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Okinawan Karate Question and Answer Book THIS GREAT BOOK contains everything you ever wanted to know about Shorin Ryu Karate --- from theory, philosophy and technique, to dojo rules and how to properly tie a Gi. Shorin Ryu is the leading style of karate...

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.

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.

Written in 1952 by Giken Hotta, this book also features illustrations and a few photographs, Reading the author’s notes will transport you back at least seventy years. This is when Karate was starting to come into the America. Shihan Hotta...

A fantastic place to start for anyone that wants to study the evolution and construction of samurai warriors weapon of choice. You will learn how it was actually made, how to take care for the sword exactly so as to not damage the sword blade plus...

A controversial Okinawa Master Tetsuhiro Hokama has brought out his many archival photos for this terrific book and then he also did a video on kobudo that is excellent as he has so much in this dvd it will leave you scratching your head.

One of the most important books ever written on Japanese Martial Arts. The author E.J. Harrison was the original historian and skilled writer of the Japanese arts. His skill with a pen was only equaled by training on the floor as he studied kendo,...

This is an old book printed in the 1983 and it has 74 pages teaching rare techniques of the nunchaku by Bruce Lee himself. There are many line drawings as well as photos of Bruce doing the many techniques he did in his films where he used nunchaku's.

Competition Karate is a book by Chuck Merriman, a former world class competition and coach. Sensei Merriman demonstrates all his moves including exercises, drills, katas and much more in this book. 93 pages.

This book is a compilation of the greatest martial artists of all time including Kung-Fu, TKD, Karate, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, compilation Thai, Capoeira and many other masters. These are the masters that either created the arts or in some way have had...

THE JAPANESE SWORD is a weapon steeped in history and long-developed over many centuries. Swords may differ in size, shape, field of application and method of manufacture --- the most commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, wakizashi, and...

This is one of the very few Japanese Kobudo books featuring both the Tongfa of Hama Higa and the Sai of Tsukenshitahaku. These two books rolled into one teach several techniques against swords and other weapons, and include the step-by-step instruction...

This rare old publication teaches you why so many police forces even today are using these uniquely Okinawan weapons in modern society. This book will show you so many of the basic and advanced techniques taught today, like chokes, spins, strikes and...

Alfredo Tucci is a world class author and one of the greatest photographers in the martial arts.  He has taken the knowledge of several famous individuals and placed them with some of his best photos, the result is a brilliant text, that will help...

Written by Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard Kim and Don Warrener, this is an amazing book about Traditional Japanese Karate technical excellence.  Filled with rare photos, facts on biomechanics, basics, kata, and so much more.  Guaranteed to improve...

The Disciples of Chojun Miyagi is a master text which features hundreds of rare photos.  There are over 200 pages of rare information, a lot of it seen for the first time.  Who really inherited Goju Ryu from Master Miyagi?   Find out by...

Jukoshin Ryu Ju Jitsu by Master Bryan Cheeks of Great Britain, is without a doubt one of the most dangerous and effective styles of close combat in the world today.  You will learn techniques against weapons, including guns, batons, knives and...

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.