Martial Arts Books

MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS

SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE

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This is a list of some of the interesting books on martial arts. A few of these are available to club members through the Club Library.

	Karate-do Kyohan - The Master Text by Gichin Funakoshi, translated by Tsutomu Ohshima Available in East Asia Library and IMA Administrative Office during business hours Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Karate-do Nyumon by Gichin Funakoshi, translated by John Teramoto Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Notes on Training by Tsutomu Ohshima Buy from Amazon
	Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi by Gichin Funakoshi, Tsutomu Ohshima, translated by John Teramoto Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Karate-do: My Way of Life by Gichin Funakoshi Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate by Gichin Funakoshi, translated by John Teramoto Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	The Heart of Karate-do by Shigeru Egami Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Karate 'Bo' Take-aways by Guy Trimble III, foreword by Tom Muzila Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Living the Martial Way by Forrest E. Morgan Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	A Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, translated by Victor Harris Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Secrets of the Samurai by Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	The Sword of No-Sword by John Stevens Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	The Art of War by Sun Tzu, translated by James Clavell Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, translated by William Scott Wilson Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Zen Flesh, Zen Bones by compiled by Paul Reps, Nyogen Senzaki Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai by Dave Lowry Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel, translated by R.F.C. Hull Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Classical Bujutsu (Volume 1) by Donn F. Draeger Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	The Code of the Samurai by Daidoji Yuzan, translated by A.L. Sadler Buy from Amazon
	Persimmon Wind by Dave Lowry Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Thunder in the Sky by Thomas Cleary Available in club library Buy from Amazon \| Check out from the UW Libraries
	Bushido: The Warrior's Code by Inazo Nitobe, Charles Lucas, Geraldine Simon Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts by Donn F. Draeger, Robert W. Smith Available in club library Buy from Amazon
	The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori
	Karate Master: The Life and Times of Mitsusuke Harada by Clive Layton Buy from Amazon