Top 10 Martial Arts Books
Top 10 Martial Art Books
Alright there, having read a fair few martial arts book, what you'll find below are the ones that Ive read that I rate as my top ten for a number of reasons. Remember this is my own personal opinion and I am obviously bias towards the striking arts. If someone out there has a fantastic book they would like to recommend please do so and hopefully you may enlighten me.
Note I haven't listed them in any particular order
- Dead or Alive by Geoff Thompson
- Art of War by Sun Tzu
- The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Mushasi
- The Fence by Geoff Thompson
- Streetwise by Peter Consterdine
- Kickboxing by Pat O Keefe
- Lonsdale Boxing Manual by Dave James
- Kickboxing Sparring by Justyn Billingham
- Black Medicine by N. Mashiro
- Thai Boxing Dynamite by Rebec Zoran
Kickboxing A Framework for Success
Pat O Keefe
For anyone interested in kickboxing be
they beginner or advanced this is a very good reference book, aimed
more for those people looking for a sport related book (For those
interested Pat wrote another book CombatKickboxing which looks at Kickboxing more from a self defence
point of view). This book shows from the basic to more advanced
techniques from the simple yet difficult to master jab through to
jumping and spinning kicks. Also detailed are many defensive techniques
and blocks, combinations as well as drills to devolp speed. power,
stamina in fact this book does cover most of the questions you might
find yourself asking.
This is a book i would recommend to anyone involved in kickboxing.
ISBN 1-84024-093-8
Marks 4 out of 5
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- Martial Arts Book Reviews
I am myself a Martial artist holding a Black Belt in KickBoxing as well as being a fully qualified Instructor.This will become a review of different martial arts books about varying martial arts by various authors. As time goes by I intend to add mor