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Karate Books
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as karate)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,432 ratings — published 1975
Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.39 — 439 ratings — published 2010
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.52 — 471 ratings — published 2003
Best Karate, Vol.1: Comprehensive (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 14 times as karate)
avg rating 4.29 — 223 ratings — published 1977
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as karate)
avg rating 3.94 — 63,753 ratings — published 1645
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 377 ratings — published 1995
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 — 751 ratings — published 2010
Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as karate)
avg rating 4.22 — 192 ratings — published 1988
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,008 ratings — published 1979
Moving Zen: One Mans Journey to the Heart of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as karate)
avg rating 4.34 — 351 ratings — published 1975
The Essence of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.20 — 174 ratings — published 2010
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,573 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
Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.32 — 44 ratings — published 2001
Best Karate, Vol.5: Heian, Tekki (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.39 — 145 ratings — published 1979
The Karate Way: Discovering the Spirit of Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 124 ratings — published 2009
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 — 1,413 ratings — published 1992
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
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,524 ratings — published 1975
Best Karate, Vol. 2: Fundamentals (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.45 — 146 ratings — published 1978
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 3.97 — 110 ratings — published 2004
The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History of Okinawan Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 100 ratings — published 1974
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
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 4.32 — 119 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 — 50,700 ratings — published 1970
Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.34 — 62 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 Classical Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.21 — 48 ratings — published 1999
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.94 — 585,889 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 — 292 ratings — published 2006
There Are Monsters Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.95 — 345 ratings — published 2005
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 4.17 — 41 ratings — published 1986
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,010 ratings — published 2020
The Heart of Karate-Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.00 — 33 ratings — published 1980
Hidden Karate: The True Bunkai For Heian Katas And Naihanchi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.58 — 12 ratings — published 2006
Empty Hand: The Essence of Budo Karate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.57 — 23 ratings — published 2007
The Kyokushin Way: Mas Oyama's Karate Philosophy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.13 — 71 ratings — published 1979
Mas Oyama's Complete Karate Course (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.32 — 47 ratings — published 1998
“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
“From the book - "Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean their are not there!”
― Between The Shoals
― Between The Shoals
