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Karate-Do: My Way of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as karate)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,487 ratings — published 1975
Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as karate)
avg rating 4.39 — 451 ratings — published 2010
Best Karate, Vol.1: Comprehensive (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.30 — 223 ratings — published 1977
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.52 — 484 ratings — published 2003
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as karate)
avg rating 3.94 — 64,979 ratings — published 1645
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 380 ratings — published 1995
Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as karate)
avg rating 4.22 — 192 ratings — published 1988
How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion – The Satirical Self-Defense Comedy from the Star of 30 Rock (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as karate)
avg rating 3.27 — 752 ratings — published 2010
Moving Zen: One Mans Journey to the Heart of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as karate)
avg rating 4.34 — 358 ratings — published 1975
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,034 ratings — published 1979
The Essence of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.22 — 186 ratings — published 2010
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 3.82 — 10,762 ratings — published 1899
The Way of Sanchin Kata: The Application of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.20 — 81 ratings — published 2007
The Karate Way: Discovering the Spirit of Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 127 ratings — published 2009
Best Karate, Vol. 2: Fundamentals (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.46 — 147 ratings — published 1978
Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 45 ratings — published 2001
Best Karate, Vol.5: Heian, Tekki (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.40 — 146 ratings — published 1979
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,544 ratings — published 1975
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,414 ratings — published 1992
The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History of Okinawan Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 100 ratings — published 1974
The Way of Kata: A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.15 — 130 ratings — published 2005
Best Karate, Vol.9: Bassai Sho, Kanku, Sho, Chinte (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.59 — 70 ratings — published 1986
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.30 — 204 ratings — published 1991
Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 3.95 — 110 ratings — published 2004
The Classical Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.21 — 48 ratings — published 1999
Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 3.99 — 95 ratings — published 1990
Best Karate, Vol.10: Unsu, Sochin, Nijushiho (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.45 — 76 ratings — published 1990
Bunkai-Jutsu : The Practical Application of Karate Kata (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.55 — 64 ratings — published 2002
My Art and Skill of Karate (Ryukyu Bugei - Ancient Martial Arts of the Ryukyu Islands Book 2)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.37 — 38 ratings — published
The Kata and Bunkai of Goju-Ryu Karate: The Essence of the Heishu and Kaishu Kata (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.96 — 24 ratings — published
The Heart of Karate-Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.03 — 32 ratings — published 1980
The Cranky Ballerina: A Graphic Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.89 — 602 ratings — published 2016
Best Karate: Kumite 2, Vol. 4 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.41 — 63 ratings — published 1979
Shotokan Myths (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.55 — 49 ratings — published 2010
Mas Oyama's Essential Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 121 ratings — published 1979
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.21 — 51,212 ratings — published 1970
Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.34 — 64 ratings — published 2011
Best Karate, Vol.11: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.51 — 65 ratings — published 1990
Best Karate, Vol.3: Kumite 1 (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.49 — 94 ratings — published 1978
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.94 — 595,570 ratings — published -500
Dynamic Karate: Instruction by the Master (Bushido- The Way of the Warrior)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.27 — 154 ratings — published 1966
In the Dojo: A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.10 — 294 ratings — published 2006
There Are Monsters Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.95 — 349 ratings — published 2005
The Karate Dojo: Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.67 — 134 ratings — published 1967
Best Karate: Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi, Vol. 7 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.46 — 83 ratings — published 1981
Karate Technique & Spirit (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 42 ratings — published 1986
Karate girl's feet: A true story: how I turned my foot fetish dream into reality (karate fetish saga Book 1)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
Karate My Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 26 ratings — published 2003
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,280 ratings — published 2020
“Why would I want balls?" She tried to get a grip on her anger as she adapted her favorite Betty White quote. "Have you ever seen a woman taken out with a simple kick to the crotch? Hell no, because a vagina can take a beating. I'd like to see you squeeze a baby out of your precious, fragile balls." You intolerant, jizz-headed ass.”
― Tinderbox
― Tinderbox
“Originally, the people who learned karate were members of Okinawa's noble class, and for the most part, common people were excluded from karate training.”
― The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It: Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-do
― The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It: Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-do
