The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  By Phillip Starr I used to ask my students, “Have you lost your mind?” They'd look at me quizzically and I'd continue with my qu...

  by Phillip Starr *Excerpted from “Martial Maneuvers” by the author. Beginning piano students spend countless hours practicing simple fin...

  By Phillip Starr Remember way back when you were about to break your very first board? Do you recall your teacher's instructions? I ...

  By Phillip Starr It's said that a life of martial arts is a life of discipline, but just what does that mean? In my view, there is o...

by Phillip Starr For all the spiritual insights that one might achieve, it is often well to remember just what the various martial discipli...

  by Phillip Starr In traditional Japanese swordsmanship there is a poem that tells us, "To strike the opponent you must have your ow...

  By Phillip Starr Currently, there are a number of kung-fu teachers from the People's Republic of China (or who allege that they...