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Monographs

Psychic Self-Defense

This is a brief monograph or article (about 15-25 pages depending on how you space your lines). However, it is quite comprehensive – on how to deal with Psychic or “Occult” Attack.

As a bodyguard I have found the feeling or sense of fear in the person being attacked – or the attacker — is just as important as an actual attack. Fear is not just “the mind killer” as Frank Herbert wrote in “Dune”, it is also a way to weaken your immune system and generate a victim mentality. So in these last months of 2011 — building toward 2012- it seems this sort of thing – attacks by Ritual Magic and Occult Means – are becoming more popular than ever.

Economically people are feeling disempowered – and they ARE. Because of this the population has a bigger excuse to become more violent. And it is bound to do so. In doing so people will also resort to other means to feel “Empowered”. Because I have been called in to deal with this sort of thing as well as physical threat I decided to write an overview of defenses for Psychic Attack. This brief but effective text is intended to give useful tools to those who feel they are under psychic or occult attack.

The text ranges from techniques used to counter the effects of the use of an effigy or “voodoo doll” (i.e. “Sympathetic Magic”) all the way up to how to approach full fledged Demon Possession. Normally I have not written of things of this nature on the web but with the recent popularity of “Zombies” and the like, there is another, more real aspect. And that is the aspect of psychological or psychic warfare. And that in essence is what this text is about.

I’ll send this text as a file from computer to computer.

Price is $16

DVDs

Training the Leg

This is a survey of ways to train the legs and feet drawing from Traditions of the East and West, as well as old and new material. There are specific exercises involving retraining the bottom of the feet, the alignment of the leg bones in conjunction with that, and then evolving to the use of the squat and release of the hip joints with the strengthening of the quadriceps. Concepts range from restructuring the sole of the foot through specific pressure training on jack stands, to working with the hip rotation of Tai chi all the way to how to strengthen the hips for high kicking as well as low kicking and lunging and jumping. I have not seen anything on leg training anywhere as comprehensive as this …

Price is $25

Hsing-I Animals of Chang Chuen-feng

In this DVD Hal Mosher and I look over the Hsing-I Animals of Chang Chuen-feng and we go over applications for all twelve animal forms of Chang Chuen-feng (including the linking form or “13th Animal known as “The Phoenix” or “Red Bird of Fortune”).

Price is $45

Advanced Hsing-I
Dragon and Chicken -Various Masters

Here are the various articulations and applications of these two Hsing-I animals. The animals are the most demanding and technically advanced forms of Hsing-I. These are from the Shansi-Hopei Tradition but include variations from Chen Pan-ling, Chang Chuen-feng and Li Shou-tien (Rose Li). To my knowledge no one else has compared these variations and clearly marked them as to lineage and application on a dvd.

Running time is 35 minutes.
Price is $35

Advanced Hsing-I – Tai
(in the tradition of Chang Chuen-feng)

The Tai is the animal of Hsing-I – usually considered to be a bird – which I was taught as the response to Western Boxing techniques. As such in the culture of the U.S. – at this period of time, with the popularity of MMA – I believe it is very important and answers needs regarding how to protect the head against “head hunters” and how to hit the head with non-gloved techniques.

Running time is 20 minutes.
Price is $20

Chen Pan-ling’s Ba-gua in three variations

Updated 2010 to clarify his original forms as opposed to the new modified forms taught by his son Chen Yun-ching (see his website). This DVD shows how I learned the Eight Circle Changes of Chen Pan-ling from his younger son -in large willowy movements and then from his older son – in quick jabbing and small circle actions. I also show Wang Shu-chin’s variations of these forms and applications for all these forms.

Running time is 35 minutes.
Price is $35

Hatha Yoga Routine
accented for martial arts

This is a precise and clear 25-minute routine with sound cues so you can follow along until you have it memorized. The Basic Asanas covered are Forward Bend, Cobra, Shoulder Stand, Boat, Plough, Bow and Thunderbolt Posture. There then follows the more difficult variation of the Sun Salutation as done in the Indian Wrestling Tradition with a special anterior spinal isometric. Unlike many modern Hatha Yoga teachings I emphasize resting between the positions for at least one minute and holding them for at least one minute. I am fully aware one can do these postures for hours but am thinking of people who have no time to waste. One minute is the standard time for a full muscular release. Less than that gives a mere bouncy stretch in which the heat produced in the joints is insufficient to increase the range of the stretch. There are also some helpful variations on some of the positions shown and the split of the legs is added to the Forward Bend to assist anyone with low back problems.

Running time is 25 minutes.
Price is $25

Hsing-I Staff

In this DVD I go over the use of the six foot staff with the Five Fists of Hsing-I according to Hung I-mien. The sliding grip is the chief feature and the footwork matches the Five Fists empty hand forms. The genius of the application is in using a feint before each strike with the addition of the sliding thrust which is very difficult to “read” in battle and also gives you some basic techniques with a spear. As this is a small amount of footage but informative just let me know if you wanted added to any other DVD.

Running time is 10 minutes.
Price is $10

The Ba-Sho (and Five Fists)

The “Ba-sho” or “Eight Hands” is an ancillary set of movements taught often after the Five Fists or “Elements” of Hsing-I–have been mastered. These are the Ba-sho of Chang Chuen-feng and they are attributed to General Yueh Fei as are the Five Fists and also The Eagle Claw System. One could say the Ba-sho are the link between Hsing-I and Eagle Claw. The DVD shows application drills for the Five Fists and the Ba-sho. If you are interested in Hsing-I as a complete system or curriculum the Five Fists and Ba-sho are the foundation. Then the linking sets and animals are learned. I intend on releasing the whole system of Chang Chuen-feng’s Hsing-I on DVD so that the knowledge will be available to those interested.

Running time is 25 minutes.
Price is $25

The Shepherds Way

This is an overview of the three ancient weapons which were transferred from Shepherd to Infantryman; The Mace, The Staff and The Cloak. As a study of the basic angles of attack and the use of a weapon in each hand this dvd should not only be interesting but should provide plenty of ideas on applications for drills as well as “can-opening” katas and related martial forms. Demonstrated are derived applications from Hsing-I and Ba-gua and of course necessity. War and Gladitorial re-enactors should find this dvd very helpful too. My idea was to look at the most common and ancient tools that became weapons and these appear to be them and as such they demonstrate certain core ideas on attacking and defending angles, feinting, distraction and of course hitting.

Running time is about 20 minutes.
Price is $20

Wisdom of the Body I

Being the full developmental sequence of exercise Allen and Victoire Slakey devised together for anyone of any age to rediscover their own body. The sequence can be done as a warm up or more intensely as a conditioning protocol for any athletic protocol. Allen says, “This is what I wished I had known BEFORE I studied martial arts.”

Running time is about 30 minutes.
Price is $30

Tai Chi Chuan-Applications of the Short Yang Form

Applications for practically all the movements of the short yang form save one or two (depending on your points of reference). These applications are a result of conversation and many years of work- outs with Hal Mosher. Hal and I go through many of the applications which you will find are effective and give concrete substance to the forms which much of the time has been made so subtle as to lose rather than gain in essence….

Running time is about 30 minutes.
Price is $32
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

 

Celtic Wrestling

Reviews the techniques of Sleeper, Facelock in variations, double bar arm, arm crank, scissor and toe hold with some others…these being some of the techniques taught by Tim Geoghegan one of the “old-timers” of wrestling and “the strong man of Leitrim”…Tim was not only a professional strong man in a circus he wrestled-touring the world including considerable time at the Riley gym in Wigan, England.

Running time is about 1 hour 10 minutes.
Price is $64
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

 

Hsing-I Basics and Tactical Drills

This dvd covers the basic type of movement-from the legs up- which characterizes the Five main movements of Hsing I and includes exercises to do with a partner and drills which enhance your ability to read an opponent. The emphasis is on how to use the first movement of Hsing-I -”Splittng” to create an opening on an opponent. The footage was edited from the Atlanta workshop of 2008. This dvd is an excellent place to start if you are beginning Hsing-I training.

Running time is about 25 minutes.
Price is $24
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

The Hoplite-Shield and Spear

I was finally able to make time during my last visit to the US to meet up with my old Hoplite student John Moulton and we were able to record these sequences showing basic movement of spear and shield independently and then, how to use them both together. The detail on how the shields were locked in the old days is- to my knowledge- a first time discovery. I know of no historian who has shown how the “shield lock” mentioned by the Greeks was actually done! This dvd is a perfect complement to the article I did on Hoplite Warfare for Barry Molloy’s book/anthology “The Cutting Edge”.

Price is $35
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

Advanced Hsing I – The Swallow and the Monkey

This dvd covers these two animals from the twelve animal section of Hsing-I. The animals are considered to be the advanced form work of Hsing-I. This dvd covers the movements/form and the primary applications which you can work on with a training partner. The Swallow includes both empty hand applications and some usage of the Battle Hammer or mace. The historic evidence as far as I can see indicates the Swallow form probably came from India originally and was brought into Hsing-I. The same could be the case for the Monkey though I cannot find physical evidence for it. The Monkey part of the dvd pays particular attention to the layout of the movements from a distance so the student/trainee can see the layout of the angles of the form. Applications are clearly shown and done slow enough for a student to see clearly how to do them. These forms add challenges to the serious student of Hsing-I in that they include low squats and Monkey works on fast body rotation and the front lunge. (Advanced Hsing -I includes jumping, squatting and lunging-none of which are done with the five “mother” fists or core movements).

Running time is about 40 minutes.
Price is $35
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

Hsing-I; Various Teachers Various Steps

This is nearly every variation of the “Five Fists” of Five Elements I have learned over the last 30 plus years from several teachers. My emphasis these days is on application so I have sample applications for nearly every variation and some application drills demonstrated as well. There are also examples of the varied steps of Hsing-I and how stamping is used (now popularly called “Fa Jing”) and how it is meshed with other kinds of stepping. To my knowledge there is no other DVD available on the Five Fists with the same amount of information on both form and application. Teachers variations include Yuan Tao, Hung I-mien, Chen Pan-ling and others.

Running time is 46 minutes.
Price is $45
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

Ba-gua Various Masters on the Circle

This is my 30 year plus experience with both form and application on the Ba-gua circle with the eight “Mother” or Circular Changes. The Masters variations demonstrated include Chen Pan-ling, Wang Su-chin, Sun Lu-tang, Gao I-sheng and others. Often in this DVD I demonstrate more than one application for a single movement so many of you interested in Ba-gua application will find this very interesting. Now split into 2 DVD’s.

Ba-gua Various Masters I
Includes Circle Palm Changes 1-5.
Running time is 52 minutes.
Price is $45

Ba-gua Various Masters II
Includes Circle Palm Changes 6-8.
Running time is 26 minutes.
Price is $25

Sword, Cloak and Cup

This is a two day INTRODUCTORY intensive on the use of the sword, the cloak and the cup which was taught to one of my visiting students Moria. Included are the basic strokes of the old saber (not sport fencing) and how to do drills to become skillful at combining the whipping of the cloak with the use of the saber as well as the use of the cup (whether with water or poison). Students of Rensaissance Swordsmanship or Society for Creative Anachronism members will find this very fascinating and also very fun. I basically taped Moria’s private lessons for two days “warts and all”. We had wonderful weather and beautiful locations in the rolling hills of Brittany and even managed to do some of the training at the ancient Chapel of the Seven Saints which is in part and ancient Druid stone work here in Brittany. Besides the sword work we also worked on The Amazon Dance-my condensed self defense choreography designed for females. All the basics of this very lethal “dance” are on this DVD.

Running time is 1 hour and 4 minutes
Price is $65
plus shipping from here in France.
(the older dvds are shipped from within the US).

Chen Pan-ling Ba Gua / Hsing I

This video covers the instruction of both Ba Gua Zhang (Pa Kua Chang) and Hsing I Chuan (Xing Yi Quan), two “internal” Chinese Martial Art styles. The forms shown can also be found in the two accompanying books, “Pa-kua”, and “Hsing-I”.

Price is $29.95

See current accompanying Books: Hsing I and Pa-kua.

Survey of the Hsing-I of Chang Chuen Feng (Xing Yi System)

Functions / Fighting Applications
This overview was originally done for students who had already learned the five fists, from other systems. This is from the same style that Allen teaches at Physical Training Traditions. It includes ways of training the 5 fists, two linking forms, eight hands and all the animals. Only one fist is shown but the principles demonstrated are applicable to all the five fists.

Price is $29.95

Yogas from Egypt

The postures of this little known form of Yoga are excellent for developing the spine and its anatomical emphasis is on the shoulder blades and brachial plexus (base of the neck). The breath holding and bending has commonalities with some of the ancient Persian Yogas as well. These forms are fantastic for wrestlers. (about one hour).

Price is $35

Books

The Cutting Edge

Allen’s latest released writing is on Hoplite Warfare and is Chapter 6 of “The Cutting Edge” compiled by Barry Molloy available from Nonsuch Publishing Service:
The Mill, Brimscombe Port,
Stround, Gloucestershire GL5 2QG
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Walking the I-ching

By Allen Pittman.
Available from North Atlantic Press

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Gao System 64 Linear Tactics • After Creation Stage
This book is the first English exposé with the forms and their shamanistic, trans-cultural connections. Allen is a lineage holder in the system and believes it is time this particular information is released to the public due to the exigencies present at this point in history.

Pa-kua

By Allen Pittman & Robert Smith
*** Now translated into the Russian language & available in Russia from Phoenix Publishers ***

“The covers were changed and some clueless chap was put on the front-I don’t know why.” — Allen

“An excellent pictorial presentation of the art.” — John FD. Gilbey, author of Secret Fighting Arts of the World

Highly effective for both fighting and health, this form of Pa-Kua (Ba Gua Zhang) was condensed by Chen Pan-ling from a variety of sources before the Communist Revolution. Chen held a panel in the 1940′s and, with the help of 20+ experts, created a curriculum of Chinese Martial Arts. Although most was lost in the Revolution, this form of Ba Gua summarizes his research. The text introduces the theory and form behind the art.

Available from the publishers.
See current accompanying DVD: Chen Pan-ling Ba Gua / Hsing I.

Hsing I

By Allen Pittman & Robert Smith
***Now translated into the Russian language & available in Russia from Phoenix Publishers***

“the covers were changed and some clueless chap was put on the front-I don’t know why” — Allen

“A welcome addition to books on the ‘soft’ arts by a recognized international expert on hand-to-hand combat.” — The Washington Post Magazine

Highly effective for both fighting and health, this form of Hsing I (Xing Yi Quan) was condensed by Chen Pan-ling from a variety of sources before the Communist Revolution. Chen held a panel in the 1940′s and, with the help of 20+ experts, created a curriculum of Chinese Martial Arts. Although most was lost in the Revolution, this form of Hsing I summarizes his research. The text introduces the theory and form behind the art.

Available from the publishers.
See current accompanying DVD: Chen Pan-ling Ba Gua / Hsing I.

Commentaries on Agrippa

By Allen Pittman

Available from the publishers.

Secondary Floor Work (face up) and Egyptian Yoga