FETKD Posted June 7, 2005 Posted June 7, 2005 hmmm...Budo Secret-Teachings of the Martial Arts Mastersby John Stevens "What lies behind us and what lies before us are of little matter compared to what lies within us."-Emerson
Sam Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 "The Encyclopedia of Tae Kwond Do" 15 volume edition [pre 1988 edition] by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
BJJ is 1 Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee's commentaries on the martial way (My favorite)Tao of Jeet Kune DoThe Gracie WayStriking Thoughts (pretty much Brce Lee's philosophy on everything)As everyone knows Bruce Lee was a great martial artist, but these books focus alot on his philosophy too, which I think is very interesting "Without Jiu Jitsu its like without my two legs."-Rickson Graciehttps://www.myspace.com/cobraguard
ItalianMuayThai Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 The Art of War ;-D ~ You first mistake is to underestimate ~
Daedalus Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 "The Encyclopedia of Tae Kwond Do" 15 volume edition [pre 1988 edition] by Gen. Choi Hong HiI'm curious to know what version of Tae Kwon Do's history these volumes subscribe to. The hundreds of years old version or the less then 60 years old version? Peace and may God be with you...Deus Ex Remake
Why_Worry Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 Two books that i would say are very very good books, are "The weaponless warrior" by richard kim which i just basically a lot of cool storie sof okinawan masters and the book zen in the martial arts which is just a more peaceful book kinda. But its kinda boring if you dont like that, but the weaponless warrior is deffinately a very godo and interesting book. Focus
shogeri Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 I have read many of those. They are great! This is a good thread! Current:Head Instructor - ShoNaibuDo - TCM/Taijiquan/Chinese Boxing InstructorPast:TKD ~ 1st Dan, Goju Ryu ~ Trained up 2nd Dan - Brown belt 1 stripe, Kickboxing (Muay Thai) & Jujutsu InstructorBe at peace, and share peace with others...
shogeri Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Cool! Current:Head Instructor - ShoNaibuDo - TCM/Taijiquan/Chinese Boxing InstructorPast:TKD ~ 1st Dan, Goju Ryu ~ Trained up 2nd Dan - Brown belt 1 stripe, Kickboxing (Muay Thai) & Jujutsu InstructorBe at peace, and share peace with others...
Charlie Posted December 6, 2005 Posted December 6, 2005 Three English-language books that are key references for Sabaki-style Karate:Fighting Karate- Hideyuki AshiharaMore Fighting Karate- Hideyuki AshiharaSabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle- Joko NinomiyaThe Ashihara books are out of print but available through some Internet sites for premium prices.Judo (Kodokan Judo was mentioned in an ealier post):Best Judo- Isao Inakuma
Nurvingiel Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 I'd like to second Karate-addict's suggestion of Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. This is a biography of Musashi's life up until he was about 30. I found it incredibly inspiring and it had many useful insights into martial arts. Kata is like a good stir-fry: preparation and timing are everything.
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