The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  By Phillip “Pete” Starr My friend, Sensei Akira Hino, has written and spoken about understanding what he calls “the incapable self” and “...

by Phillip “Pete” Starr After you wake up each morning, when do you make your bed? Do you shave every day? Where is your training uni...

  by Phillip Starr I've been involved in the practice of martial arts for more than 60 years and one of my most important observations ...

  by Phillip Starr A friend of mine recently posted this anecdote. I find a lot of truth and value in it... Shodo, by the way, is the art ...

  by Phillip Starr All too often, I see practitioners of various forms of karate, kung-fu, and taekwondo execute their forms “by the number...

  By  Phillip Starr “ Use your hips!”, my teacher would often bark as I practiced fundamental techniques. He would also remind me to “use ...