The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

  by Phillip Starr A friend of mine recently posted this anecdote. I find a lot of truth and value in it... Shodo, by the way, is the art ...

  by Phillip Starr All too often, I see practitioners of various forms of karate, kung-fu, and taekwondo execute their forms “by the number...

  by Phillip Starr Timing is the second of the “Three Jewels” of combat (Distance, Timing, and Rhythm). I define timing as the moment duri...

  by Phillip Starr I consider myself very fortunate to have met and in some cases, trained with, some of the finest martial arts masters in...

  by Phillip Starr *Excerpted from the book, “REFINING JIN” by the author. Japan is a beautiful island nation that is plagued with f...