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The Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi  Publisher Comments Since the publication of its first English translation in 1974, "The Book of Five Rings" has become an underground classic in the American business community, where it is studied as a text on Japanese management techniques. Here are timeless principles...
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The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy for the Martial Artist
by Sun Tzu Publisher Comments Sun Tzu's Art of War is perhaps the best known and highly regarded treatise on strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is over two thousand years old, its principles are timeless for today's boardroom battlefields. Thirteen sections present incisive...
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Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by Dave Lowry Publisher Comments With its focus on traditional martial arts, and fascinating stories that illustrate key martial arts principles, "Traditions" is written by a well-known expert on the subject with 35 years of experience....
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Crouching Tiger
by Loren W Christenson Publisher Comments Our personal warrior spirit may be aggressive and intense or quietly lurking beneath the surface, but it exists in all of us, a crouching tiger waiting to be awakened. Some express it through words, laws, or money, while others do it with fists or...
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The Fighting Man of Japan: The Training and Exercises of the Samurai
by F J Norman Publisher Comments This amply illustrated book, based on the experiences of an Englishman who served as an instructor in Japan's leading military colleges, provides an introduction to Japanese military history and reviews the education of the nation's military and naval...
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Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai
by Dave Lowry Publisher Comments Dave Lowry juxtaposes his singular experience as an adept student of kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship) under a Japanese teacher in St. Louis with a riveting account of the samurai tradition in Japan. Intertwining tales of the masters with reflections...
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The Little Capoeira Book
by Nestor Capoeira Publisher Comments Nestor Capoeira, a long-time teacher of capoeira and noted mestre (master), begins this revised edition of his bestseller with an in-depth history of the Brazilian art, giving the most popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that...
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Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art
by Greg Downey Publisher Comments Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art is a provocative look at capoeira, a demanding acrobatic art that combines dance, ritual, music, and fighting style. First created by slaves, freedmen, and gang members, capoeira is a study...
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Zen and the Art of Street Fighting: True Battles of a Modern-Day Warrior
by Jack Sabat Publisher Comments In twelve action-packed episodes, Jack Sabat recounts the great fights and lessons learned in nearly thirty years of practicing and teaching karate. Zen and the Art of Street Fighting takes us from the author's initiation into the martial arts while...
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The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi
by William Scot Wilson Publisher Comments The Lone Samurai is a landmark biography of Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary Japanese figure known throughout the world as a master swordsman, spiritual seeker, and author of The Book of Five Rings. With a compassionate yet critical eye, William Scott...
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The Dance of Becoming: Living Life as a Martial Art
by Stuart Heller Publisher Comments "The Dance of Becoming" is a book that is a must for the library of any serious martial artist or anyone interested in a deeper understanding of self. Stuart Heller's insight into the finer points of visualization and energy are simple in the classical...
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Kishido: The Way of the Western Warrior
by Peter Hobart Publisher Comments The code of the samurai and the path of the knight-warrior--traditions from opposite sides of the globe--find a common ground in Kishido: the Way of the Western Warrior. In fifty short essays, Peter Hobart presents the wisdom, philosophy and teachings of...
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The Samurai: The Philosophy of Victory
by Robert T Samuel Publisher Comments A titillating collection of sexuality, history and art, these books offer a closer look at the erotica of cultures past and how it affects the present. Fascinating and mystifying archeological digs were the basis for many of these topics which resulted...
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Secret Art of Health & Fitness: Uncovered from the Martial Arts Masters
by Claudio A Iedwab Synopsis The authors of this book return to original sources to explore the history, philosophy and spirituality of the martial arts. From these they have extracted practical information and simple exercises for breathing, body alignment, strength and flexibility....
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Martial Arts & Ways of Japan Series: Vol. " #0002: Classical Budo
by Donn F Draeger Publisher Comments Donn Draeger was one of the most famous and well-respected martial artists of the twentieth century, and he was a pioneer in bringing Asian martial arts study to the West. Here, he illuminates the compelling historical, political, and philosophical...
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Way of the Warrior
by Howard Reid Synopsis Accompanied by full-color and black-and-white photographs, this classic study of the martial arts describes the various combat techniques and traditions of the Far East, including Kalaripayit, Mama-Adi, Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai-chi, Bujutsu, Karate, Judo...
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Samurai Strategies: 42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's Book of Five Rings
by Boye Lafay De Mente Publisher Comments The astounding transformation of tiny, resource-poor Japan into the world's second largest economy in the span of less than 30 years was due to the ongoing influence of an ancient samurai code of ethics?a code that once made the Japanese unbeatable...
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Zen and the Way of the Sword: Arming the Samurai Psyche
by Winston L King Publisher Comments Zen--serene, contemplative, a discipline of meditation associated with painting, rock gardens, and flower arranging--seems an odd ingredient in the martial psyche of the Japanese samurai. "One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in...
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A Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi Publisher Comments Translated by V. Harris. Japan's answer to the Harvard MBA...Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen-or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for...
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Warrior of Zen: The Diamond-Hard Wisdom Mind of Suzuki Shosan (Kodansha Globe)
by Suzuki Shosan Publisher Comments KEY TEACHINGS OF ZEN'S FOREMOST SAMURAI MONK Suzuki Shosan is among the most dramatic personalities on the history of Zen. A samurai who served under the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the seventeenth century, he became a Zen monk at age 41 and evolved a...
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