'Bible of Karate - Bubishi' translated with commentary by Patrick McCarthy. Contains much in-depth information, analysis, and history.
'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate' by Randall G. Hassell and Edmond Otis. An excellent starting point for potential students.
'The Karate Dojo' by Peter Urban
'Karate-do: My Way of Life' by Gichin Funakoshi
The official Wado-Ryu Japan site
The Japan Karate Institute homepage
More details on Ohtsuka's life and the expansion of Karate
TOMARI-TE: THE PLACE OF THE OLD TODE
Detailed explanation of the Tomari's role in karate's development.
Karate Kata
Karate
Boxing
Brazilian Jiujitsu
'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu
'A Book of Five Rings' by Miyamoto Musashi'
Karate - Technique & Spirit' by Tadashi Nakamura. A wonderful, inspiring pictorial guide to Karate and many of its techniques.
USA National Karate Federation website
Great listing of kata by karate ryu (style).
Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu
Jarek's Chinese Martial Arts Pages
Information about Chinese internal martial arts.
Japan International Karate Center headquarters
The above was excerpted from my free guide to karate, available as a free pdf ebook download - Understanding Karate-Do. I am the chief instructor at my Karate school in Lake City, South Carolina.
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