
Some of you have asked for a reading list. Here is my list of books. These are books which either changed my view on how I live life (not easy) or books which show a partial image of the japanese mindset which can help when reading books like Musashi's five rings.
Here is my list of books to help understand kenjutsu from the Japanese cultural mind;
The unfettered mind by Takuan Sōhō
Zen and the Japanese culture by Daisetsu Suzuki
The book of five rings (Gorin no sho) Musashi.
The way of Zen by Alan Watts
Hagakure by Tsunetomo (translated by William Scott Wilson)
Japanese Death Poems by Hoffman
Legacies of the sword by Carl Friday
Flyboys by James Bradley
Boyd by Coram
Know Thyself books:
The Craft of the Warrior by Robert Spencer
Passionate Marriage by Dr David Schnarch (be careful with this one. It could also be titled "Passionate Relationships")
Raising Cain by Kindlon and Thompson
Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Treason by Orson Scott Card
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk MD
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Iron John by Robert Bly
Transitions by William Bridges
The Book by Alan Watt
Rolling Thunder
Let every breath (systema)
Breath by James Nestor
Breathing for Warriors
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Dr Joe Dispenza
Teacher and Nami Ryu reading lists
Leadership and Training for the Fight by Msg Paul Howe
The Mission the Men and Me, Pete Blabber
Meditations on Violence by Rory Miller
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Inside out Coaching
Find your Why – Simon Sineck