With over 500 photos and step-by-step instructions, Practical Taekwondo offers a wealth of interpretations of ITF and WTF taekwondo patterns. Packed with information that will make your training practical and relevant to the social challenges of the twenty-first century, this book will help you look at patterns in a totally different way.
Let William Beaver, a 17-year martial artist and former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, teach you how to use your hands and feet to deliver natural, reflexive strikes and holds to disarm and disable any attacker. Beaver provides step-by-step instructions and drills in such vital aspects of empty-hand combat as ground fighting, grab counters and firearm and knife defenses.
The practical strength training guide for Wing Tsun Kung Fu (Wing Chun, Ving Tsun) practitioners and fitness enthusiasts. Step-by-step explanations of exercises. Striking power for self-defense and martial arts. Now with bonus chapter about fundamental kettlebell training!
Marcus Atkinson is a taekwondo master (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his kicks. Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to, with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about taekwondo.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical, political, and technical evolution of taekwondo. Many of the supposedly ‘traditional’ and ‘ancient’ Korean cultural elements attached to taekwondo are, in fact, remnants of East Asia’s modernization drive, and largely inherited from the Japanese martial arts. The current historical portrayal has created an obstacle to a clear understanding of the history of taekwondo, and presents problems and contradictions in philosophy and training methodology. Using rich empirical data, including interviews with leading figures in the field, this book brings together martial arts philosophy with an analysis of the technical aspects and the development of taekwondo, and provides a detailed comparison of karate and taekwondo techniques. It debunks nationalistic mythology surrounding taekwondo to provide a reinterpretation of taekwondo’s evolution.
The Illustrated Guide to "Palgwe Forms" contains all of the 8 Palgwe forms that are taught for the black belt promotion test. The book elaborates each form in four different fashions; starting off with a one-page glance at the entire sequence of the movements, that enables capturing the whole flow. Followed by the form shown in a pattern, in the context of movement in space. Moving forward specifying the English names of each technique. Wrapping up elaborating the most detailed information about each technique of the form, including side and back views, and their names in both English and phonetic Korean. The book also contains the three most basic forms taught in many Taekwondo schools, the "Kicho" forms, as well.
A well-placed kick can mean the difference between victory and defeat in a fight! This illustrated guide to martial arts kicks provides the reader with a wealth of information on 89 different types of kicks from various styles. This martial arts book features kicks from Karate, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Kempo, Capoeira, Jeet Kune Do, and more. In a self-defense situation, there is no room for defeat. Readers will learn how to unleash a devastating barrage of kicks to throw their opponents off guard and leave every match in victory. The Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks has one purpose: to help readers hone their kicking proficiency so that they can readily deploy the most powerful tool in the fighter's repertoire. It contains thousands of photos and diagrams to show readers exactly how to perform all of the 89 kicks inside this book. Packed with full-color photos, detailed diagrams and a companion DVD featuring 50 of the most powerful kicks, this book is required reading for every martial artist who wants to sharpen and expand their kicking skills. You'll learn all about: Front Kicks Side Kicks Roundhouse Kicks Back Kicks Hook Kicks Crescent Kicks And many more!
Introduces the principles and techniques of the White Crane and Long Fist forms of kung fu, and shows how to use them in self-defense against unarmed and knife-wielding attackers
A seventh dan black belt, four-time Korean national taekwondo champion, and 1973 world champion offers an insider's guide to the technique, tactics, strategies, conditioning and mental preparation necessary for winning matches and tournaments.
Grandmasters Kyu Hung Lee and Sang H. Kim have combined their extensive taekwondo knowledge to teach you not only the 25 official taekwondo poomsae, but the meaning of the forms, the principles of Poomsae performance and the philosophy that underlies the techniques. -- from Amazon.com.