Reston Institute For Self-Defense

Reading List

LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR(S), LAST NAME, FIRST:

Ayoob, Massad F.: "In the Gravest Extreme- The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection"

Bottomley, I. and Hopson, A.P.:  "Arms and Armor of the Samurai"

Brown, Carl (Atty.):  "The Law and Martial Arts"

Clark, Robert:  "Jiu Jitsu- The Black Belt Syllabus"

Craig, Darrell Max:  "The Heart of Kendo" ; "Japan's Ultimate Martial Art- Jujitsu Before 1882"

Crawford, Steve:  "Deadly Fighting Arts of the World"

Choe, Master:  "Hap Ki Do- The Korean Martial Art of Self-Defense"

Christensen, Loren W.:  "Modern Arrest and Control Techniques for Today's Police Warrior"

Cunningham, Don:  "Taiho-Jutsu- Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai"

Daniel, Charles:  "Taijutsu"

Debecker, Gavin:  "The Gift of Fear"

Dillman, George A.:  "Kyusho Jitsu"

Draeger, Donn F.:  "The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan" ; "Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts"

Echanis, Michael D.:  "Knife Self-Defense for Combat" ; "Basic Stickfighting for Combat"

Eustace, Brian:  "The Police Self-Defense Handbook"

Fairbairn, W.E. (Capt. Ret.):  "Get Tough- How to Win in Hand-to-Hand Fighting"

FBI:  "Defensive Tactics-A Manual for Law Enforcement Officers"

Gach, Michael Reed:  "Accupressure's Potent Points"

Gozo, Shioda:  "Dynamic Aikido"

Grossman, Dave (Lt. Col. USA):  "On Combat" ; "On Killing"

Hancock, H. Irving:  "Jiu Jitsu Combat Tricks- Japanese Feats of Attack and Defence in Personal Attacks"

Hoban, Jack:  "Tantojutsu"

Jay, Wally (Professor):  "Small Circle Jujitsu"

Junzo, Sasamori and Warner, Gordon:  "This is Kendo"

Kane, Lawrence A. and Wilder, Kris:  "The Little Black Book of Violence" ; "Surviving Armed Assaults"

Kinnaird, Brian A.:  "Use of Force"

Kirby, George (Professor):  "Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art";  "Intermediate Techniques of the Gentle Art";  "Advanced Jujitsu" - The science behind the gentle art;  "Jujitsu Nerve Techniques" - The invisible weapons of self-defense;  "Jujitsu Figure-4 Locks";  "Jutte" - Japanese power- of- 10- hands weapon ;  "Budoshin Jujitsu Manual" AKA the "big-book", 4th Edition (1988)

Koichi, Tohei:  "Ki in Daily Life"

Kubota, Takayuki:  "Close Encounters- The Arresting Art of Taiho-Jutsu";  "Weapons Kumite- Fighting with Traditional Weapons";  "Official Kubotan Techniques" with John G. Peters

Lawler, Jennifer:  "The Martial Arts Encyclopedia"

LeBell, Gene:  "Grappling Master"

Lesniewicz, Paul:  "Indoor Bonsai"

Lo, Man Kam:  "Police Kung Fu- The Personal Combat Handbook of the Taiwan National Police"

Lonsdale, Mark V.:  "CQB- A Guide to Unarmed Combat and Close Quarter Shooting";  "Bodyguard- A Practical Guide to VIP Protection"

Makiyama, Thomas H. (Army CID): "Keijutsukai Aikido"

Masaaki, Hatsumi and Chambers, Quintin:  ""Stick Fighting- Techniques of Self-Defense"

Miller, Rory (Police Sgt.):  "Meditations on Violence"

Mitchell, David:  "The Complete Book of Martial Arts"

Morgan, Forrest E. (Maj USAF):  "Living the Martial Way- A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think"

Namikoshi, Toru:  "The Complete Book of Shiatsu Therapy"

Palumbo, Dennis G.:  "Secret Nidan Techniques of Hakkoryu Jujitsu"

Parker, L. Craig, Jr.  "The Japanese Police System Today"

Parker, Steve:  "The Body Atlas- A Pictorial Guide to the Human Body"

Parulski, George R., Jr.:  "The Art of Karate Weapons"

Rahming, D'Arcy:  "Combat Ju-Jutsu- The Lost Art"

Remsberg, Charles:  "Blood Lessons- What Cops Learn From Life-or-Death Encounters"

Rudman, David:  "Sambo-Self-Defense Without Weapons"

Shillingford, Ron  "The Elite Forces Handbook of Unarmed Combat"

Tadao, Otaki and Draeger, Donn:  "Judo- Formal Techniques"

Tedeschi, Marc:  "Essential Anatomy- For Healing and Martial Arts"; "The Art of Throwing"; "The Art of Weapons"; "The Art of Holding"; "The Art of Striking"; "The Art of Ground Fighting"

Tegner, Bruce  "Defense Tactics for Law Enforcement" ; "Complete Book of Jujitsu"; "Complete Book of Self-Defense"; "Self-Defense- Nerve Centers & Pressure Points"

Thompson, George J.:  "Verbal Judo"

United States Dept. of Justice and FBI:  "Defensive Tactics Manual"

USMC/Special Operations Training Group:  "Non-Lethal Weapons and Training Course Manual"

Urso, Cardo (Chief Instr. USMC CCITS):  "Pressure Point Jujitsu"

Uyenishi, S.K.:  "The Textbook of Ju-Jutsu- As Practiced in Japan"

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming;  "Shaolin Chin Na- The Seizing Art of Kung Fu";  "How to Defend Yourself- Effective and Practical Martial Arts Strategies"

Zier, Don and Lang, Tom:  "Jo- The Japanese Short Staff"