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Connections is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Chinese. We are very grateful for our translators who volunteered to translate: Rubén Coirini, Daniela Famulari, Gennaro Ripa, Françoise Desagnat, Jean-Claude Miremont, Thilo Krienke, Davi Garritano, and Li Mingyang. Thank you very much! Here are the links to the other languages:
Welcome to Our New Members
I would like to welcome all new members who have recently joined Yang Family Tai Chi. Thank you for joining us and welcome to our tai chi family! I am happy you have chosen to join us and hope that you feel welcome and receive great value from your membership.
I hope that all members will have a long and fulfilling relationship with our association. For those members who have been with us through the years, I appreciate that you have chosen to stay with us as we continue to spread tai chi chuan worldwide to help humankind.
Sincerely,
Yang Jun
President
Master Yang Jun's 2022 Seminar Schedule
We are happy to announce that after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Master Yang Jun will teach in-person seminars again in 2022! Visit Yang Family Tai Chi's website for more details about each seminar, including registration information. There may be more seminars scheduled in 2022 so please check the website for updates.
Paris, France
April 23 - 25: Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan
April 26 - 27: Sword Form
April 28: TBA
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
April 30 - May 1: Essential Form
May 2: Saber Form
Lugo, Spain
May 7 - 8: Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan
Mexico City, Mexico
May 20 - 22: Senior Form
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
June 11 - 12: Essential Form
June 13-14: Sword Form
Upcoming Directors and Instructors Meeting
The next Directors and Instructors meeting will be held on April 16 at 10 am Pacific Time (Seattle time zone). An email with the registration link will be sent prior to the event. Please plan to attend if you can. It is always great to see everyone on Zoom!
Footwork Positions
Klaus Kaysers (Associate Instructor in Köln, Germany) has created summaries of the end positions of the footwork in various Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan forms. Below are the links for the Demonstration Form and the Traditional Hand Form. A big thank you to Klaus for sharing his work with us!
Download links:
Demonstration Form (English or German)
Traditional Hand Form (Sections 1, 2 & 3) (English or German)
Chinese New Year Celebration in Uruguay
On February 11 and 12, the arrival of the Year of the Tiger was celebrated in Montevideo-Uruguay. The activities were organized by the Confucius Institute of the University of Uruguay, the Embassy of the P.R. of China, and the Museum of Migrations. They also had the support of the Association of Chinese People in Uruguay and the Chinese Union in Uruguay. During the two days of festivities, there were different events to promote Chinese culture: workshops, activities for children, traditional dances, music, games, meals, and of course martial arts demonstrations from some schools.
Yang Yata (Ramon Suarez) 杨雅塔 and Yang Yapan (Ricardo Suarez)杨雅盼 participated demonstrating the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form.
Happy Year of the Tiger
Many of our members of the Yang Family Tai Chi School of Greater Seattle enjoyed gathering together to celebrate the new year with tai chi and friendship following the long separation imposed by the pandemic. The reunion of friends from the four branches of the YMCA of Greater Seattle where our classes are held brought happiness to us all!
First, we tested our knowledge of tai chi theory, history, and philosophy for points and prizes. Then we were treated to a performance of the Senior Form by members of our demo team. Finally, we practiced the Traditional Hand Form together with the more experienced members leading the way for their newer classmates.
We are deeply grateful for the generosity of the Yang family! Sharing their great work with us all has strengthened our minds, spirits, and bodies, especially during this challenging time. We are also thankful for the support of the YMCA of Greater Seattle for the opportunity to share tai chi with our communities. Red envelopes were donated to the YMCA’s Annual Campaign to support our community members facing challenges. I greatly appreciate the generosity of our school members.
We wish good health, good fortune, and the best of times to Master Yang Jun and Master Fang Hong and all of you with whom we share tai chi!
Stefanie Russell
Director, Yang Family Tai Chi School of Greater Seattle
YFTC School in Argentina Reopens
Rubén Coirini, Director of the Wu De School of Tai Chi Chuan in Rosario, Argentina, is happy to report that he is reopening his school after closing for 22 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although their group is small and practices wearing masks, it is still great to have the school open with in-person classes. This March, Rubén will also resume the instructors’ course that he had to cancel in 2020.
Contact: rubencoirini@yangfamilytaichi.com
Summer Seminar in France - August 2022
Deepen your practice with a team of certified International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan instructors in a friendly atmosphere in the exceptional setting of the Dordogne Valley. Relax and enjoy the area's rich historical heritage, beautiful scenery, and gastronomy. Co-organized by the Paris YFTC Center, the Toulouse YFTC Center, and the Lyon YFTC School, this seminar is a unique opportunity to combine your holiday with the discovery and practice of Chinese martial arts. (www.yangfamilytaichi.fr)
Journal Gem
"Wu De (Martial Virtue): A Conversation with Master Yang Zhenduo and Master Yang Jun" by Dave Barrett and Jerry Karin. Issue #8 (2002), pages 12-14.
This article can be found in our Members-Only Area on our website.
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Connections is published in March, June, September, and December. We publish association news and school news (upcoming events, recent past events, awards, other news) but not general school advertisements.
The next issue of Connections will be published in June 2022. Please send any announcements to me at carolyn@yangfamilytaichi.com by May 15, 2022.
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