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Modern Taekwondo -
The
Official Training Manual by Gaetane Ricke and Soon Man Lee |
Over 1200 photographs show every
step, from the first forms you'll master to the intricate techniques that display the ultimate in the art of Taekwondo. |
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The Complete Idiot's
Guide To Taekwondo by Karen Eden, Keith D. Yates and Jhoon Rhee |
With an easy to understand text and
clear line drawings and photos scattered throughout, this lay- person's book explains in simple terms the concepts of taekwondo. |
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Taekwondo Techniques
and
Tactics by Yeon Hwan Park and Thomas Seabourne |
"TTT teaches all the important skills,
explaining and sowing how to perform each block, strike, kick and combination." |
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Taekwondo Kyorugi
- Olympic
style sparring bySang H. Kim, Kuk Hyun Chung and Kyung Myung Lee. |
The one and only ultimate book
on Olympic Style sparring required and practiced for participation in the Olympic Games and mainstay of the WTF. |
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Dynamic Taekwondo
Kyorugi, by Kyong Myong Lee |
Information on preparation for
W.T.F. style Taekwondo competitions. Contains everything about W.T.F. competitions. |
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TAEKWONDO - Secrets
of Korean Karate by Sihak Henry Cho |
Good, but oldfashioned book from
the time when Taekwondo was still called Korean Karate. |
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The Secrets Of Tae
Kwon Do
by Jennifer Lawler |
Book on the principles of
taekwondo which sounds very good and much needed indeed. |
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Tae Geuk: The Forms
Of
Taekwondo by Master Jung Ho Kim and Richard Mason |
CD ROM with the 8 WTF
Tae Geuk forms in streaming video. |
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Tae Kwon Do -
The Korean martial art by Richard Chun
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One of the standard works
of Taekwondo. It hints at inner strenght training in 2 chapters on meditation and the use of energy in training. Contains all the WTF Palgwe upto Black Belt and a must have for Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondoka. |
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Moo Duk Kwan
Tae Kwon Do: Korean Art Of Self Defense by Richard Chun |
Smaller book on Moo Duk Kwan
Taekwondo, it covers upto the form Palgwe #3. |
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Tae Kwon Do Basics
by Keith D. Yates |
For struggling beginners only. |
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Tae Kwon-Do - The
black
belt syllabus. |
The Taekwondo Association of
Great Britain's (ITF) standard work |
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Advanced Pressure
Point Fighting Of Ryukyu Kempo by George Dillman |
Explores the use of pressure
points in the forms and for self-defense. Applicable to Tae Kwon Do as well. |
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Eight Simple Qigong
Excercises For Health by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming |
This book describes 8 internal
excercises which can be benificial to Taekwondo. Easily incorporated into TKD training. It seems to have already been adopted by some Tang Soo Do schools as Moo Pal Dan Khum and Moon Pal Dan Khum (warrior and scholarly chikung, respectively. |
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Shaolin White Crane:
Martial Power And Qigong by Dr Yang, Jwing Ming |
A book highlighting important
excercises to combine Chi (Qi) and muscular strength (Li) to create a powerful energy called (Jing) that can be used to make techniques much more powerful, grounded and balanced. Especially suited for Karate and Tae Kwon Do. |
