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World Tai Chi & Qigong Day (2022)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is part of the World Healing Day family of events that wraps our planet in a wave of healing intention each...

YMAA OrientSport
Apr 27, 20221 min read
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How Tai Chi training Is Good For Your Health?
How Tai Chi training Is Good For Your Health? article include sponsored links Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art, which is also a...

YMAA OrientSport
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming on the Development of the TCMA in North America
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Source: from the personal collection of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Introduction Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming generously sat down...

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Dec 20, 20202 min read
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The Top 5 Ways Fascia Matters To Athletes
You may be noticing the word âfasciaâ (aka connective tissue) is a hot topic right now in all body related fields. But before we get to...

YMAA OrientSport
Nov 28, 20208 min read
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Train with a Partner using a Tai Chi Ball
Practice with a partner. This will allow you to focus on your sense of distancing as well as enhancing your connecting, adhering, and...

YMAA OrientSport
Apr 20, 20204 min read
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Before Practicing Meridian Qigong Exercises
Before you begin practicing, there are a few points you should understand. These exercises are designed to be done in bed, and ideally,...

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Oct 16, 20195 min read
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7 Proven Ways Learning Martial Arts Will Improve Your Health
It is extremely beneficial and in this article, we will be focusing on the health benefits you stand to gain by choosing to get involved...

YMAA OrientSport
Oct 16, 20193 min read
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Mental Minefields in Taijiquan
There are many mental factors that should be considered when practicing Taijiquan (ć€Șæ„”æł), and the way that people naturally react mentally...

YMAA OrientSport
Apr 2, 20198 min read
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What You Need to Know About Your Fascia
STORY AT A GLANCE: Your fascia, the fibrous connective tissue found throughout your body, accounts for about 20 percent of your body mass...

YMAA OrientSport
Dec 2, 20189 min read
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Tai Chi Chuan â real Martial Art
Hopefully that video will help you understand that Tai Chi Chuan isnât only moving meditation, but can be a real Martial Art. âThe...

YMAA OrientSport
Jul 9, 20181 min read
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Some Remarks About Sparring
âTaijiquan is an internal style of Chinese martial arts. All Chinese martial styles, after a thousand years of practice and experience,...

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Jun 20, 20186 min read
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Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD
Tai Chi offers a low-cost, easily accessible alternative to pulmonary rehabilitation, according to a new study in the journal CHESTÂź...

YMAA OrientSport
Apr 19, 20182 min read
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Reflections on TaijiquanâA Complex Art
In 1985 I wrote the first edition of Tai Chi Chuan Martial Power. Taijiquan was just becoming popular in the United States. Nowadays,...

YMAA OrientSport
Mar 6, 20184 min read
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An Introduction to Qi and Qigong
In their seven thousand years of history, the Chinese people have experienced all possible human suffering and pain. Chinese culture is...

YMAA OrientSport
Jan 23, 20186 min read
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The Standing Eight Brocades Qigong: Exercises 1, 2 & 3
Here are three sets from the Standing Eight Pieces of Brocade: First PieceâSanijiao âTriple Burnerâ Double hands hold up the heavens to...

YMAA OrientSport
Jan 23, 20185 min read
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Words of Experience by Tung Ying Chie
Translated by Albert Tang â Little Mountain Tai Club Student Tai Chi Chuan is an internal martial art exercise. Strength is produced in...

YMAA OrientSport
Dec 30, 20176 min read
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Analysis of Taijiquan Techniques
by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, August 22, 2016 A martial sequence is a combination of many techniques, constructed in the imagination of the...

YMAA OrientSport
Dec 8, 20174 min read
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The Importance of Posture in Taijiquan
by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, November 29, 2016 Taiji students are generally taught to make the postures large at first. This helps the...

YMAA OrientSport
Nov 22, 20177 min read
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Breathing Exercises for Tai Chi Ball
The following will highlight some fundamental techniques required for nei gong. Nei gong is also known as internal gongfu. Internal gong focuses on regulating the body, breathing, mind, qi, and spirit. It is impossible to cover all of this training here, so if you are interested, please refer to the books The Root of Chinese Qigong, The Essence of Taiji Qigong, and Qigong MeditationâEmbryonic Breathing, by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, published by YMAA Publication Center. First, we

YMAA OrientSport
Nov 19, 20176 min read
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Basic Taiji Theory
If we trace Chinese martial arts history back, we can see a clear lineage beginning during the LiĂĄng dynasty (LiĂĄng ChĂĄo, æąæ) (AD...

YMAA OrientSport
Nov 19, 20177 min read
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