LONG FIST (Chang Chuan) Kung Fu
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KT056 Tan Tui: Gateway to Kung Fu This package, book and DVD, on the subject matter of the famous Tan Tui Ten Road Spring Leg Form is subtitled “Gateway to Kung Fu.” This is meant to catch your attention. Throughout Kung Fu history no other form has single-handedly supported this claim to a greater degree than Tan Tui. In the world of Long Fist, Tan Tui has proved an excellent training form. It’s funny, the form is awkward to learn, relatively uninteresting to watch and not tremendously combat oriented; yet it proves itself invaluable. The reason for this is found in this text. Not only is the information about Tan Tui interesting, the accompanying pages do what do few other martial instructional books do: they give a thorough rendition of many important principles guiding authentic Chinese martial practice. Understand, the information here is not only the combined knowledge and presentation by Tsou and Schonfeld, but includes observations by Adam Hsu, Tsou’s teacher, and Liu Yun Chiao, his grand teacher. In fact, the only problem in the book is that the information in the introduction is so rich and comes at you so fast it should be broken up into smaller sub-headings. Otherwise you might very well skip important concepts and not even notice them. This package contains:
We at Plum have found that, over all, this mix—bulk of information on the written page and the DVD acting as the repeatable reference— is just about perfect. A final word: The truth is that there is a lot of hazy instruction in the CMA field. A book like this is refreshing and of importance because it clearly elucidates broader Kung Fu principles. than just an instruction book. Many Sifus are concerned about the decreasing level of understanding in the art and what we need the most right now are clearly stated goals and concepts. The Tan Tui is a very clear form that was created with these major ideas in mind. This approach to Long Fist training also has the benefit of saving you hours, weeks and months of aimless practice when you should be building a firm foundation for your Kung Fu career. |
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#KP019 Pi Gua Quan Yi Lu Printed in Hong Kong this set of pamphlets are inexpensively but beautifully done. The photographs are small, about nine per page, but exceptionally clear. Each book begins with a one-paragraph introduction to the form. Each neat little book is EN FACE, that
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#KM012 Mai Fu QuanKung Fu Printed in Hong Kong this set of pamphlets are inexpensively but beautifully done. The photographs are small, about nine per page, but exceptionally clear. Each book begins with a one-paragraph introduction to the form. Each neat little book is EN FACE, that
is, both Chinese and English versions are represented. |
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#KP017 Pao Quan Kung Fu Printed in Hong Kong this set of pamphlets are inexpensively but beautifully done. The photographs are small, about nine per page, but exceptionally clear. Each book begins with a one-paragraph introduction to the form. Each neat little book is EN FACE, that
is, both Chinese and English versions are represented. |
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#KC050 Cha Chui Kung Fu Printed in Hong Kong this set of pamphlets are inexpensively but beautifully done. The photographs are small, about nine per page, but exceptionally clear. Each book begins with a one-paragraph introduction to the form. Each neat little book is EN FACE, that
is, both Chinese and English versions are represented. |
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#KG001 The Great Sage Monkey Kung Fu System This little book is probably the first thing in English every written on Ta Sheng Pi Gua Men or the Great Sage Split and Deflect Fighting. Even though it says "volume one" we don't recall any others forthcoming. Ta Sheng developed out of that great style Pi Gua. The text contains two form, the Plum Blossom Fist and the MiZong or Lost Track Fist. While the photos are not great by modern printing standards the demonstration of the set by a very limber Mr. Roland Shipman. There is also a front piece on the style by the rather scholarly James Wong. Summation? This is the most authentic representation of traditional Monkey Boxing among our English language books. Historical side note: This book is from Koinonia in Stockton, California one of the first independent martial arts publishers in the U.S. and headed by the dedicated practitioner Leo Fong. An early inspiration for publishers like yours truly. |
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K#001 10
Routine Spring Leg In case you haven't noticed, we like the Tan Tui (Spring Leg) form. It is so traditional and authentic and sometimes grueling that even in China it's starting to disappear. But there are a lot of reasons to retain this respected form. First it's honest. There's an old saying, "If your Tan Tui is good then your Kung Fu is good". It's not for nothing that it was selected as the cornerstone of the Ching Wu organization. Tan Tui is pretty hard to fake. Not only is it the foundation set for Cha Chuan (or Jiao Men as Muslim style can be called) but it is universally recognized as the one set that almost any Long Fist style can use as a foundational exercise. It opens the body, stretches the meridians and teaches proper posture. Of all our Tan Tui books this one probably has the best form. The stances are deep, the moves a little over-stretched but the form is strong and definite. Really quite impressive lines in the practitioner pictured. As an added bonus, all in English and Chinese, en face. |
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#KC003 Chang Quan Long Arm Boxing This is a very inexpensive and clearly illustrated version of the basic compulsory routines of Long Fist accepted by the People's Republic. The English is clear and the illustrations are heavy, strong and very direct. This shows three entire forms with progressive difficulty. This was one of the first books to lucidly explain these compulsories and , with changes in time and attitude, might be heading toward collectibility. |
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#KF002 Five GangZhi Mei Hua Style Kung Fu (Plum Blossom Fist) Printed in Hong Kong this neat little book is EN FACE, that
is, both Chinese and English versions are represented. Not
only a nice set with clear illustrations but a good book
for those wanting to improve their martial translation skills. |
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#KY004/ KY005 Lost Track Kung Fu- YanQing or Mi
Zong Here
is a series of books on LOST TRACK Kung Fu also variously known
as Mi Zong and Yan Qing. Each book contains three forms. Voume One
has Volume
2 contains In addition each book starts with good introductory information on the history and origin of this famous system. Mi Zong was developed in Cang County, the birthplace of such great arts as BaJi. It should be honored and known as much as the Shaolin Temple for its contributions to the world of martial arts. Suffice to say YanQing is a huge system (over 100 sets) with much information in it. It has "married" into many other clans and stills commands respect in the martial world after centuries of existence. We consider the over all form here pretty good - maybe slightly "contemporary" - but strong and very clear. His teacher also demonstrates and participates in the well-constructed two person forms. |
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#KE001 EAGLE
CLAW : WuHuaBao & QianLiuShi Contrary to what many see as one of the "animal styles" the idea to Eagle Claw is not so much to imitate the actions of the Eagle as the "strategy" and "spriit". This is a small but very good book on the traditional style by two qualified practitioners. WuHuaBao is a Leopard form of the Eagle Claw system. Eagle Claw, being a combination of an older Eagle Claw with FanTzu (Tumbling Boxing) puts great store on agility. The Leopard is a smaller but more agile and "vicious" creature than its feline cousin, the Tiger. WuHuaBao is not a beginner's form. It has spinning kicks and tumbling actions. Though not as flashy as WuHuaBao the next set QianLiuShi is a major Eagle Claw set emphasizing the type of forward actions of an eagle skimming through the air looking for prey. According to the authors this is one of the major sets of the Eagle Claw FanTzu style.Excellent photographs, good translation, en face (Chinese/English) text, and a skilled performer make this a very good volume for interest in the subject. | |||
#KB001 EAGLE
CLAW : BaBu LienHuan Quan & Shaolin Chui Eight Step Consecutive Routine: This is a foundational form for the Eagle Claw sysem. It focuses on eight sets of double actions including punches, palm strikes, throat claws, elbows strikes and lifting punches. Though not long, it is a key set with well organized actions and practical attack and defense training. Shaolin Punching is also a fundamental set in the Ying Jiao Fan Zi style. The eagle claw technique is emphasized here and the set is strong and hard. Firm stances aid with straight forward and simple though practical actions. Some of the wider variety of strikes introduced will add the following: pressing, spring punching, lifting punches, rolling raise punches and more. . . |
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