What martial art books do you read ?

[JewishFitness1976]

The title says it all. It can be a book related or not related to krav maga.

The book I am currently reading are three books.

http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Martia...4528292&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Ana...5&sr=1-2-fkmr1

http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Scien...tt_at_ep_dpi_3

[Don]

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[Don]

Consider:

Sun Tzu - The Art Of War
Carl von Clausewitz - On War
Miyamoto Musashi - The Book Of Five Rings
Bruce Lee - Tao Of Jeet Kune Do
Lt Col. Dave Grossman - On Killing, On Combat, Warrior Mindset


I'm more of a video kind of guy for techniques...

[JewishFitness1976]

Originally Posted by Don

Consider:

Sun Tzu - The Art Of War
Carl von Clausewitz - On War
Miyamoto Musashi - The Book Of Five Rings
Bruce Lee - Tao Of Jeet Kune Do
Lt Col. Dave Grossman - On Killing, On Combat, Warrior Mindset


I'm more of a video kind of guy for techniques...

Yeah these are all good books. Anyone falling for that book by Kim is nuts LOL !

Videos ? I really like these volumes.

http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopaedia-...4535076&sr=1-9

[KMKY]

Originally Posted by Don

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+1 for Don

[JewishFitness1976]

How about " Foot Throws for Judo, Karate and Self Defence " by the author Hayward Nishioka ?

[JewishFitness1976]

Has anybody read the book " Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training " by Thomas Kurz ?

How about these that I have been looking at today. Which ones are the best ?

http://www.encyclopedia-of-kicks.com/

[jburtonpdx]

http://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Vi.../dp/1594391181

http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Defense...6797955&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Gravest-Extrem...6797993&sr=1-2

[JewishFitness1976]

Jburton, have read the first one you suggested but not the two books. Thank you. These two books are interesting especially the one in the middle.

[resqr1]

Black Belt Krav Maga

[BearHammer]

Bouncers guide to barroom brawling: dealing with the sucker puncher, streetfighter, and ambusher.

I am having a lot of fun with this book. I have already had 2 or three epiphanies reading this material. The book is a little dated, discounting the recent popularity of MMA, but it is still a very refreshing look at martial arts and why the author, Peyton Quinn, advocates only a few of the many techniques he has learned over the years for actual fighting.

A must read.

[TacticalTimmy]

Got Fight by Forrest Griffin.

[Ryan]

Anything by Geoff Thompson.

[jburtonpdx]

another good one --
http://jeffcooperbooks.com/jml/index...d=14&Itemid=29

Its how your grandpa would talk to you about shooting. He addresses self defense with comments like "when a man demonstrates, in effect, that he is ready and willing to kill you, your response should not be fearful but wrathful"

Full of good nuggets that are most definitely self defense, but does ramble on with some old stories, kind of like, well kind of like you would expect a grandpa to....

[JewishFitness1976]

Jeff Cooper is a good one. I didn't know he had books. I always read his articles in gun magazines. His thoughts were 100% spot on.

[Danielos]

Complete Krav Maga

[Abbott]

well i am reading this book Ultimate fitness by Sang H. Kim,it is such a good book every one have to must read this book

[bear34]

I'm looking forward to this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Krav-Maga-Weap...1391360&sr=8-6

[oglenewinkel]

Living the Martial Way - Forrest Morgan
The Gift of Fear - Gavin de Becker
Any of the Krav Maga series books
Dave Grossman - On Killing, On Combat, Warrior Mindset - "With caution, and in the right context"

[lennyKRAVitz]

Originally Posted by bear34

I'm looking forward to this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Krav-Maga-Weap...1391360&sr=8-6

Me too!

[oglenewinkel]

the Col. Dave Grossman - On Killing, On Combat, Warrior Mindset is a great book. I was talking to a senior investigator with the Houston Police Department Professional Standers Unit. He stated the one thing Grossman can do is convene people to drink his blood, especially the LOE's and swat guys. He is a major lawsuit in the makings. HPD is supposed to not allow any of his teachings or ideas into their academy training, but still a great book.

[Danielos]

A new Krav Maga book, specially for womens, it's called Krav Maga for women: Your Ultimate Program for selfdefense

[JewishFitness1976]

Secret Tactics: Lessons from the Great Masters of Martial Arts

ISBN-10: 0804834881

[bear34]

Originally Posted by bear34

I'm looking forward to this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Krav-Maga-Weap...1391360&sr=8-6

I just ordered this this week. The pre-order price was great. Unfortunately, I have to wait until June to get it. David Kahn's books and dvds are as good as it gets.

[JewishFitness1976]

Cool ! :)

[olivialowrie]

I started reading Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault by Eyal Yanilov when I started doing Krav Maga. It is like a guidebook and it persuaded me more to continue with Krav Maga.

[TacticalTimmy]

Being a Marine infantry veteran and a private citizen that carries a firearm in self defense, I like RBSD material. I downloaded (using the Barnes and Noble app for my tablet) "H2H Combat: Soldiers Edition". Some of it is a bit too MMA for self defense in dynamic environments (read: not in a ring with a referee) but the majority of it can be adapted to your tool box with good results. Just try to remember that in some of the grappling scenarios, it is assumed that you are part of a team and that other members will be available to assist you if you can restrain and control your opponent (armbars, chokes, etc).
The book itself supports some of the instruction taught in the Modern Army Combatives Program.
Website: http://www.ussocp.com/

[danielsaun]

I plan on ordering this book http://www.amazon.com/The-Dirty-Doze...n+Larry+Jordan although I don't read book on SD because I believe in order to learn something you have to practice it live and interact with someone, but that's me. I am visual interactive person. I couldn't build a house by reading a book, but some can.

[Krav21]

Originally Posted by Don

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I would also recommend that book the stuff i that blew my mind away!!

[Yishai]

Some of the ones I read more often are:

Kill or Get Killed - Rex Applegate
Get Tough - W E Fairbairn
Arwology - Gordon Perrigard
KGB Alpha Team Training Manual
Complete Krav Maga
Secrets of Self Defense - Paul Wellard

Some things for situational awareness

Surveillance Countermeasures - ACM IV Security Services
Countering Hostile Surveillance - ACM IV Security Serives
STRATFOR guide to Protective Intelligence

[wds2]

Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Krav Maga by David Kahn
Complete Krav Maga by Darren Levine

[SplatCat]

Originally Posted by JewishFitness1976

Anyone falling for that book by Kim is nuts LOL !

Well... Errrr... I really wasn't going to buy it - but somehow the ninja convinced me that I HAD to...

OK, seriously... I've mentioned it before, & I'll no doubt mention it again - Rory Miller's Meditations on Violence is an absolute MUST-read for anyone who's seriously considering defending themselves and/or their family. It just destroys a lot of the "fantasy thinking" around the use of force, & makes you sit back & really take a look at what's involved. Hell, I'm seriously considering giving a copy to a couple of older teen boys in my family, just so they (hopefully!) don't get into a bad situation because of the aforementioned "fantasy thinking".

[wds2]

Originally Posted by TacticalTimmy

Got Fight by Forrest Griffin.

I've heard good things about that book and others he's written. Will check that out.

[JewishFitness1976]

Has anyone read this book ? Thoughts ?

http://www.amazon.com/Judo-Unleashed...ref=pd_sim_b_3

[KevinMack]

best Judo reference out there in my opinion.

[Revend]

Well i am going to read Ultimate fitness by Sang H because i heard lot about this book and its contents. I have craze to read it. I am sure that this book will be so informative for me.