Well known for his teaching of the Wu style Tai Chi, Wang Pei Sheng demonstrates his take on the Liu De Kuan version of the 64 San Shou Bagua attack combinations. Also some comments on the trigram theory and how it applies. This book in Chinese shows all roads and applications of these techniques.
4
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.
10
2012
Baji and Pigua Books, Back for a Limited Engagement
Yes, we know: there is not enough material on the cousin arts of Baji Quan and Pigua Zhang, especially in written form. Our VCDs on these two arts still remain among our most popular, and the Baji and Pigua DVDs we carry (from Adam Hsu and Tony Yang ) are quite fine. So we’re happy […]
28
2011
17
2011
Merry Restock!
Restocking those hard to find books is like a holiday around here: the boxes come, all wrapped up nicely, and we tear into them, with little regard for the wrappings and the stuffings, tossing that all to the side until…oh boy! Ma Hong again! Chen Style Pao Chui–JUST what I was hoping for! Chuo Jiao…how […]
11
2011
You Could Look It Up!
One of our favorite martial references has returned to Plum: a bilingual Wushu Dictionary containing hundreds of entries in Chinese (both pinyin and simplified characters) as well as English. But this dictionary offers even more: it is profusely illustrated, with pictures of the techniques, for example, that it is referencing. It is well-organized into 12 […]
7
2011
Circling Around Again
If all good things come to those who wait (yes, patience is a martial virtue, too) then there’s some good news for those of you who have been wondering just what to do with your Bagua Legs. It is the return of our very popular Bagua Leg books….
5
2011
Hard to find FOUND!
Although many of the Chinese texts we carry are limited in their availability, we continue to search for them anyway…call us Dreamers or just call us Plum! One of those books, Fujian Ground Arts, has been gone for quite a while but we have finally found a few copies and now have them available. As […]
12
2010
Oh boy, Pakua!
Just a quick note to let you know that one of our favorite books is back with us again: Pakua for Self-Defense. This little treasure is a classic and one we consider a ‘must-have’ in any Baguazhang library.
6
2010
Stock New and Returning…
NEW: The Method of the Internal Arts by You Zhi Qiong explores the author’s travels through the countries of Tai Chi, Bagua and Xing Yi and his essays and observations on the practice and perfection of the skills involved. Many modern issues including the overall discussion of exactly what is happening during internal practice are […]
23
2010
6 Harmonies, 8 Directions, 10 Copies?
There are some books in our collection that come and go so quickly they are like weekend visitors. We always hope to spend more time with them, but they disappear way too soon. This unusual book and DVD from China is one of those…all we can say is, if you are inclined towards Liu He […]
13
2010
Breaking open a box
We love to get the orders in from all over the world …
29
2010
And Taiji too? And Taiji too…
YES! we have restocked two very important and hard to find Taijiquan texts too…just look!
29
2010
11
2010
Kick Up Your Heels for Bagua
One of our most requested books is just and finally back in stock: Shi Style Bagua Linked Legs & Guiding Fist. This text offers two hard-to-find Bagua sets, including the Linked Legs. We get many queries for Baguazhang Leg sets, and this one is recommendable. (The observant visitor will notice two other long-gone books on […]
20
2010
Chinese Delights (back in stock)
Oh, you have no idea how hard we work, sometimes, to get these Chinese books back into stock! And then when we do, often there are only a few copies before we have to go back and re-insert our ‘want tag’… But RIGHT NOW…FOR THE MOMENT…here are a few gems that are on our shelves. […]
22
2010
Restock notice
We get them when and where we can…
14
2010
Restock: Baji and Pigua
We re-stock two of the fullest and clearest books on the twin arts of Baji Quan (Eight Ultimates Boxing) and Pigua (Split Deflect) Zhang…
14
2009
Restocked: 12/14/09
A number of book have returned to their shelves including…
6
2009
Restock: Sun Lu Tang’s Complete Writings
It’s back! Sun Lu Tang’s complete writings in Simplified Chinese! We are always happy when restock the Chinese language titles on Plum (they disappear from print so quickly), and this book, of course, is a cornerstone of martial literature. We actually represent Sun’s writings in Traditonal Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English…below are a few links: […]