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,...

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...

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...

Jay T. Will, one of the most well known and highly respected teachers of kenpo, demonstrates and explains more sophisticated aspects of his art. Emphasis is placed on the no-nonsene, practical, functional side of self-defense. Also covered are the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

TENGU OF KARATE by Agustin DeMello Tengu is a novel which will transport the reader into a time when the true spirit of great Karate Masters was alive and well.  The author, Agustin DeMello based Tengu on his own martial arts experiences, but also...

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...

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,...

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