July 9, 200521 yr What MA books do you own? Which would you really recommend as great reading for any MAist? "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My Cologne Sheffield Steelers!
July 10, 200521 yr Hey, A great book about the history of Japanese budo and military is Secrets of the Samurai by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook. Other great books I have are: Karate books- Karate Fighting Techniques, Hirokazu Kanazawa The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate, Edmond Otis The Twenty Guiding Principles to Karate, Gichin Funakoshi Karate My Life, Hirokazu Kanazawa Karate-Do My Way of Life, Gichin Funakoshi Karate A Step-By-Step Guide, Kevin Healy Dynamic Karate, Masatoshi Nayakama Chinese MA- The Art of Chi Kung, Wong Kiew Kit Chi Kung for Health and Vitality, Wong Kiew Kit Tai Chi The Supreme Ultimate, Lawrence Galante (this book is so-so)Others- Ninjitsu History and Traditions, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce LeeThese are some of the good ones I have, I can't think of too many more. Also, check out Black Belt Magazine and Grappling Magazine. Those both are normally pretty good. A good technique is beautiful but a beautiful technique is not always good. -Hirokazu Kanazawa
July 10, 200521 yr Well for shotokan karate kata, i find the Best Karate series is very good... "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
July 12, 200521 yr Tao Of Jeet Kune DoMuay Thai - A warriors Path ~ You first mistake is to underestimate ~
July 12, 200521 yr Tao Of Jeet Kune DoMuay Thai - A warriors Path ~ You first mistake is to underestimate ~
July 13, 200521 yr muay thai - a living legacyadvanced muay thaithai boxing dynamiteattacking judothe art of wara book of five ringsI have a book that gets into the physics behind judo throws, but I can't think of the name of it right now...
July 17, 200521 yr Author I own:Karate-do KyohanKarate-do NyumonKarate-do - My Way of LifeKarate JutsuThe Twenty Giding Principles of Karate (all by Gichin Funakoshi)Bunkai Jutsu: The Practical Application of Karate KataThrows For StrikersKarate's Grapling Methods (all by Ian Abernethy)Bo: Karate Weapon of Self DefenceSai: Karate Weapon of Self DefenceTonfa: Karate Weapon of Self DefenceNunchaku: Karate Weapon of Self Defence(all by Fumio Demura)The Bubishi Patrick McCarthyThe Empty Hand Rui UmezawaSecret Karate Ashley CroftKarate Kata ApplicationsThe Advanced Karate Manual(both by Aidan Trimble & Vince Morris)The Karate Handbook Ray PawlettA Dictionary of the Martial Arts Louis FredericEssential Martial Arts Simon MugfordHagakure: The boof of the Samurai Yamamoto TsunetomoBeyond the Black Belt Gary PurdueShotokan Karate Free Fighting TechniquesShotokan Karate: 10th Kyu to 6th KyuShotokan Karate: 5th kyu to Black Belt (all by Keinosuke Enoeda)Karate: Mastering the Art Sanette SmitPressure Point Fighting 75 Down Blocks: Refining Karate Technique(both by Rick Clark)Five Years, One Kata Bill BurgarThe Beginner's Guide to Shotokan Karate Advanced Shotokan Karate Kata Vol 1(both by John van Weenan)A Book Of Five Rings Miyamoto MusashiOkinawan Goju-Ryu Seikichi ToguchiThe Shotokan Karate Handbook Gursharan SahotaKarate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite Hirokazu KanazawaBest Karate (volumes 1-11) Dynamic Karate(all by Masatoshi Nakayama)Advanced Pressure Point Fighting of Ryukyu KempoKyusho Jitsu(both by George Dilman)Plus, I have other MA books about Wing Chun, Aikido, Aiki-Jutsu, Tai Chi, Judo, TaeKwonDo, Muay Thai, Kendo and JuJutsu, as well as a couple of general fitness and stretching books.Yes, my house IS like a library... "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My Cologne Sheffield Steelers!
July 17, 200521 yr Makes me drool just looking at that list. O Sensei said that everyone has a defined sphere of strength and if you can get them outside that sphere then their strength will disappear. I say, EXPAND YOUR SPHERE!
July 27, 200521 yr yea that is impressive im kinda jealous really "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
July 27, 200521 yr where were you able to purchase those all of those MA books? "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
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