The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

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

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Everything You Need To Know...

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  by Phillip Starr       Some years ago there was book written which was entitled, "Everything I Ever Needed To Know About Life I Learn...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

ETIQUETTE

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  by Phillip Starr I would hope that the majority of my readers would be more than a little familiar with the basic forms of etiquette that...
Friday, May 22, 2026

THE SPACES IN BETWEEN

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  by Phillip Starr There is a saying that tell us, “The music is not in the notes, but the silence in between.” This is a very profound st...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

ELEMENTS TO REMEMBER

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  by Phillip Starr In earlier writings, I've mentioned the concept of “kyo”, which is the chink in your opponent's armor; it is an ...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

DOTTING I'S AND CROSSING T'S

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  by Phillip Starr       I'll bet I studied something in elementary school that the rest of you didn't (except for some of the olds...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO

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  by Phillip Starr “ Do what you cannot possibly do. Make the impossible possible.” -Masutatsu Oyama Founder of Kyokushin karate I fir...
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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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