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Robert WaggRobert Wagg began studying Tai Chi Chuan in 1995. He is a Certified Instructor for The Yang Family Style and listed on the web site – www.Yangfamilytaichichuan. His rank in the Yang Family is a Rank Five Silver Tiger, having studied 103 Traditional Yang Family Bare Hands, as well as other short Bare Hands forms (including Push Hands, the Essential 22 Form, Demonstration 49 form, Beginner 16 form) and has taught weapons including Broad Sword and Double-Edged Sword. Robb has studied and taught Qi Gong as well as Tai Chi Chuan. Robb has participated in numerous seminars in all traditional Yang Family style taijiquan forms, with Master Yang Zhenduo and Master Yang Jun. He has traveled widely in the U.S., and has made three trips to China, to achieve his goals of in-depth training in the family’s style. He has taught Yang Family Style beginner and advanced classes at Qi Elements in Herndon, VA for ten years. He has also taught in Warrenton and Marshall for over eight years. In 1995 he was looking for a exercise program that was low impact and discovered Tai Chi Chuan, and after several years began studying with Sifu Pat Rice at the Yang Chen Fu Center in Winchester, VA for 14 years and participated in “A Taste of China” seminars with Pat Rice. During this time, he studied teacher training and served as an assistant to Pat Rice. Robb is a diligent student who practices regularly, consistently improving his taijiquan skills and his knowledge of Tai Chi theory, and with great devotion to learning principles of the art. He practices and applies lessons from instructional sessions to his daily practice. He is the father of four daughters and has two grandchildren. He resides in a post and beam cabin he built in 1986 in Broad Run, VA. He has been a sales management consultant in the Organic Foods Industry for over 30 years. Yang Family Tai Chi ChuanTai Chi Chuan also known as “Shadow Boxing” is a series of movements based on defensive and offensive martial techniques performed in sequenced set and it is the slow deliberate pace which makes Tai Chi Chuan special. The history of Tai Chi Chuan is shrouded in history and legend. One legend has the semi mythical Chinese Taoist priest Zhang Sanfeng around 900 A.D. originated the concept of internal martial arts after watching a crane fight a snake on Wudang Mountain, and was inspired by the snake’ defensive tactics. About 300 years ago the history of Tai Chi Chuan can be traced to Chenjiagou a small village in Henan Province in China. In the 1820’s Yang Luchan began studying the Chen style and his skills earned him the nickname of “Yang the Invincible”. He became the official trainer in the Forbidden City in Beijing, teaching the Manchu Imperial Guard. Yang Luchan founded the Yang Family Style and after several generations of passing on the art, the form was popularized by Yang Chenfu in the 1930’s. Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo one of Yang Chenfu’s sons, studied and taught the art becoming the 4th generation, has passed on to his grandson, Grandmaster Yang Jun 6th generation. All the family members taught classes and their students became teachers teaching more students leading to Yang Style being the most popular style of Tai Chii Chuan. Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan has become extended and graceful, carefully structured, relaxed, gentle and flowing, while maintaining martial arts aspects. It is also a method for improving health. Learning Tai Chi ChuanLearning Tai Chi Chuan is a life-long endeavor. The rewards are many -the creation of balance and equilibrium, the achievement of tranquility, the daily experience of grace and beauty and relaxation.
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