Tae Kwon Do Techniques & Tactics (Martial Arts Series)

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Summary: Right-to-the-point explanations of TKDo techniques
Review: Excellent book for beginners or those interested in Tae kwon Do. Detailed explanation of Tae Kwon Do history, belt levels and Korean terminology with English pronunciations. Informative overview and pictures of each basic kick,counter attacks, blocks and tournament experience. Highly recommended from beginners to advanced.

Rating:
Summary: Right-to-the-point explanations of TKDo techniques
Review: This book is based on mostly training for competition, and some for self-defense. It shows one form(tae geuk 1) but that wasn't the intended purpose of it. It shows falling and rolling, stances, arm strikes, kicks, blocks, and even things like stepping. It also has good sections on conditioning and competition. The conditioning section has plyometric training, various ab workouts, kick and hand strike resistance training, and a very good sectiong on mental toughness(various imagery, meditation, and focused breathing exercises). The bad side is mostly a small lack of information. I felt the kicking and stretching sections could have been better. The kicking section doesn't show any jumping and advanced kicks(like the spinning hook kick), but overall it is a good book. It also has a nice price too.

Rating:
Summary: Great book on training
Review: This book is based on mostly training for competition, and some for self-defense. It shows one form(tae geuk 1) but that wasn't the intended purpose of it. It shows falling and rolling, stances, arm strikes, kicks, blocks, and even things like stepping. It also has good sections on conditioning and competition. The conditioning section has plyometric training, various ab workouts, kick and hand strike resistance training, and a very good sectiong on mental toughness(various imagery, meditation, and focused breathing exercises). The bad side is mostly a small lack of information. I felt the kicking and stretching sections could have been better. The kicking section doesn't show any jumping and advanced kicks(like the spinning hook kick), but overall it is a good book. It also has a nice price too.