Below is a list of karate related books and videos that might be of interest to club members.
Karate Philosophy / General Topics
- Karate-Do: My Way of Life, by Gichin Funakoshi
- Perfection of Character: Guiding Principles for the Martial Arts & Everyday Life, by Teruyuki Okazaki
- The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master, by Gichin Funakoshi, Jotaro Takagi, and John Teramoto
- Moving Zen: One Man’s Journey to the Heart of Karate, by C.W. Nicol
- Karate Masters Vol I, Vol II, and Vol III, by Jose Fraguas
- The Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi
- Keinosuke Enoeda: Tiger of Shotokan Karate, by Rod Butler
- The Art of War, by Sun Tzu
Technical and Comprehensive
- The Textbook of Modern Karate, by Teruyuki Okazaki and Milorad Stricevic
- Dynamic Karate, by Masatoshi Nakayama
- Notes on Training, by Tsutomu Ohshima
- Best Karate Vol I, and Vol II, by Masatoshi Nakayama
- Karate-do Kyohan, by Gichin Funakoshi
- Karate-do Nyumon, by Gichin Funakoshi
- Karate the Japanese Way, by Mark Groenewold
Kumite
- Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite, by Hirokazu Kanazawa
- Best Karate Vol 3, and Vol 4, by Masatoshi Nakayama
Kata
- Best Karate Vol 5: Heian, Tekki, by Masatoshi Nakayama
- Best Karate Vol 6, Vol 7, Vol 8, Vol 9, Vol 10, Vol 11, by Masatoshi Nakayama
- 25 Shotokan Kata, by Shojiro Sugiyama
- Kata: The Folk Dances of Shotokan, by Rob Redmond
- Karate: The Complete Kata, by Hirokazu Kanazawa
- Karate Kata Applications, by Aidan Trimble and Vince Morris
Videos
- Applied Karate Vol I, Vol II, Vol III, by Dave Hazard and Aidan Trimble
- The Art and Science of Traditional Shotokan Karate-do Mechanics #1, Mechanics #2, Mechanics #3, by Ray Dalke
- Mastering Karate, by Hirokazu Kanazawa
- Masterclass Shotokan, by Teruyuki Okazaki
- ISKF Karate Championships (Vol 1-4)
- Karate-do the Documentary