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Tae Kwon Do for Women focuses on helping women emphasize their strengths and improve their weaknesses in martial arts practice. Some of the challenges that women in the martial arts face are not relevant to men, and many of the inherent skills that women have (speed, agility) are often overlooked in traditional how-to books. Tae Kwon Do for Women is intended to correct that problem. Beginner, intermediate and advanced practitioners will all find helpful information. The book covers principles, techniques and drills for the Tae Kwon Do practitioner, written with women specifically in mind. The book includes more than 400 photographs and a complete resource directory. ... Read more

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TKD for women
My wife recently started in TKD. She was disappointed that our martial arts library did not direct address her needs.She found this book to be very beneficial to an adult woman just starting in TKD. ... Read more

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This is the original master text written by General Choi Hong Hi in 1965. The book is one of the most complete books ever written on this wonderful Korean art including chapters on all the kicking techniques as well as hand and throwing techniques of this the art the General named in 1955 including a brief history and just so much more.Out of print for more then 40 years it is now back in print for the first time. Featured in this text is one of the most skillful Tae Kwon Do Masters ever Master Jong Soo Park. ... Read more

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Historical
For those who seek the true martial art of traditional TaeKwon-Do and does not have any problem with its Karate roots. A must read for the serious martial art minded TaeKwon-Do practicioners.

TaeKwon!

Important Taekwon-Do book
I bought this book when it first came out and only paid $29.95 for it.I noticed that the price has doubled.This was the first book about TKD in English and therefore is important for all of those that practice Ch'ang Hon Ryu.The only problem is the size of the book. The reprint is much smaller then the original and suffers because of it.The photos were not always the best to begin and suffer from the lost in size.It would have been nice if it was an exact reprint.I have since found an original and much prefer it.I thought this was great at thirty dollars but am not sure about sixty dollars.One can find the condensed ITF book for sixty.

Mini Origional
It is a very nice copy of the origional. The only flaw is the size of the book & the print. It is very hard to read. It would have been great if the book & the print was the origional size as well. It would have been worth the extra cost.

Reissue of a Classic on Modern Korean Martial Arts!
History Preserved for all, YES!Written before the break-up between _Choi_ Hong-hi (sometimes called "General Choi" in recognition of his status as a 2-star general in the S. Korean Army) and the South Korean government over his attempts to include North Korea as a part of the Taekwondo Association, it is interesting to note there is no reference yet in English to "International Taekwon-Do Federation" here. In this early edition, the first translated into English from Korean, Choi is listed as 9th dan and "President, the Taekwon-Do Association"(page 12). I don't recommend reading too much into that, as it simply suggests that at the time, there was only one Taekwondo Association in Korea outside the individual Kwan (schools) led by their various headmasters. But I digress. All of the photo models and Choi himself are clad in tradition white karate-type Do-bak (gi, or uniforms), no black trim.

I actually prefer the layout of this first edition, it isn't as cluttered as the two editions that followed (1972, 1988-92). Choi himself is shown performing some of the techniques, notably breaking boards on page 13, and in a very youthful looking portrait on page 7. This is also the first time that the Chang-Hon Hyung (forms of combat, or patters) are referred to in English and described in total with complete written sentances documenting each move, often with some photographs (page 174-215).

Chang Hon was Choi Hong-hi's penname, and means "blue cottage". These forms were devised through the efforts of Choi and his contemporaries to varying degrees, and reflect the influence of Japanese style Karate and Korean innovation. All of the Chang-hon names refer to historic Korean people, places, groups, or dates. The Twenty original Chang-Hon forms described are are: Chon-Ji, Tan-Gun, To-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok, Chung-Gun, Toi-Gye, Hwa-Rang, Chung-Mu, Kwang-Gae, Po-Un, Kae-Baek, Yu-Sin, Chung-Jang, Ul-Ji, Sam-Il, Choi-Yong, Ko-Dang, Se-Jong, and Tong-Il. In the later 1972 edition, Eui-Am, Yon-Ge, Moon-Moo, and So-San had been devised and were also included. In the 1988-92 edition, Ko-Dang was replaced (not renamed) by Juche, a move which Choi in later interviews and his autobiography said was done to reflect good will and inclusion towards stand-offish closed North Korea. It was interpreted by South Korea as another proof that Choi was disloyal to the South. Today among Taekwondo practitioners there is still some debate about Choi's politics, etc. My advice would be to read his autobiography and later interviews and make your own decision.

Also included, interestingly enough, are 15 Hyung of the "Sho-rin and Sho-rei Schools", basically the 15 "orthodox" Kata or forms, of Funakoshi's original Shotokan (pg. 216-239). The fifteen forms may have been practiced by Choi when he learned Karate in Japan, and were/are also common to other Kwan such as the Chung Do Kwan, Moo Duk Kwan, Ji Do Kwan, etc. These also include complete written descriptions covering (in their Korean pronounciation): Heian (1-5), Batsai, Enpi, Rohai, Kouh-Shang-Houh, Tekki (1-3), Jitte, Hangetsu, and Jion...

All in all, a good volume on early Taekwondo published before the worst of the political schisms occurred. The techniques are the same as one would find in most of the early kwan (schools), Moo Duk Kwan, Chung Do Kwan, Song Moo Kwan, Ji Do Kwan, etc. On another side note, the Kwan attributed to Choi was called the Oh Do Kwan, meaning "My Way School". Not to reflect that people had to do things _Choi's_ way, but so that each man, brough together by the military, often from different kwan background, would feel he had a school that was too, HIS own individual path (way).

Reprinted from a 1968 English translation of 1965 Korean edition.

Oldie but goodie
As the title states, this is a reprint of General Choi's 1965 book. It was a good book for it's day. He later wrote better books with more detail. I bought this book just to add it to my collection. If you have always wanted a copy of General Choi's first book, now you can have the reprint. ... Read more

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Tae Kwon Do and I written by the founder of TKD Genral Choi Hong-Hi in 2000. This is the first part of this two volume life story of one of the greatest martial artists of all time. 601 pages filled with a facinating story of a man his country his history and his legacy. General Choi was controversial but yet compassionate but amongst all his character traits was his love and desire for Tae Kwon Do to become known world wide so that its benefits could be shared by us all. ... Read more

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Tae Kwon Do and I Vol.2 In this book General Choi Hong-Hi talks more about his development of TKD throughout the world and his goals for the art. He also talks about his love for Korea and how it should be United like TKD there is only one TKD he explains and the eveolution of WTF and ITF should somew day unite to propogate the benefits of TKD to its members. He was undoubtedly a special person and after rerading this book you too will understand what a fascinating individual he was. This book is a must read by all TKD practioners world wide. ... Read more

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Chapters: Tae Kwon Do Times, Eurosport Fight Club, Gracie Magazine, Black Belt, Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Kung Fu Tai Chi, Inside Kung Fu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tae Kwon Do Times is a magazine devoted to the martial art of taekwondo, and is published in the United States of America. While the title suggests that it focuses on taekwondo exclusively, the magazine also covers other Korean martial arts. Tae Kwon Do Times has published articles by a wide range of authors, including He-Young Kimm, Thomas Kurz, Scott Shaw, and Mark Van Schuyver. Tae Kwon Do Times is a widely-known publication within the international taekwondo community, appearing in several organizations' websites and individuals' biographies. Shaw lists it as one of five important taekwondo periodicals in his book, Taekwondo basics. Tae Kwon Do Times is also one of five named publications listed in Black Belt magazine's reader surveys in 1999, and one of ten key periodicals listed in Marc Tedeschi's book, Combattimento con le armi: Autodifesa armata e disarmata (The art of weapons: Armed and unarmed self-defense). Tae Kwon Do Times was founded in 1980 by Chung Eun Kim (19412010), a taekwondo master, and his wife, Soja Kim. The Kims retired from their involvement in the magazine in 2005. Currently, Woo Jin Jung is the Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the magazine. Tae Kwon Do Times maintains correspondents both inside the USA, such as Jere Hilland, and outside the USA, such as Joon No in Australia and George Ashiru in Nigeria. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7713497 ... Read more

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Complete and Official forms ... Read more

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Nearly 200 illustrations delineate the first three forms required for brown belt as practiced by the Korean Taekwondo Association. Kim (10th dan) also provides a history, tournament match rules, and a glossary. ... Read more

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One of the first books I ever owned and a very basic look at this series of katas or hyungs!
I just finished rereading "Palgue 1-2-3" by Kim Pyung Soo for the first time in quite a few years and was reminded of the firs time I had purchased this and the other two books in the series when I was first starting out upon my martial arts journey whose primary focus in those early days was Karate and Tae Kwon Do. These books were some of the first ones I owned concerning the martial arts and kata or forms in particular.

After the customary introduction, the author includes a very brief section on the history of Korea and Tae Kwon Do in particular. Since the primary focus of this book is to be on the katas or forms, I was too bothered by the briefness of most of the fringe subjects that the author discusses throughout the book. Subjects such as; target areas, various hand and foot positions used when striking, basic warm-up and stretching exercises, stances and blocks, etc.

I was however surprised to find no real references to kicks with the exception of the three foot positions shown, surprisingly the instep and the back of the heel weren't even mentioned, and the Front Kicks shown in Palgue #2. In addition to that, there were only two strikes shown, those being the Out-to-In Knifehand Strike to the temple and the midsection Lunge Punch. I really don't know why the author included these and the other brief sections in this book other than perhaps as reference material since it doesn't really add to the focus of the book.

Now this is just my personal and professional opinion, but I feel that any book dealing with katas or forms, should focus solely on the movements in the particular kata being discussed and the applications of each movement. There truly is no need to go into striking surfaces, hand and foot positions, stretching, etc., since these techniques should all be learned prior to learning katas anyhow. It is redundant and a waste of the authors talent and the readers time. Now having said that, this book, and the other two in the series, are still cherished and close to my heart as they were instrumental in helping me learn this particular series of katas.

Next comes the "meat and potatoes" section of this book, the demonstrations of Palgue #1, #2, and #3.

The layout is very basic and is the same for all three katas. All of the photographs are taken from the "top of the shaft" position, although there are a couple side views shown for a few on the different techniques. The photographs are all of the starting and finishing positions for each of the techniques. There are no photographs to show body position as you move from one technique to another. A definite drawback! What little explanation there is for each move is very basic and quite brief. Not nearly as detailed as it should be. The foot position diagrams are pretty good and they do help somewhat with how your feet should move when moving from one technique to another. However, it could have been done a lot better.

You can tell that this book was written in the early 70's as the author refers to the ruling body of Tae Kwon Do as the Korea Taekwondo Association, which as you may or may not know, was the predecessor of today's World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).

The author also includes some obviously dated rules concerning free-style sparring in Tae Kwon Do and a few photographs of non-kata related applications of a few various techniques. This volume finishes up with some common Tae Kwon Do terms in both English and Korean.

If you are just starting out and want some really basic reference material for the Palgue series of forms, then this would be a fairly good book to own on this particular series of katas. However, there are some better ones out there. Two of which are Richard Chung's, "Tae Kwon Do" and "Advancing in Tae Kwon Do."

Shawn Kovacich, martial artist,author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.

Basic info and details of first three palgue forms
This was written by Grandmaster Kim Soo, currently the youngest 10th dan Tae Kwon Do black belt in the world and founder of the Cha Yon Ryu ("Natural Way") system.This book starts with a brief historicalbackgrodun of Tae Kwon Do and then goes on to basic sections on strikingpoints, warm-up exercises, stance, blocks, and strikes.The majority ofthe book is dedicated to detailed step-by-step instruction in the firstthree palgue forms. ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary.Chapters: Ironheart, the Foot Fist Way, Best of the Best, Best of the Best 2, Hero Among Heroes, Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back, When Taekwondo Strikes, Best of the Best 4: Without Warning, Conduct Zero, Clementine, Angelfist, Action Tae Kwon Do. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ironheart (1992) is a martial arts film starring Bolo Yeung, created as a showcase vehicle for Britton K. Lee. It is considered a cult classic by many Bolo Yeung fans. Ironheart opens at a Portland nightclub (Upfront FX), where Milverstead, who is considered the most powerful and ruthless man in town, and his group of thugs are looking at the female clientele with an approving eye. Milverstead is shipping illegal arms out of the Portland docks, and to sweeten the deals with his trading partners, he kidnaps local lonely dancers, strings them out on heroin, and sends them along in the deal. He notices Cindy Kane (Meagan Hughes) dancing furiously to U-Krew's hit "If You Were Mine" and decides to kidnap her. To lure her into his trap, he instructs his young lieutenant Richard (Michael Lowry) to flirt with her and get her to go with him. Cindy is ostensibly with her loser boyfriend Stevo (Rob Buckmater) at the club, but wants to get him jealous and so leaves with Richard. Milverstead and his gang leave shortly thereafter. However, they are being tailed from the club by a new policeman on the Portland force from LA named Douglas (David Mountain), Douglas has been tipped to Milverstead's shady dealings and follows everyone to the docks, where most of the gang is now dragging Cindy onto a boat, locking her in a cage and shooting her full of heroin. At this point, Milverstead's second in command, Ice (Bolo Yeung) takes some of the gang and lays a tr...http://booksllc.net/?id=7526692 ... Read more

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Tae Kwon Do for Everyone applies a death grip on the competition while proposing to change the ranking system that has been around for thousands of years!This isn’t just another great book – it’s the martial arts book of our time. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Contenido, published by Editorial Contenido, S.A. de C.V. on December 22, 1996. The length of the article is 797 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: El coreano que forja mexicanos triunfadores. (jugadores de tae kwon do, entrenador surcoreano Eun Seok Hong, México)(TT: The Korean the forges triumphant Mexicans) (TA: tae kwon do players, South Korean trainer Eun Seok Hong; Mexico)
Author: Alfredo Ramírez
Publication: Contenido (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 1996
Publisher: Editorial Contenido, S.A. de C.V.
Issue: n403Page: p97(3)

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