Produced in the first half of the 20th century, we have two more offering from the Taiwanese publishing and collector’s house: LionBooks. You might call these old texts Long Arm and Longh Leg. We have an early edition of the famous Tan Tui set which we have never offered (and very old drawings) and one [...]
May
2
2012
2
2012
Apr
30
2012
30
2012
Our New Xin Yi Liu He page
XYLH was a virtually hidden style for many years and now it is being preserved and practiced by an unusual group: namely people who know what they’ve got.
Apr
25
2012
25
2012
Adam Hsu: Reflections
Certainly one of the most conscious martial artists of his generation, Adam Hsu long ago took on the unrewarding task of reconciling a lot of stupid martial misconceptions and misinformation with an art of protracted history and great complexity.
Apr
20
2012
20
2012
Apr
16
2012
16
2012
Learning Bagua Just About Here
The aim of this book is simple, to show you how to build a foundation in Bagua that will last your entire practice-career.
Apr
13
2012
13
2012
The Way of Chuang Tzu, Thomas Merton
Chuang Tzu , living almost 2500 years ago, was what we might today term a monk. He was certainly an iconoclast. Thomas Merton was not only a monk but…
Apr
10
2012
10
2012
Product Alert
It’s not our fault! A few customers have reported that their copies of DVD #12073 (Gao Style Bagua Subtle Skills #1) ends too soon. Actually, all the information is on the DVD, but past about 44 minutes it is not accessible. Our duplicator tested our Master copy and found no problems with it, credits this [...]
Apr
2
2012
2
2012
DVD 25034/5 Xu shows family style Chen Tai Chi
Indoor or advanced teaching refers to private instruction directly from the master, which includes the entire system inclusive of all the subtleties and nuances of the form….
Mar
29
2012
29
2012
New: VCD 1731 Xing Yi Meridian Sword
Dubbed, not subtitled, a strong form Xing Yi straight sword set by champion, Zhang Xi Zheng.
Mar
25
2012
25
2012
Demonstration by Master Liou Wan Fu
A demonstration by the man (72 years old) who taught George Xu the Dragon Bagua and the Double Sabers…
Mar
24
2012
24
2012
A Life in Crane Boxing
Not so much an instructional book as an overview of Crane style Kung Fu including the main teachers and their sometimes misunderstandings.
Mar
22
2012
22
2012
Mar
18
2012
18
2012
Tim Cartmell’s Traditional Sun style Taijiquan
… Tim Cartmell has produced a series that delivers in accurate modern terminology the essence of the Sun style of Taijiquan.
Mar
15
2012
15
2012
Chen Tai Chi Pole Practices
There are many methods with the Chen partner exercises for the pole. Some benefits are that it forces the entire body to utilize Reeling Silk. It changes distance perceptions. It unified and coordinates the hands. It firms up the stances…
Mar
12
2012
12
2012
The Search for Jin
Fa Jin or Issuing Energy is a crucial part of Chinese Martial Arts. But what is Fa Jin, really, and —as far as combat goes— does it actually work?
Mar
8
2012
8
2012
Mar
3
2012
3
2012
Luo Han Boxing
Here is a nicely presented text on the Luo Han boxing available in Taiwan.
Feb
29
2012
29
2012
The Eternal Ring of Wing Chun
Here is the first book in English on the practice of the Bamboo Ring particularly as it relates to Wing Chun and other southern forms of Kung Fu.
Feb
27
2012
27
2012
Sha style Taijiquan: A Man’s Martial Heritage
We have indirectly added a number of Sha style products over the years, especially with the items we present created by Luo Jin Hua. Now we present some of the “official” style created by the famous Sha GuoZheng. Student of many famous masters, Sha left an inheritance of sophisticated and well blended arts. With his [...]
Feb
18
2012
18
2012
The Other Thunder Style?
While staying at the TaiJi Hotel in Wen County (no joke) we were honored to see the three top teachers in China of the last formal version of Chen style entitled “Thunder Style” or Hu Lei Jia. Like most people, we thought this the exclusive attribute of the Chen family styles. But there is a [...]
Feb
10
2012
10
2012
Terry Dunn Tai Chi at Plum
Even though the majority of Tai Chi instruction on Plum is oriented toward the martial, these DVDs are a welcome inclusion in our catalogue
Feb
7
2012
7
2012
Translation: Bagua SanShou Zhang
Here is a new translation by Joseph Crandall. In this case it is Bagua Sanshou Zhang by Zhang Yaozhong, a long time teacher and student of Wang Pei Sheng. Mr. Zhang writes about many aspects of Bagua practice with a long center section explaining the 64 lines of Liu De Kuan and another section on [...]
Jan
27
2012
27
2012
George Xu’s Master Workout
Geroge is good enough to be a creative marial artist and is an idea machine for multiple approaches to the subtlties of practice…
Jan
25
2012
25
2012
S147 Shaolin Green Dragon: Book & DVD
Another item for this year’s Dragon Collection! S147 SHAOLIN GREEN DRAGON FORM Green Dragon is said to be created around the time of the development of PiGua Palm. You can see the connection to Split/Deflect style in Wang ZhiHai’s presentation; wide open wing actions with whipping arms, high kicks and fluid transitions. The only reason [...]
Jan
19
2012
19
2012
An Old and a New Xing Yi Book
This book is in the Li Cun Yi lineage and it combines (both in traditional Chinese) an old Xing Yi form text along with a newly photographed sword and 13 power fist set. Nice photos and, of course, neat old drawings of the 36 movement Xing Yi sword.
Jan
9
2012
9
2012
Explosive Punching and You
This DVD offering is from our “other” site, the one attached to our school in Santa Cruz, California. Our school, the Academy of Martial and Internal Arts, offers self defense training. The teacher for this is John Ottenberg, the instructor on the Beyond Technique series. We like to offer his series at Plum because it [...]
Dec
24
2011
24
2011
Yang Ban Hou style Tai Chi
The second son of Yang Lu Chan was named Ban Hou. He developed the Yang style to a high degree of fighting skill, so much so that not many people actually wanted to study from him. This is possibly a reason that it is only in the last few years that his style has started [...]
Dec
16
2011
16
2011
My Bagua Book #2: Hitting My Friends
My manuscript is nearing its finish and now is the time to fill the remainder of the designated vacant white squares with photographs.
Dec
14
2011
14
2011
HONG style Yan Qing Boxing
… we can reiterate that Kung Fu is endless and, like Cleopatra, a wonder of infinite variety…
Nov
30
2011
30
2011
Xing Yi Nei Gong, Pt 2: This Time It’s Personal
See these images on the left? For about TWO YEARS, we have had to keep this want tag closely aligned with this important text, “Xing Yi Nei Gong: Xing Yi Health Maintenance and Internal Strength Development”, by Tim Cartmell and Dan Miller (of Pakua Journal fame) But no longer! The present publisher of the book [...]
