The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

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

Thursday, January 6, 2022

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Friday, August 14, 2020

THE AUDIENCE

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                                                                     by Yang Shuangxing      The “audience”; in this case, observers of va...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Affordable Ideas to Create the Ultimate Home Dojo

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by Charlene Roth safetykid.info charlene.roth@safetykid.info If your child has been doing martial arts for any length of time, you already k...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

As Years Go By…

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by Phillip Starr     In a conversation with an old and dear friend (who, like me, is a long-time martial arts instructor) I asked a...
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Saturday, August 26, 2017

THE CRITICAL INTERVAL

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by Phillip Starr In traditional Japanese swordsmanship there is a poem that tells us, "To strike the opponent you must have...
Sunday, July 30, 2017

BABY STEPS

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by Phillip Starr Although the term, "kung-fu" (also, "gongfu"), serves as a generic term for Chinese martial ...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

MY TEACHER AND ME

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by Phillip “Pete” Starr Many years ago, I used to write articles about various aspects of the martial arts and send them out to m...
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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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