Japanese/Okinawan

For the first time, Gosei Yamaguchi details the basics of one of the most popular styles of Japanese Karate. Containing more than 400 diagrams and photographs, this landmark volume introduces the concepts of the hard soft system and shows how to put them...

Chuck Norris is an accomplished martial artist, developer of the Chuck Norris System and of course the action star of the long-running TV series, ’Walker, Texas Ranger.’ He is also the author of more than 20 books, ‘Winning Tournament...

Chuck Norris is an accomplished martial artist, developer of the Chuck Norris System and of course the action star of the long-running TV series, ’Walker, Texas Ranger.’ He is also the author of more than 20 books, ‘Winning Tournament...

Written by George Kirby. As a study of one of jujitsu's most essential principles, this book breaks down the art's most effective trapping technique. From fundamental figure-4 lock characteristics to figure-4 variations from multiple positions,...

Written by George Kirby. As a study of one of jujitsu's most essential principles, this book breaks down the art's most effective trapping technique. From fundamental figure-4 lock characteristics to figure-4 variations from multiple positions,...

Taijutsu is the Ninja warrior's elite system of unarmed self-defense. This is the first book to definitively present the concepts, principles, and techniques of this rarest of martial arts, whose lineage traces back through the feudal Japanese masters...

Taijutsu is the Ninja warrior's elite system of unarmed self-defense. This is the first book to definitively present the concepts, principles, and techniques of this rarest of martial arts, whose lineage traces back through the feudal Japanese masters...

Jay T. Will, one of the most well known and highly respected teachers of kenpo, demonstrates and explains more sophisticated aspects of his art. Emphasis is placed on the no-nonsene, practical, functional side of self-defense. Also covered are the...

If you are a student of jujitsu, judo, aikido, or karate, or a fan of the martial arts, this book by George Kirby will help you connect the dots between concepts and techniques. It deals with the theory and application of circular movement to redirect an...

If you are a student of jujitsu, judo, aikido, or karate, or a fan of the martial arts, this book by George Kirby will help you connect the dots between concepts and techniques. It deals with the theory and application of circular movement to redirect an...

In Jujitsu: Toward One Technique, author George Kirby, a 10th-degree black belt, presents effective ways a student of any martial art can apply that art to the realities of the street. There's a difference between being able to do a beautiful form and...

In Jujitsu: Toward One Technique, author George Kirby, a 10th-degree black belt, presents effective ways a student of any martial art can apply that art to the realities of the street. There's a difference between being able to do a beautiful form and...

Martial Arts Action in Movies & T.V. is a text forty years in the making. featured is everything you ever wanted to know about the martial arts film and television industry. Included are hundreds of ultra rare, spetacular photos, some never seen...

This book depicts the early development of the Shotokan style as we know it today. Author and editor Motonobu Hironishi of Japanese SHOTOKAN KARATE, was born in January 1920, in Amino-cho, Kyoto Prefecture. He graduated from the Waseda University in 1939...

This book depicts the early development of the Shotokan style as we know it today. Author and editor Motonobu Hironishi of Japanese SHOTOKAN KARATE, was born in January 1920, in Amino-cho, Kyoto Prefecture. He graduated from the Waseda University in 1939...

First printed in 1983, Modern Shotokan by Cezar Borkowski was one of the first authors Master Publication worked with and subsequently published. Mr. Borkowski had been a very visible competitor by then, as well as a very successful club owner and...

TENGU OF KARATE by Agustin DeMello Tengu is a novel which will transport the reader into a time when the true spirit of great Karate Masters was alive and well.  The author, Agustin DeMello based Tengu on his own martial arts experiences, but also...

With this book Okabe Kakuya has produced a concise catalougue of a collection of Japanese sword guards, or tsubas. It is unknown if a list of tsubas, or tsuba makers has been collected like this in any other works. The author first delves into the...