The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

Thoughts and lectures about the spiritual side of the traditional martial arts.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

THE ANALOGY OF THE CHAIN

by Phillip Starr I often used the analogy of a chain to explain to my senior students how a proper martial art technique sh...

Thursday, January 15, 2015

LEARNING TO READ

by Phillip Starr For many martial arts enthusiasts, their kata are little more than formal exercises that they must endure...

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

BOARDS DON'T HIT BACK...?

by Phillip Star In the classic martial arts movie, “Enter the Dragon”, the famous martial arts actor of the day, Bruce Lee...

Monday, December 1, 2014

A WORD FROM WATTS

by Phillip Starr For those may not have heard of him, Alan Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born phi...

Sunday, November 2, 2014

MARTIAL ARTS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EAST AND EAST

No, the title of this article isn't a typo. It means what it says. It is an introduction into my thoughts about how a...

Thursday, October 23, 2014

DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO

“ Do what you cannot possibly do. Make the impossible possible.” -Masutatsu Oyama Founder of Kyokushin karate ...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

A WORD FROM WATTS

by Phillip Starr For those may not have heard of him, Alan Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British-born philosopher...

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About Me

Phillip Starr: Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China; I began training in the martial arts in 1956. My primary art is Yiliquan kung-fu, which I developed after training with my teacher, Master W.C. Chen (a student of the legendary Zhang Zhaodong). I am also a yudansha of Kyokushin karate, and a certified instructor of the Pekiti-Tersia arnis system. I was the first kung-fu stylist to become a U.S. National Champion under the auspices of the USKA (United States Karate Assn) in 1976. In 1992 I came out of retirement to become U.S. National Champion once again. From 1991-95 I was the National Chairman for the AAU Chinese Martial Arts Division, which became the largest kung-fu organization in the nation. I have authored five books to date; The Making Of A Butterfly, Martial Mechanics, Martial Maneuvers, Hidden Hands, and Developing Jin. I lived in China for 3 yrs.,in the bowels of the dragon...Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China. and have now returned to Omaha, NE. where I continue to write and teach traditional Chinese martial arts.

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