Reading Recommendations for Karate

Описание: Since I’ve been asked a time or two, I decided to put together a list of book recommendations so that you too can become a Goju-Ryu Philosopher! There are a lot of books about karate out there, but the majority of them are aimed at beginning or prospective students. I’ve done a decent amount of work finding the few that are useful for advanced practitioners, history enthusiasts, and all-around nerds. These are just a few of the books that I’ve found useful in my research.

CHAPTERS:
Introduction – 00:00
Goju-Ryu – 01:06
General Karate – 06:06
History – 09:04
Active Researchers – 11:33
Outro – 14:03

Goju-Ryu:
Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Desk Reference – Johnpaul Williams: www.amazon.com/Goju-Ryu-Karate-Do-Desk-Reference-%E5%89%9B%E6%9F%94%E6%B5%81%E7%A9%BA%E6%89%8B%E9%81%93-ebook/dp/B09KMJ25BH
The Kata and Bunkai of Goju-Ryu Karate – Giles Hopkins: www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/the-kata-and-bunkai-of-goju-ryu-karate/ or www.amazon.com/Kata-Bunkai-Goju-Ryu-Karate-Essence/dp/1623171997
Traditional Karate-Do: Okinawa Goju Ryu – Morio Higaonna
Okinawan Goju Ryu 1 – Seikichi Toguchi:
Book 1: www.amazon.com/Okinawan-Goju-Ryu-Fundamentals-Shorei-Kan-Japanese/dp/0897500180
Book 2: www.amazon.com/Okinawan-Goju-Ryu-II-Techniques-Shorei-Kan/dp/0897501403
Karate no Kokoro (空手の心) – Seikichi Toguchi

General Karate:
Okinawan Karate – Mark Bishop: www.amazon.com/Okinawan-Karate-Teachers-Styles-Techniques/dp/0804832056 or www.tuttlepublishing.com/books-by-country/okinawan-karate
The Way of Kata – Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder: www.amazon.com/Way-Kata-Comprehensive-Deciphering-Applications/dp/1594390584 or ymaa.com/publishing/book/way-kata%E2%80%94-comprehensive-guide-deciphering-martial-applications
The Little Black Book of Violence – Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder: www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Violence-Fighting/dp/1594391297 or ymaa.com/publishing/book/little-black-book-violence%E2%80%94what-every-young-man-needs-know-about-fighting
Analysis of Genuine Karate – Hermann Bayer: www.amazon.com/Analysis-Genuine-Karate-Misconceptions-Development/dp/1594398437 or ymaa.com/publishing/book/analysis-genuine-karate-misconceptions-origins-development-and-true-purpose
The Way of China Hand Techniques – Morinobu Itoman, trans. Mario McKenna

History:
Okinawa: The History of an Island People – George H. Kerr: www.amazon.com/Okinawa-History-Island-George-Kerr/dp/4805314796 or www.tuttlepublishing.com/japan/okinawa-the-history-of-an-island-people-9784805314791
Bubishi - trans. Patrick McCarthy: www.amazon.com/Bubishi-Classic-Manual-Patrick-McCarthy/dp/4805313846 or www.tuttlepublishing.com/books-by-country/bubishi
The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts - Raul Sanchez Garcia: www.amazon.com/Historical-Sociology-Japanese-Routledge-Research/dp/1138571695 or www.routledge.com/The-Historical-Sociology-of-Japanese-Martial-Arts/SanchezGarcia/p/book/9780367499266

Active Researchers:
Andreas Quast’s Ryukyu Bugei: www.patreon.com/RyukyuBugei/posts
Yannick Schultze’s Karate Kenkyu Shitsu: karate-kenkyu.com/ and www.patreon.com/karatekenkyushitsu
Motobu Naoki on Medium: medium.com/motobu-ryu-blog
Motobu Naoki on Note (Japanese): note.com/motoburyu/all