MARTIAL ARTS EQUIPMENT
MARTIAL ARTS GIFTS AND ACCESSORIES
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VERY IMPORTANT ASSOCIATIONS
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National Womens Martial Art Federation (NWMAF) Look for their special training workshops |
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 Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors (AWMAI) Look for their instructor training camps |
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Women Martial Art Instructor's (WMAI) Listserve Listserve for women black belts and instructors |
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 North American Beikoku Shido-kan Association Kobayashi Shorin Ryu - Iha dojo |
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Ryuku Karatejutsu Kokusai Kenyukai
Shudokan Martial Arts AssociationVERY IMPORTANT SHORIN RYU WEBSITES
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TOYEI PRODUCTIONS Get O'Sensei's videos! |
VERY IMPORTANT SHORIN RYU DOJO
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Winchester Rendokan Dojo Winchester, Tennessee, Randy Garrett, Sensei |
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Atlanta’s Traditional Okinawan Karate Dojo: Atlanta, GA., Mark Moeller Sensei |
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Miami Budokai: Miamai, Fl., Luis Fernandez Sensei |
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Shorin Ryu Karatedo Club of Portland, Oregon John Murphy Sensei and Yudansha of the Club |
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New York Rendokan Traditional Okinawan Karate in New York, NY, Bob Weinberg Sensei |
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New England Rendokan Traditional Okinawan Karate, Glastonbury, CT. / New England, Daryl Baleshiski Sensei |
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Extreme Karate Traditional Okinawan Karate, Southington, CT., Tony Penna Sensei |
VERY IMPORTANT SHUDOKAN DOJO & WEBSITES
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Doshikan Hombu Dojo Nabuo Ichikawa Hanshi, Vienna, Austria |
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Shudokan Karatedo Christian Bellina Sensei, Vienna, Austria |
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The Karate Center Dave Lybbert Sensei, Walla Walla, WA |
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Asian World of Martial Arts Karl Scott III Sensei, Ann Arbor, MI |
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Atlanta’s Traditional Okinawan Karate Dojo: Mark Moeller Sensei, Atlanta, GA |
DOJO FRIENDS OF THE OKINAWAN KARATE CLUB OF DALLAS
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Koryukan Goju Karate-Jutsu Kai: Michael Taylor Sensei, Portand, OR |
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Suigetsu Dojo: Dara Masi Shihan & Melanie Fine Sensei, Greenlawn, NY |
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Anding deLeon Arnis: Guro Anding deLeon, Garland, TX |
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Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self Defense Center: Nancy Lanoue Jun Shihan & Sarah Ludden Kyoshi, Chicago, IL |
OTHER DOJO AND ORGANIZATIONS
Okinawan Karate Academy, Highstown, NJ Mark Mcgee Sensei ) PAWMA Pacific Association of Woman Martial Arts: Look for their summer trainings) M.A.S.T.E.R. - Martial Arts Students & Teachers Educational Resource Watai Dojo: Sam Pearson The Shorin-ryu Suiken Assoc. HomePage: A branch of Matsumura Orthodox Official WMKA Website: World Matsubayashi (Shorin-ryu) Nihon Budokan Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do JOURNAL OF ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro version of Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu SENNIN FOUNDATION CENTER FOR JAPANESE CULTURAL ARTS (H. E. Davey Sensei) George Alexander: Int. Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Fed Honbu Dojo/Yamazato Prod
Charles Bonét Sensei: Bronx representative of Shobayashi Shorin-ryu Karate. OKINAWA KARATE-DO SHORIN RYU KISHABA JUKU Kenshin Kan Shorin-ryu INTERNATIONAL SEIBUKAN KARATE-DO ASSOCIATION - Okinawan Shorin Ryu Furyu: The Budo Jounal of Classical Japanese Martial Arts and Culture. Okinawa Bujutsu Kenkyujo: Okinawa Budo Research Centre Patrick McCarthy’s Site Japanese Cultural Arts Center @ 2323 -A Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA Ryukyu Kempo: A Classic Okinawan Karate (Grand Master Taika Oyata) International Karate Kobudo Federation ® Kobayashi Shorin-ryu Karate Scholar Warrior’s Japanese Dictionary. Welcome to Jeffrey’s Japanese English Dictionary Server Isshin-ryu Karate: Tatsuo Shimabukoro’s style. The Order of Isshin-Ryu Another Isshin-ryu Karate site Galvan’s Cyber Dojo (kendo) Fighting Arts An excellent resource CyberDojo Journal: An excellent resource The Dragon Times: An excellent resource The Journal of Asian Martial Arts BUGEI TRADING COMPANY: The ancient Samurai military arts. E/B Productions: Shotokan Karate instructional videos Kyokushin Karate: Australia: Mas Oyama’s style Karate Internet Resource THE BATTLEGROUND HOME PAGE! Small Circle JujitsuTM International Rickson Gracie’s HomePage Martial Arts Clip Art BlackBelt Magazine Tuttle HomePage Turtle Press HomePage Atrium Society: Martial Arts for Peace bookstore Ryukyu Imports, Inc.: America’s Largest Martial Art Book Source Century Martial Arts Supply Martial Arts Uniforms from ALLBlackbelt.com Kamikaze and Shureido products DOSHIN Martial Arts Supplies Spartan Martial Arts Supply Yakima Karate (Washington Shudokan dojo)
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Karate Shorinkan Traditional Okinawan Karate & Kobudo |
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SHODO BY Kathleen West (beautiful artwork) |
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Guchoku Karate Matsubayashi Dojo in Ohio Bryan Wilson Sensei |
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Kibusho - Martial Arts and Philosophy |
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Traditional Okinawan Rengokai World Championships Atlanta |
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Tenkara karate Dojo Patrick Hussey Sensei, Sarasota, NY |
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Martial Art Search |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPECIAL BOOK:
| My Journey With the Grandmaster: Reflections of an American Martial Artist on Okinawa", by retired Marine Major Bill Hayes, originally published in 1997, is now in its fourth printing and is once again available for purchase. This informative, emotional, award-winning, book presents an insider's unique view of the martial arts and culture of Okinawa based on the author's many years of training there. Meet Grandmaster Eizo Shimabukuro, 10th Dan, Shorin-ryu, Karate-do, one of the most endearing, enduring, and skilled practitioners in all of Budo. Learn how a young Marine's life was transformed by the "Way". Become charmed by the place called "The Land of Propriety" - Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate cost per copy: $23.00 (includes S&H) For further information regarding "My Journey" and/or to subscribe to the Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate-do Kenkyu-Kai's newsletter please contact: Bill Hayes
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Aikido: The Coordination of Mind and Body for Self-Defense, Koichi Thoei
Amazons, Guerrieres, et Gaillardes, Pierre Samuel
American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to Sparring, Dan Anderson
Asian Fighting Arts, Donn F. Draeger
The Book of the Five Rings, Myamoto Musashi
The Bible of Karate Bubuishi, Patrick McCarthy
The Essence of Okinawan Karatedo, Shoshin Nagamine
Fear Into Anger: A Manual of Self Defense for Women, Py Bateman
Fight Back! Feminist Resistance to Male Violence, ed. Frederique Delacost & Felice Newman
The Fighting Arts, Michael Croucher & Howard Reid
Japanese Swordsmanship, Donn Draeger & Gorgon Wagner
Karatedo: My Way of Life, Gichin Funakoshi
Karate-do Foundations, Mark R. Moeller
Karate's History & Traditions, Bruce A. Haines
The Martial Arts, Dr. Richard Chin & Susan Ribber
The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan Series: Classical Begets, Classical Budo, Modern Begets & Budo, Donn F. Draeger
The Martial Spirit, Harmine Kauz
Modern Arnis, Rely Press
Okinawa Island of Karate, George Alexander
Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles & Secret Techniques, Mark Bishop
Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness, C.W. Nicole
Secrets of the Samurai, Oscar Ratty & Addle Westbrook
Self Defense for Women, Mary Heiny & Donald Monkerud
Shukokai Karate Kata, Thomas Morris
The Weaponless Warriors, Richard Kim
Zen in the Art of Archery, Eugene Herrigel
PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS
Fighting Woman News, Valerie Eads, Ed.
Women's Self Defense: 22 Commonly Asked Questions, Jo Anne Spiro