Adele Westbrook, who works for one of the largest advertising agencies in the world, studied philosophy at Columbia University at the same time co-author Oscar Ratti was doing graduate work in the classical languages. They began to practice aikido together, and while studying under a variety of instructors in the United States and Europe, started the collection of notes and sketches which finally developed into this illustrated introduction to the art of aikido.

Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living is an unparalleled volume of Lee's own writings on the wisdom that he used to shape his extraordinary life. Editor John Little, in the tradition of Tuttle's other Bruce Lee Library titles, uses his unprecedented access to Lee's writings to cull the words of the legendary martial artist, actor, and philosopher into this soulful, personal collection.

Ova knjiga, koja je vremenom postala međunarodni bestseler među knjigama koje tretiraju oblast borilačkih veština, zapravo predstavlja kompilaciju Brus Lijevih beleški i crteža, koje je on napravio u periodu od nekoliko meseci dok je ležao u krevetu zbog povrede kičme.

The story of the 47 ronin is THE national story of Japan and the key to understanding Nihon Kokoro, the japanese mind. Just as the United States has the legend of the Alamo, Japan has the story of the 47 Ronin. The popularity of the story comes from the fact that the heroes had become an ideal. They embody all that a Nihonjin, a Japanese person strives to be. It also illustrates the cultural chasm between the asian cultures and western cultures regarding duty, honor and death (the japanese consider seppuku a very honorable way to die).

The perfect practice companion more than 3,000 photos illustrate all Kata, explained and demonstrated by Master Kanazawa. Available in English for the first time ever... The martial art of Karate can be practised by anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can be undertaken at any time during a person s life. Karate is one of the many facets of traditional Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide.

Musashi is primarily known in the West as the author of The Book of Five Rings, a guide to swordsmanship strategies that became a essential business-strategy manual in the 1980s. Wilson, having translated Musashi's book into English, turns for the first time to biography, with as complete a life of the man behind the sword as possible, given his legendary stature and peripatetic, largely undocumented story.

Inspirativno učenje u ovoj zbirci pokazuje da je prava staza ratnika zasnovana na milosrđu, mudrosti, neustrašivosti i ljubavi prema prirodi. Ovo učenje je proisteklo iz govora i pisanja Moriheja Uješibe, utemeljitelja popularne japanske borilačke veštine aikido, telesno-umne discipline koju je nazvao "Umeće mira", a koja nudi nenasilan put do pobede u sučeljavanju sa konfliktom.

Klirijev prevod Sun Cuovog 2000 godina starog Umeća ratovanja osavremenjava ovaj važan kineski klasični spis. U njemu nema nijedne prevaziđene maksime, nijednog maglovitog i nejasnog saveta. „Najbolje je pobediti bez borbe” govorio je Sun Cu. Po njemu, rat i život dešavaju se u isto vreme. Savladajte načela iz ove knjige, i možete baciti sve savremene naslove iz menadžmenta.“ - Njuzvik

Evo, napokon, jedne knjige o borilačkim veštinama koju je napisao istinski učitelj zen budizma. Tajsen Dešimaru je, došavši na Zapad kao autentični zen učitelj, ubrzo postao kultna figura kako za poklonike borilačkih veština koji se zanimaju za duhovni razvoj i zen, tako i za širu intelektualnu publiku. U knjizi on posebno baca svetlost na učenje samuraja.