The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  by Phillip Starr One of the anecdotes featured in my book, THE MAKING OF A BUTTERFLY, talks about how my sifu, Master W.C. Chen, chided o...

  By Phillip Starr In the martial arts, we often hear the word “spirit.” Does this refer to what we, as Westerners, refer to as “soul?” O...

  By Phillip Starr “ More is better.” Although I'm tempted to say that this kind of thinking is exclusive to the West, I've seen i...

  by Phillip Starr So, you want to teach your particular martial art? If you do and you want to be a good teacher, there's a few thing...

  by Yang Shuangxing If I had a nickel for every time a student or prospective student told me that they didn't have time to practice, ...

  By Yang Shuangxing I have a suggestion for those of you who really want to understand your forms and who have the gumption to undergo a r...

  by Phillip Starr Some time ago, I was teaching more senior students how to strike certain vital points. One of them was located on the u...