Advancing in Tae Kwon Do / Edition 2

by Richard Chun Ph.D.

Overview

Originally published in 1983, this authoritative work has been the guide for thousands of Taekwondo Black Belts as they advanced in their training. Whether your training is for self-defense, forms competition, or for preparation for Olympic games, this newly revised edition provides beginner/intermediate to advance level training to assist you on your journey in Taekwondo.

Contents include:

• History, Philosophy, and Meditation.
• Hand and Foot Techniques.
• Sparring Techniques.
• Self-defense Techniques.
• Breaking Techniques.
• Nine Black Belt Forms – required for promotion by the World Taekwondo Federation, and used in sanctioned international Taekwondo competitions.
• Eight Taegeuk Forms – required for promotion of all color belts and 1st dan black belt, and used in sanctioned international Taekwondo competitions.
• Rules and regulations of the World Taekwondo Federation including sparring and poomsae competitions.

The popularity of Taekwondo is ever increasing. This is apparent in the tens of millions of practitioners worldwide, and by the inclusion of Taekwondo in the summer Olympic games. With all its popularity, it is paramount that the art be handed down in a clear, knowledgeable, and sustainable way - this book does just that.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594390722
Publisher:	YMAA Publication Center
Publication date:	10/01/2006
Edition description:	Revised and Updated Edition
Pages:	446
Sales rank:	969,015
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Chun, Ph.D. began studying Taekwondo at the age of 11 under two highly respected teachers in Seoul, Korea: Chong Soo Hong and Ki Whang Kim.

He progressed to 9th Dan by Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Federation) and Moo Duk Kwan after more than fifty years of study, establishing him as one of the highest ranking master instructors in the United States.

He was instrumental in organizing the Annual Universal Taekwondo Championships in the 1960's. He was appointed head coach of the U.S.A. Taekwondo team in 1973 for the first World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul. He went on to establish the United States Taekwondo Association in 1980 and has served as its President as well as assisted in the organization of Taekwondo as an event in the 1988 Olympics. He had trained hundreds of senior black belts around the world and was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame by Black Belt Magazine in 1979.

Editorial Reviews

"Authoritative, comprehensive, superbly organized, and thoroughly 'user friendly', "Advancing in Tae Kwon Do" is a core addition to any and all personal or professional martial arts instructional reference collections."

James A Cox