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Scholarly bibliography on classical martial arts: Chinese internal martial arts (Taijiquan, Baguazhang, Xingyi), classical Japanese swordsmanship (Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, etc.), and related historical and philosophical works.

Below are some references specific to Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū heihō kenjutsu:

1. Ishigaki, Yasuzō. Kashima Shinden Jiki Shinkage-ryū Gokui Denkai [鹿島神伝直心影流極意伝開]. Tokyo: Shinjusha, 1992.
2. Iwasa, Masaru. Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū: The Origin of Samurai Swordsmanship from Kashima Shrine. Chiba, Japan: Samurai-Bushido Society, 2005.
3. Jikishinkage-ryū Mokuroku [manuscript]. Waseda University Library Collection.
4. Karukome, Y., and T. Sakai. "An Analysis of the Formation of Jikishinkage-ryū in Relation to Its Lineage and Transmission." Research Journal of Budo 47, no. 3 (2015): 119–138.
5. Ogasawara, Genshinsai. Shin no Shinkage Heihō Mokuroku [manuscript]. Kanbun 10 (1670). Odawara City Library Collection.
6. Ōmori, Nobumasa. Bujutsu densho no kenkyū: Kinsei budōshi he no apurōchi [武術伝書の研究―近世武道史へのアプローチ]. Tokyo: Chijinkan, 1991.
7. Raugas, Mark. "General Qi Jiguang's Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue." Kogen Budo, 2023.
8. Raugas, Mark. "Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū." Kogen Budo, 2024.
9. Raugas, Mark. The Truth of the Calm Spirit: The Practice of Shinkage-ryū Heihō as Taoist Internal Alchemy. Lulu, 2025.
10. Yamada, Jirokichi. Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū [鹿島神傳直心影流]. Tokyo: Suishinsha, 1927.

Some scholarly works and authoritative accounts by technical experts associated to specific Japanese martial traditions can be found below:

1. Amdur, Ellis. Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions. Expanded 2nd ed. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2015.
2. Amdur, Ellis. Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Power Training within Japanese Martial Traditions. 2nd ed. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2018.
3. Amdur, Ellis. Roots Still Cracking Rock. The Ran Network. 2026.
4. Friday, Karl F., and Fumitake Seki. Legacies of the Sword: The Kashima-Shinryū and Samurai Martial Culture. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1997.
5. Hall, David A. Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts. New York: Kodansha USA, 2012.
6. Hall, David A. The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten: A Study of the Evolution and Impact of Her Cult on the Japanese Warrior. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 2013.
7. Knutsen, Roald. Rediscovering Budo: From a Swordsman's Perspective. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 2004.
8. Knutsen, Roald. Tengu: The Shamanic and Esoteric Origins of the Japanese Martial Arts. Leiden: Brill, 2011.
9. Krastev, George, Alex Allera, and Yano Takahiro. Unravelling the Cords: The Instructions of a Master in the Tradition of Taisha-ryū. Purple Cloud Books, 2023.
10. Threadgill, T., Ohgami, S. Shindō Yōshin Ryū History and Technique, Willow Press, 2019.
11. Trenson, Steven. "Buddhism and Martial Arts in Premodern Japan: New Observations from a Religious Historical Perspective." Religions 13, no. 5 (2022): 440.

English language eference works associated to the internal martial arts preserved as part of Yin Cheng Gong Fa can bew found below:

1. Lu, S. Combat techniques of Taiji, Xingyi and Bagua: Principles and practices of internal martial arts. Blue Snake Book, 2006.
2. Wang, Peisheng and Zeng, Weiqi. Wu Style Taijiquan. Morning Glory, 1995.
3. Zhang, Yun. The Art of Chinese Swordsmanship: Manual of Taiji Jian. Weatherhill, 1998.
4. Zhang, Yun. The Complete Taiji Dao: The Art of the Chinese Saber. Berkeley, CA: Blue Snake Books, 2009.
5. Zhang, Yun, et al. The Taiji Classics. Pittsburgh: YCGF North America, 2015.