Books

The "empty hands" or the "flowery hands" was a science, an art, a philosophy. It was practiced by monks who were devout believers in nonviolence more than 1500 years ago. Today we call it "Karate" and in our young country we think of it as something new!...

This book is a manual for elementary school teachers and beginning wrestlers. Designed to help the teacher who is interested in setting up a program without spending a great deal of time in research, the photographs and diagrams provide an ideal teaching...

KENDO KATA are fixed patterns that teach Kendoka (kendo practitioners) the basic elements of swordsmanship. Kata were originally used to preserve the techniques and history of Kenjutsu for future generation. If you’re interested in the art of...

KENDO KATA are fixed patterns that teach Kendoka (kendo practitioners) the basic elements of swordsmanship. Kata were originally used to preserve the techniques and history of Kenjutsu for future generation. If you’re interested in the art of...

Taira Shinken, founder of Okinawan Ryu Kyu Kobudo wrote this book many years ago. Masters Publication was first to re-publish this book with the original photos.  180 pages.

Born in Kagashima Prefecture in 1910, Gogen Yamaguchi, the author of Karate Do Kyohan, would become world famous and affectionately known as - The Cat.  He had long black hair and was known to practice his katas in the snow and under waterfalls...

Originally published in Japanese, by the founder of Wado Ryu Karate, Hironori Otsuka and later translated into English by Masters Publication.  This book features hundreds of photos of Otuska himself performing the wonderful flowing style of Wado...

Choki Motobu was one of Okinawa’s toughest fighters.  He specialized in self defense techniques.  The photos in this book have been restored. 127 pages.

To-Te Jitsu by Gichin Funakoshi was originally published in Japanese, just as Karate was being introduced to Japan from Okinawa.  Masters Publication was first to translate this original Japanese work into English.  This book gives the reader...

Peter Urban was "America's First Tenth Dan" and truly a one of a kind. This 400 page book + or - will be released in March 2008. Pre orders for this Special Collectors Edition are already coming in. The book will be hard cover, with a laminated dust...

A fully illustrated introductory pamphlet to Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, which shows basic stances and short form. By Ed Parker and Tom Gow. 19 pages.

The New and Revised Edition of the original. A Century of Martial Arts Worldwide The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia is the most authoritative, one volume reference book ever written on the martial arts. With over 500 pages, it covers all aspects of...

Kam Yuen famed for his work on the TV show "Kung Fu"explains step by step the basics of Shaolin Kung Fu. This is a compilation of the series printed in Karate Illustrated plus more. Arranged in progressive lesson form, this book offers you a rounded out...

Kam Yuen famed for his work on the TV show "Kung Fu"explains step by step the basics of Shaolin Kung Fu. This is a compilation of the series printed in Karate Illustrated plus more. Arranged in progressive lesson form, this book offers you a rounded out...

Tai Chi Chuan by Marshall Ho’O, is intended for the novice and written and photographed in such a way that the reader is not overwhelmed by the multifaceted nature of the art. Tai Chi Chuan is an exercise for the body, a method for relaxing the...

Tai Chi Chuan by Marshall Ho’O, is intended for the novice and written and photographed in such a way that the reader is not overwhelmed by the multifaceted nature of the art. Tai Chi Chuan is an exercise for the body, a method for relaxing the...

COMING SOON!  Published in 1958 Karate Do Nishigetsusha or Karate Do Kyohan was published the year after the master passed away. The photos inside this original text are of Shigeru Egami who was direct student of the founder Gichin Funakoshi...

COMING SOON!  Written in 1956 Karate Do Ichiro written by the master was just before he passed away April 26th 1957 at 88 years of age. This book is again mostly text but it is evident that the high kicking and spectacular side of karate was...