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BooksTaeKwonDo InformationThere are numerous sources for information on the art of TaeKwonDo. Instructor Chris Pollach has started a web page for information that he has located from various sources that have been of value to him in his quest to learn more about this ancient art form. The following books, articles and magazines are hardily recommnded to the TKD Student. The State of the Art of TaeKwonDo.
This book is an excellent reference for the TaeKwonDoist. It covers stances, kick, hand strikes, sparring, foot work, poomses, historical facts, and much more. The book is well illustrated and written. The reader is also intorduced to many of the philosophies that drive the modern day martial art form by exploring the TKD origins. For those people who really want to understand the art form and especially those who are aspiring to become a 1st Dan, this book gives you allot of the background information for your oral and written tests. You can find this book at Chapters book stores. TaeKwonDo Times
This magazine is a great source of ideas, techniques, character studies, weapons, self-defense, excercising and stretching tecniques, etc. The magazine though is not only dedicated to TaeWonDo but introduces elements of other martial arts such as: KungFu, Karate, Hapkido, etc. In the above issue (Sept 2005), you can see what happens when you combine TKD with Muay Thai kick boxing, Master Brenda Sell who is the first non-Korean woman to pass her 8th Dan black belt level in th world, Master Sangs secret of exploasive kicking and many more interesting articles – just to mention a few! The magazine can be found at Chapters book stores and is also available as a subscription. You can also visit the publisher on the internet at thier web site: http://www.taekwondotimes.com.
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