Son Duk Sung, Clark Robert J. Korean Karate: The Art Of Tae Kwon Do

Prentice Hall Direct, 1968. — 312 p. — ISBN: 0135168155.Korean Karate began more than two thousand years ago when warrior knights called “Hwa Rang Do" developed a systematic and unmatchable fighting technique called “tae kwon do,” meaning a study of kicks and punches. Because of its devastating potency, this technique has been passed on from generation to generation of Korean fighting men and remains virtually unchanged to this day.Illustrated with over 500 action photographs, Korean Karate: The Art of Tae Kwon Do is the most comprehensive book ever published in English on one of the fastest-growing sports in America.Tae Kwon Do includes many types of exercises, movements, and skills, but three primary, distinct elements must be practiced daily to achieve a high degree of proficiency. They are basics, forms, and freestyle, and they all require considerable discipline, intense concentration, and a spiritual element as well, all of which come only with time and dedication. There are fifteen basics — some are done with the hands and arms, some with the feet and legs, and some are a combination of kicks and punches. Forms are planned patterns of movement derived from the basic exercises and have been passed on from master to master for many hundreds of years. The accuracy, speed, power, balance, and focus of the move.