SU YU-CHANG (1940-2019) Su Yu Chang started his training in martial arts at a early age with the famous Kung Fu style known as “Lost Track.” Master Chang Te-Kuei also introduced him to the art of Praying Mantis. When he was 17, in Taiwan, he continued his studies there with Wei Xiao-Tang and Li Kuen […]
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2019
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2017
Random Circles: ”The Synergy of Taiji Quan
by Jason Tsou and Art Schonfeld By necessity, there are many levels of martial arts training. A person must develop foundational work before he can go on to more advanced work. One essential training method often overlooked today is that of Random Circle training. While this is not the highest level of training, it provides […]
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2015
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2013
Got Baji?
…there is the added attraction of hundreds of photos of his teacher—Grandmaster Liu Yun Chiao, considered one of the greatest of Baji Practitioners…
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2013
Li Shu Wen, Spearman Extraordinaire
The Bear and the Tiger was one family. The Eagle and the Monkey (or some say the Snake) was another family. Once they had all been intermarried but at one point in history they split and lived in two villages: Mong and Luo.
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2012
A Rare Baji Announcement
At Plum, we love Baji Quan. But there is not that much available and, even some of what is produced is out of print. So, it is with a bit of excitement that we announce the return (in limited supply) of Su Yu Chang’s Liu Da Kai Baji DVD. We don’t have a tall stack […]
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2012
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2010
Product: Gong style Bagua Qigong
Bill Hsi (Xi Jia Jun), a long time martial practitioner from Taiwan, has just issued this little treasure. It is a work showing the famous Liu Yun Chiao demonstrating the Bagua Qigong of the Gong Bao Tian style. Beside introductory notes there is a straightforward breakdown of the sections with full page photography. A Qigong […]
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2010
Stomping Good News about Bajiquan
As most of you Bajiquan practitioners know, there is just not enough published on this powerhouse art.
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2010
Product: Notes On Liu Yun Chiao
There seems to be a growing and deepening interest in the legacy left by…
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2010
Product: Jian Shu (Sword Art) Book/DVD now available
We have long trained in Chinese fencing and are delighted to see…
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2010
Product: Tony Yang teaches Baji Quan
If you’ve ever seen high quality Baji Quan…
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2006
Liu Yun Chiao , (1909 – 1992)
This world famous martial artist started as a weak boy in Cang County, HeBei province, China.