Although we are smitten by many truly wonderful contemporary texts we represent on Plum, our first love was the older manuals: dusty copies found on the bottom shelves of poorly lit bookstores in Chinatown. These books telescoped us back to earlier times and teachers. Now, more than 50 years later, some of what was contemporary […]
Apr
8
2022
8
2022
Jul
29
2021
29
2021
Coming Soon!
We are in our typical state of “too much coming all at once,” so we thought we’d offer an appetizer of what to expect in the next few weeks. We’re already getting questions about a couple of these, so consider this your official update. And, of course, as soon as we post this, more will […]
Jul
29
2012
29
2012
The DVD That Completes the Book
As we promised, though a little late, we have finally completed our DVD on the Bandit Knife form. This is the much-requested companion to our book, “The Bandit Knife: Kung Fu’s Rebellious Weapon.” This new DVD fills in where the book left off, covering demonstrations of basic strikes, and a step-by-step breakdown of the complete […]
Jul
18
2010
18
2010
Product: Eight Immortals Boxing
There’s just no way to say it other than straight: some styles of Kung Fu are in danger of going away
Dec
12
2009
12
2009
Product: Shaolin Gold, new collection
So disappointed were we in what was coming out as “Shaolin” that we had almost decided to stop adding to our line up.
