The Japanese sword, long famous in history and admired throughout the world, has often been a subject for Western writers

Fudebakudo, or The Way of the Exploding Pen, is the definitive martial arts cartoon. Already an underground phenomenon in the martial arts world

Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war.

Pioneering is never easy and is a very lonely path which few have the courage to travel. Both men are proficient in their respective arts of karate and kung-fu

This book, the third and final volume of the Martial Arts and Ways of Japan Series, clearly defines the history, aims, and techniques of the martial disciplines that have developed in Japan since the end of feudal rule in 1868.

THE FIGHTING SPIRIT OF JAPAN is a classic of its kind on the strength of the author's discovery of an esoteric principle underlying virtually all the Japanese martial arts

"The supreme book on strategy... If you have wondered how it is that the Japanese can cleave through Western business communities like a samurai sword through butter, the answer lies

People interested in a system of self-development will find this an exciting and practical introduction to the philosophy and history of the soft internal martial arts

To the Japanese, the sword is a spiritual weapon, possessed of a kind of divinity, a self reflective of the soul of its maker, owner, and user.

Here is the first comprehensive reference of the martial arts language, based on research involving hundreds of books and periodicals and on the fighting arts.

Long before mixed martial arts became a worldwide phenomenon and Ultimate Fighting became a household name, Bruce Lee created jeet kune do

Explore every style of martial art in the world, from the ancient fighting arts of India and China to modern self-defence techniques and Olympic sports

Although the book can never replace the actual teaching and knowledge that Bruce Lee possessed, it will enhance you, the serious martial artist, in developing your skill in fighting.

This book is the first full and truly revealing account of the Ninja, the Japanese clandestine warrior cult of assassins and spies that has acquired a legendary status among martial arts enthusiasts and military historians.

THE OVERLOOK MARTIAL ARTs READER is an excellent volume that belongs in the libraries of all serious students of the martial arts