2647 North Stowell Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211
YMAA Tai Chi Chuan of Wisconsin
Taijiquan Classes
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Classic Yang Style Taijiquan - Level I
Fall Classes (now registering)
12 weeks. Day or Evening Classes
- Thursday Evening 7 -8:15 PM. / 12 weeks / Tuition: $85.
Starts October 3, 2024.
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- Saturday Morning 10-11: 15AM / 12 weeks / Tuition: $85.
Starts October 5, 2024.
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Learn Part One of the Classic Yang Style Tai Chi / 8 Basic Stances, 14 postures and supportive Taiji Qigong Drills.
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Please pre-register and click on the PayPal button below or Mail a check to:
Angela Laughingheart
c/o YMAA Tai Chi Chuan of Wisconsin
PO Box 11392
Milwaukee, WI 53211-0392
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Thanks for your interest in Taijiquan Classes !
12-Week Class: $85
Payments must be made in advance to confirm registration.​
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History of Taiji
Taiji is a Chinese philosophy which has at its center the harmonization of the opposing forces of Yin and Yang. It was first described in the I Ching, or Book of Changes in 4500 B.C. This Yin/Yang philosophy permeated all of Chinese culture, arts, medicine and science for thousands of years.
In 1100 A.D. a Taoist monk by the name of Zheng, San Feng, is credited with creating a martial art based on these principles. He called it Taiji-quan, or "fist of the mind", which has now become one of the most popular internal martial arts. The basic difference from external martial arts is that it emphasizes the principle of the soft overcoming the hard. It takes much longer to learn because it relies on relaxation, speed and internal focus, rather than on physical strength. Tai Chi can be performed with or without martial intent.
The Taijiquan form is actually a series of martial techniques. It takes about one year to learn the entire sequence, and many more years to learn the applications. At Y.M.A.A. Taijiquan of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, we practice the full length Classical Yang style of Taijiquan, descended from the Yang, Ban Huo lineage.