Taekwondo Techniques and Tactics

by Thomas Seabourne, Yeon Hwan Park, Tom Seabourne

Book Overview

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art practiced all over the world. Its popularity stems from many reasons. Virtually everyone who is involved with this art agrees that it is an outstanding way to improve physical fitness, mental focus, and self-discipline. Children who study taekwondo often exhibit greater motivation and increased self-esteem. Besides these benefits, participants can train for competition and learn effective self-defense techniques...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880116447
• ISBN13: 9780880116442
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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Book was informative and helpful - talked to about the history and roots of Tae Kwon Do. Books are sent in a timely manner, which is appreciated.

Right-to-the-point explanations of TKDo techniques

Excellent book for beginners or those interested in Tae kwon Do. Detailed explanation of Tae Kwon Do history, belt levels and Korean terminology with English pronunciations. Informative overview and pictures of each basic kick,counter attacks, blocks and tournament experience. Highly recommended from beginners to advanced.

Great book on training

This book is based on mostly training for competition, and some for self-defense. It shows one form(tae geuk 1) but that wasn't the intended purpose of it. It shows falling and rolling, stances, arm strikes, kicks, blocks, and even things like stepping. It also has good sections on conditioning and competition. The conditioning section has plyometric training, various ab workouts, kick and hand strike resistance training, and a very good sectiong on mental toughness(various imagery, meditation, and focused breathing exercises). The bad side is mostly a small lack of information. I felt the kicking and stretching sections could have been better. The kicking section doesn't show any jumping and advanced kicks(like the spinning hook kick), but overall it is a good book. It also has a nice price too.