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, January 19, 2010

No reasons to cut corners

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Maybe it's the weather, or maybe it's something about my cultural approach to training that I just can't shake, but at least a c...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Battle saber proves I'm weak

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I train hard. I got to thinking the other day, though, how much more ridiculous training with the saber would be if going to battle with th...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

New Year's training resolutions 2010

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I feel like I should start this off with some classic New Year's resolutions words that seem to spell disaster: " This year's g...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Serious leg workout: Yin Style Baguazhang style

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I seriously wonder if there is a leg workout out there more effective than the lying step? Monday, at group training, we focused on lying st...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

Armchair Training

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Training in an armchair? What the hee-haw? Before anyone salivates like I'm about to throw out some crazy awesome secret tip for how y...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

What is Yin Style Baguazhang

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"What exactly is Yin Style Baguazhang?" The following two links provide better information than I can, since they're from the ...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Overtraining

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This is a martial art that I'm training. Martial arts bring up the idea of boot camp, as do the seminars that we go to in Yin Style Bag...
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Friday, November 27, 2009

Thinking Practitioners

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I read something a while back on a forum that was discussing an encounter between some guy and another, one of whom practices YSB. I guess ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Invisible Saber

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Hopefully I'm not going to get flamed for this or start some kind of ridiculous trend of sissiness in the ranks of my loyal followers. D...
Monday, November 16, 2009

The Best Martial Art

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No question in the martial arts world is more likely to bring about a controversy than that of "Which martial art is the best?" Th...
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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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