)

Kettlebell

Tuesday, 8:00am (online only)
​Tuesday, 6:45pm
​​​Thursday, 8:00am (online only)

Kids

Kung Fu: Pre-K & Kgarten
Monday, 3:15pm  
Monday, 3:50pm  
Monday, 4:30pm
Monday, 5:15pm 
Kung Fu: Grade 1-5
Wednesday, 5:15pm (all levels)
Thursday, 4:40pm  (all levels)
Thursday, 5:30pm  (all levels)
​Friday, 5:00pm (all levels)
​Saturday, 12:00pm (white belts)
Saturday, 1:00pm (yellow & purple belts)
Kung Fu: Grade 6-12
Tuesday, 4:45pm 
Wednesday, 4:15pm 
Saturday, 2:00pm 
Kickboxing: Grade 8-12
Tuesday, 5:45pm
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617-363-9622
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756 South St Roslindale MA 02131
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    • Kung Fu Demo
    • Push Hands Workshop
    • Kids Summer Camp
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