Reference Books

[fanged_seamus]

Do any of you have any favorite, non-kenpo martial arts books that you use as reference material to supplement your kenpo? What sorts of books are they (theory, techniques, other systems, etc.)?

I have a copy of Wally Jay's "Small Circle Jujitsu" and I think it supplements things I'm learning in kenpo well. (His small-circle wrist techniques helped me understand the execution of chokes in techniques like Sleeper.) I've also looked at a series of books by Marc Tedeschi (a Hapkido practitioner) that teach things common to many martial arts: common holds & joint locks, common throws and takedowns, and common strikes.

I'm interested in particular to see if there is much overlap in the non-kenpo books people use as reference.

Thanks in advance....

Tad Finnegan

 

[satans.barber]

Lee's 'Tao of JKD' has gots lots of good stuff in, and the newer one released in about 1997 (from the 'Bruce Lee Library' series) has extra stuff in too.

I don't have many others though,

Ian.

 

[clapping_tiger]

It has been a long time since I posted in here last. But I do have some favorite non-kenpo books. These are not listed in order of preference.
1. Living The Martial Way-Forrest E. Morgan
2. Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's commentaries on the martial way-Edited by John Little
3. Myths and legends of the Martial Arts- Peter Lewis (this one is entertaining)
4. The Gift of Fear-Gavin DeBecker (This book is not a martial arts book, but it deals a lot with fear response and how to listen to you instincts and keep aware of your surroundings.)