Martial arts diaries journals and travelogues (and a little fiction)
Explore a curated collection of martial arts books, diaries, journals, travelogues, and fiction. Dive into captivating stories, personal reflections, and global adventures in the world of martial arts.
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Moving Zen
by C. W. Nikoru
A classic story of one man's confrontation with the self through Karate. In 1962 at age twenty-two, C. W. Nicol left Wales to study Karate …
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Return to Stillness
by Trevor Carolan
Trevor Carolan studied tai chi, meditation, and traditional Chinese healing for twenty-three years under the guidance of the late Master Ng Ching-Por in Vancouver's Chinatown. …
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My Journey in Karate
by Kancho Joko Ninomiya
Follow the path of budo—the warrior’s code of conduct—as it unfolds in the life of karate master Kancho Joko Ninomiya. Grandmaster of Enshin Karate and …
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Iron and Silk
by Mark Salzman
Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial …
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Autumn Lightning
by Dave Lowry
Blending autobiography and history, Lowry offers an engaging portrait of the medieval Japanese samurai tradition and its survival in modern America. "A well-written, refreshing change …
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Man Who Never Missed
by Steve Perry
The first title in Perry's cult-classic Matador series is now back in print. Once a ruthless soldier, Emile Khadaji has disappeared from the Galactic Confederation--with …
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Zen in the Art of Archery
by Eugen Herrigel
A classic work on Eastern philosophy, and a charming, deeply illuminating story of one man’s experience with Zen. Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy …
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Zen and the Art of Street Fighting
by Jack M. Sabat
Recounts the great fights and lessons learned in nearly thirty years of practicing and teaching karate
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Unsui
by Eshin Nishimura
Although the lines of the palm of the hand are barely visible in the early light, the monks of the Tofukuji monastery have been about …
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Karate-Do
by Gichin Funakoshi
This text presents the autobiography of the man who made karate an international martial art, in which he recalls his own teachers and of his …