We are delighted to announce the arrival of the newest member of our Plum family: The Eight Animals of Bagua Zhang, by Ted Mancuso. As mentioned in an earlier post, this initial seminar-only project circled ’round to become an expanded book and DVD package. Plum’s particular love for Bagua is not much of a secret; [...]
Mar
21
2013
21
2013
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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…
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: [...]
Nov
15
2010
15
2010
