Last week, we wrote about Sifu Donald Hamby’s Gathering of the Masters kung fu exhibition, showcasing some of the best traditional kung fu teachers and performers. This week, we have some video footage that we shot while there. These three videos feature a smapling of the rare and unique forms we saw there—many of which […]
Jul
11
2018
11
2018
Oct
31
2014
31
2014
Face-to-face translations
What are “en face” editions?
Sep
24
2013
24
2013
Three Swords Four Blades
We are posting, for the first time, a trio of sword and knife forms including the Miao Dao (forerunner of the samurai sword), double straight sword with tassels (a difficult weapon to master, X2) and a respectable version of Drunken straight sword (stock went so fast on this one you might have to use our […]
Aug
4
2011
4
2011
More Art of the Sword
Here is a series of short essays on the Single Handed Long Sword…
Jun
18
2011
18
2011
The Art of the Chinese Saber
This is EXACTLY the type of book we love to be able to offer you at Plum. Jack Chen has translated an ancient classic and presented it with illustrations and text in the original Chinese characters, the pinyin translation, and English.
Nov
16
2010
16
2010
The Seedling Saber
From the end of the Han to the high cultural high point of the Tang, many hundreds of years, this sword was refined and redefined…
