What We Do

Notre Dame Martial Arts Institute

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana

"The need to defend one's life need not be by appointment, but may occur at any unorthodox time, therefore the forms and techniques of the martial arts are naturally endless."

Book Recommendations:

The Sword of No Sword - John StevensThe Laughing Sutra - Mark Salzman
Living the Martial Way - Forrest Morgan
The Martial Spirit - Herman Kauz
The Sword and the Mind - Hiroaki Sato
Karate Do: My Way of Life - Gichen Funakoshi
Iron and Silk - Mark Salzman
The Karate Dojo - Peter Urban
Zen in the Art of Archery - Eugen Herrigel
Tao of Jeet Kune Do - Bruce Lee
One Encounter / One Chance - Terrence Webster Doyle
Infinite Insights Into Kenpo, Volume 1 - Ed Parker

Advanced:

The Unfettered Mind - Takuan Soho
Illusions - Richard Bach
Tao De Ching (The Way of Life) - Stephen Mitchell
A Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
Zen Way to the Martial Arts - Taisen Deshimaru
Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
The Bible of Karate: Bubishi - translated by Patrick McCarthy
Chronicles of Tao - Deng Ming-Dao
Aikido & the Harmony of Nature
The Principles of Aikido - Mitsugi Saotome