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.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Ask Dr. Jimberly: Starting your own Yin Style Baguazhang study group

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As promised about ten days ago or so, I would get around to writing a second installment to an "Ask Dr. Jimberly" post, this time ...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Beast Mode: Coming to a close and facing reality

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If you've been following the blog lately, then you know I did something of a month-long tribute to the 2011 Beijing Intensive, now at a ...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Ask Dr. Jimberly: Why the Lion System?

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Some time ago, I received an email from someone with the following in it: I started with the lion dvd's several years back as that is w...
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Friday, April 8, 2011

Beast Mode: Post-burnout workout, promised and delivered

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It's only been about three hours since my last post (which will challenge you if you're a one-a-day kind of reader). That post was ...

Beast Mode: Burnout and what to do about it

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Beast Mode is wearing on me. In fact, over the last week and especially for the last three days, despite doing some decent workouts and trai...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Beast Mode and eating -- calorie intake and overtraining

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So... Beast Mode is catching up with me, apparently. I haven't lost the mental fire and have kept pushing myself to do the workouts at m...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Beast Mode -- Heavy metal workout and line-stepping drills into infinity

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Beast Mode continues! Much of the workout stuff is the same as the last several Beast Mode posts -- lots of turning and standing, then lots ...
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Beast Mode -- a much-needed rest and hitting it hard again

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Apparently, rest days are important, even during Beast Mode training. Yesterday's training consisted only of a half an hour of turning, ...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Beast Mode continues, and you need a GymBoss!

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So much for daily posts! The Beast Mode daily workouts have been continuing, though, and they're apparently going well enough because I...
Friday, March 18, 2011

Beast Mode, Day 1 -- Training to prepare for a lunar perigee Super Moon

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First of all, just in case you don't know: the current full moon is occurring at lunar perigee (use Google or Wikipedia or something i...
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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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