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Martial Arts Books
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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 — 64,434 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 — 590,875 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 — 3,222 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
“We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy's for the weak." John Kreese”
― The Karate Kid
― The Karate Kid
“The Chinese words ‘kung fu’ translate more or less as ‘a man hard at work over a long time’. If you want to unlock the full power of kung fu, it is not going to be easy: you are going to have to work, you are going to have to sacrifice and you are going to have to suffer – over a long time. There really is no such thing as a free lunch.”
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