 | Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi by Gichin Funakoshi
Funakoshi before the growth in sport karate
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 | The Bible of Karate: The Bubishi (Tuttle Martial Arts) by Patrick McCarthy
Buy new: £9.15 / Used from: £6.30 One of several modern translations of the key guide to Karate
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 | Karate-do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text by Gichin Funakoshi
Buy new: £8.17 / Used from: £6.18 the much over looked introduction to the Kyohan - Check out the bit on Kawashi
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 | Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate (Japanese Arts) by Patrick McCarthy
Buy new: £10.39 / Used from: £4.57 Kata is the heart of karate but to understand the bunkai it often helps to look at the older versions of these forms
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 | Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence by Sgt. Rory Miller
Buy new: £9.04 / Used from: £7.21 Understanding the common acts of violence. Is your training good enough?
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 | Shaolin Chin Na by Yang Jwing-Ming
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £3.25 Chin na the origins of tuite
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 | The Art of Holding: Principles and Techniques by Marc Tedeschi
Buy new: £29.75 / Used from: £5.99 Good reference on locking and restraint techniques - key to undestanding uke-te
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 | Okinawan Karate by Mark Bishop
Buy used from: £12.82 History and diversity of Okinawan karate
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 | Five Years One Kata: Putting Kata Back at the Heart of Karate by Bill Burgar
Buy new: £23.02 / Used from: £20.00 There is more to kata than meets the eye
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 | One Arrow, One Life: Zen, Archery, Enlightenment by Kenneth Kushner
Buy used from: £8.37 Martial arts philosophy
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 | The Book of Five Rings (Pocket Classics) by Musashi Miyamoto
Buy new: £3.51 / Used from: £0.01 A koan (zen puzzle) on tactics and thinking
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 | Karate-do Kyohan: The Master Text by Gichin Funakoshi
Buy new: £14.71 / Used from: £9.40 Funakoshi after the start of commercial karate
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 | Channan: Heart of the Heians (Analysis & Application) by Elmar T. Schmeisser
Buy used from: £31.79 Back to the roots of kata with throws and joint locks
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![Kung Fu Panda (2-Disc Edition) [DVD] [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-LGcCYPSL._SL75_.jpg) | Kung Fu Panda (2-Disc Edition) [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.80 Just in case you start to take it all too seriously
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