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Children Books
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Karate Hour (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))
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Karate for Kids (Martial Arts for Kids)
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I Know Karate (Hello Reader, My First)
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Packard, Mary (New York, Scholastic,
Inc., 1995)
A well written book for young children.
Nice illustrations and a good
message.
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Queen, J. Allen (New York: Sterling
Publishing, 1994)
Basic karate resource for children of
all ages.
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Nevius, Carol (New York: Marshall
Canendish, 2004)
A fantastically well-written and illustrated
book. Takes the young reader through the
many exciting aspects of Karate training.
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TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS
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The Weaponless Warriors
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The Martial Arts: Origins, Philosophy, Practice
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life
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Funakoshi, Gichin (Tokyo: Kodansha
International, 1981)
Gain greater insight into master Gishin
Funakoshi's own way of living and thinking,
and a sharper understanding of the art of self
defense that he brought to a state of such high
perfection
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Lewis, Peter (London: Bison Books,
1987)
Very good history of all forms of
martial arts; from sumo wrestling to
karate to ninjutsu.
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Kim, Richard (Santa Clarita: Ohara, 1974)
A collection vignettes highlighting the lives
of the founding fathers of Karate. Includes
short stories of Kanryo Higashionna and
Miyagi Chojun, the fathers of Goju Ryu.
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SELF-DEFENSE BOOKS
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do
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Danger Zones: Defending Yourself Against Surprise Attack
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Hidy Ochiai's Complete Book of Self-Defense
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Ochai, Hidy (Chicago: Contemporary Books,
1991)
An excellent resource for basic through
advanced techniques. Very well illustrated.
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Long, Hei (Boulder: Paladin Press,
1991)
Lays out basic principles for
protecting oneself from different
attack angles.
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Lee, Bruce (Santa Clarita: Ohara
Publications, 1975)
self defense situations are
unpredictable.self defense situations are
unpredictable.
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