Ultimate Guide to Tae Kwon Do (NTC SPORTS/FITNESS) - Softcover

Little, John R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809228319 ISBN 13: 9780809228317

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 1999

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: Jan. 1999 Pages: 208 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Characterized by a high-Flying kicks and punches that are able to shatter Thick Boards. Tae Kwon Do is one of the world's MOST popular Martial arts and exhibition sports This Korean System of self-defense offers its students improved cardiovascular fitness. strength. flexibility. balance. self-confidence. and peace of mind. Inside Kung-Fu's Ultimate Guide to Tae Kwon Do offers all Tae Kwon Do students - from white belts to black belts - a wealth of insightful. reliable. hard-to-find information from world-renowned experts in every aspect of the art. Inside. you'll find chapters that inform and ...

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Synopsis:

Characterized by high-flying kicks and punches that easily shatter thick boards, Tae Kwon Do is one of the world's most popular martial arts and exhibition sports. This Korean system of self-defense offers its students improved cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility, balance, self-confidence, and peace of mind. Kung-Fu's "Ultimate Guide to Tae Kwon Do" offers all Tae Kwon Do students - from white belts to black belts - a wealth of insightful, reliable, hard-to-find information from world-renowned experts in every aspect of the art.Inside, you'll find chapters that inform and inspire, addressing such topics as: the history and traditions of Tae Kwon Do; mastering the ten basic movements that are the foundation for all advanced techniques; one-step sparring, stretching, competing, and performing great demonstrations; finding and evaluating schools, classes, and instructors; and, streetwise self-defense applications of Tae Kwon Do techniques. In the "Ultimate Guide to Tae Kwon Do", you will find everything you need to know to get started and advance through the ranks of this immensely challenging, rigorous, and rewarding martial art. John R.

Little is the author of "The Warrior Within", "Bruce Lee: Words from a Master", and other books on Bruce Lee. He is also the author of numerous published articles on martial arts philosophy and practice. Curtis F. Wong is the publisher of "Inside Kung-Fu" and other highly respected martial-arts magazines.

About the Author:

John Little is known and respected in martial arts and film circles as the worlds foremost authority on the life and philosophy of Bruce Lee. He is the author of The Warrior Within, which offered the first formal presentation of Lees philosophy. In 1998, Little produced, directed, and wrote the score for Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, which won the prestigious Toronto World-Wide Short Film Festival award for Best Documentary. Littles shooting script for this film resides in the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California, a branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0809228319
• ISBN 13: 9780809228317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208