Some karate educational books, these are the best for JKA style of karate: Fundamentals of Karate-Do (English and Japanese Edition by Masataka Mori Dynamic Karate by Masatoshi Nakayama Best Karate, Vol.1: Comprehensive (Best Karate Series by Masatoshi Nakayama Karate-Do: My Way of Life by Gichin Funakoshi Karate-Do Kata Vol.1 & Vol.2 by Japan Karate Association