Biography/Historyx

Taira Shinken, founder of Okinawan Ryu Kyu Kobudo wrote this book many years ago. Masters Publication was first to re-publish this book with the original photos.  180 pages.

Born in Kagashima Prefecture in 1910, Gogen Yamaguchi, the author of Karate Do Kyohan, would become world famous and affectionately known as - The Cat.  He had long black hair and was known to practice his katas in the snow and under waterfalls...

Tetsuhiro Hokama is the owner, curator and operator of the Okinawan Karate Martial Arts Museum.  This book features his rare collection of photos and information, for anyone interested in studying the roots of karate.  151 pages.

Originally published in Japanese, by the founder of Wado Ryu Karate, Hironori Otsuka and later translated into English by Masters Publication.  This book features hundreds of photos of Otuska himself performing the wonderful flowing style of Wado...

To-Te Jitsu by Gichin Funakoshi was originally published in Japanese, just as Karate was being introduced to Japan from Okinawa.  Masters Publication was first to translate this original Japanese work into English.  This book gives the reader...

There was only one Peter Urban!  He was one of the most fortunate martial artists in America because he was trained by three of Japan’s modern day masters.  These masters were - Mas Oyama, Gogen Yamaguchi and Richard Kim.  Originally...

The Classical Man by Richard Kim is Masters Publication’s number one selling book.  The book is a collection of stories, told only the way Richard Kim could tell them.  Always entertaining, as well as information, The Classical Man is not...