Hello, I've been researching both available schools for martial arts in (or near) Providence, RI, and different forms of martial arts. I took some kenpo a while back (learned Americanized martial arts/karate isn't really for me), and now I want to start out again on a form of martial arts. My motivation is primarily self-defense, but I'm also motivated by training my endurance and strength. I am interested in internal martial arts. I found a school near my house that offers Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, T'ai chi, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Modern Wushu. The instructor is Master Wen-Ching Wu. I am considering taking Xingyiquan and/or Baguazhang when I get back to RI in September. The website for this school is: http://www.waydragon.com/

If anyone can give me advice/recommendations both on which martial art I should consider taking and why, and about the quality of this school (I'm not back home to go there personally). I've searched for a school that teaches Wing Chun near my area, but had no luck. Does anyone know of good schools in RI? Any help will be appreciated. Is it smart to take more than one class at a time? Say, if I took Xingyiquan and Baguazhang?

Well, Xingyi and Bagua are commonly paired arts that tend to be welded together quite regularly. If it's in the same school, the people there will know about connecting them. If you go to an MMA school, and they offer Muay Thai and Boxing and BJJ, that they will know about connecting them together. The relationship between those two appears to be (from what i've heard) similarly close.