Yang Zhenduo

Yang Zhenduo
杨振铎
Yang Zhenduo performing Golden Rooster Stands On One Leg (右金鸡独立)
Born1926
Beijing, China
Died (aged 94)
StyleYang-style tai chi
Other information
Notable studentsYang Jun
WebsiteInternational Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association
Yang Zhenduo
Traditional Chinese楊振鐸
Simplified Chinese杨振铎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Zhènduó

Yang Zhenduo (1926 – 7 November 2020), a native of Yongnian, Hebei, was born in Beijing, China, into the famous Yang family of martial artists. A son of Yang Chengfu and a great-grandson of Yang Luchan (the creator of the Yang style of tai chi), Yang Zhenduo was a fourth-generation descendant of the Yang Family of tai chi, and the fourth lineage-holder of the style.

Biography

Yang Zhenduo began studying the soft style martial art of tai chi at age 6 with his father, and continued studying with his elder brothers Yang Shouzhong, Yang Zhenji, and his younger brother Yang Zhenguo after his father died.

He lived in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, since 1960, teaching the large frame of the Yang-style tai chi, and was invited many times to teach and hold seminars in many countries around the world.

He served as vice-president of the Shanxi Wushu Association since 1980. In 1982 he founded and served as president of the Shanxi Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Association, and was its honorary lifetime president. This association has now grown to over 30,000 members throughout the Province and is the largest martial arts organization of its kind in China. In October 1998 Yang Zhenduo founded the International Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Association, serving as its chairman of the board. Under his leadership, the association has now grown to 28 centers in 12 countries with more than 2000 members worldwide.

In 1996 the Chinese Wushu Academy recognized Yang Zhenduo as one of the Top 100 Wushu Masters in China. That same year he received the honor of being proclaimed Honorary Resident by the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and in 1997 he received the Golden Key to the City of Troy, Michigan from its mayor.

Yang Zhenduo appeared several times on the covers of T'ai Chi Magazine and other martial arts publications. He has authored many articles and written books on the study of tai chi, as well as produced 3 complete sets of teaching videos of the art.

While retaining his position as chairman of the International Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Association until his death, Yang Zhenduo retired from his regular teaching activities, his position as president of the association, and appointed his student Yang Jun, his grandson, as its new president to continue his work.

In July 2009, at the First International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium, Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo announced that Master Yang Jun is the fifth lineage-holder of the Traditional Yang-style tai chi.

Disciples

Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo acknowledged the following people as his Disciples. These individuals have studied and promoted the Yang-style tai chi for many years.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Chinese Wushu Academy, Top 100 Wushu Master in China, Personal Certificate (1996)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  4. ↑ Personal Certificate (1996).
  5. ↑ Personal Certificate (1997).
  6. ↑ Smalheiser, Marvin (February 1998). "Yang Zhenduo on Cultivating a Calm Mind". T'AI CHI the International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. 22 (1). Wayfarer Publications. ISSN 0730-1049.
  7. ↑ "Yang Zhenduo on Unifying the Body's Internal Energy". T'AI CHI the International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. 20 (6). Wayfarer Publications. December 1996. ISSN 0730-1049.
  8. ↑ "Yang Zhenduo on Generating Power in Yang Style". T'AI CHI the International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. 18 (5). Wayfarer Publications. October 1994. ISSN 0730-1049.
  9. ↑ "Yang Zhenduo shares Insights About the growth of Yang style". T'AI CHI the International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. 19 (5). Wayfarer Publications. October 1995. ISSN 0730-1049.
  10. ↑ "Yang Zhenduo on Yang Style". T'AI CHI the International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. 14 (4). Wayfarer Publications. August 1990. ISSN 0730-1049.
  11. ↑ Yang Zhenduo (1996). Yu Zhenquan (ed.). Yang Style Taijiquan (3rd ed.). Morning Glory Publishers. ISBN 978-7-5054-0481-6.
  12. ↑ Yang Zhenduo (2004-01-20). Chinese Taijiquan Scriptures. (China Yang family Tai Ji Quan) (in Chinese). ISBN 7-5062-3377-0. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  13. ↑ "International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium". Nashville, TN. July 5–10, 2009.