Japanese/Okinawan

One of the earliest books on karate, written by E.J. Harrison, this book is one of the best of the best when it comes to written descriptions of technique, coupled with accurate line drawings. The...

An amazing book on traditional karate kumite techniques aimed at beginners thru advanced levels.  Written by long time karate ka and quality kumite  fighter Bernardo Mercado, these 240 pages are...

Perhaps the most important author in the past 50 years, dealing with Martial Arts - is Donn Draeger.  Through this book you will learn much about Classical Bujitsu, So Jitsu, Kyushujitsu, Hojo Jitsu,...

This is the perfect book for Aikido beginners, as you will learn etiquette, beginner vocabulary, basic movements, the history of Aikido and lots more, all suited to beginners.

Budo is perhaps the most significant of all the Japanese cultural exports.  Literally millions of people practice Japanese Budo around the world, such as Karate, Judo, Aikido, Kendo and so on. ...

Taught by celebrated author Evan Pantazi, this book teaches practical self defense skills with pressure points.  Each of the ten points is well explained and illustrated in full color, easy to follow...

Stephen Turnbull is one of the most knowledgable scholars on the Samurau Warriors of Japan.  This is just one of his books on the Japanese Warrior, featuring 126 pages, including line drawings and...

The 20th Century Samurai is a comprehensive look at Richard 'Biggie' Kim's life.  His philosophies and the psychology of the martial arts the way he saw it. It is the first book written on the...

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...

By Richard Kim 10th dan.  This book like numbers 1 and 3 has easy to follow photos of some of the weapons forms of Hama Higa one of OkinawaÌs most famous kobudo masters. Again easy to follow photos...

This Kung Fu movie is about twin brothers, separated at birth by tragedy, both their lives careening towards a deadly showdown since that fateful day.  This is an action-packed  tale of deception and...