Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan
Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan originated with Master Yang Luchan (1799-1872), was standardized by Master Yang Chengfu (third generation Yang family master), widely promoted by Master Yang Zhenduo (4th generation Yang family master) and is continued today by Master Yang Jun (6th generation Yang family and 5th generation lineage successor).
The hand form is characterized by its large extended postures, evenly paced slow movements, well-developed internal energy focus, and adherence to the "Ten Essentials of Tai Chi Chuan" (guidelines for proper practice, written by Master Yang Chengfu).
The hand form is characterized by its large extended postures, evenly paced slow movements, well-developed internal energy focus, and adherence to the "Ten Essentials of Tai Chi Chuan" (guidelines for proper practice, written by Master Yang Chengfu).
Master Yang Jun
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Laoshi Michael Coulon (second from right, front row) with Master Yang Jun (sixth from left, front row) and other instructors at the 2024 Director & Instructor Seminar in Bothell WA.
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Master Yang Jun demonstrates Xia Shi (Low Form) while instructing at the 2005 seminar in Manchester, NH |
Born in 1968 in Taiyuan, Master Yang Jun is the 6th Generation descendant of the creator of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Son of Yang Dao Fang and grandson of Master Yang Zhen Duo, Master Yang Jun is the bearer of the Yang Family heritage. In July of 2009 he was named 5th Generation Lineage Successor.
Master Yang Jun began his training with Master Yang Zhen Duo when he was only 5 years old. He is proficient in Tai Chi Chuan, Sword, Saber, Push Hands, and many other forms of Tai Chi. Master Yang Jun graduated from Shanxi University in 1989 with a degree in physical education. In 1995 the Chinese WuShu Academy recognized him as a famous WuShu master in Shanxi Province. In 1996 he was certified as the highest level national judge and served as the head judge at the 1998 National Tai Chi Chuan Competition in China.
Beginning in 1982 when they went to Singapore, Master Yang Zhen Duo has taken Master Yang Jun with him whenever he traveled abroad to teach. Now, after nearly twenty years and dozens of seminars around the world, Master Yang Jun has become a teacher in his own right. His skill is unquestioned. His forms seamlessly combine softness with hardness, finesse with flair, and restraint with expression.
In October 1998 Master Yang Jun created the International Association and has served as President since. In August of 1999 Master Yang Jun moved to Seattle with his wife Fang Hong to formally begin working for the International Association and to establish a school in Seattle. Master Yang Jun represents the first member of the Yang Family to live outside of China.
He became the first Yang family member to spread his family’s art in the West. Despite many significant challenges of moving to a new country and culture, including a language barrier, he succeeded in growing the association to currently include over 46 Yang Family Tai Chi Centers and over 37 Yang Family Tai Chi Schools on five continents with teachers in 24 countries. This spreading of Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan internationally has been one of his finest achievements.
He also contributed to increasing tai chi chuan’s visibility in the West by leading the organization of the 2009 and 2014 International Tai Chi Chuan Symposiums in Nashville, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky. These events brought grandmasters from the traditional schools of tai chi chuan from China to the USA to teach seminars and exchange ideas with scientists conducting research related to tai chi chuan. At the 2009 symposium, Master Yang Zhenduo officially named Master Yang Jun the 5th generation direct-line inheritor of Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan.
Currently a director at the Seattle/Redmond Yang Family Tai Chi Center in Redmond, Washington, Master Yang Jun frequently travels nationally and internationally to teach. Since 2016, he has travelled more frequently to China to develop Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan in that country. His greatest wish is to unite practitioners in China and the West into one big family where despite national borders and cross-cultural differences, everyone is linked together through their love of tai chi chuan.
Master Yang Jun began his training with Master Yang Zhen Duo when he was only 5 years old. He is proficient in Tai Chi Chuan, Sword, Saber, Push Hands, and many other forms of Tai Chi. Master Yang Jun graduated from Shanxi University in 1989 with a degree in physical education. In 1995 the Chinese WuShu Academy recognized him as a famous WuShu master in Shanxi Province. In 1996 he was certified as the highest level national judge and served as the head judge at the 1998 National Tai Chi Chuan Competition in China.
Beginning in 1982 when they went to Singapore, Master Yang Zhen Duo has taken Master Yang Jun with him whenever he traveled abroad to teach. Now, after nearly twenty years and dozens of seminars around the world, Master Yang Jun has become a teacher in his own right. His skill is unquestioned. His forms seamlessly combine softness with hardness, finesse with flair, and restraint with expression.
In October 1998 Master Yang Jun created the International Association and has served as President since. In August of 1999 Master Yang Jun moved to Seattle with his wife Fang Hong to formally begin working for the International Association and to establish a school in Seattle. Master Yang Jun represents the first member of the Yang Family to live outside of China.
He became the first Yang family member to spread his family’s art in the West. Despite many significant challenges of moving to a new country and culture, including a language barrier, he succeeded in growing the association to currently include over 46 Yang Family Tai Chi Centers and over 37 Yang Family Tai Chi Schools on five continents with teachers in 24 countries. This spreading of Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan internationally has been one of his finest achievements.
He also contributed to increasing tai chi chuan’s visibility in the West by leading the organization of the 2009 and 2014 International Tai Chi Chuan Symposiums in Nashville, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky. These events brought grandmasters from the traditional schools of tai chi chuan from China to the USA to teach seminars and exchange ideas with scientists conducting research related to tai chi chuan. At the 2009 symposium, Master Yang Zhenduo officially named Master Yang Jun the 5th generation direct-line inheritor of Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan.
Currently a director at the Seattle/Redmond Yang Family Tai Chi Center in Redmond, Washington, Master Yang Jun frequently travels nationally and internationally to teach. Since 2016, he has travelled more frequently to China to develop Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan in that country. His greatest wish is to unite practitioners in China and the West into one big family where despite national borders and cross-cultural differences, everyone is linked together through their love of tai chi chuan.
International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association
In October of 1998, Master Yang Zhenduo and Master Yang Jun established the International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association, uniting the Yang Family Tai Chi Centers (formerly the Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Centers). The Yang Famiily Tai Chi Centers are committed to teaching Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan as taught by the Yang family in China.
For more information on the association: www.yangfamilytaichi.com
For more information on the association: www.yangfamilytaichi.com