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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 — 2,395 ratings — published 1975
Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.39 — 433 ratings — published 2010
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as karate)
avg rating 4.53 — 460 ratings — published 2003
Best Karate, Vol.1: Comprehensive (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 13 times as karate)
avg rating 4.29 — 221 ratings — published 1977
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as karate)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,440 ratings — published 1645
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 373 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 — 746 ratings — published 2010
Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as karate)
avg rating 4.22 — 190 ratings — published 1988
Zen in the Martial Arts (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,964 ratings — published 1979
Moving Zen: One Mans Journey to the Heart of Karate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 346 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 3.84 — 10,212 ratings — published 1899
The Way of Sanchin Kata: The Application of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as karate)
avg rating 4.20 — 80 ratings — published 2007
Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 43 ratings — published 2001
The Karate Way: Discovering the Spirit of Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as karate)
avg rating 4.19 — 124 ratings — published 2009
Best Karate, Vol.5: Heian, Tekki (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.39 — 142 ratings — published 1979
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 — 1,401 ratings — published 1992
The Way of Kata: A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 126 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 — 68 ratings — published 1986
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.36 — 8,484 ratings — published 1975
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as karate)
avg rating 4.30 — 198 ratings — published 1991
Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 3.98 — 108 ratings — published 2004
The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History of Okinawan Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.16 — 99 ratings — published 1974
Best Karate, Vol.10: Unsu, Sochin, Nijushiho (Best Karate Series)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.45 — 74 ratings — published 1990
Bunkai-Jutsu : The Practical Application of Karate Kata (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.59 — 63 ratings — published 2002
Best Karate, Vol. 2: Fundamentals (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as karate)
avg rating 4.45 — 144 ratings — published 1978
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 4.38 — 37 ratings — published
Shotokan Myths (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.56 — 48 ratings — published 2010
Mas Oyama's Essential Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.33 — 118 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 — 49,670 ratings — published 1970
Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.34 — 61 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 — 63 ratings — published 1990
The Classical Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.21 — 47 ratings — published 1999
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.95 — 567,131 ratings — published -500
Dynamic Karate: Instruction by the Master (Bushido- The Way of the Warrior)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.28 — 150 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 — 291 ratings — published 2006
There Are Monsters Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 3.96 — 342 ratings — published 2005
Best Karate: Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi, Vol. 7 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.46 — 81 ratings — published 1981
Karate Technique & Spirit (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by (shelved 4 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 42 ratings — published 1986
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,499 ratings — published 2020
The Kata and Bunkai of Goju-Ryu Karate: The Essence of the Heishu and Kaishu Kata (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 3.96 — 24 ratings — published
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 4.73 — 11 ratings — published 2006
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
Karate Kakapo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 3.67 — 123 ratings — published 2019
Kárate manual completo de katas (Spanish Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published
Dynamic Shitoryu Karate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 2015
Karate: The Complete Kata (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as karate)
avg rating 4.51 — 65 ratings — published 2009
“The plan is to never pick a fight, but the promise is to never back down from one.”
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“The pioneers of kata wanted to tell us something. And we've been trying to find out what exactly that is by studying their worldview, using kata as a lens.”
― Breaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata
― Breaking Through: The Secrets of Bassai Dai Kata
