Read any good books lately?

[kkennedy219]

Can anyone recommend any good books on the history of karate, specifically shotokan?

Thanks, friends!

[Zanshin]

The Harry Cook book "shotokan Karate a precise history" gets a very good review. Could be what you are looking for.

https://www.dragon-tsunami.org/Dtimes/Pages/ShotokanJNE.htm

[Skeptic 2004]

I recommend getting a copy of John Sells's Unante. It is the most thoroughly researched and comprehensive text on karate history to date.

[Clash]

I found Karate-do My Way of Life by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi to be a interesting and fun read, I really felt I better understood him as a person and what drove him to do so much for Karate through this book.

[bushido_man96]

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate has a lot of good, although general information on Karate.

Funakoshi's book is a good read as well. It tends to deal more with his philosophy towards Karate in general, though.

[hinote]

I found Karate-do My Way of Life by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi to be a interesting and fun read, I really felt I better understood him as a person and what drove him to do so much for Karate through this book.

I'm currently reading this book for the second time. I love it. I'm just getting to the chapter "Chinese Hand to Empty Hand"

[Daisho]

not on shotokan,

but Zen & The Way of the Sword. great read!!

[Clash]

I found Karate-do My Way of Life by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi to be a interesting and fun read, I really felt I better understood him as a person and what drove him to do so much for Karate through this book.

I'm currently reading this book for the second time. I love it. I'm just getting to the chapter "Chinese Hand to Empty Hand"

I'd like to read it again sometime

[Dobbersky]

Mushashi's Book of Five Rings

TseSun's Art of War

Hakumane - Book of the Samurai

All good books and 'work' you mind

Osu

[Budokin]

Any book by Gichin Funakoshi is worth a read.

Keep at it, Shodan is just the beginning...

Budokin