Tae Kwon Do: The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World's Most Popular Martial Art, Third Edition

by Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard

Overview

Over 400 million students in more than 188 countries have embraced the way of life that Tae Kwon Do provides. Tae Kwon Do combines a complete explanation of the physical aspects of the martial art with the philosophical elements of its training.

Tae Kwon Do is more than just a fighting style: it combines self-defense, exercise, meditation, philosophy, and self-awareness to improve oneself physically, mentally, and spiritually. It is perfect for both students trying to master techniques and teachers looking for a reliable reference.

Yeon Hee Park and Yeon Hwan Park believe that the true essence of Tae Kwon Do cannot be seen, touched, smelled, tasted, or heard, but only experienced. They offer warm up exercises, basic techniques, forms, sparring techniques, and practical applications. In addition, there is a chapter on the philosophy of Tae Kwon Do and information on the rules of competition, terminology, belt divisions, and more.

This book will guide students as they figure out what Tae Kwon Do means to them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626364257
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	01/02/2014
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	207,181
Product dimensions:	11.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Yeon Hee Park was the undefeated Korean 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 and is currently the world Tae Kwon Do Kukkiwon Adviser. He lives in Demarest, New Jersey.

Yeon Hwan Park is the president of the United States Tae Kwon Do Union and publisher of USA Tae Kwon Do Review. His previous books include Tae Kwon Do: My Life and Philosophy and Tae Kwon Do for Children. He lives in East Meadow, New York.

Jon Gerrard graduated with a degree in psychology from Princeton University, where he also served as president of the Tae Kwon Do Club for two years. For more than ten years he has taught martial arts to law enforcement agents in New York.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

1 Warming Up Exercises 1

2 Basic Techniques 14

3 Forms 43

4 Sparring Techniques 132

5 Practical Applications 159

6 Breaking Techniques 168

7 The Philosophy of Tae Kwon Do 175

Appendix A Rules of Competition 180

Appendix B Referee Signals 185

Appendix C Weight and Belt Divisions 192

Appendix D Tae Kwon Do Terminology 196

Appendix E Sanctioned Tae Kwon Do Competitions 198

Appendix F Tae Kwon Do Governing Bodies 199

Glossary 203

About the Authors 206

Index 207