The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  By Phillip Starr I imagine that most of you wear some kind of sash or cloth belt around your waist when you attend martial arts training ...

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

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

 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-k...

     by Phillip Starr       Here's something to consider.  Ask any practitioner of kung-fu, karate, jujutsu, or aikido why they practi...