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
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 […]
Jan
14
2025
14
2025
A Fu Jow Pai Dose of Good News
Here’s something wonderful! During the winter break, we were able to finally get to some back projects, the first being the reprinting of several of Sifu Tak Wah Eng’s popular DVDs. Hopefully others will follow, but for right now, we are finally fully stocked on these 6 treasures. Click any image to go to the […]
Jun
17
2024
17
2024
A Rare Weapon and Its Mates
Sifu Paul Koh has added a new volume to his series on Black Tiger Claw Kung Fu, this one on the Tiger Fork. Honestly, we’d be surprised to learn that there were even 3 other books in English on this uncommon weapon, and none that match the look of this one. Although this new text […]
Apr
14
2024
14
2024
Tiger Tail Three Section Staff
Oh boy! This is a great new book from Sifu Paul Koh, this time on Black Tiger Claw’s Three Sectional Staff. Books on the ‘soft weapons’ are not that common, and books with this presentation value are even rarer still. In what is becoming almost a trademark, Sifu Koh has once again made a book […]
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 […]
Jun
15
2023
15
2023
Tiger Claw’s Long Pole
Yet another excellent book from prolific writer and instructor Paul Koh, this one on the Tiger Claw Long Staff. Each of Sifu Koh’s books offer a step in the evolution and development of the Tiger Claw style he learned from Sifu Tak Wah Eng. Both have contributed a great deal to the modernizing and creation […]
Feb
13
2023
13
2023
Nov
10
2022
10
2022
Tiger Claw’s Wooden Master
Just added to our collection an exciting new book, Tiger Claw’s Wooden Master, from Sifu Paul Koh, who is brilliantly carrying on the lineage from his teacher, Sifu Tak Wah Eng. This new title is, like all of Sifu Koh’s books, a labor of both love and color. He outlines Tiger Claw’s system of using […]
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
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 […]
Jul
24
2021
24
2021
Paul Koh Interview Part 3: Present and Future Approaches to Kung Fu
This is the third in a four-part interview with Sifu Paul Koh, who has just released a series of beautifully designed books on traditional forms. Sifu Koh was gracious enough to grant Plum an interview, which turned out to exceed our expectations in terms of length and depth. Since the interview is lengthy, we decided […]
Jul
7
2021
7
2021
Paul Koh Interview Part 2: On Masters and More
This is Part 2 of a 4 part interview with Sifu Paul Koh, who has recently published a series of beautifully designed books on traditional forms. Although we know Sifu Koh to be a thoughtful teacher and good writer, we were delighted by the unexpected depth and breadth he applied when addressing our questions. Since […]
Jun
27
2021
27
2021
Southern Kung Fu Makes An Entrance
Fu Jow Pai Sifu Paul Koh has just released 4 new titles, and we are excited! These new books are beautifully done, and add English language instruction to the Southern Kung Fu canon, which is always in need of traditional material. The books, all found HERE, cover Tiger […]
Jun
27
2021
27
2021
Interview with ‘Fu Jow Pai’ Sifu Paul Koh, Pt. 1
When we learned that Sifu Paul Koh was setting off on a new publishing venture, to bring out a series of beautifully designed books on traditional forms, we asked if we might interview him, to expose a few more of our Plum followers to his Tiger Claw system. Although we know Sifu Koh to be […]