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 Books Author
 Isshinryu Karate: The One Heart Method   Steve Armstrong
 Isshinryu Karate: History and Kata  Joel Chandler
 The Secrets of Isshinryu Karate  Joel Chandler
 Isshinryu Karate Do: Its History and Philosophy   Michael J. Dobyns
 Isshin-Ryu Karate: The Yellow Belt   Lancing C. England
 Karate - The Isshinryu Way: My Philosophy on the Martial Arts and Life   Dan W. Jones
 Dynamics of Isshinryu Karate   Harold Long
 Dynamics of Isshinryu Karate: Blue and Green Belt (Book 2)   Harold Long
 Dynamics of Isshinryu Karate: (Book 3)   Harold Long
 Isshin-ryu karate: The Ultimate Fighting Art   Harold Long
 Isshinryu Seiuchin Kata, Secrets Revealed   Javier Martinez
 Isshinryu Naihanchi Kata, Secrets Revealed   Javier Martinez
 Isshinryu Chinto Kata, Secrets Revealed   Javier Martinez
 Isshinryu Kusanku Kata Secrets Revealed   Javier Martinez
 Okinawan Karate, The Secret Art of Tuite   Javier Martinez
 Isshinryu Karate-Do   Milledge Murphey
 Isshinryu: The One Heart, One Mind Method   Allen Wheeler
 Okinawa's Complete Karate System: Isshin Ryu   Michael Rosenbaum
 The Encyclopedia of Isshin Ryu Karate: Book One, Beginner to Green Belt   Angi Uezu
 Training Manual for Isshin Ryu Karate   Bryan Winkelman
 
 DVDs Producer
 Isshin Ryu Karate's Tatsuo Shimabuku   Rising Sun Productions
 Okinawan Masters   Rising Sun Productions
 The Complete Okinawa Isshin Ryu Karate System, Self-Defense, Katas, Weapons!   Shogun Media
 The Complete Okinawa Isshin Ryu Karate System, Volume 1 Fundamental Techniques   Shogun Media
 The Complete Okinawa Isshin Ryu Karate System, Volume 2, The Required 8 Empty Hand Katas Of Isshin Ryu!   Shogun Media
 The Complete Okinawa Isshin Ryu Karate System, Volume 3, The 7 Required Bo And Sai Weapons Katas of Isshin Ryu!   Shogun Media
 The Complete Okinawa Isshin Ryu Karate System, Volume 4, Street-Fighting Self-Defense Techniques!   Shogun Media
 Volume 1 - Isshin Ryu Katas - Seisan & Seiunchin   MASB
 Volume 2 - Isshin Ryu Katas - Naihanchi & Wansu   MASB
 Volume 3 - Isshin Ryu Katas - Chinto & Sanchin   MASB
 Volume 4 - Isshin Ryu Katas - Kusanku & Sunsu   MASB
 Volume 5 - Isshin Ryu Bo Katas (Tokumine no Kun, Urashi Bo & Shishi no Kun no Dai)   MASB
 Volume 6 - Isshin Ryu Sai Katas (Kusanku Sai & Chatanyara no Sai)   MASB
 Volume 7 - Isshin Ryu Kumite Katas (Bo-Bo & Bo-Sai Kumite)   MASB
 The Dynamics of Isshin Ryu Karate   Yamazato Videos
 Isshinryu Karate Kata   Turtle Press
 Isshinryu Weapon Kata: Bo and Sai   Turtle Press
 Learning Isshinryu Karate - The Basics   AIKS, Inc.
 
 VHS Tape Producer
 Masters of Martial Arts Collection: Vol. 7-Part 1, T. Shimabuku   Tapeworm
 
In recent years, many practitioners have been doing research on the "roots" of karate, so there are now many books and papers available, whereas in the early days of karate in the United States very few books existed. The following list contains some of the many books available that discuss the history of martial arts, the people that contributed to it, and the methods they used.
 
  History
 The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do   Shoshin Nagamine
 Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques   Mark Bishop
 Okinawa, Island of Karate   George Alexander
 Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters   Shoshin Nagamine
 Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts: Koryu Uchinadi   Patrick McCarthy
 
  Philosophy/Tactics
 The Art of War   Sun Tzu
 A Book of Five Rings   Miyamoto Musashi
 The Karate Dojo   Peter Urban
 Karate-Do: My Way of Life   Gichin Funakoshi
 Kodo, Ancient Ways   Kensho Furuya
 The Martial Way   Forrest E. Morgan
 Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts   Dave Lowry
 Zen in the Martial Arts   Joe Hyams
 
  Miscellaneous
 Unintended Consequences   John Ross
 Molon Labe!   Boston T. Party
 Domestic Enemies   Matt Bracken
 Enemies Foreign and Domestic   Matt Bracken
 The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Resistance   Vin Suprynowicz
 The Ballad of Carl Drega   Vin Suprynowicz
 The Mitzvah   Aaron Zelman & L. Neil Smith
 Hope   Aaron Zelman & L. Neil Smith
 Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse   John Wesley, Rawles
 More Guns, Less Crime   John R. Lott, Jr.
 Armed & Female   Paxton Quigley
 Principles of Personal Defense   Jeff Cooper
 In The Gravest Extreme   Massad F. Ayoob
 Defending Ourselves   Rosalind Wiseman
 The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence   Gavin De Becker
 Strong on Defense   Sanford Strong
 
  Language Skills
 Japanese for the Martial Arts (tape and script)   Alexander D. C. Kask

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