Selected Recommendations From My Library
For Children
The Childrens Book Of Virtues Edited By Bill Bennet
The Dangerous Book For Boys by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
The Daring Book For Girls By Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
U.S.A.
George Washington's Leadership Lessons - James C. Reses
A Patriot's History of the United States
From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
By Larry Schweikart, Michael Patrick Allen
Click here for a peek inside The Patriot's History
William J. Bennett has written several fine books about America.
David McCullough will transport you back in time as he educates and entertains in all of his books on the history of the U.S.A. and its leaders. Choose among the many books he has written, there is something for everyone.
America the Beautiful - Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great
Ben Carson, M.D.
General Martial arts related and philosphy
Warrior 101: A Handbook For the Modern Warrior
By Phil Messina
Kata: The Key to Understanding & Dealing with the Japanese!
By Boye Lafayette De Mente
365 Tao Daily Meditaions - Deng Ming Dao
Chronicles of Tao
The Secret Life of a Taoist Master by Deng Ming-Dao
Iron & Silk By Mark Salzman - Also "Iron & Silk Movie
Zen In The Martial Arts - By Joe Hyams
Zen Combat - Jay Gluck
Zen In The Art Of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
Illuminated Spirit - Conversations with a Kyudo Master
Don and Jackie DeProspero
The Inner Game Of Tennis - by W. Timothy Gallwey
Lessons From The Dojo Floor - By Kris Wilder
The Karate Dojo - Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art - By Peter Urban
The Karate Sensei - By Peter urban
The Zen Way To Martial Arts.
Questions To A Zen Master
Both By Taisen Deshimaru -
The Overlook Martial Arts Reader, Classic Writings on Philosphy and Technique. Editied by Randy F. Nelson
The Overlook Martial Arts Reader Volume 2 Edited by John Donohue
Effortless Mastery Liberating the Master Musican Within By Kenny Werner
The Art of War By Sun Tzu
Anything written by Dave Lowry will infom and inspire.
The Essence of Budo
Autumn Lighting
Tradition
The Karate Way
In the Dojo
Sword & Brush
Clouds In The West
Moving Towards Stillness
Persimmon Wind
Most anything written or translated by John Stevens is worth reading and having in your library.
Budo Secrets
The Art Of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba
Three Budo Masters - Kano (Judo) Funakoshi (Karate) Ueshiba (Aikido)
Three Zen Masters - Ikkyu - Hakuin Ryokan -
The Spirit of Aikido - Kisshomaru Ueshiba
In Search of the Warrior Spirit
Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets
Richard Strozzi Heckler
The Tao of Muhhad Ali - A True Story - by Davis Miller
The Tao Of Bruce Lee - By Davis Miller
Sacred Hoops - Spiritual Lessons From A Hardwood Warrior- By Phil Jackson
Kodo Ancient Ways
Lessons In The Spiritual Life Of The Warrior / Martial Artist
By Kensho Furuya
No Suurrender - My Thirty Year War - By Hiroo Onada
Among Warriors - A Martial Artist In Tibet - By Pamela Logan
The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior - By Dan Millman
Books By Richard Kim
The Weaponless Warriors
The Classical Man
Dan Inosanto- The Man, the Teacher, the Artist
Books by Jay McInerney
Ransom
Bright Lights Big City
Taekwondo
Dynamic Taekwondo Kyorgui - By Kyung Myong Lee
Taekwondo Kyorgui - by Kyung Myong Lee, Kook Hyun Jeong
Mastering TKD Sparring Tae E Lee & Brigadier Gen. Robert K Martineau
Taekwondo- Also - Mastering Taekwondo by Richard Chun
Taekwondo Free Fighting - Dynamic Strategic Principales, Movements and Techniques - By Dr. Daeshik Kim
Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) Moo Duk Kwan - Hwang Kee
HOSINSUL - Conceptual Self Defense - By Daeshik Kim & Jun Nam Lee
Marc Tedeschi Offers Encyclopedic Knowledge Base In His Series Of Books:
Taekwondo
Hapkido
The Art of Weapons
Essential Anatomy
DVD
The Science Of Taekwondo Fighting -
Step by Step Instruction of Sparring and Competition by Dr. Jin bang Yang
karate
Karate Do Kyohan - Master Text For The Way Of The Empty Hand
By Gichin Funakoshi - Presented To The Emperor On July 19, 1935
Reprinted 2005 Neptune Publications.
Karate-Do - My way of Life - Gichin Funakoshi
Patrick McCarthy Hanshi is the director of the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society, Koryu Uchinadi .
To better understand the karate paradigm and learn the depth; background, analysis, historical significance, and application practices of karate, please visit the IRKRS home page of Patrick McCarthy Hanshi.
Books, DVD's written and produced by Patrick McCarthy will enrich your understanding of karate and jujutsu significantly.
The Way Of Kata -A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications
By Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder
Bunkai Jutsu
Karate's grappling methods
Throws For Strikers - The Forgotten Throws Of Karate, Boxing and Taekwondo
The Way To Black Belt - A Comprehensive Guide To Rapid Rock Solid Results
Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder
Okinawa - The HIstory of an Island People - By George H. Kerr
Shinkendo
Please visit the Internatioanl Shinkendo Federation Products Page For Books, DVD's and more created by Obata Kaiso for Shinkendo Students.
The Art of War: The Complete and Fully Illustrated Edition of Sun Tzu's Philosophical Masterpiece with Four Other Classics in the Ancient Warrior Tradition [Hardcover] Toshishiro Obata is featured in this book along with Hanshi Paul Couch - Very hard to obtain - May be out of print - Sweetwater Press
The Spirit of the Sword: Iaido, Kendo, and Test Cutting with the Japanese Sword
By Taisaburo Nakamura
The Sword Of No-Sword The Life Of Master Warrior Tesshu - By John Stevens
The Life- Giving Sword - The Classic text on Zen and the No-Sword
By Yagyu Munenori
The 47 Ronin Story by John Allyn
The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Soho
Samurai William - The Englishman Who Opened Japan - By Giles Milton
Miyamoto Musashi His Life and Writings by Kenji Tokitsu
translated by Sherab Chodzin Kohn
The Book Of Five Rings - By Miamoto Musashi - Translated by Thomas Cleary
The Book Of Five Rings By Miamoto Musashi - Translated by Ashikaga Yoshiharu Edited By Rosemary Brant - An illustrated edition pleasing to the eye.
Samurai - The Code Of The Warrior Thomas Louis and Tommy Ito - pleasantly illustrated
The Art of the Samurai - Yamamoto Tsunetomo"s Hagakure
The New Illustrated Edition Of The Classic Japanese Warrior Code
Translated by Barry D. Steben
Sakamoto Ryomo And The Meiji Restoration By Marius B. Jansen
Great Novels
Classic Novels by Eji Yoshikawa
Miamoto Musashi
Taiko
The Asian Series by James Clavell
Shogun
Taipan
King Rat
Gai-Jin
Noble House
Judo - Ju Jutsu - Chin Na - Grappling
The Cannon of Judo - Classic Teachings on Principles and Techniques
By Mifune Kyuzo 10th Dan
Kodokan Judo - Jigaro Kano
Vital Judo - By T. Sato and I. Okano
Judo - A Pictoral Manual By Pat Harrington
Judo Unleashed
Essential Throwing & Grappling Techniques For The Intermediate to Advanced Martial Artists by Neil Ohlenkamp
Textbook Of Judo For beginners, competitors and instructors
by Nagayasu Ogasawara
Judo - Heart & Soul By Hayward Nishioka
Jiu Jitsu Complete - by Kiyose Nakae
Japan's Ultimate Martial Art
Jujitsu Before 1882 The Classical Japanese Art of Self-Defense
Darrell Max Craig
Combat Jiu-Jitsu - By Norman Leff
Kokushi-ryu JuJutsu by Nobuyoshi Higashi
Police Kung Fu - The Personal Combat Handbook of the Taiwan National Police
Man Kam Lo
Chinese Fast Wrestling For Fighting - The Art of San Shou Kuai Jiao-
Throws, Takedowns, & Groundfighting
Judo Formal Techniques - A comprehensive guide to Kodokan Randori no kata
Tadao Otaki & Donn F. Drager
Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na By Yang Jwing-Ming
Chin Na In Ground Fighting
Principals and Submissions Holds For All Martial Styles
By Al Arsenault & Joe Faulise
Aikido
Dynamic Aikido by Gozo Shioda
AIKIDO The Complete Basic techniques Gozo Shioda
Total Aikido The Master Course - Gozo Shioda
Budo Training in Aikido By Morihei Ueshiba founder of Aikido
Traditional Aikido Volumes 1-5 By Morihiro Saito
The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido by Willaim Gleason
The Art Of Aikido - Principals and Essential Techniques Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Best Aikido - The Fundamentals Kisshomaru Ueshiba - Moriteru Ueshiba
The Aikido Master Course Best Aikido 2 Moriteru Ueshiba
The Secrets Of Aikido -
The hidden teachings and universal truths of Aikido, As taught by its Founder Morihei Ueshiba -By John Stevens
Ultimate Aikido - Secrets of Self-Defense and Inner Power
Yoshimitsu Yamada
The Hidden Roots Of Aikido - Aiki Jujutsu Daitoryu -
Secret Techniques of an ancient Martial Art
By Shiro Omiya
Self Defense - Combat Mindset - PDT
WARRIOR 101: A Handbook For The Modern Warrior
By Phil Messina Foreword By: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Living The Martial Way- By Forrest E. Morgan, Maj USAF
A manual for the way a modern warrior should think
Scientific Self-Defense - Fairbarin
The Close Combat Files Of Colonel Rex Applegate
by Rex Applegate & Maj Chuck Melson
Tao Of Jeet Kun Do - Bruce Lee
Books By Gavin deBecker
The Gift of Fear
Protecting The Gift
Fearless
Just Two Seconds
Sharpening the Warriors Edge: The Psychology & Science of Training
By Bruce K. Siddle
Verbal Judo - By George J. Thompson, Ph.D., and Herry B. Jenkins
The Little Black Book of Violence
What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Fighting
Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder
Surviving Armed Assaults
A Martial Artist's Guide to Weapons, Street Violence & Countervailing Force
Lawrence A. Kane
Meditations on Violence
A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
By Rory Miller
Facing Violence - Preparing for the Unexpected - By Rory Miller
Books By LT. COL. Dave Grossman
LT. COL. DAVE GROSSMAN, U.S. Army (Ret.) Director, Warrior Science Group, www.killology.com: Member, American Board for Certification in Homeland Security; Member, American College of Forensic Examiners Institute
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one
of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.
Stop Teaching Our Kids To Kill
On Killing
On Combat
Combat Strategy By Han ho
San Shou Kung Fu Of the Chinese Red Army by Dr. Mizhou Hui
Attack Proof - The Ultimate Guide To Personal Protection
John Perkins Al Ridenhour Matt Kovsky
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