Here are selections from our recommended reading list. We've included works to help you train, to explore martial arts philosophy, and to simply have fun! Following the description of each book, there may appear one or more icons. Click the blue to purchase a new copy, red for a used copy, or the gold for a book preview.
Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) Volume 1
(by Hwang Kee)
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The History of Moo Duk Kwan
(by Hwang Kee)
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The Classical Man
(by Richard Kim)
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The Weaponless Warriors
(by Richard Kim)
The history and growth of Okinawan karate. 
Living the Martial Way : A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think
(by Forrest E. Morgan)
Apply the Japanese warrior's attitude to martial arts training and daily life.
Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts: Koryu Uchinadi
(by Patrick McCarthy, compiler/editor; Yuriko McCarthy, compiler/editor; Shinken Taira, editor; Chojun Miyagi, editor)
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life
(by Gichin Funakoshi)
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Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text
(by Gichin Funakoshi)
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Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi
(by Gichin Funakoshi)
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The Martial Artist's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
(by Hanshi Steve Kaufman)
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The Bible of Karate Bubishi
(by Patrick McCarthy, editor)
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Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins
(by Bruce D. Clayton)
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Karate Dojo: Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art
(by Peter Urban)
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The Art of War
(by Sun Tzu)
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75 Down Blocks: Refining Karate Techniques
(by Rick Clark)
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Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business, and Life
(by Chungliang Al Huang, author; Jerry Lynch, contributor)
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The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports
(by Brian Kilmeade)
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1984
(by George Orwell)
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As a Man Thinketh
(by James Allen)
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Beowulf
(author unknown)
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The Canterbury Tales
(by Geoffrey Chaucer)
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Catcher in the Rye
(by J.D. Salinger)
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Great Expectations
(by Charles Dickens)
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If
(by Rudyard Kipling)
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The Iliad
(attributed to Homer)
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
(by Richard Bach)
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The Master Puppeteer
(by Katherine Paterson)
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The Odyssey
(attributed to Homer)
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The Prince
(by Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli)
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Where the Red Fern Grows
(by Wilson Rawls)
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