The Bear and the Tiger was one family. The Eagle and the Monkey (or some say the Snake) was another family. Once they had all been intermarried but at one point in history they split and lived in two villages: Mong and Luo.
Apr
16
2013
16
2013
Mar
21
2013
21
2013
Feb
18
2013
18
2013
George Xu Key Concept: Predation
For many years George Xu intended to write a book that would give the scope of his thoughts, learnings and insights into Kung Fu. Recently he decided that the DVD format would be a better delivery vehicle and starts off with this series of three DVDs from Lynchpin productions. These lecture/demonstrations/training selections give you a lot [...]
Feb
11
2013
11
2013
The Passing of Fred Spencer
Long time friend of the Chinese martial art community, Grandmaster Fred Spencer passed away on December 18, 2012. Sifu Spencer was a strong advocate of Chinese martial arts and a highly knowledgeable practitioner of the Hung Sing Choy Lai Fut style as well as Yang style Tai Chi Chuan. He studied under Jew Long for [...]
Feb
4
2013
4
2013
Wan Lai Sheng’s Six Harmony Boxing Style
Very sensible, well-structured and explosive style is documented with many forms and applications in this large book on the Wan Lai Sheng branch of the art.
Jan
1
2013
1
2013
Randy Williams Complete in 28 Volumes (special sale!)
The prolific Randy Williams issued, over the years, a 28 volume set of DVDs that encompasses a detailed view of Wing Chun. With wit, intensity, and a thorough approach to his subject, he covers Wing Chun Basics, Training Methods Lop Sau and Chee Sau, Combat Drills and Techniques, Wooden Dummy training, PLUS the three hand [...]
Dec
16
2012
16
2012
Sun Style Shines
We see a definite rise in the number of Sun practitioners…
Jul
12
2012
12
2012
Wang ShuJin’s Bagua Zhang DVD
Kent Howard’s companion disk to his translation of Wang ShuJin’s Bagua Linked Palms.
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…
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.
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
28
2012
28
2012
New Views: Joanna Zorya and Zhu BaoZhen Bagua
Here are a couple of site-local videos we just put up. These are previews of our different products. With all the styles we show this make take a while… Some of Joanna Zorya’s work and the bagua of Zhu BaoZhen. Hope you like them.
Feb
21
2012
21
2012
Randy Williams has landed
In our “spare time” we plan to put up a few videos of products especially to encourage people to view new styles and some traditional arts. We have just loaded a segment of the well-known instructor Randy Williams demonstrating adaptations of his beloved Wing Chun style to the ground. There will of course be some [...]
Feb
13
2012
13
2012
The Kung Fu Flail
The idea of the nunchaku may bring up images of a screaming Bruce Lee wannabe devastating a half dozen overweight gangsters in shirts so ugly they deserved the beating from the moment they walked on the screen.
Jan
31
2012
31
2012
Another Dragon Sighting…
..and this one has just landed. Our co-publishing venture with CS Tang has emerged, as Dragon Stretches Its Claws returns to our pages and the world stage, after a wait of more than 4 years (Today, searching for this book online, yielded prices of over $220! ). CS Tang and Plum Publications brings back this [...]
Jan
16
2012
16
2012
Style: Feeding Crane Kung Fu
The Feeding Crane represented by the Liu family in Taiwan is an old style that originated in Fuchow province. The entire White Crane system is a form of progressive training that follows these steps…
Dec
10
2011
10
2011
Nov
27
2011
27
2011
Al Novak Passes
Much respected, many practitioners treated Novak as a kind of Kung Fu gandfather.
Sep
24
2011
24
2011
Peaked Experiences
This is the hard part. You’ve peaked and you know it. There are lots of ways to relieve that internal pressure: lift weights, practice maniacally hard, take a slacker break, get yourself laid up with some bogus injury. Some of these will make you feel stronger or sleeker and others will bypass the problem because [...]
Sep
11
2011
11
2011
The Many Faces of Chin Na
Chin Na is not a style with a single face. Over centuries of necessity, it has actually developed many different profiles. Because there are only so many ways to bend joints wrong the differences in styles such as Japanese versus Chinese is actually less significant than the different ways in which Chin Na is used. Let’s look at these differences.
Jul
26
2011
26
2011
New Tong Bei page
We’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. We now have enough DVDs to represent the Tong Bei (Tong Bi) style. All right; all of you who called and wrote about this style, here is a beginning, with a lot more information coming in the near future. Not familiar with Tong Bei? We [...]
Jul
2
2011
2
2011
Chang Dong Sheng: Wrestler Extraordinary
Chang Dong Sheng (1905-1986 ) commanded great respect for his Shuai Jiao (Chinese Wrestling) in the 20th century.
Jun
28
2011
28
2011
Jun
5
2011
5
2011
Chu GuiTing: fighter and teacher
Not only did he become one of Yang’s top ten disciples but, later in life, he stood as Yang’s chosen fighter to take on challenges to the school.
Apr
30
2011
30
2011
Info: Xin Yi Liu He
Xin Yi Liu He is going from relative obscurity to becoming possibly the star of the Xing Yi world…
Mar
5
2011
5
2011
The Three Eights
It is not typical to see them this way, but you could make an argument that most “styles” in martial arts are just about space…
Feb
27
2011
27
2011
Sha Guo Zhen and Sha Style
From his childhood he studied numerous styles of Kung Fu. Early on his acquired the technique of the Six Harmony Spear (Liu He Jiang) which he continued to refine his entire life.
Feb
17
2011
17
2011
Zhang Jian Ping: XY expert
Zhang Jian Ping was born in CangZhou, Hebi.
Jan
11
2011
11
2011
Every Style Has a Lesson …
When you are a child, you like to ask “comparative” questions. Who would win, Thor or the Incredible Hulk? Who is the faster draw, Wild Bill Hickok or Billy the Kid?
Nov
19
2010
19
2010
Yin Fu and Bagua Zhang
Yin Fu (1841-1910) Typically, Yin Fu had a number of Chinese names including Yin De’An and Yin ShouPeng. He also had a number of nick names such as Shou Yin (thin Yin) commenting on his figure and MaHua Yin (fried dough twist Yin) referring to his job. Born in ZhangTan village, located in Ji County: [...]
