Simple question, whats your favourite Martial arts and non martial arts book and why? My favourite MA book is Mas Oyamas Complete Karate Course. Its relevant to my style, which is rare in books, and it goes through basic techniques, katas, breaking, conditioning and even tells you how to kick a cigarette out of someones mouth (don't try it at home kids) My favourite non MA book is Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Its really creepy and atmospheric, plus its got a slow build up to a good end. Last time I read it was in a thunderstorm, it was scary as anything!
My favourite MA would be - The Tao of JKD by B. Lee Non MA - Jackal by John Follain/Dune by James Herbert
havent read any MA books but i love Lord of the Rings i've read it 9 times in two years before that i had only read about 4 books. people say its too big but by the end of it all you want is more
Haven't read MA books, flicked through the tao of JKD and a couple of books on escrima non ma: 8million ways to die by Lawrence Block
MA- SAS self defense by Barry Davies (though I am open to education) non MA- LOTR. I'm currently reading it for the 9th time. Approaching my first LOTR decade!
MA book- Tao of JKD-Bruce Lee(only other MA book i read was on Judo and that was a long time ago) Non-MA- The Hobbit.
Favorite MA book: Was the Tao of JKD, but now it's Understand? Good. Play! by Masaaki Hatsumi. Favorite non-MA: Strangers by Dean Koontz and Shibumi by Trevanian.
Don't read alot of martial arts books. Probably "The Wheel of Time" series. "Breakfast of Champions" was good too.
I've gotten a few MA books from the library, but nothing too good, so I can't really answer that. As for non-MA, It's hard to pick, I've read so many "Regina's Song" by David Eddings was fantastic. I love Eddings, although some of his books weren't too good, the ones that were more than made up for it.
Have you read the 10th Wheel of time? I read the first 9, and that was all there were at the time. I haven't gotten around to reading the 10th, mainly because the plots are so complicated, and I can't for the life of me remember what happened, so I'd be pretty lost. Is it worth reading?
MA BOOK: Easy...... Jackie Chan's auotbiography! FAVE BOOK: Possibly REAPER MAN by Terry Pratchet but usually my favorite book is the one I'm reading!!!! READING: Carter beats the Devil
Quite right, it's so hard to pick one, and the ones that are fresher in you mind is usually at the top of the pick. Reaper man was one of my favourite Pratchett books, but the best was IMO the last continenent, but I'm a bit biast in that .
But you probably didn't get as many of the more subtle jokes as I did. . You have to live here to get them . PS love the sig
I might come to australia just to get the jokes. It'd be well worth it Do some surfing while I'm there At last, I've finally got a realistic sig. I was thinking of changing my status to 'mindless scum' or 'MAP's very own man in the steel plate'
Balisong-Iron Butterfly by Cacoy Boy Hernandez is a good one. Sort of his life story, mixed in with a how-to-do manual. Non MA Book 'Kiss your Ass Goodbye' by Charles Williford He was a great Hard-Boiled Crime writer. Also anything by Harry Crews
Favourite non MA book - Shibumi by Trevanian. I first read it as a teenager (I'm now 42) and make a point of reading it at least once a year. It had a profound impact on my life. Favourite MA book - I haven't read one worthy of that title, yet.
