… a library to grow. In fact, they often save you enough money that you can, yes, buy more of those favorite texts on those obscure or famous styles. We have located yet another cache of slightly dinged or even ding-less volumes which we are able to offer, in most cases, at fifty per cent [...]
Jun
4
2013
4
2013
May
24
2013
24
2013
May
3
2013
3
2013
KW040: A new White Eyebrow book
… Bak Mei is known for its tight, serious and fast hands, its sticky hands and its point attacks…
Mar
25
2013
25
2013
Taiji, Xingyi, and Baguaquan Throwing
He compares many movements and their execution, seeking principles and general concepts which can be used by any practitioner …
Mar
21
2013
21
2013
Mar
12
2013
12
2013
Bagua Zhang’s 8 Animals: First the seminar, now the Book (and DVD!)
It’s not our way to just ‘bang something out,’ so the basic manual turned into a larger project, and soon we had a fully illustrated and photographed, 144 page book, not just on the Eight Animals…
Mar
8
2013
8
2013
RARE! Pak Mei Tiger Fork by Ng Yiu, books For SALE!
Hi fellow Kung Fu practitioners, I am in posession of 4 good to very good copies of Pak Mei Tiger Fork by Ng Yiu. A very rare book out of print.
Dec
27
2012
27
2012
Spring Leg into the New Year
We may be crazy but we love the Tan Tui form. Sifu Jason Tsou and Arthur Schonfeld, the creators of the Jian Shu sword fighting text, have returned with a complete 10 Road Tan Tui package that includes the form from the Han Ching Tan to Adam Hsu lineage along with a DVD and some [...]
Dec
21
2012
21
2012
Dec
16
2012
16
2012
Sun Style Shines
We see a definite rise in the number of Sun practitioners…
Dec
2
2012
2
2012
Confucian and Taoist Wisdom Gift Book
Here are quotations from some of China’s greatest thinkers, and most influential spiritual leaders…
Nov
23
2012
23
2012
Nov
23
2012
23
2012
Excerpt: Bagua in Beijing
This from the new second volume of “Liu Bin’s Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang” book: …Wei Wen Da’s son, Wei De Sung, was called crazy because he was quite talkative and didn’t always follow the social rules of the times; he was a free spirit. He was born in 1913 and died in 2002 at age [...]
Nov
9
2012
9
2012
The Ruler is Back
Well, it’s been a few years but we now can offer probably the first description and video of the Tai Chi Ruler ever done in English.
Oct
6
2012
6
2012
The Five Pattern Boxing of Hung
The interesting thing about this set is that it can be practiced with the animals separated or linked…
Oct
3
2012
3
2012
New Three Volume Set from Chen Zhen Lei
Written by Chen Zhen Lei and edited by Jack Yan, this new set of books adds significantly to the Chen English canon…
Sep
20
2012
20
2012
Sep
15
2012
15
2012
Chen ZhengLei’s Taijiquan Manuals–In English!
Grandmaster Chen ZhengLei, of course, is one of the tigers of Chen Style Taijiquan…
Aug
28
2012
28
2012
Tai Chi, Its Effects and Practical Applications, sort of
…it may be one of the most flagrant examples of piracy in the martial arts…
Jul
29
2012
29
2012
The DVD That Completes the Book
As we promised, though a little late, we have finally completed our DVD on the Bandit Knife form. This is the much-requested companion to our book, “The Bandit Knife: Kung Fu’s Rebellious Weapon.” This new DVD fills in where the book left off, covering demonstrations of basic strikes, and a step-by-step breakdown of the complete [...]
Jul
10
2012
10
2012
The Power of Jow Ga
Here is the first book on the Jow Ga style of Kung Fu by noted practitioner and competitor, Ron Wheeler…
May
29
2012
29
2012
Learning Bagua Zhang Book Reviews
Now that people have had a chance to receive and dive into Plum’s newest Learning Bagua Zhang: The Martial Art of Change, we’re getting some nice reviews, which can be checked out HERE (and, for a treat, listen to the first one all the way through!)
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…
Mar
22
2012
22
2012
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
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
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 [...]
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.
