Good books about taekwondo

[Gyte]

Hi all,

Does someone know some good books about taekwondo?

I am thinking about buying some books for self study. I am not a novice and I practise karate. In the past I have practised some taekwondo. I mostly favour very technical books about martial arts.

Which books can you all recommend me ?

[bushido_man96]

The Complete Tae Kwon Do Hyung, 3 volumes

The Complete Master’s Kick

The Complete Master’s Jumping Kick

Master Hee Il Cho

Ch’ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul Real Applications to the ITF Patterns

Stuart Paul Anslow

Tae Kwon Do The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Martial Art

Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard

Black Belt Tae Kwon Do The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Black Belt Martial Art

Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard

Tae Kwon Do The Korean Martial Art

Richard Chun

I consider these books to contain good technical information about TKD in general. Many of them contain forms, and most show technical breakdowns of the techniques. Happy reading!

[pegasi]

I have Tae Kwon Do The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Martial Art

Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard

It's a good reference book, has the Taegeuk forms (wtf) in it. Also has some background info and info on philosophy etc of the art.

[bushido_man96]

I have Tae Kwon Do The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Martial Art

Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard

It's a good reference book, has the Taegeuk forms (wtf) in it. Also has some background info and info on philosophy etc of the art.

Yes, this one is quite good. The Black Belt version has the WTF black belt forms, as well, along with ideas behind opening up a school.

[Kicker Chick]

I like "Taekwondo" by Marc Tedeschi. It's the size of a coffee-table book, but has lots of good information. Most importantly, it has tons of photographs to clearly illustrate stances, kicking, striking, blocking, etc. As well as the palgwae and taeguk forms, WTF black belt forms and ITF patterns. It's the best book I've seen to teach forms.

[bushido_man96]

Here is a new one that Turtle Press just put out: http://www.turtlepress.com/Complete_Taekwondo_Poomsae_p/tkd1.htm

Most of Sang H. Kim's work is decent, so I expect this book should detail things pretty well. I am looking at getting it, eventually.

[Gyte]

Thank's everybody, for all for your contributions.

I will check them all out one by one. I certainly will have a lot to read now.

[YoungMan]

Tae Kwon Do and Advancing in Tae Kwon Do by Richard Chun are both well written.

Tae Kwon Do Kyorugi By Sang H. Kim and Kuk Hyun Chung is a great book for those interested in Olympic-style sparring

[bushido_man96]

Tae Kwon Do and Advancing in Tae Kwon Do by Richard Chun are both well written.

Tae Kwon Do Kyorugi By Sang H. Kim and Kuk Hyun Chung is a great book for those interested in Olympic-style sparring

I have those as well, and just picked up Advancing in TKD. It is not too bad. A little bit more spiritual than I like, but it is not bad.

[YoungMan]

Just reminds us that Tae Kwon Do is not just about kicking, punching, sparring, and making money. Traditional TKD has a very deep spiritual/philosophical element that sometimes gets lost in the hype.