Jeff Pratt began his study of Tai Chi at the YMAA Boston School in 1987 and has reached the rank of Instructor (3rd degree) in the YMAA system. Jeff specializes in Pushing Hands, which is the two-person form of Tai Chi. He has taken extensive training in the spectrum of Read more…
Ramel Rones is a gold medalist, award-winning martial artist in both the U.S. and China. With 16 years of experience leading Tai Chi, Qigong and Meditation classes, he focuses on helping individuals with conditions such as cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, aging, injuries, and stress. Rami is a consultant on mind/body therapies Read more…
George Dominguez began training at YMAA when he was 15 years old, alongside Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming’s first generation of students in Boston. He is the first YMAA student in the world to achieve the 10th stripe Shaolin Instructor qualification. George is also one of Dr. Yang’s disciples. For many years, George taught Read more…
Born on August 23, 1973, in Lisbon, Vítor Casqueiro, created a link with martial arts from an early age. In 1988, he began training in Gongfu and later, in 1991, in Shotokan Karate. In 1992, his training gained consistency at the YMAA school, under the guidance of Master Yang, Jwing-Ming , which resulted Read more…
Nicholas C. Yang (楊志豪碩士) began training martial arts as a child under the tutelage of his father Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming at Yang’s Martial Arts Association (YMAA) in Boston, Massachusetts. He has competed in several international and national traditional Kungfu tournaments, including tournaments sponsored by the U.S. Wushu Kungfu Federation, U.S. Read more…
Pedro Rodrigues was born 27th of June in 1970 in Lisbon, Portugal. He started his training in Chinese Martial Arts in 1984 and during a seminar in Paris in 1992 met Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, initiating a relationship which would change the course of his life. He decided to become a Yang’s Read more…
Robert Was started his martial arts training at the age of 12 with Judo. At the age of 16, he trained Taekwondo. At the same time, he became interested in Kung Fu and Taiji. After several years of training under the supervision of Andrzej Braksal, he obtained an instructor’s degree. Read more…
Jeffrey Bolt – tournament promoter and Vice President of the USA Wushu Kungfu Federation, was inducted into Inside Kung Fu Magazine’s Hall of Fame for Outstanding Martial Arts Promotions. Studying and teaching Chinese Martial Arts since 1975, he currently runs the Houston Institute of Chinese Martial Arts. Mr. Bolt lives Read more…
Corlius Birkill was introduced to the martial arts at age 8, practicing Karate for a few years. He then started his Chinese Martial Arts training in 1984 at the age of 13. The first systems he studied were the southern division style, Wing Chun and a northern division style, Lune Read more…
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (楊俊敏博士) started his Gongfu (Kung Fu) training at the age of fifteen under the Shaolin White Crane (Bai He) Master Cheng, Gin Gsao (曾金灶). 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 Read more…