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VOLUME 4 of 7This manual is part of a series of manuals summarizing promotion requirements and techniques for specific Hapkido color-belt and black-belt ranks. These manuals are intended to be used as a quick reference for techniques already learned; as a study guide for test preparation; and as an aid to serious, long-term training. These manuals are not stand-alone texts, but should be used along with Marc Tedeschis 1136-page Hapkido book. Students new to Hapkido may wish to first obtain Mr. Tedeschis 128-page Hapkido book, which contains a concise overview of Hapkidos history, philosophy, and techniques, along with fundamentals. Collectively, these groundbreaking books and manuals constitute a comprehensive curriculum encompassing all ranks, from novice to master.

841 b&w photographs
269 techniques (40 yellow, 45 green, 83 blue, 101 red)
Color-coded to indicate rank-level of skills
Concise captions and notes

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VOLUME 5 of 7This manual is part of a series of manuals summarizing promotion requirements and techniques for specific Hapkido color-belt and black-belt ranks. These texts are meant to be used as a quick reference for skills already learned; as a study guide for test preparation; and as an aid to serious, long-term training. These manuals are not stand-alone texts, but should be used along with Marc Tedeschis 1136-page Hapkido book. Students new to Hapkido may wish to first obtain Mr. Tedeschis 128-page Hapkido book, which gives a concise overview of Hapkidos history, philosophy, and techniques, along with fundamentals. Collectively, these groundbreaking books and manuals constitute a comprehensive curriculum encompassing all ranks, from novice to master.

1209 b&w photographs
373 techniques (40 yellow, 45 green, 83 blue, 101 red, 104 black)
Color-coded to indicate rank-level of skills
Brief captions and notes

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VOLUME 6 of 7This manual is part of a series of manuals summarizing promotion requirements and techniques for specific Hapkido color-belt and black-belt ranks. These manuals are intended to be used as a quick reference for techniques already learned; as a study guide for test preparation; and as an aid to serious, long-term training. These manuals are not stand-alone texts, but should be used along with Marc Tedeschis 1136-page Hapkido book. Students new to Hapkido may wish to first obtain Mr. Tedeschis 128-page Hapkido book, which contains a concise overview of Hapkidos history, philosophy, and techniques, along with fundamentals. Collectively, these groundbreaking books and manuals constitute a comprehensive curriculum encompassing all ranks, from novice to master.

1254 b&w photographs
304 techniques (2nd Dan only)
Concise captions and notes

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Customer Reviews (1)

Good for its time
This is one of the books I heard about from various people over the years, but had never been able to actually get a copy of.My son managed to find one somewhere and gave it to me as a holiday present.It may have been my expectations or the fact that what was `state-of-the art' in the late 80's is now old stuff, but I found the book a bit disappointing.

Part one gives background on the author and Hapkido in general.Some of the photos in this section are very will done and the general information is still useful today in spite of the fact that Hapkido has become better known in the United States.

Part two which covers cane techniques is broken into four chapters:Basic techniques, Cane attack techniques (basic strikes and joint locks and throws), Defense against punches (strikes and joint locks and throws) and Defense against kicks.

The material presented is very basic and after the first chapter somewhat repetitive.Many of the techniques are show the techniques first without a partner and then in later chapters with a stationary, passive partner.The same techniques are then shown being applied to a partner who is actively attacking.

While I believe in repetition to learn and refine a technique, the repetition presented here took up valuable space.In a book like this I expect to see more techniques demonstrated.

I was familiar with most of the joint locks and throws in the books.Many of the techniques shown are acceptable for drills and look great in demonstrations with a cooperative partner, but are either easily countered or too complex to use in self-defense situations.This not to say that there aren't some very solid techniques presented, but that the overall quality is below current standards.

While I welcome this book into my collection as a revolutionary and important book for its time, there are much better books, videos, and seminars on cane techniques available today.
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