The Library
This is a listing of documents that may be of interest. Some are located on other sites, and some are on our server.
Martial Arts FAQ links:
JAPANESE SWORD ARTS FAQ VERSION 2.9 August 15, 2001
Aikido FAQ
Kenpo FAQ
THE FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS FAQ
KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS FAQ
Rec.MartialArts FAQs (Maintained by Matthew Weigel)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
These are updated regularly. Check here for the latest versions
Martial Arts Newbie Guide
Updated regularly - Check here for latest version.
Fitness FAQS:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
The Abdominal Training FAQ
Weightlifting
Misc.Fitness.Weights Pointer to FAQs and Resources
Body-Building
Stretching and Flexibility
The Backrubs FAQ See also: Intro 1 2 3 4 5
SportsMed Web
QuackWatch - Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions
Healing and Meditation:
Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Medicinal Herbs :
From Henriette's Herbal Homepage Most current version is found Here
Older Archived versions are here : Culinary herbFAQ | Medicinal herbFAQ
Pressure Point Reference Guide
Even though MartialTalk.com has posted the information about pressure points, we want to make sure everyone knows that if they do attempt to manipulate them they do so at their own risk. It is suggested that the Pressure Point information found on MartialTalk.com be only used for reference material, and that you seek out a qualified instructor to learn this material from. Please use this material responsibly
Animals in Martial Arts:
1. Dragon / Lung
2. Unicorn / K'i-lin / Kirin
Fencing FAQs
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Running
rec.running Beginners' FAQ Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
Books
A Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi :
http://www.samurai.com/5rings
http://www.hut.fi/~renko/gorinnosho.html
Sun Tzu's The Art of War :
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4884/
http://web.mit.edu/dcltdw/.html/AOW/toc.html
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/suntzu.htm
Tao Te Ching :
http://www.nauticom.net/www/asti/dao_jing.htm
Other Books
George Silver's Paradoxes of Defense