The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

by Phillip Starr All of us, at one time or another, run up against obstacles that seem to block our progress along the path (of martial art...

 b y Phillip Starr In most contemporary martial disciplines, there's a lot of emphasis placed on exactly, precisely how a given techniq...

  by Phillip Starr When I was a young martial arts student, I was absolutely convinced that there were “secret techniques” which, once lear...

  By Phillip Starr In many ways, life and following the martial path is much like being cast into the sea (of life) in a rowboat. The sea ...

  by Phillip Starr In the many years that I have been involved in the study of martial arts, I have been most fortunate in having trained w...

  by Phillip Starr “ There is no magic in punching like this”, my teacher told us as he performed a crisp corkscrew punch. I didn't al...

  by Phillip Starr Ask most martial artists what the basic premise of their art is, and you'll likely get the well-known “deer in the h...