Readings


General

- Donn Draeger and Robert W. Smith, Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts

- Howard Reid and Michael Croucher, The Way of the Warrior

- Hokama Tetsuhiro, History and Traditions of Okinawan Karate

- Unknown, translated Patrick McCarthy, Bubishi: The Bible of Karate

- Patrick McCarthy, Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts: Koryu Uchinadi Vol.1-2

- George Kerr, Mitsugu Sakihara, Okinawa: The History of an Island People

- Bradley J. Willcox, The Okinawa Program




Goju Ryu

- Higaonna Morio, The History of Karate: Okinawan Goju Ryu. (IOGKF)

- Higaonna Morio, Traditional Karate-Do: Okinawa Goju Ryu Vol. 1-3 . (IOGKF)

- Yagi Meitetsu, Carl A. Wheeler, Brock Vickerson, Okinawan Karate-Do Gojyu-Ryu
   Meibu-Kan. (Meibukan)

- Toguchi Seikichi, Okinawan Goju Ryu Vol. 1- 2. (Shoreikan)

- Miyasato, Ei’ichi, Okinawa Den Goju Ryu Karate Do. (Jundokan)

- JKF Gojukai, Shitei Kata Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Do. (JKF Goju Kai)

             

 Okinawan Masters

- Nagamine Soshin, Tales of Okinawa’s Great Masters

- Richard Kim, Weaponless Warriors

- Hokama Tetsuhiro, 100 Masters of Okinawan Karate

- Funakoshi Gichin, Karate Do: My Way of Life

- Funakoshi Gichin, Nakasone Genwa, and John Teramoto, The Twenty Guiding    Principles of Karate

- Mabuni Kenei, La voie de la main nue: initiation et karate-do. (Dervy) (Shito    Ryu)        



Other Styles

- George Mattson, Uechi Ryu Karate Do: Classical Chinese Okinawan    Self- Defense (Uechi Ryu)

- Alan Dollar, Secrets of Uechi Ryu Karate: And the Mysteries of Okinawa (Uechi    Ryu)

- Nagamine Soshin, The Essence of Okinawan Karate Do (Shorin Ryu)

- Funakoshi Gichin, Ichida Shingo, To-te Jitsu (Shorin Ryu)

- Funakoshi Gichin, Patrick McCarhy, Yuriko McCarthy, Tapenshu (Shorin Ryu)
- Motobu Choki, Patrick McCarthy, Watashi No Karate Jutsu (My Art) (Motobu    Ryu)

- Mabuni Kenei, Karate-do: Shitô-ryu (Sedirep) (Shito Ryu)

- Mabuni Kenei, Karate-Do Traditionnel: Shitô-Ryu (Sedirep) Shito Ryu)

 

Magazines

- Classical Fighting Arts
       (This magazine used to be called Dragon Times look for back issues, very        useful site with some online articles)

- Meibukan Magazine Online
       
- Journal of Asian Martial Arts
       (Occasionally some good articles now, good back issues, especially four first        years)

- Fighting Arts International
       (Online magazine, top researchers and interesting articles)

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