The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

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

Friday, September 22, 2023

CHANGING WITH THE TIMES?

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  By Phillip Starr I once read a statement made by a popular martial arts teacher that said he hoped that his art would continue to grow an...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS!

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 b y Phillip Starr Over the decades that I've been involved in teaching martial arts and qigong, I've come to better understand the...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

BABY STEPS

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  by Phillip Starr Although the term, "kung-fu" (also, "gongfu"), serves as a generic term for Chinese martial arts, us...

YIN AND YANG?

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  *Partially excerpted from the author's book, “Martial Maneuvers.” The double-fish diagram known as “taiji” (Grand Ultimate) is famili...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

THE WUDAO (BUDO) SPIRIT

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  by Phillip Starr It was during my last year of high school back in 1967 that I decided to attend Tokyo University. I frankly didn't c...
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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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