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.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

First ever video, applications practice clips from a class

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So... we finally got around to making a video of ourselves practicing applications. Other similar material will probably find its way onto o...
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Friday, April 13, 2012

Four huge reasons you need to be sprinting if you practice martial arts like Yin Style Bagua

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Yin Style Baguazhang is effective. It, in fact, might be the most effective martial art on the planet for those that have what it takes to d...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The six characteristic terms of Yin Style Baguazhang

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Yin Style Baguazhang is a formidable martial art. This is partly due to its deep theoretical underpinning and strict adherence to that in pr...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Accountability in turning, February style

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I've really got to set aside more time for this... the only posts I've had a chance to get to this year are boring ones about my tur...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

A little accountability: January's progress report on turning goal

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For those of you that have been following along with my training, you know I'm doing a project this year involving turning the circle. S...
Friday, January 6, 2012

Mental discipline, turning the circle and other grinding

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Because of my desire to improve that aspect of my Yin Style Bagua training and the resultant new year's resolution to turn more , I'...
Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year's Turning Resolution, 2012

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I know, it's been a long (read: looooooooong) time since I've posted. Frankly, I haven't been training much. I actually really h...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Sam Harris weighs in on self-defense in an excellent article

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I almost never do this. In fact, I don't think I've ever done this on this blog before, but this blog post by Sam Harris (of The En...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Knoxville, Tennessee, Yin Style Bagua seminar with He Jinbao, Success!

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This is just a quick post to follow up with the rest of the commentary on the Yin Style Bagua Facebook page regarding the Fall Tour worksho...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Yin Style Bagua Knoxville seminar with He Jinbao, Day 1

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This is lifted from the Yin Style Bagua Facebook page . Check it out if you haven't already. Anyway, our first day was awesome, as the p...
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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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