Reading List

Yellow Belt – 6^th Kyu

Karate-Do:  My Way of Life 
Author:  Gichin Funakoshi 
Publisher:  Kodansha International 
ISBN:  0-87011-463-8

Brown Belt – 3^rd Kyu

Zen in the Martial Arts 
Author:  Joe Hyams 
Publisher:  Bantam Books 
ISBN:  0-553-27559-3 

Green Belt – 5^th Kyu

The Weaponless Warriors:  An Informal History of Okinawan Karate 
Author:  Richard Kim 
Publisher:  Ohara Publications 
ISBN:  0-89750-041-5 

Brown Belt – 2^nd Kyu

Okinawan Karate:  Teachers, styles and secret techniques 
Author:  Mark Bishop 
Publisher:  Tuttle Publishing 
ISBN:  0-8048-3205-6 

Purple Belt – 4^th Kyu

The Classical Man 
Author:  Richard Kim 
Publisher:  Masters Publications 
ISBN:  0-920129-01-3

Brown Belt – 1^st Kyu

Bubishi:  The Bible of Karate
Translated with commentary by Patrick McCarthy 
Publisher:  Charles E. Tuttle Company  ISBN:  0-8048-2015-5 

SHODAN

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Author:  Richard Bach
Publisher:  Avon Books
ISBN:  0-380-01286-3