* * * * * * * * My Favorite Martial Arts Books * * * * * * * * Hard to narrow it to just 10 favorites so I don’t have a Top Ten list. I’m not as well-read as many of my peers. I have a long list of To Read books which I’ve not even dented yet. Although, this list is as advertised, my “Favorite Martial Arts Books”, it contains some that I believe can fall under the heading “Essential Martial Arts Books”. “Martial Arts” for me gets blurred with “Self-Defense” and as a result, you will see some ‘non’ Martial Arts books. You will see books on techniques, on history, on philosophy and martial arts-related books. I went the Chinese Martial Arts route and used one of the Magic Numbers … the Number 36. And even then, I kind of cheated with some of them as you will see. I am sure, this list may change once I read more books. Am weak in the Western Martial Arts, plenty of books there as you all can see from David’s post above. Some books on Duelling may make it to my list. I have Martial Musings by Robert Smith and flipped through it, it’s pretty good. Soon I’ll be reading it from cover to cover. Without further ado (in no order): 1. Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee (edited by Dan Inosanto and Gil Johnson) 2. The Filipino Martial Arts by Dan Inosanto 3. The Canon of Judo by Kyuzo Mifune 4. The Way of Judo by John Stevens 5. Championship Fighting by Jack Dempsey 6. Boxing by Edwin Haislet 7. Bowie Knife and Big Knife Fighting System; Advanced Bowie Tehcniques; The Fighting Tomahawk I & II; The Fighting Staff; The Fighting Sword; and The Fighting Kukri – all written/drawn by Dwight McLemore 8. Safe in the City by Marc “Animal” MacYoung and Chris Pfouts 9. Meditations on Violence; Facing Violence – both by Rory Miller 10. Budo Secrets by John Stevens 11. Yang Tai Chi by Dr. Yang Jwing-ming 12. Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar 13. The Tao of Yiquan by Jan Diepersloot 14. Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent by John Maki Evans 15. Combatives for Street Survival by Kelly McCann 16. The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido by Morihei Ueshiba edited by John Steven 17. Illuminated Spirit: Conversations with a Kyudo Master by Dan & Jackie Deprospero 18. Verbal Judo by Dr. George Thompson 19. The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense by Suzette Haden Elgin 20. Strong on Defense: Survival Rules to Protect you and your Family from Crime by Sanford Strong 21. Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living by Bruce Lee edited by John Little 22. Jeet Kune Do: From Entering to Trapping to Grappling I & II by Larry Hartsell and Tim Tackett 23. Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook by Chris Kent and Tim Tackett 24. Winning Wrestling Moves by Mark Mysnyk, Barry Davis and Brooks Simpson 25. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu 26. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 27. The 48 Laws of Power; The 33 Strategies of War; The Art of Seduction – all by Robert Greene 28. The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman by Takuan Soho, translated by William Scott Wilson 29. A Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi 30. The Life-Giving Sword: Secret Teachings from the House of the Shogun by Yagyu Munenori, translated by William Scott Wilson 31. Mastering Jiu-jitsu; Brazilian Jiu-jitsu: Theory and Technique – both by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher 32. Hidden in Plain Sight: Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei’s Power by Ellis Amdur 33. Masters of the Blade; Warrior Arts of the Phillipines – both by Reynaldo Galang 34. Filipino Martial Culture by Mark Wiley 35. Complete Wing Chun by Robert Chu, Rene Ritchie, and Y. Wu 36. The Stick and Cane in Close Combat: Jointlocks and Surprise Attacks by Tom Lang ********************************************************************************
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:36:03 +0000
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