Books

KENDO KATA are fixed patterns that teach Kendoka (kendo practitioners) the basic elements of swordsmanship. Kata were originally used to preserve the techniques and history of Kenjutsu for future generation. If you’re interested in the art of...

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...

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...

Choki Motobu was one of Okinawa’s toughest fighters.  He specialized in self defense techniques.  The photos in this book have been restored. 127 pages.

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...

Peter Urban was "America's First Tenth Dan" and truly a one of a kind. This 400 page book + or - will be released in March 2008. Pre orders for this Special Collectors Edition are already coming in. The book will be hard cover, with a laminated dust...

A fully illustrated introductory pamphlet to Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, which shows basic stances and short form. By Ed Parker and Tom Gow. 19 pages.

The New and Revised Edition of the original. A Century of Martial Arts Worldwide The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia is the most authoritative, one volume reference book ever written on the martial arts. With over 500 pages, it covers all aspects of...

COMING SOON!  Published in 1958 Karate Do Nishigetsusha or Karate Do Kyohan was published the year after the master passed away. The photos inside this original text are of Shigeru Egami who was direct student of the founder Gichin Funakoshi...

COMING SOON!  Written in 1956 Karate Do Ichiro written by the master was just before he passed away April 26th 1957 at 88 years of age. This book is again mostly text but it is evident that the high kicking and spectacular side of karate was...

COMING SOON!  Written in 1951 Josho Karate Do Introduction to Karate Revised Expansion just after Japan had come out of WW2 this book includes many great action photos that were included and this came out just after the ban on all Martial Arts...

COMING SOON!   Written in 1943 Karate Do Nyumon or and Introduction to the World of Karate by the founder of Japanese Karate Gichin Funakoshi. It has a great deal of writing in it and has been translated before but not by Ayano Shimada who is...

NOW AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING   Written in 1941 Dai-Nihon Karate do Ama no Kata" Heavenly Kata and Photo Gallery. This is an almost lost kata created by both Gichin and Gigo Funakoshi. Although it is very basic kata this Heavenly kata it is an...

Coming Soon! Written in 1941 Karate Do Kyohan #2 this book of Funakoshi's was reprinted from the 1935 text but the quality of the photo's is much improved. But is in essence the same written information as Karate-Do Kyohan as karate was starting to...

COMING SOON! Written in 1935 Karate Go Kyohan #1 is yet another masterpiece in Japanese karate history. This book has been translated by others but not like this one which has taken time to enter again Translators notes to explain some of details of...

NOW AVAILABLE Written in 1928 RENTANGOSHIN Karate Jitsu is the 2nd book of Gichin Funakoshi the founder of Japanese Karate. It is very close to being 100 years old as well. In this book we have many more photographs. Although this book has been...

Written in 1922 Ryukyu Kenpo Karate is the first book written by Gichin Funakoshi the founder of Japanese Karate. This is over 100 years ago and is a glimpse into the mind of the man who started it all and what he wanted it to be. This book with only a...