The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

Thoughts and lectures about the spiritual side of the traditional martial arts.

Saturday, April 25, 2026

THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF MARTIAL ARTS

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  by Phillip Starr On various martial arts forums I've recently noticed an interest being shown in what can best be described as "...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

SENSEI, I SHRUNK THE...

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  by Phillip Starr Back in the early 70's, I read an interesting article in one of the martial arts magazines of the day. A writer int...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

THE SECRET TO MASTERY

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  by Phillip Starr Years ago, I had a saying in the training hall that said, "There is only one secret to real mastery...(practice)!...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

SAYA NO UCHI DE KATSU

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  by Phillip Starr The title of this lecture can be translated as, "Victory is in the scabbard"; a snippet of sound advice from t...
Monday, April 20, 2026

PROPER USE OF THE HEAVY BAG

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by Phillip Starr *Partially excerpted from the author's book, “Martial Mechanics.” I've seen numerous videos of martial arts pract...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

POLISH AND PERFECTION

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  by Phillip Starr There's often a lot of talk about being a good fighter and a good martial artist, and there's a qualitative diff...
Friday, April 17, 2026

THE ONE CHANCE MINDSET

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  by Phillip Starr I n a old thread on a martial arts forum, an instructor who is a close friend of mine presented a quote from Master Chos...
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Phillip Starr
Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China
I began training in the martial arts in 1956. My primary art is Yiliquan kung-fu, which I developed after training with my teacher, Master W.C. Chen (a student of the legendary Zhang Zhaodong). I am also a yudansha of Kyokushin karate, and a certified instructor of the Pekiti-Tersia arnis system. I was the first kung-fu stylist to become a U.S. National Champion under the auspices of the USKA (United States Karate Assn) in 1976. In 1992 I came out of retirement to become U.S. National Champion once again. From 1991-95 I was the National Chairman for the AAU Chinese Martial Arts Division, which became the largest kung-fu organization in the nation. I have authored five books to date; The Making Of A Butterfly, Martial Mechanics, Martial Maneuvers, Hidden Hands, and Developing Jin. I lived in China for 3 yrs.,in the bowels of the dragon...Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China. and have now returned to Omaha, NE. where I continue to write and teach traditional Chinese martial arts.
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