The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  by Phillip Starr Xunzi (aka. Hsun-tzu) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period and contributed t...

  by Phillip Starr The Japanese word for “tournament” is “shiai.” It is comprised of two radicals, the first of which is “shi” ( 试 ). In ...

  By Phillip Starr “ What got you started in the martial arts?” Every martial arts practitioner is eventually asked this question although...

  by Phillip Starr Ancient warriors who survived numerous conflicts wrote that “the eyes must take in everything and nothing.” Many left i...

  by Yang Shuangxing “ We're traditionalists and we don't ever change anything in our art.” For many people, this kind of statemen...

      I will not be posting any more articles until Oct. 21st or 22nd.  I will be out of toen and away from my computer due to the passing o...

  by Phillip Starr Sun Lutang (1860-1933), renowned founder of the Sun styles of both baguazhang and taijiquan rose early each morning in B...