Books on budo

The list author says:
	"The formal kata of the Bujinkan"

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	"The Boss' summary of Ninpo"

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	"Sword kata and things you need to know"

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	"Great intro to the Bujinkan with loads of old stories"

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	"Hanbo and kata with small sticks from Kukishin school (also shows training at the point in history when Soke started teaching Westerners)"

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	"Interveiw with the Boss many years ago - he's still saying the same things"

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	"Bo and Jo kata from the Kukishin school"

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	"Good intro to our history"

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	"A westerner's notes from training in Japan - great to read on tube!"

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	"Old book on ninpo philosophy - less mature than his more recent books, but the content is brilliant"

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	"A good grounding in reality by a traditional martial artist who fights a lot"

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	"A lovely book on becoming a "gentleman knight" (which is the Boss' phrase for what he thinks we should strive for) by a really smart guy who studies other traditional arts"

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	"Heavy going but this is a good translation of all the key oriental military texts"

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	"Musahi's book"

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	"Japan's equivalent of Machiavelli (see below)"

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	"Machiavelli's art of war - a western work that covers the same stuff as sun tzu or the 7 classics and is easier to understand"

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	"Machiavelli's book on giverning - a western work that covers the same stuff as the shogun's scrolls  and is easier to understand"

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	"Transaltion of writings from a few key martial artists of old"