Tai Chi Chuan

Taijiquan is Art of the Mind – Grand Ultimate Fist When you stand still, before you start the sequence, you are in a state of wuji, that is, a state of formlessness. Your mind should be calm, quiet, peaceful, and centered. Your mind, and hence your qi, should focus at your energetic and physical center, i.e., your lower dan tian or center of gravity. Your body is relaxed, with no intention. Your weight is evenly distributed on both...

Drop In

We welcome Adult drop ins to the following classes: Monday: Kung Fu, 7pm – 8.30pm Tuesday: Tai Chi Chuan, 7pm – 8.30pm Thursday: Kung Fu, 7pm – 8.30pm The Drop in Rate is €15 per evening Any amount paid will be deducted from your first month’s fee if you choose to join us!  Ask about our memberships! Before class begins you must complete our waiver and contact form and pay for your training! For Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan: Please...

Instructors

Paul Moran (right) Head Shaolin Instructor of YMAA Ireland, Shaolin Level 6,  5th Degree Black Sash,  Taiji Level 1, Chin Na assistant instructor Damian Fox (left) Head Taiji Instructor of YMAA Ireland, Kung Fu Instructor, Shaolin Level 5,  4th Degree Black Sash,  Taiji Level...

History

Yang’s Martial Arts Association was established in Boston, MA in 1982 by Grand Master Dr. Yang, Jwing Ming.  With the intent of preserving traditional Chinese Kung Fu and Qigong , Dr. Yang began training students in the rigors of Shaolin Long Fist and White Crane Kung fu as well as Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Dr. Yang also undertook his life-long dream of teaching and researching the Chinese arts and introducing them to the West through...

Chin Na Locking

What is Chin Na?  Chin Na Is the Chinese art of seizing and controlling. focusing on joint locking, it is suitable for beginners, continuing students and indeed students of any martial style that engages in close range striking, grappling and joint  locking.  Chin Na, is known for its effectiveness in controlling opponents through its techniques of locking joints or muscles/tendons, thereby setting up the next step of strikes, cavity presses...

Shaolin Kung Fu

About Shaolin Kung Fu Kung Fu literally translated means energy (Kung) and time (Fu). Although Kung Fu is commonly used to refer to the Chinese Martial arts in actuality it is used to refer to any skill or talent that requires time and effort to develop. The actual chinese word for martial arts is “Wu Su”; Martial technique. Kung Fu has developed for over 3000 years and has many different disciplines and styles. One of the greatest...

Styles & Training

Dr Yang, Jwing Ming

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a world-renowned author and teacher of Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan and Chin Na grappling, and a leading authority on Qigong (Chi Kung). Born on August 11th, 1946, in Xinzhu Xian, Taiwan, Republic of China. He started his Kung Fu training at the age of fifteen under Master Cheng, Gin-Gsao. In thirteen years of study under Master Cheng, Dr. Yang became an expert in the White Crane Style of Chinese martial arts. At the age of...

Chinese Kickboxing

Sanshou or Sanda means “free fight” and is the real application of the attack and defence techniques of Chinese Kung Fu. Sanshou was created similarly to modern Wushu by the Chinese Government in the 60s, grouping masters from all over the country and defining a standard fighting style, in order to rationalize the huge heritage of thousands of styles and techniques existing in China. The techniques employed in Sanda are based upon...

Shuai Jiao Wrestling

Shuai jiao (Chinese: 摔跤 or 摔角; pinyin: Shuāijiāo; Wade–Giles: Shuai-chiao) is the term pertaining to the jacket wrestling style of Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding of Hebei Province in the North China Plain which was codified by Shan Pu Ying (善撲营 The Battalion of Excellency in Catching) of the Nei Wu Fu (内務府, Internal Administration Unit of Imperial Household Department). In modern usage it is also the general Mandarin...