Japanese/Okinawan

Written by George Kirby. As a study of one of jujitsu's most essential principles, this book breaks down the art's most effective trapping technique. From fundamental figure-4 lock characteristics to figure-4 variations from multiple positions,...

Taijutsu is the Ninja warrior's elite system of unarmed self-defense. This is the first book to definitively present the concepts, principles, and techniques of this rarest of martial arts, whose lineage traces back through the feudal Japanese masters...

If you are a student of jujitsu, judo, aikido, or karate, or a fan of the martial arts, this book by George Kirby will help you connect the dots between concepts and techniques. It deals with the theory and application of circular movement to redirect an...

In Jujitsu: Toward One Technique, author George Kirby, a 10th-degree black belt, presents effective ways a student of any martial art can apply that art to the realities of the street. There's a difference between being able to do a beautiful form and...

This book depicts the early development of the Shotokan style as we know it today. Author and editor Motonobu Hironishi of Japanese SHOTOKAN KARATE, was born in January 1920, in Amino-cho, Kyoto Prefecture. He graduated from the Waseda University in 1939...

First printed in 1983, Modern Shotokan by Cezar Borkowski was one of the first authors Master Publication worked with and subsequently published. Mr. Borkowski had been a very visible competitor by then, as well as a very successful club owner and...

With this book Okabe Kakuya has produced a concise catalougue of a collection of Japanese sword guards, or tsubas. It is unknown if a list of tsubas, or tsuba makers has been collected like this in any other works. The author first delves into the...

Lester Ingber graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1958, and went to Cal Tech in Pasadena where he began his training in both physics and karate. He continued his physics studies at UC San Diego and the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen,...

There are many Karate Books published. Most of them describe "what to do" but not How to do it." This is the book to help you to understand Karate and how to improve in an innvated way. Sugiyama, Shojiro and his students. Chicago, Illinois Download Copy

In this new volume to his discourse of jujitsu defense tactics and techniques, the award-winning instructor analyzes and charts the human body’s multitude of nerve and pressure points and then presents a wide variety of submission techniques that...

Written by Tsuneyoshi Matsuno this book is filled with rare and ancient knowledge and history opf the Ninja plus a complete section on Kiai Jitsu. Plus studying a person's face to see their true nature and thinkings. He also discusses the inner secrets...

Provides additional theoretical background to jujitsu, as well as numerous additional techniques that are designed to serve as a foundation for bringing the serious student to shodan. Following his first book, which covered basic jujutsu skills, George...

Mysteries of Shotokan Karate The Hidden Secrets are here. A tremendous book on the inner secrets of Shotokan Karate. Download

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...

Agora disponívelDai-Nihon Karatedo Ama no Kata" Kata Celestial e Galeria de Fotos foi escrito 1941 . Este é um kata quase perdido que foi criado por Gichin e Gigo Funakoshi. Embora seja um kata muito básico, este kata Celestial...

Ya disponible Dai-Nihon Karatedo Ama no Kata" Celestial Kata and Photo Gallery fue escrito en 1941. Este es un kata casi perdido que fue creado por Gichin y Gigo Funakoshi. Aunque es un kata muy básico, este kata celestial es muy importante en...

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...

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 starting to show. Several...