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The following reference texts have been selected to compliment class instruction.

The Essence Of Okinawan Karate-Do
Author: Shoshin Nagamine Publisher: Tuttle

Karate-Do, My way of Life
Author: Gichin Funakoshi Publisher: Kodansha

The Weaponless Warriors
Author: Richard Kim Publisher: Ohara

Zen and the Art of Archery
Author: Eugen Herrigel Publisher: Vintage Books

Johathan Livingston Seagull
Author: Richard Bach Publisher: Turnstone Press

The Inner Game of ... (various)
Author: Timmothy Gallway Publisher: Pan Books

Your Erroneous Zones
Author: Wayne Dyer Publisher: Avon Press


Online texts

Book of Five Rings
Author: Miyamoto Musashi

Tao Te Ching
Author: Lao-tsu

Art of War
Author: Sun-tzu

Zen's 10 Bulls
Author: Kakuan

Tai Chi Classics
Author: Various


Other Recommended texts

Cheng-Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Author: Cheng-man-Ching Publisher: North Atlantic Books

The Unfettered Mind
Author: Takuan Soho Publisher: Kodansha

The Three Pillars of Zen
Author: Philip Kapleau Publisher: Beacon press

Zen in the Martial Arts
Author: Hyams Publisher: Bantam Books