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.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Qigong

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I've been meaning to post for a few days, but every time I sit down to do it, either Blogger is playing at some updates or I have someth...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Heavy Grippers

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I'm fairly well against using weight training or even equipment-assisted resistance training as an accessory to martial arts. Perhaps t...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Legs II

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So I took a day of rest and stretching for my weary legs, and then, yesterday, I decided to hit them again with the same workout to whatever...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Legs

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After returning from a family vacation to Ohio, I've gotten back to the business of training. I had another pretty serious headache on ...
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Encouragement

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After getting in touch with Matt Bild, and thereby perhaps He Jinbao, I'm pleased to have received confirmation that the methods we'...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Sun and Rain

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Almost all of my training for the past few days has been rather quiet and internal rather than external. That's primarily because of th...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Kilocircle, plus

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I'm striped with radiation. In fact, I think I have the worst sunburn of my adult life, and circle walking is the method by which I put...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Circles at Dawn

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I'm fairly impressed with myself. For a long while now, I've been telling myself that I would get up early in the morning, do some ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Turning Through Pain

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Turning is an uncomfortable endeavor. Today, like so many days recently, I set myself to the idea of turning for a long time only to find m...
Friday, May 16, 2008

Tao of the Home

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Last night I got so into my reverie about nature and becoming more in-tune with the tao of the place that we live that I entirely forgot to...
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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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