Martial arts research library

[benkendrick]

Living the Martial Way- Forest Morgan

 

Great Book, fairly philosophical, but shows how to by philosophy into action

 

Zdoshi

 

I was gonna add this but you beat me to it....

 

Anyhow, I agree this is an excellent read.

[Monkeymagic]

Dan Millman way of the peacefull warrior which he followed up with the sacred journey of the peacefull warrior 2 very good books....

 

as anyone else read them it if so what did you think

 

Very good books. I have read both. i have a third of his, can't remember the name now. I think I will re-read them as they may give me some ideas for my dissertation.

 

':idea:'

 

wado_lee - if you don't mind, i have a question on the Karate forum asking 'Why do you use karate?' Could you post a reply. I think your answer would be interesting. If you could also tell me why you chose karate over other martial arts, that would be great.

[Red Triangle student]

I have an interesting website you all may be interested in: It is called https://www.shotokankata.com It is a good website for studying kata, the problem is you have to become a member. You also may need a high speed internet as their are a lot of videos on their.

[Monkeymagic]

Chan, S. (2000) ‘The Construction and export of Culture as Artefact: The case of Japanese Martial Arts,’ The Body & Society (Sage Publications), Vol. 6, No. 1, Pages 69-74

 

Krug, J. G. November (2001) ‘At the feet of the Master: Three Stages in the Appropriation of Okinawan Karate Into Anglo-American Culture,‘ Cultural Studies, Critical Methodologies (Sage Publications), Vol. 1, No. 4, Pages 395-410.

 

Mattson, G. E. (1963) ‘The Way of Karate’ Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E Tuttle Company, Inc.

 

James, A. The Social World of Karate-Do

 

There are a few more. I'll add as I read them.

 

[Sunrunner]

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Back

[Sunrunner]

The Tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff as well.

[Ronin47]

I have Go Rin No Sho (5 Rings), Hagakure, and the Art of War but my favourite book is the Twenty Guding Principles of karate by Funakoshi. It's meanings can be applied to any martial art.

 

For specific information, Taekwondo: The State of the Art by Masters Sung Chul & Jun Chul Whang with Brandon Saltz is an excellent peice of writing giving a comprehensive history of Taekwondo, warm-up stretches, it's sparring techniques, patterns (up to pattern ), the whole nine yards!

 

I also liked a book called Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living. Just a bit of fun, and not really Martial arts philosphy, just one great man's views n various subjects ranging from training to life in general.

[Monkeymagic]

Draeger, D. F. & Smith, R. W. (1987) ‘Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts.’ Harper & Row

 

Tan, K. (2004) Constructing a martial tradition: Rethinking a popular history of karate-dou. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Volume 28, No. 2, May 2004, pp. 169-192, Sage Publications.

 

Someone might have written the first one already

 

[SoonerJohn]

Some non-martial arts books I've found useful:

 

Gulag Archipelago. A sad book that will delve deep into the negative side of human psychology. When I was in a slump, one passage from this book helped me improve dramatically. It had too do with an old lady and how she handled the interrogations.

 

Virginia's General: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War. A brief view into the mind of a great strategist.

 

Caro's Book of Poker Tells. A great book in understanding how to interpret peoples actions. The pictures he uses are outdated.

[47MartialMan]

No decent MA library exists without the numerous works of Confucius, Tao Te Ching, Art of War and The comprehensive guide to the asian fighting arts. China is where it all began and where a good library should begin. There is a taoist saying which I believe Bruce Lee quoted and it goes; To understand the root is to understand all it's blossoming.

 

Actually it did not ALL begin in China. India and Egypt is a are more ancient. And they had systematic fighting arts.