We are tempted to blame the Year of the Fire Horse for our long sabbatical from posting, which took off and has never stopped running. And we have so many new titles! Everytime we sit down to review and catalogue them, something comes up and defeats our intention. For example: the building which has been […]
May
6
2026
6
2026
Jun
29
2025
29
2025
Two New Videos From Sifu Don Hamby
We’re celebrating Sifu Don Hamby. What’s to celebrate? Well, 2 new DVDs from the master teacher of Hung Gar Kuen: Bridge Hand Conditioning Drills, and Tiger & Crane Attack and Defend Techniques. It’s been a long while since we have seen new video material from Sifu Hamby, and these are worth the wait: nicely filmed, […]
Feb
28
2025
28
2025
Yay, A Bench Set!
Who doesn’t love themselves a Bench Set? From the studio of Paul Koh comes this newest entry on Kung Fu weapons, the Tiger Head Fighting Bench. And not just a Bench Set, but a lengthy matched set, Bench vs Double Butterfly Knives. Produced in Sifu Koh’s dynamic style, these two sets, plus usage following the […]
Feb
23
2025
23
2025
Southern Taizu and Northern Chaquan — Translated
There is no question that new tools and technology are making language translation easier to accomplish and more accessible. Anyone with a phone or a scanner can dabble in the fine art of bringing words and thoughts from one language into another. But, just like with other technologies that have ‘democratized’ the floodgates, it doesn’t […]
Sep
21
2024
21
2024
Sifu Donald Hamby’s New Book: Tiger and Crane Two Person Sparring Set
Sifu Don Hamby, longtime practitioner and teacher of Lam Family Hung Gar, and direct student of Sifu Lam Chun Fai, has published his first book (and he chose Plum to publish it)! This exceptional book offers history, lineage, foundations and full color, step-by-step instruction for this treasured […]
Aug
21
2023
21
2023
Yes, The Saber!
Another great weapons book, Black Tiger Claw Single Saber, from the prolific Paul Koh, this one on Tiger Claw’s Single saber. One of the many things we appreciate about Sifu Koh’s books is his emphasis on foundation as well as form and usage. A reader can easily learn and apply much from this text, even […]
Jul
20
2023
20
2023
Phoenix Eye Fist
It is said, “All good things come to those who wait.” At Plum, this is not exactly our motto, but it is a part of our reputation for which we take particularl pride. It brings us great pleasure to seek out the treasures that have disappeared, as well as those that are just coming to […]
Feb
13
2023
13
2023
Aug
28
2022
28
2022
Jimmy Lee’s Poison Hand, and some Clean Staff Techniques from China
Continuing our Summer of Stars, we have two new offerings today. If your jaw drops on this first one you are not alone: Plum’s was on the floor when this book came to us: Jimmy Lee’s classic on Iron and Poison Hand Training, “Modern Kung-Fu Karate.” We have been in business for almost 30 years, […]
Aug
14
2022
14
2022
Ten Essential Techniques of the Tiger
Continuing our Summer of the Stars lineup of new material, we are happy to announce the arrival of a major book in the Fu Jow Pai system, Sifu Paul Koh’s Ten Essential Techniques of the Tiger. Sifu Koh, along with his teacher Sifu Tak Wah Eng, has set himself the difficult task of preserving the […]
Aug
5
2022
5
2022
Nov
10
2021
10
2021
Sifu Paul Koh’s Tiger Crane Matching Set
So happy to see another volume in Paul Koh’s expanding series on Southern Shaolin Tiger Claw. This one is special, in that it is instruction and background for a matching set, in this case the famous Tiger Crane Two Person Routine. As with Sifu Koh’s other books, the set is traditional in its approach, while […]
Sep
26
2021
26
2021
Who Doesn’t Love a Price Drop?
Prices are going up EVERYwhere. It is undeniable. So the chance to announce a price reduction brings us real pleasure, and when it is attached to a fine series of products, that makes it all the better. Sifu Donald Hamby has dropped the prices on all of his Hung Gar DVDs to $29.95 each, which […]
Sep
24
2021
24
2021
Paul Koh’s Butterfly Knives Flash!
Another great book just landed from Paul Koh: Southern Shaolin Tiger Claw Double (Butterfly) Knives. This beautifully presented text, with full-color, full-page photos, includes History and Origins, Fundamentals, Techniques, Maneuvers, a full routine developed for him by Master Tak Wah Eng, and a beautifully told story of a young man’s encounter with the knives. As […]
Dec
9
2020
9
2020
Mar
17
2020
17
2020
Southern Shaolin Fists and a Pole
Three energetic offerings from the Southern Shaolin Temple: a ‘light’ fist (Golden Arhat Light Fist), a ‘heavy’ fist (12 Pound Fist) and a Shoulder Pole shaped like a long thick cigar (sometimes a cigar is only a shoulder pole). By the way, these inexpensive VCDs ($7.95 each!) come with english subtitles. Click each […]
Aug
17
2019
17
2019
Southern Exposure: Pak Mei and 10 Animals
YIKES! Update! Wait! We were wrong about one of the Pak Mai books—instead of sending us 2 Sam Choi books, the publisher sent us one Sam Choi and one Thomas Cheng book on Pak Mei! This is the revised post. So sorry! Some great news: we have been (finally) able to restock three extremely popular […]
Jul
8
2019
8
2019
Feb
7
2019
7
2019
More from the Kong Han Goh Cho Kun Archives
Five Ancestors Fist is a famous and powerful style combining major techniques from the system. This second volume from Sifu Kun, Kong Han Goh Cho Kun continues archiving the important aspects of its no-nonsense training. Representative forms include Open Hands (Three Battle Cross), Short Dagger and Sai. In both cases of the weapons there are […]
Nov
30
2018
30
2018
Two Times Three, But Who’s Counting?
Our offering today centers around “two”—a triplet of Chinese texts each with a special relationship to the number. The first of these is a text recommended by Adam Hsu, on the rare “Wild Goose” saber, a cross between a saber and a straight sword. This unusual weapon balances perfectly the special features of both types […]