The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

by Phillip Starr Is your style of karate or kung-fu considered a “hard style” or a “soft style?” Most Western practitioners of t...

by Phillip Starr      As we enjoy our practice of our chosen martial disciplines we tend to get caught up in what I call the "punch-...

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

by Phillip Starr Because if you don't, nobody else will, or can, do it for you.   - P. Starr  Most of the grading examination...

by Phillip Starr Boring as it may be to practice, breathing is key to improving martial arts performance and effectiveness. Corr...

by Phillip Starr In the practice of contemporary martial arts there is a tendency for instructors and students to shy away from an...

by Phillip Starr *Partially excerpted from “The Making of a Butterfly” by the author Contrary to what many people believe, C...