Books on diff martial arts

[The Kyokushin punisher]

i know alot of u guys out there study more then on estyle and i want to be more well rounded as well..

Maybe u guys can reccomend me some books here is what i am looking for even a few reccomendiations would help me out greatly!

I have alot of books on karate and Judo but my knowledge is very little and want to learn more on these diffrent styles listed down below.

Basics mostly.

Also some DVDs which ones are good becuz i know alot of useless ones are out there.

Muay Thai

Boxing

Grapling

Jujitsu

Chi

Kenpo/Kempo

Kung Fu

Self Defense

US army Combat training...hand to hand combat/knife fighting etc etc

Israli

Weapons

Knife

Kamas

Nunchucks

Bo staff

[bushido_man96]

I recommend any of the books by the Gracies for the BJJ/grappling information. Also, check out the Research Library sticky: http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=8082

[ShotokanKid]

I would recommend going to Amazon.com and searching around- I've found some pretty good martial arts stuff there.

[HG]

"Chinese Boxing" by Robert W. Smith. Smith who's a Karate/Judo black belt describes his experiences learning Kung Fu from various Taiwan masters back in the late 50's through the 60's.

[bushido_man96]

That sounds like it would be a very interesting read.

[HG]

Smith has a unique writing style that can take some getting used to but is still a great read. The Taiwan masters (most of which have passed away) are quite opinionated. One of the more interesting accounts Smith recalls is John Bluming trading strikes with Wang Shu-Chin; both are well known in their respective martial art circles.