The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  by Yang Xuangxing We often hear about differences between the so-called waijia (external martial arts styles) and the neijia (internal ma...

  by Phillip Starr During my first year as National Chairman for the AAU Kung-Fu Division (1990), I had the honor of meeting a man known as...

  by Phillip Starr Many years ago, one of my students asked me what I'd do if someone attacked me with a knife while I was enjoying a b...

  by Yang Shuangxing Some martial arts enthusiasts scoff at the practice of taijiquan, which is often practiced mostly in slow motion. Fin...

  by Phillip Starr In his last days, the revered father of Japanese karate, Funakoshi Gichin, was largely bedridden. One of his youngest s...

  By Phillip Starr Over the years that I've assisted as an official in tournaments and taught dozens of seminars, I've noticed a cr...

  by Phillip Starr Nowadays, it seems that many martial arts devotees equate practice (with a partner) and/or success in the competition ri...