It’s been a few months since we have been fully stocked on our “En Face Books” (the books in this series have English text ‘facing’ Chinese text). They are among our customer favorites, because they have so much to offer: A book and accompanying VCD showing complete routines in both Chinese and English. What more […]
Feb
22
2018
22
2018
Feb
24
2017
24
2017
Jun
10
2016
10
2016
Remarkable Adam Hsu
Not for the first time, Sifu Adam Hsu is doing something remarkable. And, as with many projects that fall into the ‘remarkable’ category, it is also different enough that a few words of explanation are not mis-spent. In fact, he is producing something completely new based on one of the most traditional methods for teaching […]
May
16
2016
16
2016
Snap of a Sleeve: Training for Martial Speed
When he was covering sports and at the top of his form, Hemingway wrote about things like the squeak of the boxer’s shoes as they rotated on the canvas. Just a poignant little detail like something Roger Angell might use in a baseball piece. The martial arts is loaded with such details. Some are so […]
Sep
20
2015
20
2015
Adam Hsu’s Basic Kung Fu Training Books
Much earlier in his career, Adam Hsu Sifu created a special series of three linking sets. Each of these were progressively designed to waste as little time as possible, getting that crucial fundamental information to the students. For instance, there are no repetitious sections. Also, each movement is a crucial basic. Two of these sets […]
Feb
16
2015
16
2015
Adam Hsu Speaks Up
From a lifetime of teaching and writing about Martial arts, internationally known Adam Hsu has compiled many of his thoughts in this three+ hour discussion. Billed as a “debate” it would be more fitting to call this “debate points” like what you might rehearse with your own hometown debate team. His approach challenges many ideas […]
Jul
2
2014
2
2014
The Qigong You are Already Practicing…
I seem to be getting lots of questions about qigong from our readers. Some of these questions are pretty sophisticated and others ask more about beginning practice. I thought it might help people to discuss a really broad view of qigong from the martial arts perspective that, classically, is one of the three main divisions […]
Mar
2
2014
2
2014
About Adam Hsu
Rarely has an instructor in a field like Chinese Martial Arts (CMA) had such a wide influence. Adam Hsu, within the first year of coming to the West, was singularly honored by being voted Instructor fo the Year simultaneously in the two major martial magazines, competitors at that, Black Belt and Inside Kung Fu. This […]
Mar
2
2014
2
2014
Exclusive Interview: Adam Hsu
Interview with Shifu Adam Hsu on his book: Lone Sword Against a Cold Cold Sky Q: How do you see the place of reading in the study of Kung Fu? A: Reading is important, as in any other body of discipline. Initially you can go to a lot of different sources: study directly from […]
Apr
7
2013
7
2013
Two Areas of Special Interest
We have a lot of new material coming for our Chinese division and I thought we would start with a couple of unusual items…
May
2
2012
2
2012
Rare Chinese Texts
Produced in the first half of the 20th century, we have two more offering from the Taiwanese publishing and collector’s house: LionBooks. You might call these old texts Long Arm and Longh Leg. We have an early edition of the famous Tan Tui set which we have never offered (and very old drawings) and one […]
Jan
10
2012
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 […]
Nov
11
2011
11
2011
Aug
4
2011
4
2011
More Art of the Sword
Here is a series of short essays on the Single Handed Long Sword…
Jun
17
2010
17
2010
Stomping Good News about Bajiquan
As most of you Bajiquan practitioners know, there is just not enough published on this powerhouse art.
May
9
2010
9
2010
Product: Ambush, Explode, Split etc.
Here we present, for the first time, a new set
Apr
19
2010
19
2010
Classic Training
I’ve told this story before but I like to repeat it:
Mar
13
2010
13
2010
Product: Notes On Liu Yun Chiao
There seems to be a growing and deepening interest in the legacy left by…
Mar
9
2010
9
2010
Jan
26
2010
26
2010
Training Like Long Arm
“Training the limbs is easy. Training the body is difficult.” Old Kung Fu saying. It’s too bad. Kung Fu has a few big problems coming from centuries of “hiding” its own information. One of these difficulties lies in the relation of training the body and the four limbs.
