Books

Bennett, Alexander, Bushido Explained, Tuttle Publishing, 2020

Bennett, Alexander, Kendo: Culture of the Sword, Oakland: University of California Press, 2015

Boylan, Peter, Musings of a Budo Bum, 2017

Chierchini, Simone, The Budo Bum: Interview with Peter Boylan, The Ran Network, 2023

Cohen, Richard, By the Sword: Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai Warriors, Swashbucklers, and Olympians, Macmillan, 2002

Draeger, Donn F., Warner, Gordon, Japanese Swordsmanship: Technique and Practice, New York: Weatherhill, 1991

Draeger, Donn F., Classical Bujutsu: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan, New York: Weatherhill, 1990

Draeger, Donn F., Classical Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan, New York: Weatherhill, 1990

Hall, David A., Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts, New York: Kodansha USA, 2012

Lewis, Peter, Myths and Legends of the Martial Arts, London: Prion Books, 1998

Lowry, Dave, Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts, Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1995

Miyamoto, Musashi, Bennett, Alexander (trans.), The Complete Musashi: The Book of Five Rings and Other Works, Tuttle Publishing, 2021

Nakahara, Nobuo, Facts and Fundamentals of Japanese Swords: A Collector's Guide, Kodansha International, 2017

Otake, Risuke, Lee, David (trans.), Strategy and the Art of Peace, Tokyo: Nippon Budokan, 2016

Skoss, Diane (ed.), Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Koryu Books, 1997

Yamamoto, Tsunetomo, Bennett, Alexander (trans.), Hagakura: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai, Tuttle Publishing, 2014