best martial arts book of all time

[terryl965]

Living the Martial Way always had an impact on me.
Terry

 

[IcemanSK]

Full-Contact Karate is an excellent book, well worth finding for anyone interested in kickboxing. Jean-Yves will be releasing a new book in May, I don't have any info on whether it wil be an auto-biography or another technique book like Full-Contact Karate, either way it will be an exciting new book on the subject.

I can't wait. Either an auto-biography or a another technique/training book would be interesting. I'm sure he's learned a lot since he rote his 1st one.

 

[frank raud]

I can't wait. Either an auto-biography or a another technique/training book would be interesting. I'm sure he's learned a lot since he rote his 1st one.

I knew I had some info on the book
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Finally the silence is broken, Jean-Yves Theriault aka "The ICEMAN" will be launching his book called "ICEMAN: KICKBOXING LEGEND JEAN-YVES THERIAULT". He will be officially launching his book at the WKF World Elite Budo Convention and Competition 2006.
Some of the other special guests include Robin Gracie of the famous Gracie family of Brazil, Kyoshi Alain Sailly (France), Kyoshi Cesar Borkowski (Karate), Kyoshi Kevin Blok (Aikido), and Kyoshi John Therien (Jiu-Jitsu).

 

[Kenpojujitsu3]

Tao of Jeet Kune Do -- Bruce Lee
Mastering Kenpo: The Path to Excellence -- Skip Hancock
Mastering JuJitsu -- Renzo Gracie

 

[elder999]

I really enjoyed the "Destroyer" series as a kid-the first 21, anyway.

I also got a lot from Mas Oyama's books....

 

[RyuKyuBushi]

Ryu Te No Michi by Seiyu Oyata.....Reading it is a life changing experience!

 

[Kwiter]

My favorite book was Secrets of Dim Mak or something like that, was always a Pressure Point and bending oppononts body parts around geek ;-)

 

[evenflow1121]

The Devil Wears Prada.

No Seriously, Tao of Jeet Kune Do.

 

[Hand Sword]

Maybe the best book will be the one that You create. All of your thoughts gathered from all you've heard, read, seen, done, and listened to. It will be full of stuff that appeals to you directly, how you did it, what changes you made, and how you should do it. Techniques and philosophy from yourself. Can't beat that for insight!

 

[chinto01]

Zen in the Martial Arts

Karate-Do My Way of Life

The Bubishi

Shotokan Secrets

These books have all influenced me in one way or another. There are others but to many to list.

In the spirit of Bushido!

Rob

 

[IcemanSK]

Has anyone read Funikoshi's (sp?) book? I've heard good things about it.

 

[Davejlaw]

Hapkido: By Marc Tedeschi, 1137 pages! Photos are very good if a bit small though...

 

[Randy Strausbaugh]

Has anyone read Funikoshi's (sp?) book? I've heard good things about it.

Which one?

To-te Jitsu
Karate-do Nyumon
Karate-do Kyohan
Karate-do: My Way of Life
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate

 

[Slihn]

HAGAKURE(The Book of the Samurai)
By:Yamamoto Tsunetomo

This is probably one of the most influential samurai books ever written.It introduces the true spitit of Bushido in a very graphic;non- romanticized fashion.For me it was a debut introduction to the ideal of honor and cherishing every aspect of life in every moment of consciousness.

 

[Ross]

HAGAKURE(The Book of the Samurai)
By:Yamamoto Tsunetomo

This is probably one of the most influential samurai books ever written.It introduces the true spitit of Bushido in a very graphic;non- romanticized fashion.For me it was a debut introduction to the ideal of honor and cherishing every aspect of life in every moment of consciousness.

Have to agree with you there - great book and gives a real insight into their mindset.

I'd also add:

Infinite Insights - Ed Parker (of course)
Dead or Alive - Geoff Thompson (fantastic book for getting into the mindset and psychology of attackers on the street - very practical)
Angry White Pyjamas - Robert Twigger (a real eye opener about the Toyko Riot police force and how they train)
and of course Big Ears goes fishing! lol

 

[Slihn]

Have to agree with you there - great book and gives a real insight into their mindset.

...yeah that is the book the got me into the entire conept of Bushido.I had been exposed to it before through Jujitsu classes,but through that book I saw the beauty of Bushido and decieded to incorpate it into my lifestlye.

 

[bushidomartialarts]

did you guys see that indie film 'ghost dog?'. hagakure figured pretty heavily in it, and it didn't do a bad job as such things go.

 

[MartialIntent]

did you guys see that indie film 'ghost dog?'. hagakure figured pretty heavily in it, and it didn't do a bad job as such things go.

Yep, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai is a fantastic, subtle, *cool* and vastly underrated movie - it's got everything: sword, gun, auto theft, a rapping mafioso [classic!], an interspersion with lines from the Hagakure [which actually drives the story itself] and of course pigeons, LOL!

Personally, I couldn't recommend it highly enough - an intelligent alternative movie for all you discerning martial artists out there.

Respects!

 

[Hand Sword]

Yeah, but Forrest Whitaker? Couldn't they get a real martial artist to play the part?

 

[Slihn]

did you guys see that indie film 'ghost dog?'. hagakure figured pretty heavily in it, and it didn't do a bad job as such things go.

..yeah I saw it too;that movie is acutally where I first heard of the Hagakure.