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Links
www.gichinfunakoshi.com
Have just discovered this page. As you may guess, it is a site dedicated to Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of modern day karate.
www.ekgb.org.uk
Pretty obvious link - its the home page of the English Karate Governing Body
www.iainabernethey.com
This site contains lots of useful articles that I would suggest for you to read over. Also, this site contains many
a link to other sites that you may find interesting. You can also purchase books and other Karate media from this site.
www.geoffthompson.com
Geoff Thompson made violence his profession working as a doorman in some of Britain's roughest nightclubs. He is one of the most recognised martial arts figures of this century with some twenty best-selling books on the contemporary role of martial arts to his name.
www.nuigkarate.net
The NUIG Karate clubs site, following the intervarsities I felt it prudent to add this as I'm sure they would have some nice photos from the day going up
www.ulkarate.com
The University Of Limerick Karate Club
www.traditionalshotokankarate.co.uk
Good site offering information on traditional shotokan
If any of the links are broken, or you wish to submit a link that you think should go up here, please let us know. Thank you in advance for your help
Books
These are a list of books that have been recommended by members of our club that can be purchased on Amazon:
- Bunkai-Jutsu: The Practical Application of Karate Kata ~Iain Abernethy, et al
- Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi ~Gichin Funakoshi
- Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living ~Bruce Lee
- The Art of Expressing the Human Body ~Bruce Lee, John Little (Editor)
- The Beginner's Guide to Shotokan Karate ~John Van Weenan
- The Bible of Karate: The Bubishi ~Patrick McCarthy
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate ~Randy Hassell, Ed Otis
- The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate ~ Gichin Funakoshi, John Teramoto (Translator) And also:
- Traditional Karate Magazine, published by Martial Arts Imprint
Films
A few great martial arts movies:
- The Big Boss ~ Bruce Lee (1971)
- Fists of Fury ~ Bruce Lee (1971)
- Way of the Dragon ~ Bruce Lee (1972)
- Enter the Dragon ~ Bruce Lee (1973)
- Game of Death ~ Bruce Lee (1979)
- The Karate Kid ~ Ralph Macchio (1984)
- Police Story ~ Jackie Chan (1985)
- Bloodsport~ Jean-Claude Van Damme (1988)
- Kickboxer ~ Jean-Claude Van Damme (1989)
- The Last Samurai ~ Tom Cruise (2003)
- Ong-Bak - Muay Thai Warrior ~ Tony Jaa (2003)
- Kill Bill Vol.1 ~ Uma Thurman (2003)
- Kill Bill Vol.2 ~ Uma Thurman (2004)