The Path of Traditional Martial Arts
Thoughts and lectures about the spiritual side of the traditional martial arts.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
SPIRIT OR TECHNIQUE?
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By Phillip Starr I have been asked by a number of martial arts students as well as instructors if spirit or technique is the most importa...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
QI-KU AND TRADITIONAL TRAINING
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by Phillip Starr In the practice of contemporary martial arts there is a tendency for instructors and students to shy away from any train...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
KENDO’S HACHIDAN
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by Phillip Starr Quite a while back, I sent out a Youtube clip which featured two separate Japanese kendo (fencing) instructors, both of wh...
Monday, January 22, 2024
IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
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by Phillip Starr Ask any martial arts instructor how often he or she has been approached by potential students who want to get fit, incre...
Sunday, January 21, 2024
IS FLEXIBILITY THAT IMPORTANT?
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By Phillip Starr More than once (or a hundred, or maybe a thousand) times I've heard various martial art students and instructors ask...
Saturday, January 20, 2024
INTO THE LIMELIGHT?
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By Phillip Starr Some years ago when I became very concerned with the survival of traditional martial disciplines, I sent out a letter to...
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