Listed below are some of the books in my personal library that I recommend to anyone who is honestly serious about training in the warrior arts.

Recommended Reading / Bibliography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor (Armor) in All Countries and in All Times. - George Cameron Stone

Arms and Armor of the Samurai - I. Bottomly, & A.P. Hopson

The Samurai - Anthony ("Tony") J. Bryant, Angus McBride

Kenjutsu: The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship - Charles Daniel

Taijutsu: Ninja Art of Unarmed Combat - Charles Daniel

Traditional Ninja Weapons - Charles Daniel

The Craft of the Japanese Sword – Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara

The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England - H. R. Ellis Davidson

Weapons: An International Encyclopedia From 5000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. - The Diagram Group

Ninja Warrior Bojutsu Defense Techniques - Jack Hoban

Ninpo: Living and Thinking as a Warrior - Jack Hoban

Tantojutsu: A Ninja Defense Technique - Jack Hoban

The Sword and the Centuries: 500 years of European Swords and the Duels that have been fought with them - Alfred Hutton

 

 

 

Ninjutsu, The Art of Invisibility - D.F. Draeger

William Wallace, The King's Enemy - D.J.

Gray's Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical - Henry Gray, F.R.S.

Spike and Chain: Japanese Fighting Arts - Charles V.Gruzanski

Stick Fighting Techniques of Self-defense - Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi & Quintin Chambers

Ninja secrets from the Grandmaster - Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi & Stephen K. Hayes:

Enlightened Self-protection - the Kasumi-An - Stephen K. Hayes

Ninja Arts Tradition Ninja - Stephen K. Hayes

Spirit Of the Shadow Warrior - Stephen K. Hayes

Ninja Warrior Ways of Enlightenment - Stephen K. Hayes

Ninja Warrior Path of Togakure - Stephen K. Hayes

Shadow Strategies of an American Ninja Master - Glenn J. Morris

Traditional Ninjutsu: Technique and Philosophy of Ninpo - Bo F. Munthe

The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

 

Ninja Legacy of the Night Warrior - Stephen K. Hayes

Ninja Lore of the Shinobi Warrior - Stephen K. Hayes

Ninja Realms of Power The spiritual Roots and Traditions of the Shadow Warrior - Stephen K. Hayes

Ninjutsu The Art of the invisible Warrior - Stephen K. Hayes

The Ancient Art of Ninja Warfare Combat and Traditions - Stephen K. Hayes

The Mystic Arts of the Ninja; Hypnotism, Invisibility, and Weaponry - Stephen K. Hayes

The Ninja and their Secret Fighting Art C E Tuttle

Tulku, The Wisdom from the Ninja Village of the Cold Moon - Stephen K. Hayes

Secret Scrolls of The Warrior Sage - Stephen K. Hayes

Knife and Pistol Fighting - Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi

Zen In The Martial Arts - Joe Hyams

Shuriken-Do: My Study of the way of the Shuriken - Shirakami Ikku-Ken

Zen and Japanese Culture - Daisetz T. Suzuki

The New Encyclopedia of Knots - Derek E. Avery

The Green Pharmacy - James A. Duke, Ph. D.

Ninja Knife Fighting Hill - Dr. R. Kelly, Jr. M.D.

Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan - Oscar Ratti & Adele Westbrook

The Japanese Sword - Sato, Kanzan

Paradoxes of Defense - George Silver

Bowie Knife - Raymond W. Thorp

Hagakure - The "Hidden Leaves" Book of the Samurai - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

The Art of War - Sun Tzu

Blackbelt Course Training Manual - Richard Van Donk,

Nidan Level Densho Manual - Richard Van Donk,

Kukishinden Ryu Special Report - Richard Van Donk,

The Source: Newsletter of The American Bujinkan Dojo - Richard Van Donk, various authors

Swords and Hilt Weapons - Various Authors

Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun - Wess Roberts, Ph.D.

A Book of Five Rings: the Classical Guide to Strategy - Miyamoto Musashi