Multimedia Resources
Recommended Reading
In your exploration of the arts, I recommend that you educate yourself with outside reading and study. Here are some suggested titles to get more information about the history and function of the martial arts.
- Blackbird Martial Arts Student Manual, by Ben Couch, for Karate members
- Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship, by Masayuki Shimabukuro
- Katsu Jin Ken: Living Karate, by Masayuki Shimabukuro
- The Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi
- The Unfettered Mind, by Takuan Soho
- Meditations on Violence, by Rory Miller
- Scaling Force, by Rory Miller
- Living the Martial Way, by Forrest E. Morgan
- Martial Mechanics, by Phillip Star
Recommended DVDs
Karate
These DVDs will help you in your studies of Shinpi Karasu Ryu Karate
Our standard for how all of our kata should be performed. This is a must-have DVD for Karate students.
Tony Anessi has a unique and nuanced perspective on how the karate arts can be applied with aiki principles.
Iain Abernethy has become one of the most respected names in kata bunkai studies over the last decade or two.
Shindo Muso Ryu Jojutsu
The Jo DVDs below are entirely recorded in Japanese. They are also relatively rare. If they are available at the posted links below, I recommend you buy them while you can!
Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu
These DVDs are performed by Shimabukuro-sensei and Long-sensei, the 21st and 22nd headmasters of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu respectively. They are recorded for an American audience with Carl Long-sensei narrating.
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