North Star Martial Arts
In depth discussions of internal martial arts, theatricality, and Daoist ritual emptiness. Original martial arts ideas and Daoist education with a sense of humor and intelligence.
Books: TAI CHI, BAGUAZHANG AND THE GOLDEN ELIXIR, Internal Martial Arts Before the Boxer Uprising. By Scott Park Phillips. Paper ($30.00), Digital ($9.99)
Possible Origins, A Cultural History of Chinese Martial Arts, Theater and Religion, (2016) By Scott Park Phillips. Paper ($18.95), Digital ($9.99)
Watch Video: A Cultural History of Tai Chi
New Eastover Workshop, in Eastern Massachusetts, Italy, and France are in the works.
Daodejing Online - Learn Daoist Meditation through studying Daoism’s most sacred text Laozi’s Daodejing. You can join from anywhere in the world, $50. Email me if you are interesting in joining!
I believe these shenmo (god-demons) known as the Five Emissaries of Epidemics were invoked and embodied during certain martial arts rituals. Martial rituals are the part of traditional Chinese martial arts which were discarded at the beginning of the 20th Century. This is a possible origin for the arts of Xingyi and xinyi, but this is a subject that needs a lot more investigation. I hope to do a video on it in the next couple of months.
A place to train and learn about traditional Chinese martial arts, which are a form of religious theater combined with martial skills.
