Book Recommendations

From KodoKai

The Kodo School of Karate maintains a class library containing all of the books listed below and many more. Students are welcome to request a book from Sensei at any time or feel free to ask for a book recommendation. Book donations to the library are appreciated.

Contents

Martial Arts (Assorted)

  • American Law and the Trained Fighter, Carl Brown
  • Empty Hand: A Karate Word Book, Rui Umezawa
  • Martial Arts and the Law, Karl Duff


Martial Arts History

  • Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters, Shoshin Nagamine
  • The Classical Man, Richard Kim
  • The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History of Okinawan Karate, Richard Kim


Martial Arts Philosophy

  • A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy, Miyamoto Musashi
  • Budoshoshinshu: The Warriors Primer of Daidoji Yuzan, William Scott Wilson (translator)
  • Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Live, Forrest Morgan
  • Karate-Do: My Way of Life, Gichin Funakoshi
  • Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts, Kenji Tokitsu
  • Kodo: Ancient Ways, Lessons in the Spiritual Life of the Warrior/Martial Artist, Kensho Furuya
  • Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness, C.W. Nicol
  • The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom, Tsai Chih Chung
  • The Warrior is Silent: Martial Arts and the Spiritual Path, Scott Shaw
  • The Warrior’s Path: Wisdom from Contemporary Martial Arts Masters, James Sidney (editor)
  • The Way of the Warrior: The Paradox of the Martial Arts, Howard Reid & Michael Croucher
  • Zen in the Art of Archery, Eugen Herrigel
  • Zen in the Martial Arts, Joe Hyams
  • Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki

Martial Arts Techniques

  • Karate-Do Kyohan, Gichin Funakoshi
  • Karate-Do Nyumon, Gichin Funakoshi

Novels

  • Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure, James Redfield
  • Illusions, Richard Bach: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
  • Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman
  • Talking with Nature, Michael Roads
  • Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book that Changes Lives, Dan Millman

Spiritual Insights

  • A Diamond in Your Pocket, Gangaji
  • Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound, Robert Gass
  • Feng Shui Made Easy: Designing Your Life with the Ancient Art of Placement, William Spear
  • Manifest Your Destiny: The Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want, Wayne Dyer
  • The Impact of Awakening, Adyashanti
  • The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
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