Recommended Reading

We encourage our students to develop their mind, body, and spirit. One way to develop the mental aspect of martial arts is by reading. The following is a list of recommended books geared to expanding your knowledge and enhancing your martial arts journey. These books are available through our dojo. See Professor LeClair to obtain pricing and/or to place your order:

Book title and author

Aikido and the dynamic sphere; Westbrook and Ratti

The Aikido student handbook; Greg O'Connor

The Classical Man; Richard Kim

The Dictionary of the martial arts; Louis Frederick

The overlook martial arts dictionary; Corcoran and Farkas

Why is everybody always picking on me; Terrence Webster Doyle

The martial arts encyclopedia; Corcoran and Farkas

Dare to discipline; Dr. James Dobson

Speed Training; how to develop your maximum speed for martial arts; Loren Christensen

Real Fighting; Adrenaline Stress Conditioning through Scenario Based Training; Peyton Quinn

Parenting Isn't for Cowards; dealing confidently with the frustrations of child rearing, Dr. James Dobson

Secrets of the Samurai; the martial arts of fudal Japan, Ratti and Westbrook 

The Way of the Superior Man; a spiritual guide to mastering the challenges of women, work and desire, Deida

Start Late Finish Rich, David Bach
 

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