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Tae Kwon Do Kyorugi: Olympic Style Sparring
Taekwondo Kyorugi is the authority on taekwondo sparring. Written by Korean Olympic Gold Medalist Kuk Hyun Chung, WTF Deputy-Secretary General Kyung Myung Lee and Renowned Martial Arts Author Sang H. Kim, it is a direct translation of the original Korean text. Learn the skills, drills, strategies and methods used by Korean coaches and competitors for years. Footwork, kicks, hand target drills, heavy bag workouts, coaching, combinations, strategy, professional training, opponent analysis, conditioning, weight control, competition tips, official Olympic rules, scientific analysis of scoring, & more! 120 photos
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219 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 1994
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Sang H. Kim
27 books19 followersSang H. Kim is a martial artist, author, teacher, motivator, and researcher. He has authored over 20 books including the widely acclaimed Vital Point Strikes and the classics Ultimate Flexibility, Martial Arts After 40, Teaching Martial Arts, and 1001 Ways to Motivate Yourself & Others. Dr. Kim conducted clinical research on the effects of mindful movement and deep breathing (MBX-12) for treating PTSD, and published the results in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and was featured in CBS News, Huffington Post, Fox News, and others. He was born in South Korea, moved to the United States in 1985, created over 200 martial arts video programs for YouTube.
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March 28, 2018
This is a largely useless book.
It reads like a rough outline, inadequately fleshing out the hundreds of concepts principles it presents. There are dozens of vague, if not cryptic admonitions that leave one wondering exactly what the author meant. Drills are mentioned, but not described. When described the description does not instruct.
It is poorly illustrated. There are 57 stretching photographs divided between the "agility" and "stretching" sections. Contrast that with three photos for the footwork section. THREE. For the single techniques section only one photo per technique--showing the terminus--is provided. There are two photos illustrating "direct attack" and none for "indirect attack". There are six pages of text and charts on counterattacks accompanied by one picture.
And what does stretching have to do with agility? Got me.
If this were a manual meant to go with a video series, I'd understand it...but it apparently isn't.
I call it a fail.
It reads like a rough outline, inadequately fleshing out the hundreds of concepts principles it presents. There are dozens of vague, if not cryptic admonitions that leave one wondering exactly what the author meant. Drills are mentioned, but not described. When described the description does not instruct.
It is poorly illustrated. There are 57 stretching photographs divided between the "agility" and "stretching" sections. Contrast that with three photos for the footwork section. THREE. For the single techniques section only one photo per technique--showing the terminus--is provided. There are two photos illustrating "direct attack" and none for "indirect attack". There are six pages of text and charts on counterattacks accompanied by one picture.
And what does stretching have to do with agility? Got me.
If this were a manual meant to go with a video series, I'd understand it...but it apparently isn't.
I call it a fail.
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