The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

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

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

HOMEWORK

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  by Phillip Starr When many of us attend our martial arts class we are excited about the prospect of learning something new but we fail to...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

HITTING THE MARK

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  by Phillip Starr In kyudo (Japanese archery; “the Way of the bow”) the object is quite dissimilar to that of Western archery. The beginn...

ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS

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  by Phillip Starr What's the first thing you do when you set out to bake a cake? If you're like me (I know almost nothing about t...
Sunday, February 19, 2023

A COMPLETE FIGHTING SYSTEM?

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  By Phillip Starr The next time you practice a given form, here's something to bear in mind...each (traditional) form is a complete fi...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

A BOWL OF COLD RICE

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  by Phillip Starr For those who walk the martial path and encounter seemingly impossible obstacles, this one is for you. You need look no...
Friday, February 17, 2023

ZEN AND NOW

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  by Phillip Starr A great many modern martial artists, particularly those who are engaged in the practce of a Japanese martial forms such ...
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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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