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Common Sense Self-Defense is an excellent text based on the Heike Ryu Ju Jitsu system, developed by Vince Tamura and his brother Mas Tamura. Vince Tamura, a 9th Dan, taught this Ju Jitsu system to...

Written in 1952 by Giken Hotta, this book also features illustrations and a few photographs, Reading the author’s notes will transport you back at least seventy years. This is when Karate was...

Rigan Machado is of Brazilian grappling's most well known figures.  In this book he teaches the intricate techniques of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu- one of the world's most effective fighting systems...

ESCRIMA (or Eskrima), also known as Arnis and Kali, is the national sport and martial art of the Philippines. The three names are roughly interchangeable umbrella terms for the traditional martial...

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...

Canada has a long and storied history of martial arts.  This DVD and book box set were both don by Don Warrener, one of Canada's most prolific writers.  He spent over a year writing this book and...

The fascinating true story of author Stan Schmidt's journey from the first day of karate training to achieving 3rd degree black belt in Japan. One of the all-time classic books on karate, written by...