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A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 398 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.94 — 64,433 ratings — published 1645
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 275 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,534 ratings — published 1975
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,021 ratings — published 1979
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.94 — 590,868 ratings — published -500
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.99 — 17,109 ratings — published 1716
Karate-Do: My Way of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,443 ratings — published 1975
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,894 ratings — published 2008
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 107 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,402 ratings — published 1983
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,413 ratings — published 1992
The Art of Peace (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,139 ratings — published 1992
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,664 ratings — published 1899
The Unfettered Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,680 ratings — published 1644
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,935 ratings — published 1948
Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art (Bruce Lee Library)
by (shelved 71 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.18 — 794 ratings — published 1987
Secrets of the Samurai: A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.99 — 875 ratings — published 1973
Jiu-Jitsu University (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,466 ratings — published 2008
Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.43 — 541 ratings — published 1986
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.17 — 378 ratings — published 1995
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.52 — 475 ratings — published 2003
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Self-Defense Techniques, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.21 — 716 ratings — published 1977
American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,255 ratings — published 2007
Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,493 ratings — published 1943
A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,847 ratings — published 2006
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,220 ratings — published 2000
Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.39 — 440 ratings — published 2010
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,506 ratings — published 1998
The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.06 — 668 ratings — published 1977
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Basic Training, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.21 — 746 ratings — published 1977
The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 48 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.24 — 568 ratings — published 1727
The Spirit of Aikido (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.12 — 496 ratings — published 1984
The Life-Giving Sword: The Secret Teachings From the House of the Shogun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.12 — 902 ratings — published 1632
Breathe: A Life in Flow – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Martial Arts and Personal Growth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.32 — 6,173 ratings — published 2021
Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way (The Brue Lee Library, Vol 3)
by (shelved 44 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.34 — 868 ratings — published 1997
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.49 — 618 ratings — published 1980
Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,050 ratings — published 2011
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Advanced Techniques, Vol. 4 (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.27 — 465 ratings — published 1977
In the Dojo: A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.10 — 293 ratings — published 2006
The Fighter's Mind: Inside the Mental Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,073 ratings — published 2010
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Skill in Techniques, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.28 — 491 ratings — published 1977
Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.16 — 364 ratings — published 1991
Musashi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.46 — 24,828 ratings — published 1935
Dynamic Aikido (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.19 — 278 ratings — published 1977
Angry White Pyjamas: A Scrawny Oxford Poet Takes Lessons from the Tokyo Riot Police (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,734 ratings — published 1999
Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.22 — 383 ratings — published 2006
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.18 — 349 ratings — published 2001
Iron & Silk (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,599 ratings — published 1986
Moving Toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.20 — 259 ratings — published 2000
Moving Zen: One Mans Journey to the Heart of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.34 — 354 ratings — published 1975
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,144 ratings — published 2020
The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.99 — 341 ratings — published 1981
“... but to remain historically accurate, I would have had to leave out an important question that I felt needed to be addressed, which is, 'What if Jesus had known kung fu?”
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
“I think all artists struggle to represent the geometry
of life in their own way, just like writers deal with
archetypes. There are only so many stories that you can
tell, but an infinite number of storytellers.”
― Sleeper's Run
of life in their own way, just like writers deal with
archetypes. There are only so many stories that you can
tell, but an infinite number of storytellers.”
― Sleeper's Run
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