Self Defence dL

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...

Covering Russian Unarmed Self-Defense (sometimes referred to as Spetsnaz Special Forces training), the original publication of this rare book dates far back, yet the techniques contained inside are...

An amazing, high quality book containing an array of great photos and includes a complete history of Judo and Kano. Coverage of all the 10th Dans of Judo, and many other interesting and valuable...

An amazing book filled with training tips to develop the IRON PALM and also the Stomping and Cutting Palms. This is an old book from the 1950s and is one of the very first to fully teach this ancient...

Written by M. KAWAISHI SHIHAN back in the mid-1950s, this fabulous book was very carefully translated by the legendary E.J. Harrison, and boasts some fantastic line drawings depicting each and every...

THIS HISTORICAL MASTERPIECE, written back in the 1950s, is an amazing book that will teach you all the key leg techniques – from stances, to kicks and blocking, to combat kicks – all designed to take...

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...

Kobudo Okinawan Weapons of Chatan Yara is the third book in a series by Richard Kim.  In this volume you will learn the first and second sai katas of Chatan Yara, as well as a very rare form using...

Kobudo Volume 1 was the second book published by Masters Publication with Richard Kim.as the author.  This book is perfect for those interested in traditional weapons forms. 109 pages. This is a...

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. This is a book in PDF format for digital...

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...

There was only one Peter Urban!  He was one of the most fortunate martial artists in America because he was trained by three of Japan’s modern day masters.  These masters were - Mas Oyama, Gogen...

Written in 1915, this 297 page masterpiece is a treatise on the gentle art of Judo.  Written by two of Kano's top assistants, Sakujiro Yokoyama and Eisuke Oshima, this book takes you from the...

In this book, you will learn break falls, as well as all kinds of great escaping techniques that only a true master can teach and divulge to students wanting to learn these ancient secrets. This...

An interesting and informative book teaching the principles of Dim or Poison Hand Death Touch, said to be the most lethal of techniques in all of the martial arts. You will be amazed at the claims...

This exceptional book has loads of photos and drawings pin-pointing the exact locations on the body where you must strike, and what techniques to use. Demonstrated techniques include kicks using...

This rare old publication teaches you why so many police forces even today are using these uniquely Okinawan weapons in modern society. This book will show you so many of the basic and...