The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  by Phillip Starr Ask most martial artists what the basic premise of their art is, and you'll likely get the well-known “deer in the h...

  by Phillip Starr It was Master Seiyu Oyata (dec., 10 th dan of Okinawan karate) who told me, “Karate is very practical. In the kata, no...

  by Phillip Starr Many, if not most, new participants in a given martial art are interested primarily in learning effective self-defense. ...

  by Phillip Starr The martial ways are really a panapoly of movement; there is often jostling and clashing...weapons of steel, wood, or ba...

  by Phillip Starr The black belt is regarded much differently in the West than it is in the Orient. In Japan, achieving the grade of shod...

 b y Phillip Starr “ I’m still learning.” These were the parting words of famous Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. This man died at ...

  By Phillip Starr Many moons ago when I was training under my sifu, I used to wonder why he didn't introduce me to some of the more a...