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American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly  
Powells.com Staff Pick In his adventurous and highly comical journey to martial arts' ancient home, China's Shaolin Temple, Matthew Polly tests his fortitude and manhood, picking up a great deal about Chinese culture along the way. Filled with peculiar characters, crazy moves,...
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Budo: The Teachings of Monhei Ueshiba, the Founder of Aikido
by Morihei Ueshiba
Powells.com Staff Pick Morihei Ueshiba was dubbed "King of Soldiers" for his skill with the bayonet and hardworking character while enlisted in the 37th regiment of the Fourth Division in Osaka. Ueshiba (called O Sensei by Aikidoka) wrote Budo in 1938 when he was 55...
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The Principles of Aikido
by Mitsugi Saotome
Powells.com Staff Pick O Sensei taught the art he began developing in the 1920s, growing and refining it until his death in 1969. He had many Uchi Deshi (senior students) throughout that time, and many of them left to teach aikido on their own. Mitsugi Saotome was one of O...
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Bushido : the Warrior's Code (79 Edition)
by Inazo Nitobe
Powells.com Staff Pick This was one of the first books I ever read about the Samurai Code, and I can still recall scratching my head in confusion. "Where is all the the stuff about fighting?" I wondered. I kept reading. By the time I was finished I had completely reevaluated...
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Karate: Art of Empty-Hand Fighting
by Hidetaka Nishiyama
Powells.com Staff Pick My copy of this book (it's been in print since 1960) has the original burlap cover. It's absorbed a lot of sweat from countless perusing while riding the bus home after long sessions in the dojo. More a technical manual of karate than a philosophical...
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Barefoot Zen : Shaolin Roots of Kung Fu and Karate (00 Edition)
by Nathan J. Johnson
Powells.com Staff Pick This book is on my table right now, and though I'm only halfway through it, for any karate-ka or kung fu student it's definitely worth reading. Like in his previous book, Zen Shaolin Karate, Johnson uses his knowledge of martial arts history and Chan/Zen...
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