White Crane Education

Reviews by Subject

History

Okinawan Karate (Mark Bishop) - Definitive reference of Okinawan fighting styles.


Martial Art Styles

Secrets of Judo (Jiichi Watanabe and Lindy Avakian) - Judo techniques with detailed explanations of the physics behind them.

Jujitsu - Basic Technqiues of the Gentle Art (George Kirby) - Judo techniques described in Ohara Publications typically unimaginative format.


Philosophy

Code of the Samurai (Taira Shigesuke) - An introductory Bushido text written in the 17th century for young samurai.

Confucius Speaks (Tsai Chih Chung) - An entertaining, illustrated selection of passages from Confucius's Analects.

Living the Martial Way (Forest E. Morgan) - Discussion of the implications of the martial arts in the modern world.

Secret Tactics (Kazumi Tabata) - Selected excerpts from traditional martial arts texts.

Warrior's Path, The (James Sidney, ed.) - A collection of essays by modern martial arts masters.