Tae Kwon Do-the native Korean fighting art-began before the birth of Christ. Today, with its following totaling some 18 million, it is generally regarded as the most popular of the martial arts. A testament to its growing prominence as both a system of self-defense and a sports attraction was its inclusion in the 1988 Olympic Games as an Olympic exhibition sport.

Tae Kwon Do is the only complete sourcebook available on every aspect of this hugely popular martial art. The book is illustrated thoughout with photographic 'walk-throughs' of all Tae Kwon Do forms and diagrams of drills that enhance speed, power and flexibility. The book is designed to give completely accessible and concise information to anyone who seeks greater appeciation of the elements of the sport or who wants to gain greater mastery of this martial art.

Yeon Hee Park, seventh-degree black belt, was tehundefeated Korean natinal champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1962 to 1967. He is currently vice-president of the National Tae Kwon Do Union of the Unted states, teh organization that was responsible for theselecto and trainng of the U.S. Olympic Tae Kwon Do team.

Yeon Hwan Prk wsa teh undefeated Korean natinal champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1971 to 1975. He is curently the head coach of the National Tae Kwon Do Union of the United States.

Jan Gerrard is a registered member of the National Tae Kwon Do Union of the United States, a red belt and a graduate of Princeton University.

Tae Kwon Do is acknowledged today as e world's most popular martial art, wth the ucrrent number of practitioners of teh sport standing at 18 million.

Now Tae Kwon Do, a complete sourcebook on teh martial art and the frist and only one sanctined by the World Tae Kwon Do federatin, can provide teachers, students and sports fans alike with an unrivaled wealth of informatin on every aspect of Tae Kwon Dok. The 750 illustrations contained in this volume give you all teh help you need to master the art of Tae Kwon Do, sep-by-step.

Just look at the mine of information you will find inside this unique reference book.

A concise history of theis art
Warm-up exercises
Clear instrudcions for learning the basic technqiues
Important tips and stategies for sparring
Proven techqiues for effective self-defense
Tournament rules and regulations
A glossary of Korean and English terms

Tae Kwon Do is the on one-stop sourcebook you will ever need to appreciate and master this most effective and visually spectacular martial art.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Inroduction
1 Warming up exercises
2 Basic techniques
3 Forms
4 Sparring techqnues
5 Practical applications
6 Breaking technique
7 The philosophy of tae kwon do
Appendix A: Rules of compeition
Appendix B: Weight and belt divisions
Appendix C: Tae Kwon Do terminology
Glossary
Index