June 7, 200521 yr 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
June 17, 200521 yr "The Encyclopedia of Tae Kwond Do" 15 volume edition [pre 1988 edition] by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
June 18, 200521 yr 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
July 31, 200521 yr "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
September 4, 200520 yr 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
October 13, 200520 yr 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...
November 9, 200520 yr 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...
December 6, 200520 yr 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
January 19, 200620 yr 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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