Traditional Yang Family Taiji in Germany
"Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Centers" are the official representatives of the Yang family and the only schools, which are formally certified by Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo and/or Master Yang Jun. In Germany there is one Center in Cologne since 2000 and now another Center in Berlin since 2005.
In 1998 Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo founded the "International
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Association" (www.yangfamilytaichi.com),
whose president Master Yang Jun is. In this association all teachers
and Taiji schools, which are authorised by the Yang family, are united
under the name "Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center".
The "Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center Germany" was founded in 2000 in Cologne. Frank Grothstueck, director and teacher of the school, practices martial arts since 1983 and Taijiquan since 1990.
Since 1995, when he first met the masters Yang Zhenduo and Yang Jun and became their student, he learned handforms (103, 49 and 13 forms), Taiji sword, Taiji saber and Tuishou and continues studying with them every year. Since 1995 he teaches Taijiquan in Cologne and organises seminars with his masters Yang Zhenduo and Yang Jun. In 2005 he was formally accepted as Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo´s disciple.