Becoming the Lion

Yin Style Baguazhang is a difficult art to learn and study, and this fact is particularly true when following the methods of the Lion System. Here is a modest record of my attempts which hopefully illustrate perseverance and dedication amid the demands of a busy, modern life.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

The Blog Reborn--Six-Step Circle

This post is just a redirection. I'll never post on Becoming the Lion again because I've reinvented the blog somewhere else. You ca...

Thursday, February 28, 2013

A question about lower spine alignment in internal martial arts and life

A reader, Tom, commented recently on my post about training standing strengthening postures (a post I could probably add to at this point--...

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A note on negative feedback loops in training motivation

I've been in a real trap as far as my training goes lately. I've been keeping up with it, but it's been forced, and it's bee...

Friday, November 23, 2012

What are you training for? A Catch-22

In any martial art, but particularly (from my experience) in Yin Style Bagua (though this might be more broadly applicable to internal marti...

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Goal-oriented training, post-workshop 2012 analysis

The first thing I should say is that the Yin Style Bagua workshops put on this year by Matt Bild were absolutely incredible. In over sixteen...

Friday, October 5, 2012

Feeling stuck? Train something you "already know"

Training Yin Style Bagua is hard for a variety of reasons. One reason is the sheer physical demand. Another is the amount of material that d...

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Notes about sparring--a two-edged sword

Yin Style Baguazhang does not spar as a functional part of its training. Some folks might try to paint this as a black mark against the art,...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Making movies! Here's our latest one against a more-resistive opponent

So, it's been forever and again since I've posted on here--like before, tied up with other projects and not giving much time to the ...

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Bagua standing strengthening practice--are you doing it right?

Apparently I don't post enough about Yin Style Baguazhang's standing strengthening ( zhan zhuang -- sort of) practice. Guilty as ch...

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Re: Turning the circle, keeping it real (by me) on Yin Style Bagua -- Knoxville

If you've seen it, great. If you haven't, check out my post on the blog I made for our study group concerning circle turning practic...

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Jim: This is a blog about my training and thoughts on my training in the incredible martial art of Yin Style Baguazhang in Maryville and Knoxville, TN. I share because I love training Yin Style... and because it is readily apparent that the art is highly effective as a fighting skill. Photo caption: Fanning the "Marketing Department."

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