Master Yang Jun
 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, Yang Jun is the current bearer of the Yang Family
heritage.
Master Yang Jun began his training with Master Yang Zhen Duo when he was only
five
years old. He is proficient in Tai Chi Chuan, Sword, Saber, Push Hands, and many
other forms of Tai Chi. Beginning in 1982 when they went to Singapore, Master
Yang Zhen Duo has taken Yang Jun with him whenever he traveled abroad to teach.
Now, after nearly twenty years and dozens of seminars around the world, 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.
Since 1995, Yang Jun has served as the Vice President of Operations and Training
of the Shanxi Province Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Association with over 30,000
members in his hometown province of Shanxi. In October 1998 Yang Jun created the
International Association and has served as President since. In August of 1999
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. Yang Jun
represents the first member of the Yang Family to live outside of China.
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. |
