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Boston's Gun Bible 86 reviews
Boston T. Party
Javelin Press, 2002
Getting long in the tooth
Boston's Gun Bible is probably THE book every gun owner and freedom loving American should own. Few Americans truly understand the Bill of Rights and the 2nd Amendment. It's not about hunting, nor is about personal protection. First and foremost, it is to protect Americans from an overbearing government! Boston's Bible gives you the information you need to make intelligent choices in every ...
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Tom Patire's Personal Protection Handbook: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself, Your ...150 reviews
Tom Patire
Three Rivers Press, 2003
Information To Teh Safer Side
A family from my town in Wisconsin recently appeared on the Montel Show. Watching the show one had to feel for the terrible ordeal that the family went through during their violent home invasion. At the end of the show Montel brought out a security expert named Tom Patire. Mr. Patire's comments were for everyday people and his tone and way of speaking showed his compasion for human life and left ...
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Taekwondo: The State of the Art31 reviews
Sung Chul Master Whang, Jun Chul Master Whang
Broadway, 1999
Really Good for beginners
I bought this my first week of TaeKwonDo. At first it was a little overwhelming. As I learned, the book became a very useful tool. It's really great to practice the physical and read the theory and history behind it in this book. It's a great guide for practicing at home. I recommend this book for any beginner to this sport.
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25 Shoto-Kan Kata36 reviews
Shojiro Sugiyama
Shojiro Sugiyama, 1984
This is a all you needed.
one word "WOW", I got this book as per my Sensei suggested. I really like it. Very well make with detail illustraions. My book is the 7th edition 2007. Highly recommanded for everyone.
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Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship32 reviews
Shihan Shimabukuro, Leonard Pellman
Frog Books, 1995
THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!!!!
If you are, or ever have been interested in the art of samurai sword fighting, this book is definately for you! It has great introductory chapters discussing the samurai/eishin-ryu-jutsu philosophy and way of life, as well as excellent instruction on cutting techniques. It gives you a new respect and outlook on life, and teaches you to truly respect your katana; if, in fact you have one; as an ...
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Kendo: The Definitive Guide32 reviews
Hiroshi Ozawa
Kodansha International, 1997
Not exactly "definitive"
but still a very good guide yes... i have very much intrest in kendo but don't have the chance to do it here... no clubs near or far... i do iaido that is... and i can imagine how it must be...
but then again, i can not really tell if it's a good book for people with years of experience...
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Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge34 reviews
BJ Penn, Glen Cordoza, ...
Victory Belt Publishing, 2007
An MMA How to - From Start to Finish
When I recently read Victory Belt's publication 'Mastering the Rubber Guard' with Eddie Bravo, I was impressed. It made considerable strides in improving over his last book 'Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed' and gave a detailed insight into one of the most misunderstood positions in today's Jiu-Jitsu world. Well, as far as I'm concerned, Victory Belt has done it again with BJ Penn's 'Mixed Martial Arts - The ...
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Strong on Defense35 reviews
Sanford Strong
Atria, 1997
Excellent
This is absolutely one of the best books on self defense that I have ever read.
Sanford Strong has written an excellent primer on personal protection. As he says, this book is not about crime prevention; it is about crime survival.
Much of the book has to do with the right mindset which is a critical element in surviving. Many people are seriously hurt or killed because of lack of mental ...
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Kodokan Judo55 reviews
Jigoro Kano
Kodansha America, 1986
If you own only one book on the subject of judo...
...it should be this one. All the basics are here, copiously illustrated (some of the images featuring judo's founder, Jigoro Kano) and explained in a fair amount of detail. Although other books may offer more variations and flashier presentations, herein can be found all the rudiments of Kodokan judo. If the subject interests you at all, you simply must own this book. With judo's popularity ...
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Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior (Shambhala Pocket Classics)31 reviews
Chogyam Trungpa
Shambhala, 1995
Most Valuable Book
This was the most inspritional book I have ever read. I give as a gift to everybody I haven't already givin it too. BUY this book and if you don't like i will buy it from you!
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Passing the Guard: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Details and Techniques: Volume 1 (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) (Brazilian Jiu ...25 reviews
Beneville Ed
Grappling Arts Publications, L.L.C., 2003
Great Study on an Important Facet of Groundfighting
Too many books try to cover too much in their text. This often results in poor details, a small snapshot of someone's game, or unconnected techniques that don't integrate well. It is a fantastic idea to spend an entire volume on one aspect of the game.
I'd read Cartmell's good work in "Effortless Combat Throws" and liked it a lot. I'd never heard of Beneville, though, as per most of the ...
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Total Aikido: The Master Course (Bushido--The Way of the Warrior)28 reviews
Gozo Shioda
Kodansha International, 1997
A brief comment
This is a very fine book on aikido. Clear text, crisp and easy to understand photos, and detailed and well written text. I had a specific reason for reading this text--I needed help with all the Japanese terminology for the moves, which I'm weak on--and this book presents that quite well. Both the attacks and defenses are given the full names. I note one reviewer here who says that the spelling ...
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Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training29 reviews
C. M. Shifflett
North Atlantic Books, 2000
Full of useful tips and tricks
I'd sincerely recommend this book to very beginners and... yes, to sensei.
The most valuable point of the book is that instead of usual plain listing of the standard techniques of this or that style, it concentrates on the basic principles - "how, why, and when it works", thus offering basic building blocks, and lots of unique tips and tricks. The principles are beyond the style differences, and ...
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Techniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century30 reviews
Brian Price
Paladin Press, 2000
Got safety glasses??
Good book. BUT compleatly failed to mention safety glasses. These are IMPORTANT. you need to get a good pair and wear them when you are working in your shop. unless you think you will look good with a eyepatch.
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Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na, 2nd Edition: Instructors Manual for All Martial Styles29 reviews
Jwing-Ming Yang
YMAA Publication Center, 2004
Perfection in an instuctors guide
I have been an instructor of kung fu for many years and this is one of the most valuable books I think any martial artist can own. It claims that it is an instructors guide, but it is sooo much more than that. All of my students are exposed to this book on a regular basis. The descriptions are flawless.
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The Way of Kata: A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications23 reviews
Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder
YMAA Publication Center, 2005
A valuable find
Rather than presenting a book worth of random applications or cool looking sequences, the authors go much deeper and present you with a methodology for actually understanding kata application.
I have found this book to be very valuable, i've owned it for something like two years and I still open it up regularly, it is defnitely a book that you will use frequently.
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JEET KUNE DO24 reviews
George Hajnasr
AuthorHouse, 2005
really good book on the art of JKD
This book was simply amazing to read and to follow along on the different techniques, exercises, and drills. I have a question: Is this book supposed to be in color photos or just black and white? I got mine in black and white so I just wanted to know. This book goes through the 5 ways of attack in JKD, wooden dummy, sticky hands, energy drills, kicking drills, 1 inch punch/kick, and much much ...
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The Best Defense: True Stories of Intended Victims Who Defended Themselves With a Firearm28 reviews
Robert A. Waters
Cumberland House Publishing, 1998
Entertaining and informative
I finished reading this book very quickly. Every story was intense and captivating. The book was enjoyable for entertainment value alone, but it also contains critical information about personal defense. Ever wondered what it was really like to be attacked by someone trying to kill you? These are stories of people who lived to tell the tail. Many potential murder victims only survived because ...
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The Wing Chun Compendium28 reviews
Wayne Belonoha
Blue Snake Books, 2005
I am new to wing chun
"Everything should be done as simple as possible, but not simpler"
The book starts with this Albert Einstein phrase, and Mr Belonoha does it very well when writing his book.
I am new to wing chun, I've been training since last september, and bought this book to get to know the background and philosophy of this art. It has been very helpful for learning the names of techniques, ...
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The Little Capoeira Book29 reviews
Nestor Capoeira
North Atlantic Books, 2003
Love it
I grant I'm starting out but this book has amazing insight on the philosophy and moves. Reminding that creativity is as important as learning the moves that have come from those before us. He also gives exersies that can be done when a person can't get to the roda of his instructor/mestre. After this book I'm gonna have to read more books about capoeira as well as from Nestor cause he was able to ...
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