The Path of Traditional Martial Arts
Thoughts and lectures about the spiritual side of the traditional martial arts.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
PUTTING THE “ART” IN MARTIAL ARTS
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by Phillip Starr Nowadays, we hear about many so-called “martial arts” that are new and innovative. They run the gamut of “mixed martial a...
Sunday, December 24, 2023
THOSE PESKY WARM-UP EXERCISES
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by Phillip Starr I remember my teacher, the venerable W. C. Chen, telling me that one of his teachers, Master Tai (who taught a form of nor...
NO FIRST ATTACK
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by Phillip Starr Most karate enthusiasts have heard the classical quote from the Father of Japanese Karate, Gichin Funakoshi, “Karate ni ...
Friday, December 22, 2023
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
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by Phillip Starr Contrary to what Hollywood would have us believe, a life and death encounter involving swordsmen of feudal Japan rarely ...
Thursday, December 21, 2023
THE MARTIAL ARTIST AND THE GUNSLINGER
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by Phillip Starr Gunfights in the American “Wild West” didn't really feature two iron-jawed gunmen facing off on the main street of t...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
LOOKING FOR SPEED WITH ALL THE WRONG PHRASES...
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by Phillip Starr After teaching the martial arts for some time and especially after working as a teacher of the English language, I'v...
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