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Here are some reviews of martial arts books and other books on various aspects of Japanese culture that we recommend. We only review books that we feel have some special value to those interested in the Japanese martial arts; not suprisingly, not all popular books you find in the bookstores meet our criteria.
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Koryu Books has published three collections of essays on the classical warrior traditions of Japan, Otake Risuke's Katori Shinto-ryu: Warrior Tradition, a new hardcover edition of Dave Lowry's Persimmon Wind, and a new paperback edition of Dan & Jackie DeProspero's Illuminated Spirit; we also sell a select group of outstanding or difficult to obtain books on the Japanese martial arts. You can buy directly from us at the Koryu.com Bookstore.
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- Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai
- by Dave Lowry
- The A-Z of Judo
- by Syd Hoare
- Across the Nightingale Floor
- by Lian Hearn
- The Aikido Student Handbook
- by Greg O'Connor
- Book of Five Rings
- by Miyamoto Musashi; translated by William Scott Wilson
- Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty
- by Jennifer Mitchelhill
- Children and the Martial Arts
- by Gaku Homma
- Clouds in the West: Lessons from the Martial Arts of Japan
- by Dave Lowry
- Code of the Samurai
- a modern translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
- The Connoisseur's Book of the Japanese Sword
- by Kokan Nagayama
- Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu: Conversations with Daito-ryu Masters
- interviews conducted and edited by Stanley A. Pranin
- A Daughter of the Samurai
- by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
- The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts
- by Chozanshi Issai; translated by William Scott Wilson
- Dueling with O-sensei: Grappling with the Myth of the Warrior Sage
- by Ellis Amdur
- The Fighting Spirit of Japan
- by E.J. Harrison
- Furyu: The Budo Journal
- The best martial arts magazine in English, edited by Wayne Muromoto
- Geisha
- by Liza Dalby
- The Good Stuff: Recommended Reading
- A guide to the best budo books by Meik Skoss
- Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
- by Yamamoto Tsunetomo; translated by William Scott Wilson
- Heiho Okugisho: The Secret of High Strategy
- by Yamamoto Kansuke; translated by Toshishiro Obata
- Hidden in Plain Sight
- by Ellis Amdur
- Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan
- by Karl Friday
- Illuminated Spirit: Conversations with a Kyudo Master
- by Dan and Jackie DeProspero
- In the Dojo: A guide to the ritual and etiquette of the Japanese martial arts
- by Dave Lowry
- Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
- The essential reference for things Japanese
- Japanese for the Martial Arts
- by Alexander D.C. Kask
- Kata: The Key to Understanding & Dealing with the Japanese
- by Boyé Lafayette De Mente
- Katori Shinto-ryu: Warrior Tradition
- by Otake Risuke
- Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, volume three
- edited by Diane Skoss
- Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan
- edited by Diane Skoss
- Kyudo: The Essence and Practice of Japanese Archery
- by Onuma Hideharu, with Dan and Jackie DeProspero
- Legends of the Samurai
- translations by Hiroaki Sato
- The Life-Giving Sword: Secret Teachings from the House of the Shogun
- by Yagyu Munenori; translated by William Scott Wilson
- The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi
- by William Scott Wilson
- Martial Arts & Sports of Japan
- The Japan Travel Bureau "Japan in Your Pocket" series
- Martial Musings: A Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th Century
- by Robert W. Smith
- Memoirs of the Warrior Kumagai: A Historical Novel
- by Donald Richie
- Moving Toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan
- by Dave Lowry
- Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions
- by Ellis Amdur
- Persimmon Wind
- by Dave Lowry
- The Salaryman's Wife
- by Sujata Massey
- Samurai: An Illustrated History
- by Mitsuo Kure
- Samurai Bulldog
- by Chibinosuke Dogizaemon
- The Secret History of the Sword: Adventures in Ancient Martial Arts
- by J. Christoph Amberger
- The Spirit of Budo
- by Trevor Leggett
- Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts
- by Dave Lowry
- The Sword and the Mind
- translated by Hiroaki Sato
- Sword & Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, volume two
- edited by Diane Skoss
- Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways
- by Dave Lowry
- Tuttle Kanji Cards
- by Alexander D.C. Kask
- The Unfettered Mind
- by Takuan Soho; translated by William Scott Wilson
- Wave Man
- by Christopher Bates
- A Way to Victory: The Annotated Book of Five Rings
- translation and commentary by Hidy Ochiai
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