The Colorful Bubishi… We now carry both the Bubishi and the new Lion Books, General Tian’s Wubeizhi, with painted figures. This special copy is unlike all other copies presently known. In an amazing confluence of facts, we just happened to read the following footnote in Patrick McCarthy’s Book on Bubishi: … According to Mr. Yoza […]
Feb
10
2017
10
2017
Dec
16
2016
16
2016
A Wire of Iron
What a year the monkey has been! Now, we have so much good stuff coming in we can act like the Rooster Year is already here, and can start to crow a bit. In the next couple of months, we’re looking forward to adding more and more top quality books and DVDs, often in English. […]
Nov
5
2013
5
2013
The White Eyebrow style of Thomas Cheng
Here is yet another book on Pak Mei also known as Bak Mei and White Eyebrow style. These recent volumes all come from the same publishing company and there is a kind of correspondence among them. The forms and training and details are all from the same source but the coverage in this series attempts […]
Oct
18
2013
18
2013
Pak Mei, Master Sam Choi style
Of all the styles we actually list on Plum, Pak Mei has to be one of the most reticent and close-lipped…
May
6
2013
6
2013
Featured Schools: Yau Kung Moon
Foster City: May 5, 2013 One day, Debbie and I decided to raid our collection of old Kung Fu Theater VHS tapes and convert them to digital so we could share on Youtube. One of these in particular, a demonstration of Yao Kung Moon style, has brought a surprising number of views. We even heard from Sifu David Louie, […]
May
3
2013
3
2013
KW040: A new White Eyebrow book
… Bak Mei is known for its tight, serious and fast hands, its sticky hands and its point attacks…
Dec
21
2012
21
2012
Aug
7
2010
7
2010
Where is Pak Mei Kung Fu?
A lot of people are interested in Southern style but there’s never enough written about them…