The Club Library
The following is a collection of books on martial arts and asian history. These books are all owned by Dave, one of our club members, but any iaido club member is able to borrow his books by simply sending him an e-mail or by asking him in class. If you think you have a book or two you'd like to add to this collection please send an e-mail to Colin at colinpit@shaw.ca.
History
01. Totman, Conrad. A History of Japan, 2nd ed. (Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2005). |
02. Man, John. Ghengis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurection. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004). |
03. Keene, Donald. Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003). |
04. Turnbull, Stephen. War in Japan 1467-1615. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2002). |
05. Turnbull, Stephen. Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the barricades. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2000). |
06. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Commanders (2) 1577-1638. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2005). |
07. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Commanders (1) 940-1576. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2005). |
08. Bryant, Anthony J. Early Samurai AD 200-1500. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1991). |
09. Bryant, Anthony J. The Samurai. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1989). |
10. Turnbull, Stephen. Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710-1602. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2005). |
11. Turnbull, Stephen. Japanese Castles 1540-1640. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003). |
12. Turnbull, Stephen. Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003). |
13. Turnbull, Stephen. Ninja AD 1460-1650. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003). |
14. Turnbull, Stephen. Ashigaru 1467-1649. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2001). |
15. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Warfare. (London: Cassel, 1996). |
16. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai: The World of the Warrior. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003). |
17. Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook. (London: Cassell, 1998). |
18. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Warlords: The Book of the Daimyo. (London: Blandford Press, 1989). |
19. Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai: A Military History. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1977). |
20. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai: The Story of Japan's Great Warriors. (London: PRC Publishing, 2004). |
21. Turnbull, Stephen. Ghengis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003). |
22. Turnbull, Stephen. Mongol Warrior 1200-1350. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003). |
23. Turnbull, Stephen. The Mongols. (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1980). |
24. Himeji Castle. (Kyoto: FukuiAsahid Co). |
25. Arima, Raitei. The Golden Pavilion. (Kyoto: Rokuonji). |
26. Tsunetomo, Yamamoto. Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai. (Kodansha). |
27. Yoshikawa, Eiji. Taiko: an Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan. (Otawa: Kodansha International Inc, 2000). |
28. Kawamura, Yoshihiro. Nijo Castle: World Heritage. (Kyoto: Kyoto Shimbun Publishing Center, 2006). |
29. Ginkakuji Temple. Ginkakuji Temple. (Kyoto: Minoru Printing Company Ltd). |
30. van Arsdale, Jay. Shoji: How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese Screens. (Otowa: Kodansha International Inc, 1988). |
31. Nishi, Kazuo/Hozumi, Kazuo. What is Japanese Architecture? A survey of traditional Japanese Architecture. (Otowa: Kodansha International Inc, 1985). |
32. Azby Brown, S. The Geniusof Japanese Carpentry: The Secrets of a Craft. (Otowa: Kodansha International Inc, 1995). |
33. Turnbull, Stephen. Battles of the Samurai. (New York: Arms and Armour Press, 1987). |
34. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Warriors. (New York: Blandford Press, 1987). |
35. Turnbull, Stephen. The Lone Samurai and the Martial Arts. (New York: arms and Armour Press, 1990). |
36. Sato, Kanzan. The Japanese Sword: A Comprehensive Guide. (Otowa: Kodansha International Inc, 1983). |
37. Harris, Victor. Cutting Edge: Japanese Swords in the British Museum. (Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2005). |
38. Kure, Mitsuo. Samurai: An Illustrated History. (Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2001). |
39. Ogasawara, Nobuo. Japanese Swords. (Higashiosaka: Hoikusha, 2003). |
40. Fujisawa, Shuhei. The Bamboo Sword: And Other Samurai Tales. (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2005). |
41. Yoshikawa, Eiji. Musashi. (Tokyo: Kodansha International,1971). |
42. Hillsborough, Romulus. Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps. (North Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing, 2005). |
43. Mol, Serge. Classical Fighting Arts of Japan: A Complete Guide to Koryu Jujutsu. (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2001). |
44. Mitchelhill, Jennifer. Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2003). |
45. Hatsumi, Masaaki. Japanese Sword Fighting: Secrets of the Samurai. (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2005). |
46. Hatsumi, Masaaki. The Way of the Ninja: Secret Techniques. (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2004). |
Martial Arts
01.Kammer, Reinhard. The Way of the Sword: The Tengu-Geijutsu-Ron of Chozan Shissai. (London: ARKANA, 1978). |
02. Cleary, Thomas. Soul of the Samurai: Modern Translations of Three Classic Works of Zen & Bushido. (North Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing, 2005). |
03. All Japan Kendo Federation. Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei: Iaido. (Tokyo: Satou-Inshokan Inc, 2004). |
04. Yamatsuta Shigeyoshi. Iaidohongi: Musoshindenryu. (Tokyo: Airyudo, 2005). |
05. Amdur, Ellis. Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions. (Seattle: Edgework, 2002). |
06. Craig, Darrell. Iai: The Art of Drawing the Sword. (Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 1988). |
07. Lowry, Dave. Autumn Lightning: the education of an american Samurai. (Boston: Shambhala Publications Inc, 1985). |
08. Skoss, Diane, ed. Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. 3 vol. (Berkeley Heights: Koryu Books, 2002). |
09. Skoss, Diane, ed. Sword & Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. 2 vol. (Berkeley Heights: Koryu Books, 1999). |
10. Skoss, Diane, ed. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. 1 vol. (Berkeley Heights: Koryu Books, 1997). |
11. Morihei Ueshiba. The Art of Peace. Trans, John Stevens. (Boston: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2002). |
12. Craig, Darrell. The Heart of Kendo. (Boston: Shambhala Publications Inc, 1999). |
13. Kapp, Leon. The Craft of the Japanese Sword. (Otowa: Kodansha International Inc, 1987). |
14. Morisawa, Jackson S. The Secret of the Target. (New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul Inc, 1988). |
15. Suino, Nicklaus. The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship: A Manual of Eishin-Ryu Iaido. (New York: Weatherhill Inc, 1994). |
16. Broderick, Jeff. Kendo: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art. (London: New Holland Publishers, 2004). |
17. Beholder. Fudebakudo: The Way of the Exploding Pen. (Fetcham: Exploding Pen Limited, 1993). |
18. Sidney, James, ed. The Warrior's Path: Wisdom from Contemporary Martial Arts Masters. (Singapore: Key Porter Books, 2003). |
19. Goodman, Fay. The Ultimate Book of Martial Arts. (London: Selectabook Ltd, 1998). |
20. Obata, Toshishiro. Shinkendo Tameshigiri: Samurai Swordsmanship & Test-Cutting. (Otowa: International Shinkendo Federation, 2005). |
China
01. Lao Tzu. Tao Teh Ching, trans. John C.H. Wu (Boston: Shambhala, 2005). |
02. Confucius. The Analects of Confucius, trans. Burton Watson (New York: Columbia University Press, 2007). |
03. Towler, Solala. Tales From the Tao: The Wisdom of the Taoist Masters. (Duncan Baird: London, 2007). |
04. Sima Qian. The First Emperor: Selections From the Historical Records, trans. Raymond Dawson (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007). |
05. Sawyer, Ralph D. The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China. (New York: Basic Books, 1994). |
06. Sawyer, Ralph D. The Tao of Deception: Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China. (New York: Basic Books, 2007). |
07. Menzies, Gavin. 1421: The Year China Discovered the World. (London: Bantam Books, 2003). |
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