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A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 384 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,570 ratings — published 1645
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 274 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,487 ratings — published 1975
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,970 ratings — published 1979
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.95 — 568,534 ratings — published -500
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.00 — 16,769 ratings — published 1716
Karate-Do: My Way of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,399 ratings — published 1975
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,866 ratings — published 2008
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 106 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,399 ratings — published 1983
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,404 ratings — published 1992
The Art of Peace (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,019 ratings — published 1992
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.84 — 10,226 ratings — published 1899
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The ^AWay of the Warrior Series)
by (shelved 84 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,574 ratings — published 1644
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 4.17 — 781 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 — 870 ratings — published 1973
Zen in the Art of Archery (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,292 ratings — published 1948
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.17 — 373 ratings — published 1995
Jiu-Jitsu University (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,435 ratings — published 2008
Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.43 — 520 ratings — published 1986
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.53 — 464 ratings — published 2003
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Self-Defense Techniques, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.22 — 708 ratings — published 1977
American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,230 ratings — published 2007
Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,450 ratings — published 1943
A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,810 ratings — published 2006
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,113 ratings — published 2000
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,494 ratings — published 1998
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Basic Training, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.21 — 741 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 — 566 ratings — published 1727
Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.39 — 434 ratings — published 2010
The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.07 — 660 ratings — published 1977
The Spirit of Aikido (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.12 — 492 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 — 889 ratings — published 1632
Breathe: A Life in Flow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.33 — 5,809 ratings — published 2021
Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way (The Brue Lee Library, Vol 3)
by (shelved 43 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.35 — 859 ratings — published 1997
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.49 — 613 ratings — published 1980
Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,033 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 — 291 ratings — published 2006
Musashi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.47 — 23,776 ratings — published 1935
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Skill in Techniques, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.28 — 488 ratings — published 1977
Budo: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.18 — 357 ratings — published 1991
Dynamic Aikido (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.19 — 275 ratings — published 1977
The Fighter's Mind: Inside the Mental Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,030 ratings — published 2010
Angry White Pyjamas: A Scrawny Oxford Poet Takes Lessons from the Tokyo Riot Police (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,714 ratings — published 1999
Iron & Silk (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,573 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 4.21 — 256 ratings — published 2000
Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.23 — 344 ratings — published 2006
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)
by (shelved 35 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.17 — 345 ratings — published 2001
Moving Zen: One Mans Journey to the Heart of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.33 — 346 ratings — published 1975
The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 3.99 — 337 ratings — published 1981
Essence of Ninjutsu (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as martial-arts)
avg rating 4.13 — 299 ratings — published 1988
![魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567521548l/33310533._SX98_.jpg "魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù")
“There are three kinds of fighters: the aggressive fighter who charges in blindly trying to get the upper hand, the defensive fighter who blocks and evades until his opponent is tired, and then the most dangerous type of fighter, the one who waits for his opponent to make a mistake.”
― C-Town
― C-Town
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
― Tao of Jeet Kune Do
― Tao of Jeet Kune Do
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