273 books
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193 voters
Karate Books
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as karate)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,408 ratings — published 1975
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as karate)
avg rating 4.52 — 469 ratings — published 2003
Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.39 — 434 ratings — published 2010
Best Karate, Vol.1: Comprehensive (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 13 times as karate)
avg rating 4.29 — 222 ratings — published 1977
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as karate)
avg rating 3.94 — 62,321 ratings — published 1645
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 375 ratings — published 1995
How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion – The Satirical Self-Defense Comedy from the Star of 30 Rock (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as karate)
avg rating 3.27 — 748 ratings — published 2010
Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as karate)
avg rating 4.22 — 190 ratings — published 1988
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,977 ratings — published 1979
Moving Zen: One Mans Journey to the Heart of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 347 ratings — published 1975
The Essence of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.20 — 173 ratings — published 2010
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,338 ratings — published 1899
The Way of Sanchin Kata: The Application of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.20 — 80 ratings — published 2007
Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 43 ratings — published 2001
The Karate Way: Discovering the Spirit of Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 123 ratings — published 2009
Best Karate, Vol.5: Heian, Tekki (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.38 — 143 ratings — published 1979
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,408 ratings — published 1992
The Way of Kata: A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.16 — 129 ratings — published 2005
Best Karate, Vol.9: Bassai Sho, Kanku, Sho, Chinte (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.58 — 69 ratings — published 1986
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,507 ratings — published 1975
Bunkai-Jutsu : The Practical Application of Karate Kata (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.56 — 64 ratings — published 2002
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.29 — 201 ratings — published 1991
Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 3.96 — 109 ratings — published 2004
The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History of Okinawan Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 100 ratings — published 1974
Best Karate, Vol.10: Unsu, Sochin, Nijushiho (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.44 — 75 ratings — published 1990
Best Karate, Vol. 2: Fundamentals (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.45 — 145 ratings — published 1978
My Art and Skill of Karate (Ryukyu Bugei - Ancient Martial Arts of the Ryukyu Islands Book 2)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.37 — 38 ratings — published
Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.11 — 124 ratings — published 2016
Shotokan Myths (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.55 — 49 ratings — published 2010
Mas Oyama's Essential Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 118 ratings — published 1979
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.21 — 49,983 ratings — published 1970
Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.34 — 62 ratings — published 2011
Best Karate, Vol.11: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.50 — 64 ratings — published 1990
The Classical Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.21 — 47 ratings — published 1999
Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.98 — 93 ratings — published 1990
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.94 — 574,835 ratings — published -500
Dynamic Karate: Instruction by the Master (Bushido- The Way of the Warrior)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.27 — 150 ratings — published 1966
In the Dojo: A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.10 — 290 ratings — published 2006
There Are Monsters Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.95 — 344 ratings — published 2005
Best Karate: Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi, Vol. 7 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.45 — 82 ratings — published 1981
Karate Technique & Spirit (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 41 ratings — published 1986
The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.42 — 114 ratings — published 2009
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,710 ratings — published 2020
The Kata and Bunkai of Goju-Ryu Karate: The Essence of the Heishu and Kaishu Kata (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 3.96 — 24 ratings — published
The Heart of Karate-Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.00 — 33 ratings — published 1980
Hidden Karate: The True Bunkai For Heian Katas And Naihanchi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.58 — 12 ratings — published 2006
Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.36 — 53 ratings — published 2000
The Kyokushin Way: Mas Oyama's Karate Philosophy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.13 — 71 ratings — published 1979
Mas Oyama's Complete Karate Course (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.32 — 47 ratings — published 1998
“Karate guys can break wood. But they can’t build like carpenters. Destroyers don’t have as much value to society as those who construct.”
― Me and memes and memories
― Me and memes and memories
“There is only choice, and at every moment, you only have two choices. When you make your decision, you'll know if it was right by the way you feel. If you know it wasn't the right choice, make a different choice.”
― She Named Me Wolf
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