Tae Kwon Do, Third Edition

by Park, Yeon Hwan; Gerrard, Jon

• ISBN13: 9780816073993
• ISBN10: 0816073996
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-30
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Written by world-renowned Tae Kwon Do masters and sanctioned by the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, Tae Kwon Do, Third Edition is the most comprehensive guide to the world's most popular martial art. This new, full-color edition contains the most current information on official competition and more than 740 color photographs illustrating detailed instructions on the practices and techniques of this ancient Korean fighting system. Tae Kwon Do, Third Edition is essential reading for Tae Kwon Do practitioners and enthusiasts at all levels.

Author Biography

Yeon Hee Park, a ninth-degree black belt, was a member of Korea's national Tae Kwon Do team and the undefeated champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1962 to 1967. He served as vice president of the National Tae Kwon Do Union of the United States, the organization responsible for the selection and training of the U.S. Olympic Tae Kwon Do team. He is currently deputy secretary-general of the Pan American Region of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation and the current world Tae Kwon Do Kukkiwon Adviser. He lives in Demarest, New Jersey. Yeon Hwan Park is a ninth-degree black belt and was the undefeated Korean national champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1971 to 1975. He has taught Tae Kwon Do in the United States since 1980. He has coached the U.S. National Tae Kwon Do team, the U.S. Olympic Tae Kwon Do team, and the U.S. Pan American Games Tae Kwon Do team. He has also served as president of the New York State Tae Kwon Do Association and the secretary-general of the United States Tae Kwon Do Union (USTU). He is the former vice president of the USTU and the publisher of USA Taekwondo Review. Park is a professor and lecturer and has coauthored Black Best Tae Kwon Do and authored Tae Kwon Do: My Like and Philosophy for Facts On File. He is currently the president of the United States Taekwondo Leaders Union (USTLU) and an Overseas Advisory Committee member for the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters. He lives in East Meadow, New York. Jon Gerrard graduated with a degree in psychology from Princeton University, where he also served as vice president of the Tae Kwon Do Club. He has worked as an investigator for the New York City Bureau of Child Welfare and as a senior investigator and director of planning for anticrime task forces sponsored by the New York City mayor's office. He has taught martial arts to law enforcement agents for more than 10 years. He is currently a teacher in New York.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Warming Up Exercises	p. 1
Basic Techniques	p. 14
Forms	p. 43
Sparring Techniques	p. 132
Practical Applications	p. 159
Breaking Techniques	p. 168
The Philosophy of Tae Kwon Do	p. 175
Rules of Competition	p. 180
Referee Signals	p. 185
Weight and Belt Divisions	p. 192
Tae Kwon Do Terminology	p. 196
Sanctioned Tae Kwon Do Competitions	p. 198
Tae Kwon Do Governing Bodies	p. 199
Glossary	p. 203
About the Authors	p. 206
Index	p. 207
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Excerpts

Praise for the previous edition:"Serious students of the tae kwon do...will appreciate and learn from the illustrated warm-up exercises, techniques, and basic philosophy presented here."—BooklistThe only book of its kind sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation and written by world-renowned Tae Kwon Do masters,Tae Kwon Do, Third Editionis the most comprehensive one-stop guide to the world's most popular martial art. More than 750 all-new, full-color photographs illustrate detailed instructions on the practices and techniques of this ancient Korean fighting system. Key features include a concise history of Tae Kwon Do; important tips and strategies for sparring; two glossaries—English to Korean and Korean to English; official rules of competition; and weight and belt divisions.Essential reading for every Tae Kwon Do practitioner,Tae Kwon Do, Third Editionguides readers not only through their training in this revered martial art, but also in understanding and living by its moral and spiritual philosophy.

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