12 Best Martial Arts Books
Goal: Find the best Martial Arts books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best martial arts books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
12 Best Martial Arts Books
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The Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, Ryan Holiday, Naval Ravikant, PewDiePie, Lex Fridman
The Art Of War
by Sun Tzu
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Evan Spiegel, Patrick Bet-David, Fred Wilson, Vlad Tenev, Travis Kalanick, Ryan Petersen, Lex Fridman, Elon Musk, Dave Camarillo
Zen in the Art of Archery
by Eugen Herrigel
Also recommended by:
Bruce Lee's Fighting Method
The Complete Edition
by Bruce Lee
Championship Fighting
Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
by Jack Demspey
Jiu Jitsu University
by Saulo Ribeiro
Kodokan Judo
The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano
by Jigoro Kano
Living the Martial Way
A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think
by Forrest E. Morgan
Mixed Martial Arts
The Book of Knowledge
by BJ Penn
Muay Thai Basics
Introductory Thai Boxing Techniques
by Christoph Delp
Ultimate Flexibility
A Complete Guide to Stretching for Martial Arts
by Sang H. Kim
Sources
- 1
Best Martial Arts Books – Top 5 – The Modern Martial Artist
modernmartialartist.com
- 2
10 BOOKS EVERY MARTIAL ARTIST SHOULD READ | AWMA Blog
blog.awma.com
- 3
5 Books Martial Artists Need To Read | Evolve Daily
evolve-mma.com
- 4
The 100 Best Martial Arts Books, Films, and Fights - Listmuse.com
listmuse.com
- 5
Best Martial Arts Books - Karate, Taekwondo, Krav Maga, etc. - Black Belt Wiki
blackbeltwiki.com