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K.K.
Clear Idea
Hi Debbie,
Thank you very much ! Because of your business, I have a clear idea about I want from Martial World ! It is nice to order from you, your service and the prices are the best !! Also I appreciated some of the Info and some of the articles !
Happy Holly days! Merry Christmas!! Best regards,
DR
Thanks
Hello Debbie and Plum Publications!
Thanks for the shipping discount. I want you to know that I visit your website at least five times a week, and it really decompresses me when I get stressed out. (:
Best wishes!
T
THIRTY PLUS Thanks.
I just wanted to say that you are doing a great service for the martial arts community. All that is generally available on the east coast outside of NewYork City is Shotokan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Kenpo Karate. There are exceptions, such as a guy in Georgia who teaches Kung Fu, but when he was asked by a friend of mine to define the term 'shaolin,' he couldn't. That is why I call him a guy but not a sifu. This guy also teaches Wu style Tai Chi, and when I asked him why, he replied that you have to teach the hard with the soft. I thought that was a nothing answer. I have nothing against the various karate styles. I have done them myself, off and on, for thirty plus years. They can be done with a Shaolin attitude, which what we all had to settle for at one time, but thanks to you, offering us these VCD's at great prices, it is possible to do some reasonably authentic kung fu.I hope you can remain in business for a long time, and continue to offer
these great VCD's at great prices.Thanks again,
BD
SERVICE
Debbie,
Just wanted to say thank you, you have provided the best and most personable service I have ever seen. Have gotten nothing but quality with absolutely no complaints. Thanks again.
Very Respectfully,
J
SELECTION PROLIFIC
Dear Sir or Ma'am:
I want to thank you profusely for the excellent service. I received my order amazingly fast and I am quite pleased with the product. I am a beginning student of Chinese Martial Arts and have found some difficulty in finding good resources where I live (midwest). As such, I am very excited about your prolific selection of materials. I look forward to ordering again very soon. Also, Could you possibly suggest some good VCD's that are good resources for a beginning Chinese Martial Arts practitioner?
Your help is appreciated and thanks again!
-BH
COVER TO COVER
Hi Debbie,
......I have almost read the website from “cover to cover”, I am still in awe that this material is available. And, even more thankful than when I last wrote. I have only practiced an Okinawan karate system and have gotten so many answers to questions from the work done by you and Plumpub.com and by the many people taking on the task of translating Chinese texts into English. It has made my kata more enjoyable not to mention more workable.
Editing this I find it sounding a bit sappy and I apologize, but I’ve spent fifteen years studying a hard style and it is becoming softer everytime I learn something new. Kinda like using a rock to pound nail until someone gives a hammer. I feel like I must thank someone.
Very truly yours,
ST
FEEDBACK
HELPFUL
Thanks
for the reply. I will probably order the lot of them when
I get back from vacation. I also wanted to let you know
how well I think you and Debbie run your business. I cannot
think of any other place I shop that gives honest candid
advice on their videos. Not only do you give great advice
on the phone but you alsoÊyou post it on your web. I find
your feedback on these VCD's extremely helpful.
Regards, BJ
THRILLING
...
Hello, Debbie!
What
a lovely reply. I always find humane commerce thrilling.
You folks are great! I received my order almost instantly.
There was one book out of stock, Zee's Tai Chi Chuan, which
I sould still like to purchase if it becomes available,
new, used, or hurt. The Plum website is wonderful. Your
content is the best of any of the martial arts sites I've
visited, and the site itself is very fast and easy to navigate.
Congratulations to allÊinvolved!! I'm glad I signed up,
although I don't know exactly what for, but I trust I'll
be hearing about good stuff for sale, and good articles
by your very cool contributors.
Thanks a bunch!
C
GRATEFUL
...
Thank you so
much for taking the time to give me your advice --I really
appreciate it! Here in Lincoln, NE, such knowledge or skill
in the Chinese Arts is pretty much impossible to come by
--what I learn I either have to pick up somehow on my own,
or get from a seminar in the region-- so I'm really grateful
when I get knowledge from someone in person.
Best wishes, T
SELECTION
...
Hi, EXCELLENT
site! Thank you for your invaluable service of providing
rare books (in Chinese) and articles about martial arts!
VC
Great
Selection of products. Very nice range of styles. Thank
you for your service to the Kung-Fu culture.
BM - new registrant
WE
TRY ...
Once again I am delighted by your efforts;please accept
my sincere thanks. When I first started trawling the internet
for a martial arts site, I never imagined I would find anything
approaching the quality, service, expertise and knowledge
that you provide. It might , sound a little silly but I
feel privileged to be able to converse with such well known
and respected sifus like yourselves. Again, many thanks,
Yours, DP
England
AND
TO YOU...
I must say, I am looking forward to them! I have found the
books so far excellent, and the range of books , videos,
and dvds you have is truely amazing.I know Iam guilty of
saying this before, but I really am bewildered by the vast
range ofÊ material you provide together with the gold star
service you provide.Once again, my heartfelt thanks.
Yours DP, England
MERCI.
Thank
you for your reply, I will certainly order cds from you.
Just a question, you sell products I cannot find anywhere
else. How did you get all this stuff?
F --
new customer from France
THANKS...
Again I want to congratulate you for such a great service
to the martial arts community
Sincerely JA, MEXICO
FROM
AFAR ...
I've received the last shipment without any problems. I'm
very satisfied with Shayman Plum Publications. You have
really good connections with great masters. I'm practicing
Tai-chi Chuan for about ten years now. Before I'd been practiced
Judo and also aÊlotÊof sports. Whole my life is filled with
,moving', practicing. I'd started with Tai-chi Chuan when
I was 30. Martial arts are very imported for my soul. They
are keeping me in balance, constantly improves my general
condition. I like your motto: "Don't fight visit Plum".
You haveÊalso chosen very good video format such is VCD.
The price is also very reasonable. I will keep in touch
with your production in the future.
DR, Solvenia
IT
WORKS!
It works with this player! Thank you so very much. Debbie,
you have my eternal gratitude :). You concern, attention
to this matter, and promptness of reply is greatly appreciated,
and is also why plumpub has such a tremendous reputation
amongst martial artists from all around. You and your company
are one of the best out there, and because you continue
to provide great service and product, even when things don't
always go a customer's way, which I know is not your fault,
you always come through with a solution, this is why I gladly
continue to do business with your company, and promote it
in the martial circles that I have dealings with. Once again
Debbie, thank you so very much for your concern/attention
to this, and for once again providing great service.
CO
INSIGHT
To be sure, I am a Sifu of Shen Men Tao Kung Fu (Tai Chi,
Hsing Yi, Bagua, and Taoist alchemy) as taught by my Sifu
GS. I have benefited in many ways. Often, the CDs, DVDS,
and books you supply add insight and point of view to my
training and teaching. I rarely learn the actual forms but
gain perspective on what I already have. Additionally, I
gain insights on alchemy and flavor about teaching, application,
and principles from seeing some of the older current masters.
Thank you for some of the unique offerings and insight from
Plum!
JW
SUCH
A PLACE
I've already ordered 3 sword vcd's from you, and they are
great. :) Can't wait to get more later. It's refreshing
finding such a place online that's not only worked on by
dedicated Martial artists, but it also a labor of love.
I hope your site continues to florish.
:) -MS
BOOKS:
IN ENGLISH
FOUND
BOOKS
By the way, I was looking at your site and found three books
I thought were out of print. Its like being a kid in a candy
store!
LB, Shihfu
OUR
"HURT" BOOKS
Dear Debbie, dear Ted,
I have just received the books and DVD, and everything is
in very good condition (even the "hurt" books, which actually
look quite "healthy"...). Thanks a lot for the prompt treatment
of my order: things arrived much faster than I would have
expected (even orders from local (French) online stores
generally tend to take more time).
Best wishes - M
LIKED
FENG ZHI QIANG'S CHEN BOOK
I would like to tell that Chen Style Taijiquan by Feng Zhi
Qiang is an excellent book which I received from you today
with respect to the martial applications of each and every
form. We do not see a similar book or vcd nowadays. Martial
applications are usually neglected. It is a pity that this
book is not around now. Thank you for your foresight to
collect these books on time.
Regards, AO, Turkey
"BEST"
ON WU JIAN SWORD
...The book about Wu Jian Quan Sword is fabulous. The best
book about sword I've ever seen. The "best part" is that
it's a book about Wu Jian Quan Tai Chi Sword :) (I practice
Wu Jianquan Tai Chi). I've trained fencing long time in
my youth, so I know "something" ;) about PRACTICAL side
of swordplay. It's nice to see that some Chinese Kung fu
systems have that practical attitude. Between that all VCD's
I've bought till now, the best swordplay is in Tong Bei
(marvelous technique, exceptionally good "work of wrist"),
Liu He Mantis and Wu Tai Chi. That book is extremely valuable
for me. Thank You
Piotr O, Poland
JOSEPH
CRANDALL'S TRANSATION
Dear Ted and Debbie
Writing to you to say thanks. The tape, Ba Gua The Art of
Change by yourselves, and the book, Joseph Crandall's translation
of the BaGuaZhang Lianxi Fa by Jiang Ronqgiao has answered
many questions and has provided much to practice and learn.
Your tape provided clear instruction and some added insights
into practice methods I had read about but never seen, e.g.
post work. The book provides a look from another view point.
All of which has provided a clearer understanding. ....
In closing I'd just like to comment on a curious thing.
I can't explain it. Perhaps in time I'll be able to define
it. But, practicing Ba Gua simply makes me happy.
Happy
Holidays, JR
BOOKS:
IN CHINESE
CHINESE
WRESTLING BOOK REPRINT
Good Evening Ted
and Debbie,
I have just received my order today. I could not wait to
tell you how excited I was while going through the Chinese
wrestling book by Dong Zhongyi. The book is well structured,
demonstrating a very deep and utilitarian understanding
of the printed and visual media for that time (I have seen
many contemporary martial arts books fail in this area;
hey,ÊI have seen videos fail in this area).ÊThe photographs
are amazing; the techniques are clear. It was a wonderful
trip back in time. Did Dong Zhongyi write any more books?
If so, bring them on! (you are most welcome to use this
in a customer review) If there was any disappointment with
my order, it would be the photographs in the book Bagua
Concise Course. The photographs, though clear, seemed slightly
hazy; when examined closely, I realized that I was seeing
the perforations on the photo. I wish there was a better
way to enhance the image. Nevertheless, having the book
is better than hearing about it. Will there ever be a volume
two to your Ba Gua video? May your products continue to
be unique.
Regards,
AA
VCDS
YAN
QING of Tang Mountain...
Dear Debbie and Ted, Ê
I
just reviewed the VCD on San Bu Jia (3 Step Form).Ê What
a pleasant surprise.Ê The instructor Yuan Gua Jun is passionate
about his art.Ê His confidence makes a seemingly simple
fist into a one of beauty.Ê Once I read that the real hidden
meaning of each movement was kept from outside eyes just
as the united states kept the MX missile secret from outside
countries.ÊÊ I did not realize that each movement had such
interesting and simple applications as he demonstrates in
this VCD.Ê Ê Master Yuan Gua JunÊisÊdefinitelyÊa fellow
brother in Wushu and one we can all be proud to have promoting
the Chinese Martial Arts.Ê Ê Again, thanks for recommending
Yan Qing from the Tang Mountain Branch.Ê So far I only have
the O-Mei Mountain Yan QingÊto compare my understanding
about Yan Qing but I know that a young, aspiring Martial
Artist could do much worse.Ê Ê Take Care, M
ON
LI HONG...
And then there's Li Hong. Good, sound, straight-forward
and powerful Xing-Yi taught in just about the most concise
and learnable way I've ever seen - he's certainly coAll
those Li Hong XY dvds are good value. My main interest in
XY is to get the five element punches and rushes as good
as possible and use them for linking between other things
from other martial arts -Ê XY is very versatile for that.
Frankly I don't actually find the "Animals" all that useful
in themselves, but I bought the four Animal disks to see
Li do a lot of diverse XY and that's certainly paid off.
He has wonderful and practical technique, he's as fast as
lightning and in covering a lot of ground at a single bound
he's not far behind Superman - not bad for a bloke of about
five foot one. inced me to put more time into XY...
GT.
All
those Li Hong XY dvds are good value. My main interest in
XY is to get the five element punches and rushes as good
as possible and use them for linking between other things
from other martial arts - XY is very versatile for that.
Frankly I don't actually find the "Animals" all that useful
in themselves, but I bought the four Animal disks to see
Li do a lot of diverse XY and that's certainly paid off.
He has wonderful and practical technique, he's as fast as
lightning and in covering a lot of ground at a single bound
he's not far behind Superman - not bad for a bloke of about
five foot one. All those Li Hong XY dvds are good value.
My main interest in XY is to get the five element punches
and rushes as good as possible and use them for linking
between other things from other martial arts - XY is very
versatile for that. Frankly I don't actually find the "Animals"
all that useful in themselves, but I bought the four Animal
disks to see Li do a lot of diverse XY and that's certainly
paid off. He has wonderful and practical technique, he's
as fast as lightning and in covering a lot of ground at
a single bound he's not far behind Superman - not bad for
a bloke of about five foot one. All those Li Hong XY dvds
are good value. My main interest in XY is to get the five
element punches and rushes as good as possible and use them
for linking between other things from other martial arts
- XY is very versatile for that. Frankly I don't actually
find the "Animals" all that useful in themselves, but I
bought the four Animal disks to see Li do a lot of diverse
XY and that's certainly paid off. He has wonderful and practical
technique, he's as fast as lightning and in covering a lot
of ground at a single bound he's not far behind Superman
- not bad for a bloke of about five foot one.
GT.
PUREST
BAGUA...
This series of bagua by Sun
Zhijun is awesome. I've been practicing those basics
since I bought the VCD.This is the purest bagua I've ever
seen.
LC .
SPIRIT
DRAGON TAI CHI...
Anyway, Chuang Li is a bit of a blast. His technique and
movements are pristine and he's a good teacher. The Spirit
Dragon TC appears to be rather more than "Shaolin performed
with TC's "floating" feeling". After all, all Taoist TC
styles tend to look either like Shaolin or a combination
of Shaolin and Ba Gua. I'd certainly call the Spirit Dragon
stuff "real" Tai Chi with some very nice silk reeling and
legwork. Some of it is in fact rather reminiscent of Chen
done with YangÊrelaxation and fluidity. Another thing to
could consider is that Chen itself could be seen as sophisticated
Shaolin done soft with spiraling - Chen is certainly a lot
more like Shaolin than Yang is - Yang Lu Chan made some
big changes there. For instance, Chen is full of horse stances,
even if flexible and differentially weighted - there's hardly
a horse stance to be seen in Yang....
GT.
MASTER
DUAN AND THE XIAO YAO STYLE
I just reviewed Feng Mo Palm and Fei Kong Palm. Master Duan
is someone who I would really like to meet. His performance
is fantastic. So much power and agility. The style looked
like a cross between Pigua and Fa Men. Just great. Not at
pretty as Piguazhang or Fa Men, neither as smooth as Kun
Lun but definitely powerful. You were right to recommend
these VCDs. The instruction is broken down step by step
and is very learnable. Master Duan's movement appear at
time a little unsteady but at his age who can complain.
I hope that , his art is not lost and is carried on for
future generations. I really wish that I had someone of
his caliber here in Colorado to learn from. My library continues
to grow with styles that can only be dreamed about , thanks
you both of you.
Again, thank you for recommending Master Duan's art to me.
Sincerely, MS
FELL
IN LOVE
Dearest Ted and Debbie,
P.S. I want to tell you and your company that the VCDs that
I have acquired from you are wonderful. I started to study
Chinese Long Fist and Taijiquan in 1974 and fell in love
with Wushu. the VCDs are truly a treasure for such a low
price. Thank you again.
Sincerely, MS
CRITIQUE
of Ma Lin Cheng's CHENG BAGUA
The VCD's arrived yesterday. I am
disappointed in the following: VCD#1017....
This
should not be a double VCD. Volume 2 section 7 and 8 are
identical. The player only does the first palm on both sides.
All of the other seven palms are done left side only. The
whole 8 palm series is never completed uninterupted. The
opening three steps are repeated for every palm and in a
lugubrious slow motion version that uses up all the space
on the double VCD. A master player displaying poor execution
of the media.
Thank you (and sorry for being difficult) C
But
here's another view ...
Having
been a bagua enthusiast for many years, I must say that
VCD#1017 featuring Ma lin Cheng is an excellent introduction
into the wonderful world of Bagua Zhang. The form is demonstrated
with grace and fluid motion that would permit most anyone
the ability to learn this most basic of Bagua forms. Indeed,
the Ba Mu Zhang I myself would consider to be the closest
one will get to the "original" form of Baguazhang, as taught
by Dong Hai Quan. I wish to thank the team at Plumpub.com
for making items such as these available to the western
world at an unbeatable price. Sincerely Yours; RM
VCD
#2
Hello... RC
here...
I just received my vcd of Baji Small Frame. Great!!! This
really IS like spending an hour with a master... Even tho
I only know a tiny speck of chinese, it wouldn't matter
if I were fluent in the language... The instruction on this
VCD is so precisely demonstrated, that it is very easy to
understand the movements of the form...
I am trully satisfied.
Thanks... RC
WONG
FEI HONG VCDs
Thank you...I just got my Wong Fei
Hong VCD's today. They are by far the Best I ever bought
from you. Awesome...... I showed them to my Shifu and got
her approval. She is a Chinese Wushu Team Gold Medalist,
and very picky! Keep up the great work....and good business
to you both. I am a very satisfied customer.
Ty
WHITE
APE STAFF
Tks Debbie,
The Pear Blossom Spear / White Ape Staff VCD was great!
I was able to really add some fine detail work to my form.
I keep it on my computer at work and watch a portion of
it everyday and always pick up a new detail or two.
Thank you, JA
EAGLE
CLAW NOT SO GOOD
... As mentioned in
a previous email thanks for sending all the stuff through
,very good it is as well except, for the two Eagle Claw
vcd's (Assorted
and Shaolin
VCDs page 10). Quality is as good as the others I have
seen, however the material is poor. I would not recommend
them to anybody for any purpose. Not even as wu-shu learning
vcd's. The feedback is not to be viewed negatively by plumpub
at all, just simply as open and sincere input. By the way
Ken Fish sends his best... He speaks very highly of both
yourself and Ted.
Kind regards
JD
