Must have

[Greg-VT]

Hey all.

I really want to kick off my reading and get a library going. Main reasons are that I can't get enough info, and I really want to build up my knowlage base.


I want to start at the top, so what you think is a must have book on MAs in general?

It would be good to get a lot of opinions on this, so what do you think?

It doesn't matter what length, difficulty, style etc. it is, just aslong as it's realated to MA in any way.

tah.

[YODA]

Tower of Jeet Kune Do :D

[Jim]

Thought you'd be pushing that 'Fighters Notebook' ring binder book thing that you have shares in again, Dave? :D

[47Ronin]

here are a few that i read.
the book of five rings author myamoto musashi, code of the samurai author taira shigesuke, hagakure author yamamoto tsunetomo, and the tao of jeet kune do author bruce lee.

those are my suggestions i have read more but cant think of them off the top of my head ill post more when i remember some other good ones. bye for now

[47Ronin]

oh just remembered an essential to karate.
-"karate" authors hidetaka nishiyama & richard c. brown
its a book on shotokan and a limited edition youll be lucky if you find one they stopped selling in like late 70s early 80s
oddly enough i found it in my garage. even if you dont do shotokan it gives you a great schedule and training methods.
overall its a perfect martial arts book.
ok thats it.

[Cain]

The art of expressing the human body
Written by Bruce Lee
Edited by John Little

|Cain|

[Greg-VT]

Originally posted by YODA
Tower of Jeet Kune Do :D

LOL, Tower, yeh. I'll look out for it :D.



Originally posted by cain_charlie
The art of expressing the human body
Written by Bruce Lee
Edited by John Little

|Cain|


Yup, got dat one :D. Thx.

[YODA]

Originally posted by Ving Tsun
LOL, Tower, yeh. I'll look out for it :D.



Hehe -I wondered if you'd remember :p

Ahem....

The Fighter's Notebook :D

Beyond Brawn - Stuart McRobert

The Making of a Martial Artist - S.K.Shim

[Joe karate]

Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams is a great read.

[Saz]

I like Watch my Back by Geoff Thompson. Not strictly what I would call a core MA text, but I think every traditional martial artist should read it, and take in what he says about how traditional arts transferring to real fighting. I'm about halfway through it, and its rapidly changed my outlook on fighting and martial arts.

[Greg-VT]

Thanks guys,

I tried looking for any of them but couldn't find any. I ended up getting Commentaries on the Martial way.

Again, thanks, atleast I know what to get next time. Tomorrow maybe... just need a credit/debit card :D

Hey Yoda were you serious about Tao of Jeet Kune Do? It's hidden somewhere I know...

[Jim]

I tried looking for any of them but couldn't find any.
Where? Look on www.amazon.com they're all available.

[Greg-VT]

Originally posted by Ving Tsun
Tomorrow maybe... just need a credit/debit card :D

[Levo]

Must have MA related books:

Strong On Defence (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671535110/leicestershootfi)

Streetwise (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1873475527/leicestershootfi)

Dead or Alive (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1873475365/leicestershootfi)

Mastering Jujitsu (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0736044043/leicestershootfi)

Also worth getting:

The Gift of Fear (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747538352/leicestershootfi)

Fighter's Notebook: A Manual of Mixed Martial Arts (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096704300X/leicestershoo-20)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory & Technique (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931229082/leicestershootfi)

Winning Wrestling Moves (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0873224825/leicestershootfi)

The Gracie Way (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931229287/leicestershootfi)

No Holds Barred (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903854105/leicestershootfi)

Watch My Back (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1840240830/leicestershootfi)

Martial Arts America: A Western Approach to Eastern Arts (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883319676/leicestershootfi)

Nathan