The Totally Best Eight Martial Arts Books On The Planet!
Posted: Sunday, August 01, 2010
by Al Case
http://www.alcasebooks.com/
Gonna be some different opinions concerning which are the best eight Martial Arts books ever written, but I would begin with Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere. Authored by A Westbrook and O Ratt, the writing is perfect, and the illustrations are possibly the best martial arts graphics ever inked. A hefty book, it covers the art from skin to heart, and one gets the feel of how energy actually swirls in the practice of the art.
Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions, by Douglas Wile, presents some great images of old Master Yang himself. The real joy of this masterpiece is in the many songs and poems. These works of poetry are rich with and accurately convey the motions and strategies of this ultimate form of Kung Fu.
The Master Instructor Course is one of the great secrets of the Martial Arts, it seems like nobody has ever heard of this one. Penned by A Case, it is actually a CD/DVD course, and the author doesn't sell the paper version by itself anymore. You blink your eyes when the author claims to have the secrets of perfect form and perfect technique, but by the time you finish you'll realize that he does!
The 25 Shotokan Kata is a great book which analyzes kata in technological clarity. Every move is rulered out in precise detail, and it makes it very easy to learn any of the great katas in it. The only drawback is that some of the forms are presented with classical lines, and not functional lines, but this is of small concern if one has read The Master Instructor Course.
Zen Flesh Zen Bones is one of those books which has been around forever, and it is a collection of zen sayings and stories. These tales impart the flavor of a culture and an art, and of the true spirit behind the martial arts. Reading this book while studying the fighting arts one can actually feel the spirit of zen sink into one's very bones.
No list of great Martial Arts books would be complete without the pivotal work by Miyamoto Musashi. This book can be taken on a hand to hand combat level, or on the grand strategic scope of entire armies. It provides a philosophy which changes lives, and it is used by persons in all walks of life to efficienty run their lives.
The Art of War is the bible, when is comes to war. No army has ever won a battle, let alone a war, without following the exact principles laid out in this ultimate guidebook. Anybody who has ever delved into this ultimate epistle knows that now is the time to end this list the best Martial Arts books on the planet.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Great article. Ill be checking out some of those books!
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