Yang Zhifang began to study the Collected Biography of Yang Tai with his father Yang Zhenguo at the age of 6 (1965). At the age of 8 (1967), under the strict supervision of my grandmother (Mrs. Yang Chengfu), I studied boxing under my second uncle, the famous master Tai Ji Chuan and the chairman of Handan Wushu Association. In order to make the Yang family's career in Tai Ji Chuan successful, Yang Zhifang was disciplined in strict accordance with family rules. Concentrated on teaching, meticulous and almost harsh, he has never slacked off for more than ten years, which enabled him to inherit Tai Ji Chuan's skills. After studying under his uncle Yang Zhenduo (Chairman of Shaanxi Wushu Association), he deeply studied Tai Ji Chuan's theory and methods.

After decades of unremitting efforts, Yang Zhifang has systematically mastered the techniques such as routines, instruments and pushers handed down from generation to generation in Tai Ji Chuan. Boxing and walking are very regular, and martial arts can be light and flexible. It is said that he has the wind of his father and reached the realm of both body and mind. In 2008, he participated in the Handan International Tai Ji Chuan Sports Conference and the International Tai Ji Chuan High-level Forum as a representative of Tai Ji Chuan famous artists and Yang.

In 2009, he participated in the Second International Tai Ji Chuan Conference held in Hong Kong, and in May 2009, he participated in the traditional Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan International Forum held in Hong Kong.

In recent years, teaching activities in Tai Ji Chuan have been actively carried out, with a large number of students and disciples. He has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Chinese traditional Wushu culture, the inheritance and dissemination of Tai Ji Chuan's skills, and the promotion of national fitness activities, which has attracted extensive attention and praise from Tai Ji Chuan fans and governments at all levels.