Happy to report the return of three unlikely roommates today. Click each image for more information and to purchase.
May
29
2020
29
2020
May
7
2020
7
2020
Stocks and Restocks, From Bagua to Xing Yi
A literal stack of books for you, the five (in Chinese) newly posted, the two (in English) are returnees. Click each to see more information and, perchance, to order. We only have a couple copies of some of these…
Apr
2
2020
2
2020
From Principle to Practice
Hello out there. We hope this finds you all safe and healthy. Today’s offerings range from theory to practice: two DVD lectures from the George Xu group on 10 Animal and 12 Animal Xing Yi, presented by Qian Zhao Hong and Jiang Bao Kang, respectively; two instructional […]
Mar
24
2020
24
2020
Feb
7
2020
7
2020
Dec
7
2019
7
2019
Fundamentals of Pakua Chang, Volume 2
For several years, there has been a noticeable hole in Plumpub’s book catalogue, namely Park Bok Nam’s Fundamentals of Pakua Chang, Volume Two. Although we reprinted Volume One a while back, the manuscript for Volume 2 was in an inaccessible format. Nonetheless, we persisted, and are happy to announce, right before this year’s end, that […]
Nov
29
2019
29
2019
Iron Palm, Through the Back, To the Mind
We’ve been so busy that we’ve neglected the great stack of Chinese books we are slowly adding to our collection. Even though in modern format, many of these books detail early styles and histories of this ancient art. Today’s entries include a book and DVD combination on ShanXi Tong Bei (through-the-back) boxing, a truly long-arm […]
Oct
2
2019
2
2019
Andrea Falk’s Masterful Martial Arts Dictionary: UPDATED, Hardcovers have arrived!
10/2/19: The Hardcover editions have arrived and they are big and beautiful. Two good things: There is a price drop down to $80, AND we are extending the 10% discount for the hardcovers purchased through October 31. Discount code is DictHC Limited supply at the moment, but we will get more. Yeah! The Dictionaries have […]
Sep
5
2019
5
2019
Excerpt from Falk’s Chinese Martial Arts Dictionary
In our excitement over the arrival of Andrea Falk’s Chinese Martial Arts dictionary, we neglected to post this generous sample from the text. These pages show, among other things, the thorough approach Ms Falk has taken in putting together this important resource. Order through September 30 to get a 10% discount on either the compact […]
Jul
26
2019
26
2019
Tai Chi Books: Wu (Hao), Hong, Chin Na, Essays Plus 5 Ancestors (for good measure)
Look what’s new! and look what’s back in stock!
Jul
22
2019
22
2019
Spirit of Five Animals: Returned!
Great news: The Spirit of Five Animals, is now back in stock. Sifu Tak Wah Eng has licensed Plum to reprint this valuable text with a gorgeous new cover, and the copies have just landed. More to come!
Jul
21
2019
21
2019
New Chinese Books: Taijiquan and Chin Na Restraints
What a slew of great new books we have for yew you… In addition to those above, we have restocked the following previously out-of-stock titles:
Jun
6
2019
6
2019
Back in Stock: Sun Zhi Jun
We know you are supposed to love all your children books equally, but some you just love a little more. And Cheng Bagua stylist Sun Zhi Jun’s masterpiece, “You Shen Ba Gua Lian Huan Zhang” (Swimming Body Bagua Linked Fist) is one of those. What’s not to love? It is a complete illustrated English language […]
Jun
5
2019
5
2019
May
4
2019
4
2019
Liang Zhen Pu, Together Again
As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are in the process of republishing several out of print titles, and the first one has arrived: Liang Zhen Pu Eight Diagram Palm, by Li Zi Ming, compiled by Vince Black. This authoratative book was written by Li, the last living representative of the third generation […]
Dec
30
2018
30
2018
Dec
9
2018
9
2018
Back to Bajiquan
Just restocked a handful of Baji books, and they can be found HERE
Sep
23
2018
23
2018
Restocked! Shang Style Xing Yi Quan
Starting off a season of newly arrived books and DVDs—some we’ve had before, some never seen. The first of these are the three volumes on Shang Style Xing Yi Quan—we only got a handful in our last shipment—unfortunately, these classics are few in number—but for now you can click the image to get more information, […]
May
26
2018
26
2018
Feb
22
2018
22
2018
Some Long-Awaited Restocks
It’s been a few months since we have been fully stocked on our “En Face Books” (the books in this series have English text ‘facing’ Chinese text). They are among our customer favorites, because they have so much to offer: A book and accompanying VCD showing complete routines in both Chinese and English. What more […]
