Sensei Peter Freedman's Famous Reading List

 

 

Required – Books which can be referenced periodically.


Secrets of the Samurai  by Oscar Ratti & Adele Westbrook

 

The Dictionary of the Martial Arts  by Louis Frederic

 

The Overlook Marital Arts Dictionary  by Emil Farkas & John Corcoran

 

The World’s Best Anatomical Charts Third Edition by the Anatomical Chart

 

 

Martial Arts – this group of readings will give us insight, not only into Jujutsu, but other forms of martial arts as well.  They are listed in order of importance.  Some of these may no longer be available, so please let us know and we may be able to attain come copies.  

     

    Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams

     

    Karate-Do: My Way of Life by Gichin Funakoshi

     

    The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary

     

    Mastering the Art of War  translated and edited by Thomas Cleary

     

    Three Budo Masters:  by John Stevens (Kano, Funakoshi and Ueshiba)

     

    The Karate Dojo:  Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art  by Peter Urban

     

    Beyond the Known:  The Ultimate Goal of the Martial Arts  by Tri Thong Dang

     

    Okinawan Karate  by Mark Bishop

     

    Abundant Peace:  The Biography of Morihei Ueshiba Founder of Aikido  by John Sterns

     

    Master Cheng’s Thirteen Chapter’s on Tai Chi Ch’uan  by Cheng Man-Ch’ing

     

    Slash & Thrust  by John Sanchez

     

    Deadly Karate Blows:  The Medical Implications  by Brian Adams

     

    Practical Chin Na:  A Detailed Analysis of the Art of Seizing and Locking  by Zhao Da Yuan

     

    Filipino Martial Culture  by Mark V. Wiley

     

    Balisong Iron Butterfly   by Cacoy “Boy” Hernandez

     

    Mind Over Matter: Higher Martial Arts  by Shi Ming with Siao Weijia

     

    Kung Fu:  History, Philosophy and Technique  by David Chow & Richard Spangler

     

    Japan’s Ultimate Martial Art:  Jiujitsu Before 1882 The Classical Japanese Art of Self Defense  by Darrell Max Craig

     

    The Weaponless Warriors:  An Informal History of Okinawan Karate  by Richard Kim

     

    Living the Martial Way  by Forrest E Morgan, Maj. USAF

     

    Scholar Warrior:  An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life  by Deng Ming – Dao

     

    Daito – Ryo Aikijujutsu  by Stanley A. Pranin

     

    Masters of Arnis Kali & Escrima  by Edgar G. Sulite

     

    Balison:  The Lethal Art of Filipino Knife Fighting  by Sid Campbell, Gary Cagaanan, and Sony Umpad

     

    The Unfettered Mind:  Writings of Zen Master to the Sword Master  by Takuan Soho

     

    JiuJitsu Complete  by Kiyose Nakae

     

    Mitose’s In Search of Kenpo:  Traditional Japanese Stories  by Arnold M. Golub, Editor

     

    Martial Arts Injuries  by Dr. James Canney

     

    Flexible Weapons  by John Sanchez

     

    The Way of the Warrior: The Paradox of the Martial Arts  by Howard Reid & Michael Croucher

     

    Secret Fighting Arts of the World  by John f. Gilbey

     

    The Overlook Martial Arts Reader  edited by Randy F. Nelson

     

    Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body  by B. K. Frantzis

     

    Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere:  An Illustrated Intro.  By A. Westbrook and O. Ratti

     

    Medical Injuries in the Martial Arts  by Richard B. Birrer, MD & Christina D. Birrer, MS.

     

    Quotations for Martial Artists  by John Moore 

 

 

                  Jujitsu/Nippon Ketsugo Ryu by Larry D. Hilton

 

Spiritual & Nutrition – Books that will enlighten us spiritually and teach us about self- awareness and our physical well being.  Please note that these books are not listed by order of importance.

 

Harnessing Anger:  The Way of the American Fencer  by Peter Westbrook

 

Eating for Endurance  by Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH

 

Healing Teas:  How to Prepare and Use Teas to Maximize Your Health  by Marie Nadine Antol

 

How Nutrition Works  by Kristine M. Napier, MPH, RD.

 

How to See and Read Aura  by Ted Andrews

 

Many Lives, Many Masters  by Brian L. Weiss, MD.

 

Spiritual Growth:  Being Your Higher Self  by Sanya Romain

 

The Complete Book of Juicing by Michael T. Murray, N.D.

 

The Juice mans’ Power of Juicing  by Jay Kordich

 

Way of the Peaceful Warrior:  A Book that Changes Lives  by Dan Millman

 

You Are Psychic!  By Pete A. Sanders, Jr.

 

Wheels of Life – A User’s Guide To The Chakra System By Anodea Judith, Ph.D.

 

The Magus Of Java – Teachings of an Authentic Taoist Immortal by Kosta Danaos

 

 

 

 


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“Do not criticize any other of the martial arts.  Speak ill of others and it surely comes back to you. The mountain does not laugh at the river because it is lowly, nor does the river speak ill of the mountain because it cannot move about.”

 

Morihei Ueshiba