Recommended Bibliography

Scientific Research Committee of the Idōkan Poland Association (IPA) and IMACSSS recommend the
literature connected with science of martial arts.

(bibliographic record - in IPA style)

I. Periodicals under auspices of IMACSSS

1. “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology” - www.imcjournal.com

II. Biblioteka Lykeion / The Lykeion Library (edition of the IPA)

1. vol. Scientific Year’s Issue ”Idō Movement for Culture” [in Polish], 2000.
2. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture” [Polish/English], 2001.
3. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2002/2003.
4. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2004.
5. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2005.
6. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2006.
7. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2007.
8. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2008.
9. vol. - Cynarski W.J. [ed.] (2009), Martial Arts & Combat Sports – Humanistic Outlook, Wydawnictwo
Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego / Rzeszów University Press, Rzeszów [monograph – collected work, in
English].
10. vol. - Cynarski W.J. (2009), Martial Arts - IDŌ & IDŌKAN, autoedition, IPA, Rzeszów [in Polish, with
English abstract].
11. vol. - 9. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2009.
12. vol. - 10. vol. ”Ido – Ruch dla Kultury / Movement for Culture”, 2010.
13. vol. – 11. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2011 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
14. vol. - Cynarski W.J. [ed.] (2011), Selected Areas of Intercultural Dialogue in Martial Arts,
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego / Rzeszów University Press, Rzeszów [monograph with
review by Prof. A. Szyszko-Bohusz - collected work, in English].
15. vol. - Cynarski W.J. (2012), Martial arts Phenomenon – Research and Multidisciplinary
Interpretation, Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [monograph, in English].
16. vol. - Cynarski W.J. (2012), Antropologia sztuk walki. Studia i szkice z socjologii i filozofii sztuk
walki, Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [in Polish].
17. vol. - 12. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2012 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
18. - 13. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2013 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
19. - 14. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2014 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
20. vol. - Cynarski Wojciech J., Nizioł Anna [eds.] (2015), Proceedings of the 3 rd IMACSSS International
Conference, and 3 rd World Scientific Congress of Combat Sports and Martial Arts, Rzeszów, Poland,
Oct. 15-17 2014 [in English].
21. - 15. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2015 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
22. vol. - Cynarski W.J. (2015), Turystyka naukowa w perspektywie socjologii wizualnej, Katedra
Kulturowych Podstaw Wychowania Fizycznego, Turystyki i Rekreacji WWF UR, Rzeszów [in Polish].
23. – 16. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2016 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
24. – 17. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2017 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
25. Cynarski W.J. (2019), Sztuki walki i sporty walki. W kierunku ogólnej teorii, Wydawnictwo
Naukowe Katedra, Gdańsk [in Polish] // Cynarski W.J. (2019), Martial Arts & Combat Sports: Towards
the General Theory of Fighting Arts, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Katedra, Gdańsk [in English].
26. – 18. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2018 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
27. - 19. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2019 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
28. – 20. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2020 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
29. Cynarski W.J. (2020), Tourism of martial Arts: social-cultural perspective, Rzeszow University
Press, Rzeszów [in English, and in Polish].
30. - 21. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2021 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
31. Cynarski W.J. (2021), Leksykon sztuk walki. Mistrzowie i ich szkoły / Lexicon of fighting arts.
Masters and their schools, Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [in English, and in Polish].
32. - 22. vol., no. 1-5 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2022 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
33. Cynarski W.J. (2022), Filozofia sztuk walki / Philosophy of martial arts, Rzeszow University Press,
Rzeszów [in English, and in Polish].
34. - 23. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2023 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
35. Cynarski W.J. (2023), Sociologia sztuk walki / Sociology of fighting arts, Wydawnictwo UR /
Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [in English, and in Polish].
36. Cynarski W.J. (2024), Japanese Kobudō: Prolegomena to the Anthropology of Martial Arts /
Japońskie kobudō. Prolegomena do antropologii sztuk walki, Wydawnictwo UR / Rzeszow University
Press, Rzeszów [in Polish and English].
37. - 24. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2024 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
38. - Cynarski W.J. (2024), Karate w perspektywie antropologii / Karate in the Perspective of
Anthropology, Wydawnictwo UR / Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [in Polish and English].
39. – 25. vol., no. 1-4 “Ido Movement for Culture Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology”, 2025 [in
English, with Polish abstracts].
40. – Cynarski W.J. (2025), O kulturze militarnej i kulturze fizycznej na ziemiach lechickich – eseje
hoplologiczne / About Military and Physical Culture in the Lands of Lechia: Hoplological Essays,
Wydawnictwo UR / Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [in Polish and English].

III. Other important publications

1. Acevedo William, Gutiérrez Carlos, Mei Cheung (2010), Breve Historia del Kung-Fu, Nowtilus,
Madrid [in Spanish].
2. Ambroży Tadeusz (2008), Struktura treningu ju-jitsu, COS, Warszawa [in Polish].
3. Araujo Paulo Coelho de, Fachardo Jaqueira Ana Rosa (2008), Do jogo das imagens as imagens do
jogo. Nuances de interpretacao iconografica sobre a Capoeira, Centro de Etudos Biocineticos,
Coimbra [in Portuguese].
4. Binhack Axel (1998), Über das Kämpfen. Zum Phänomen des Kampfes in Sport und Gesellschaft,
Campus Verlag Frankfurt - New York [in German].
5. Bolelli Daniele (2008), On the Warrior’s Path. Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology, 2 nd
edn., Blue Snake Books, Berkeley, Calif. [in English].
6. Borysiuk Zbigniew (2009), Modern Saber Fencing: Technique - Tactics - Training - Research,
SwordPlay Books, Staten Island, NY [in English].
7. Cynarski Wojciech J. (2000), Sztuki walki budō w kulturze Zachodu, Wydawnictwo WSP, Rzeszów
[in Polish, with English abstract].
8. Cynarski W.J. (2002), Proces globalizacji. Dialog kultur czy konflikt wartości?, Instytut Europejskich
Studiów Społecznych w Rzeszowie, Rzeszów [in Polish].
9. Cynarski W.J., (2003), Globalizacja a spotkanie kultur, Wydawnictwo UR, Rzeszów [in Polish, with
English abstract].
10. Cynarski W.J. (2004), Teoria i praktyka dalekowschodnich sztuk walki w perspektywie europejskiej,
Wyd. UR, Rzeszów [in Polish, with English abstract].
11. Cynarski W.J. (2006), Recepcja i internalizacja etosu dalekowschodnich sztuk walki przez osoby
ćwiczące, Wyd. UR, Rzeszów [in Polish, with English abstract].
12. Cynarski W.J. (2008), Spotkania, konflikty, dialogi. Analiza wybranych obszarów kultury fizycznej i
turystyki kulturowej, Wyd. UR, Rzeszów [in Polish, with English abstract].
13. Cynarski W.J. (2010), Spotkania, konflikty, dialogi. Analiza wybranych obszarów kultury fizycznej i
turystyki kulturowej, completed 2 nd edn., UR, Rzeszów [in Polish, with English abstract].
14. Cynarski W.J. (2017), Czas wolny, turystyka i rekreacja w perspektywie socjologicznej, Universitas,
Kraków [in Polish].
15. Cynarski W.J. [ed.] (2008), Budo, kakugi, jindo – Martial arts, combat sports, humanism, 2 nd
International Conference Proceedings, April 25-26 2008, Rzeszów University Press, Rzeszów [in
English].
16. Cynarski Wojciech J., Błażejewski Wojciech, Pasterniak Wojciech (2016), Pedagogika
nowoparadygmatyczna. W poszukiwaniu nowych inspiracji i aplikacji pedagogicznych. Monografia
tematyczna, Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów [in Polish].
17. Cynarski W.J., Kalina R.M., Obodyński K. [eds.] (2006), 1 st World Scientific Congress of Combat
Sports and Martial Arts. Proceedings, PTNKF, Rzeszów [in English].
18. Cynarski W.J., Kubala K., Obodyński K. [eds.] (2010), 2 nd World Scientific Congress of Combat
Sports and Martial Arts Proceedings, September 17-19 2010, Rzeszów [in English].
19. Cynarski W.J., Nizioł A. [eds.] (2014), 3 rd IMACSSS International Conference Abstract Book,
Rzeszow University Press, Rzeszów.
20. Cynarski W.J., Obodyński K. [eds.] (2003), Humanistyczna teoria sztuk i sportów walki – koncepcje
i problemy, Wyd. UR, Rzeszów [in Polish, with English abstracts].
21. Czajkowski Zbigniew (2005), Understanding Fencing. The Unity of Theory and Practice, SKA
SwordPlay Books, Staten Island, NY [in English].
22. Donohue John J. (1994), Warriors Dreams. The Martial Arts and the American Imagination, Bergin
& Garvey, Westport, Connecticut – London [in English].
23. Draeger D.F., Smith R.W. (1980), Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts, Kodansha International,
Tokyo – New York – London [in English].
24. Erdmann Włodzimierz S., Zieniawa Ryszard (2011), Biomechanika Judo, AWFiS, Gdańsk [in Polish].
25. Figueiredo Abel A. [ed.] (2009), Scientific Congress on Martial Arts and Combat Sports.
Proceedings, 16th-17th May 2009, Viseu-Portugal [in English].
26. Figueiredo Abel A., Gutiérrez-Garcia Carlos [eds.] (2011), Scientific Congress on Martial Arts and
Combat Sports, Viseu – Portugal. Proceedings, Viseu [in English].
27. Green Thomas A., Svinth Joseph R. [eds.] (2003), Martial Arts in the Modern Word, Praeger,
Westport [in English].
28. Habersetzer Roland (2007), Tengu. Ma voie martial, Amphora, Paris [in French].
29. Hall David A. (2012), Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts, Kodansha USA, New York [in English].
30. Harrison Eugen J. (1912), The Fighting Spirit of Japan, W. Foulsham & Co., Sterling Publ. Co., New
York [in English].
31. Jakhel Rudolf (1998), Modern Sports Karate. Basics of Technique and Tactics, Aachen [in English].
32. Jazarin J. (1960), Esprit du judo, Paris [in French].
33. Jennings George (2023), Reinventing Martial Arts in the 21 st Century. Eastern Stimulus, Western
Response, Peter Lang, New York – Berlin – Brussels – Lousanne – Oxford [in English].
34. Jones David E. [ed.] (2002), Combat, Ritual, and Performance. Anthropology of the Martial Arts,
Praeger, Westport, Connecticut – London [in English].
35. Kalina Roman M. (1997), Sporty walki i trening samoobrony w edukacji obronnej młodzieży,
PTNKF, Warszawa [in Polish].
36. Kalina R.M., Kruszewski A., Jagiełło W., Włoch G. (2003), Combat Sports Propedeutics – Basis of
Judo, AWF, Warszawa [in English and Polish].
37. Kernspecht Keith R. (1988), Vom Zweikampf. Strategie, Taktik, Physiologie, Psychologie und
Geschichte der waffenlosen Selbstverteidigung, Burg-Fehmarn [in German].
38. Kernspecht K.R. (2011), Kampflogik 3: die Praxis des Treffens & Nicht-getroffen-Werdens, EWTO-
Verlag [in German].
39. Kernspecht K.R. (2013), Die Essenz des WingTsun, EWTO-Verlag [in German].
40. Kernspecht K.R. (2014), Inner WingTsun, EWTO-Verlag [in English].
41. Kim D., Back A. (2000), The way to go: philosophy in martial arts practice, Nanam, Seoul, Korea [in
English].
42. Kindzer B.M., Nikitenko S.A. [eds.] (2026), Application of the Star Excursion Balance Test method
for measuring dynamic balance in martial arts, Lviv [in English and Ukrainian].
43. Kiyota M., Kinoshita H. [eds.] (1990), Japanese martial arts and American sports: cross cultural
perspectives on means to personal growth, Nihon University, Tokyo [in English].
44. Klinger-Klingerstorff Hubert (2010), Judo und Judo-Do: Die hohe Schule des Kampfes, Verlag Dr. G.
Borotha-Schoeler, new edn. DDBV, Wien [in German].
45. Kogel Helmut (2010), Kata Bunkai. Die geheimen techniken im Karate, Meyer & Meyer Verlag,
Aachen [in German].
46. Kozdraś Grzegorz (2018), Sztuka walki judo metodą wspomagania rozwoju uczniów w szkole
podstawowej, Uniwersytet Opolski, Opole [in Polish].
47. Kraska Adam (2025), Aiki und Jū. Prnzipien der Kampfkunst im Vergleich, Kono-Verlag, Melle –
Hamburg [in German].
48. Kuwamori M., Figueiredo A., Bennett A., Koyama K., Matsuo M., Ishimatsu-Prime M., Yokoyama
N., Kalina R.M., Honda S., Cynarski W.J. [eds.] (2013), Proceedings of the 2013 International Budo
Conference by the Japanese Academy of Budo, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba [in English].
49. Lee-Barron J.R. (2011), The Complete Martial Arts Instructor. A Manual of Teaching Martial Arts
effectively and Safety, Lulu Publishing, Morrisvile, NC. [in English].
50. Maliszewski Michael (1996), Spiritual Dimensions of the Martial Arts, Charles E. Tuttle Co.,
Rutland, Vermont – Tokyo [in English].
51. Maroteaux Roland J. (1995), L’esprit du ju-jitsu traditionnel. Historique, esotérique, technique,
autoedycja (2 nd edn), Avignon [in French].
52. Maroteaux R.J. (2007), Les vertus martiales – Butoku, autoedition, Barcelona [in French/English].
53. Maroteaux R.J. (2012), The Mobile Stability of the Body (Traditional Martial Arts and Combat
Sports), autoedition, Avignon [in English].
54. Matsunaga Hikaru et al. (2009), Budō: The Martial Ways of Japan, Nippon Budokan Foundation,
Tokyo [in English].
55. Mattson Georg E. (1963), The Way of Karate, Tokyo [in English].
56. Moenig Udo (2015), Taekwondo – From a martial art to a martial sport, Routledge, London [in
English].
57. Mor-Stabilini Sergio (2016), The Ancient Art of the Japanese Sword. The ancient school of Tenshin
Shōden Katori Shintō Ryū along historical, cultural and spiritual path, Jitakyoei Budo, Bergamo [in
English].
58. Newman Bill (2005), Escrima, WuShu-Verlag Kernspecht, Burg/Fehmarn [in German].
59. Pieter Willy, Heijmans J. (1997), Scientific coaching for Olympic taekwondo, Meyer & Meyer
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60. Piotrkowicz Tomasz (2026), Podręcznik karate, (3 rd edn.) Warszawskie Centrum Karate, Warszawa
[in Polish].
61. Piwowarski Juliusz (2020), Nauki o bezpieczeństwie. Kultura bezpieczeństwa i redefinicja
środowiska bezpieczeństwa, Difin, Warszawa [in Polish].
62. Raimondo Sergio [ed.] (2007), Vibrazioni nella Forza. Storia critica delle discipline orientali,
Persport / Edizioni la Meridiana, Molfetta [in Italian].
63. Raimondo S. [ed.] (2013), Gioco, Drama, Rito. Nelle arti marziali e negli sport da combattimento,
Exorma, Roma [in Italian].
64. Raimondo S., Gutierrez-Garcia C., Perez-Gutierrez M. [eds.] (2012), Game, Drama, Ritual in
Martial Arts and Combat Sports. Proceedings of the 1st IMACSSS International Conference, Genoa,
Italy, 8-10 June [in English].
65. Reguli Zdenko, Durech M., Vit M. (2007), Teorie a didaktika upolu ve skolni telesne vychove,
Masarykova Univerzita, Brno [in Czech].
66. Saldern Matthias von (2009), Bushido. Ethik des japanischen Ritters, 2nd edn., UL, Lüneburg [in
German].
67. Saldern M. von [ed.] (2011), Meisterung des Ichs. Budo zur Gewaltprävention?, Books on Demand
GmbH, Nordstedt [in German].
68. Sawicki Zbigniew (2020), Palcaty – staropolska szermierka na kije. Od sądów bożych do narodowej
sztuki walki, Wydawnictwo Signum Polonicum, Zawiercie [in Polish].
69. Shahar Meir (2008), The Shaolin Monastery. History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts,
University of Hawai’I Press, Honolulu [in English].
70. Słopecki Jan (2012), Wprowadzenie do teorii i metodyki nauczania sztuk walki (na podstawie
systemów jūjutsu), Międzynarodowa Federacja Modern Ju-Jitsu, Głogów [in Polish].
71. Somera Antonio E. (1998), The secrets of Giron arnis escrima, Charles E. Tuttle, Boston [in
English].
72. Spring Charles (2015), Martial Arts: Application in Higher Education, Ex-L-Ence Publishing, England
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73. Sterkowicz Stanisław (1992), Charakterystyka wybranych wskaźników określających stan
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74. Sterkowicz S. (1998), Ju-jitsu. Wybrane aspekty sztuki walki obronnej, Wyd. AWF, Kraków [in
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75. Takagi Takeshi (1984), A Comparaison of Bushido and Chivalry, T. Matsuno, Osaka [in English].
76. Tiwald Horst (2013), Psycho-Training im WingTsun, Taiji und Budo-Sport, Ostheim, EWTO-Verlag
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77. Tokarski Stanisław (1989), Sztuki walki. Ruchowe formy ekspresji filozofii Wschodu, Glob, Szczecin
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78. Uozumi Takashi, Bennett Alexander [eds.] (2010), The History and Spirit of Budō. IBU Budō Series
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79. Vit Michal, Reguli Zdenko (2015), The Role of Combatives Teaching in Physical Education, Masaryk
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80. Wolters Jörg-Michael, Fuβmann A. [eds.] (2008), Budo – Pädagogik. Kampf-Kunst in Erziehung,
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81. Yi Duk-moo, Park Je-ga (2000), Muye Dobo Tongji. Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial
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82. Zabłocki Wojciech (1989), Cięcia prawdziwą szablą, SiT, Warszawa [in Polish].
83. Zabłocki W. (2000), Polskie sztuki walki. Miecz oburęczny i szabla husarska, Wyd. Aula, Podkowa
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84. Zabłocki W. (2011), Szable świata, Bosz / Bellona, Warszawa [in Polish].
85. Zarrilli Phillip (1998/2000), When the Body Becomes All Eyes: Paradigms, Practices, and
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86. Zeng Howard Z., Cynarski Wojciech J. (2016), Participation Motivations of Taekwondo
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87. Zeng H.Z., Cynarski W.J., Xie Lisheng (2013), Martial Arts Anthropology, Participants’ Motivation
and Behaviours. Martial Arts in Chanshu: Participants’ Motivation, Practice Times and Health
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