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Miyamoto Musashi

 

 
Recommended Books
 

1. THE ESSENCE OF TAIKIKEN "Great Ki Boxing"
Jan Kallenbach (Highly Recommended).

2. SECRET TECHNIQUES OF YIQUAN & TAIKIKEN
Yao Chengguan &Kubo Isato 1999
Kitensha Publications ISBN4-7952-5068-5

3. WARRIORS OF STILLNESS – Volume 1
Jan Diepersloot 1995
Meditative Traditions In The Chinese Martial Arts ISBN 0-9649976-0-6

4. WARRIORS OF STILLNESS – Volume 2 The Tao Of Yiquan
Jan Diepersloot 1999
The Method Of Awareness In The Martial Arts. ISBN 96-4997 6-1-4

5. THE WAY OF QIGONG – The Art & Science of Chinese Energy Healing
Kenneth S. Colhen 1997
Bantam Books USA. Bantam Book: 0 553 50649 8

6. HSING I Chinese Mind-Body Boxing
Robert W. Smith 1974
Kodansha International ISBN 0-87011-230-9

7. HSING YIQUAN Theory & Application
Liang Shou Yu & Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming 1990
YMAA Publication Center ISBN 0-940871-08-4

8. STILL AS A MOUNTAIN, POWERFUL AS THUNDER
Yuan Pei Dong 1993
Shambala Publications USA ISBN 0-87773-688-X

9. ASIAN FIGHTING ARTS
Donn F. Draeger & Robert W. Smith 1969
Kodansha International Japan ISBN 87011-079-0

10. JODO – The Way Of The Stick
Pascal Krieger 1989
ISBN 2-9503214-0-2

 

 

 

11. ONE DAY, ONE LIFE TIME - An Illustrated Guide to the Spirit, Practice and Philosophy of Seido Karate Meditation
Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura 1992

12. Hatsuo Royama´s Secret Principles of Karate - KENSA
Hatsuo Royama
Published by Kitensha Publications Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN4-434-00562-6

13. Hatsuo Royama´s Secret Principles of Karate - GOKUI
Hatsuo Royama
Published by Kitensha Publications Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN4-434-01040-9

14. MARTIAL MUSINGS - A Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th Century
Robert W. Smith
Published by Via Media Publishing Company, USA


Several of these books are no longer available (new) maybe they can be bought second hand, through Amazon network or similar, anyway I can warmly recommend them as they have been written by masters in their fields – such as Soshi Kenichi Sawai, Sensei Donn Draeger, Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura, Sensei Pascal Krieger, all I have met and trained with personally.

A good source for Chinese Martial Art books is :

MING YA BOOKS COMPANY
Geidersekade 105
1011 EM Amsterdam. The Netherlands
Tel. 0031 20 6258330
www.mingyabooks.com

I wish you enjoyable reading in the fascinating world of budo/wushu.

 

Budo greetings
Marshall McDonagh Kyoshi
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