kikr Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Col Dave Grossman "On Killing"Gavin DeBecker "The Gift of Fear"Rick Fields "The Code of the Warrior"Plus many of the books mentioned already. Remember The more you know, the less they can use against you. We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. George Orwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rompie Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 "zen in martial arts" is pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
css1971 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Ian Abernethy's Bunkai Jutsu.Plus the videos. It's all about real practical karate. It completely opened my eyes to some of the long forgotten and truly brutal techniqes encoded into the kata and to the meaningless irrelevance of styles. If you never read any other book on karate, this one is something you absolutely must read.alsoIan Abernethy's Karate's Grappling MethodsThis book shows the true nature of karate. A mixed martial art from the beginning. It isn't just kickboxing. The Karate Wiki: Information about karate written by karate practioners... Yes, that means you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ff100 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 The Kyokushin way: Mas. Oyama's karate philosophy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsey Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Ian Abernethy's Bunkai Jutsu.Plus the videos. It's all about real practical karate. It completely opened my eyes to some of the long forgotten and truly brutal techniqes encoded into the kata and to the meaningless irrelevance of styles. If you never read any other book on karate, this one is something you absolutely must read.alsoIan Abernethy's Karate's Grappling MethodsThis book shows the true nature of karate. A mixed martial art from the beginning. It isn't just kickboxing.YES!!! these are the best modern books on karate IMO. "Gently return to the simple physical sensation of the breath. Then do it again, and again, and again. Somewhere in this process, you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels." - ven. henepola gunaratana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottnshelly Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Martial Arts Teaching Tales of Power and Paradox: Freeing the Mind, Focusing Chi, and Mastering the Self by Pascal Fauliot.Karate Dojo: Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art by Peter UrbanThese are great books for anyone who is interested in the stories behind the Martial Arts. These books are particularly great for Instructors.They go great with Secret Tactics by Kazumi Tabata (see also: http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=244847#244847) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavi Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Right....Bruce lees tou id defenitely one of the best.Should be right on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 A hard to find and very technical book, but one of the best on the history of Chinese martial arts:The Spring and Autumn of Chinese martial Arts -5000 years-by professor Kang Gewu Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.~Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) I have decided to post the books that I have in my library. My library is not all-inclusive, by any stretch of the imagination, but I would like to share what I have.It is quite a list, so I will post it in chunks. I may also give a little synopsis of each that I have read, just to give an idea of what the book is about, and if it may be one that interests some of you.I'll start with Korean Styles:The Way of Traditional Taekwondo, 11 volumes Grand Master Haeng Ung LeeEncyclopedia of Taekwon-do, 15 volumes General Choi Hong HiMan Of ContrastsThe Complete Tae Kwon Do Hyung, 3 volumesThe Complete Black Belt Hyung W.T.F.The Complete Master’s KickThe Complete Master’s Jumping KickThe Complete One & Three Step SparringThe Complete Martial Artist, 2 volumes Master Hee Il ChoThe Complete Book of Taekwon Do Forms Keith D. YatesThe Secrets of Tae Kwon Do Jennifer Lawler, Ph.D.Ch’ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul Real Applications to the ITF Patterns Stuart Paul AnslowTaekwondo Kyorugi, 2 editions Sang H. Kim, Ph.D., w/Kuk H. Chung, Kyung M. LeeTae Kwon Do The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Martial Art Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard Black Belt Tae Kwon Do The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Black Belt Martial Art Yeon Hwan Park, Jon GerrardTae Kwon Do The Korean Martial Art, 2 editions.Advancing in Tae Kwon DoMoo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do Korean Art of Self-Defense Richard ChunTaekwondo Techniques and Tactics Skills for sparring and self-defense Yeon Hwan Park, Tom Seabourne, Ph.D.Hapkido Korean Art of Self-Defense Scott ShawThe Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tae Kwon Do Karen Eden, Keith YatesTaekwondo The State of the Art Master Sung Chul Whang, Master Jun Chul Whang, Brandon SaltzAuthentic Tang Soo Do The Traditional Martial Art of Korea Chun Sik Kim, Joe GossTaekwondo Textbook KukkiwonComplete Taekwondo PoomsaeKyu Hyung Lee, Sang H. KimChon-Ji of Tae Kwon Do HyungTan-Gun and To-San of Tae Kwon Do HyungWon-Hyo and Yul-Kok of Tae Kwon Do HyungChung-Gun and Toi-Gye of Tae Kwon Do HyungJhoon RheeA Killing Art The Untold History of Tae Kwon DoAlex Gillis Edited March 11, 2009 by bushido_man96 https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 (edited) My books on Japanese styles include:Jujitsu Techniques and Tactics: skills for sparring and self-defense Doug Musser, Thomas A. LangKarate Techniques and Tactics: skills for sparring and self-defense Patrick M. HickeyJudo Techniques and Tactics Jimmy PedroAikido Techniques and Tactics: the ultimate system for street defense Gary BennettDynamic AikidoTotal Aikido The Master CourseGozo ShiodaThe Complete Idiot’s Guide To Karate Randall G. Hassell, Edmond OtisKodokan Judo Jigoro KanoSmall-Circle Jujitsu Wally JaySecrets of the Samurai The Martial Arts of Feudal JapanAikido and the Dynamic Sphere Adele Westbrook, Oscar RattiThe Way of Sanchin Kata The Application of PowerKris WilderBest Karate series1. Comprehensive2. Fundamentals3. Kumite 14. Kumite 25. Heian, Tekki6. Bassai, KankuM. NakayamaKarate's Grappling MethodsBunkai-Jutsu The Practical Application of Karate KataIain Abernethy Edited March 11, 2009 by bushido_man96 https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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