Product Description
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The Complete Saber Form, Qigong, and Applications.
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming demonstrates the traditional 32-posture
Taiji Saber long form, with basic drills, qigong, and martial
applications. Saber training develops the fundamental skills
required for all other short weapons training. Saber is
traditionally the first short weapon learned in Taijiquan (tai
chi chuan), and is the foundation of double-blade training.
This program is organized in five sections:
Taiji Saber Qigong
Basic Stances
Basic Saber Drills
Taiji Saber Sequence
Taiji Saber Martial Applications
Also included is a DVD-only 8-minute excerpt of Dr. Yang's
lecture on the subject of saber training.
DVD includes Interactive YMAA Catalog with 50 Additional Minutes
of Preview Trailers for All YMAA Videos
Review
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Inside Kung Fu Magazine Man of the Year 2007. --Inside Kung Fu
Magazine
One of America's most sought-after instructors of Qigong. --Omega
Center
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About the Actor
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Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming started his Gongfu (Kung Fu) training at
the age of fifteen under the Shaolin White Crane (Bai He) Master
Cheng, Gin Gsao . In thirteen years of study (1961-1974) under
Master Cheng, Dr. Yang became an expert in the White Crane style
of Chinese martial arts, which includes both the use of bare
hands and of various weapons such as saber, staff, spear,
trident, two short rods, and many others. With the same master he
also studied White Crane Qin Na (or Chin Na), Tui Na and Dian Xue
massages, and al .
At the age of sixteen, Dr. Yang began the study of Taijiquan
(Yang Style) under Master Gao, Tao . After learning from Master
Gao, Dr. Yang continued his study and research of Taijiquan with
several masters and senior practitioners such as Master Li,
Mao-Ching and Mr. Wilson Chen in Taipei. Master Li learned his
Taijiquan from the well-known Master Han, Ching-Tang, and Mr.
Chen learned his Taijiquan from Master Chang, Xiang-San. Dr. Yang
has mastered the Taiji barehand sequence, pushing hands, the
two-man fighting sequence, Taiji , Taiji saber, and Taiji
Qigong.
When Dr. Yang was eighteen years old he entered Tamkang College
in Taipei Xian to study Physics and also began the study of
traditional Shaolin Long Fist (Changquan or Chang Chuan) with
Master Li, Mao-Ching at the Tamkang College Guoshu Club
(1964-1968). He eventually became an assistant instructor under
Master Li. In 1971 he completed his M.S. degree in Physics at the
National Taiwan University and then served in the Chinese Air
Force from 1971 to 1972. In the service, Dr. Yang taught Physics
at the Junior Academy of the Chinese Air Force while also
teaching Wushu. After being honorably discharged in 1972, he
returned to Tamkang College to teach Physics and resumed study
under Master Li, Mao-Ching. From Master Li, Dr. Yang learned
Northern style Gongfu, which includes both barehand techniques,
especially kicking, and numerous weapons.
In 1974, Dr. Yang came to the United States to study Mechanical
Engineering at Purdue University. At the request of a few
students, Dr. Yang began to teach Gongfu (Kung Fu), which
resulted in the foundation of the Purdue University Chinese Kung
Fu Research Club in the spring of 1975. While at Purdue, Dr. Yang
also taught college-credited courses in Taijiquan. In May, 1978
he was awarded a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering by Purdue.
Yang's Martial Arts Association was established in Boston, MA in
1982. With the intent of preserving traditional Chinese Kung Fu
and Qigong , Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming began training students in the
rigors of Shaolin Long Fist and White Crane Gongfu as well as
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Currently, YMAA is an international
organization, including 56 schools in Argentina, Belgium, Canada,
Chile, France, Holland, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Poland,
Portugal, Spain, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United
States. In the early 80's, Dr. Yang began writing books and in
1984, he retired from his engineering career to undertake his
life-long dream of teaching and researching the Chinese arts and
introducing them to the West through many books, videos and DVDs.
Founded in 1984, YMAA Publication Center has published many of
Dr. Yang's groundbreaking books and videos, and is a pioneer in
the cultural exchange between the East and West. YMAA dot com
About the Director
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Search for "YMAA" , "Jwing-Ming Yang" or "Dr. Yang" to find more
instructional Tai Chi and DVDs available from YMAA
Publication Center.
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a celebrated author and teacher of Gong
Fu (Kung Fu), Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) and Chin Na and a leading
authority on Qigong (Chi Kung). Involved in Chinese Kung Fu since
1961, he has over 55 schools in 18 countries. Dr. Yang has
published over thirty-two books and over eighty videos and DVDs
on and martial arts.
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