TKD Books/Magazines to read?

Tae Kwon do( Updated Edition)(W.T.F. style book)
By:Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Jon Gerrard
Price:US $ 14.95/ CAN $22.95

This book is horrible.

Taekwondo by Richard Chun or Korean Karate by Henry Cho are the only TKD books I found worthwhile.

 

I would recommend the following books to a student already practicing Tae Kwon Do, meaning don't buy a book and expect to consider that practicing:

1. Tae Kwon Do-The Korean Martial Art, Richard Chun.

2. Advancing in Tae Kwon Do, Richard Chun

3. Gen. Choi's Tae Kwon Do Encyclopedia. A very good resource even if you are not ITF.

4. Hee Il Cho's kicking guides.

5. Marc Tedeschi's Tae Kwon Do Book. A very good reference that covers both ITF and WTF forms, as well as history, philosophy, various aspects of practice, and loads of pictures.

6. The Kukkiwon Reference Guide is a very good book for WTF students. Explains the applications of various techniques and forms.

Unfortunately, I can't really recommend many beyond those.

 

yep, thats the 1st one i got. i also got the kickboxing one cuz i wasnt sure what to join, but then i couldnt find a KB school here anyways

 

Taekwondo Basics by Scott Shaw - Good book if you are thinking about starting TKD and would like to learn more about it. Not very useful if you have taken a couple of months of classes.

Taekwondo Kyorugi: Olympic Style Sparring by Sang H. Kim - Nothing can replace going to class and learning from an instructor, but you might find some good training and drill ideas.

Taekwon-Do Patterns by J. S. Eldon - only covers the taegeuk poomsae. The pictures are small and some are blurry. Not much detail in the descriptions.

Modern Taekwondo: The Official Training Manual by Soon Man Lee - covers the WTF poomsae. Taegeuk, Palgwe, and the black belt forms.

 

I dont have any TKD specific books, but one that will help any style of MA is 'Ultimate Flexibility' by Sang H. Kim. That book is awesome because it goes through hundreds of stretches for each section of you body and also explains how each stretch is helpful in martial arts. It costs $22.95 but (for me anyway) its worth it.

 

wat abt tae kwon do novels?

 

If you train in TAGB then Dave Oliver's: "Tae Kwon Do" and then his belt specific books are a godsend, they will get you through every grading upto (i believe) 2nd Dan with A-passes.
They fit in extremely well alongside your regular training as well.

maybe this affects me more than others as Mr. Oliver actually takes my gradings so using his reference material is more of a plus. But either way they are bound to be useful to anyone within ITF.

 

And the angles of the photos are sometimes really unhelpful. Anything heading away from the camera ends up being a photo of the persons back...

 

The Kukkiwon Textbook was just recently updated and is a real treasure for anyone studying Kukki-Taekwondo.

Miles

 

The book of five rings was pretty good.

It opens up your eyes to a different light.

 

If you are in the UK I can thoroughly recommend the latest Martial Arts Illustrated magazine (March 2006). It has a free DVD with some great sparring from the 1980's 'Clash of the Titans' events (TAGB Tae Kwon Do teams vs Lau Gar Kung Fu teams etc). More details/pics about the magazine's DVD can be found in the Feb 2006 news item at my club's website:

www.kamstkd.com/home/a4_news

The TAGB team took part in events 1,2,3 and 6, and I think event 1 was around 1985! - before a fair percentage of our club were even born! The sparring is very interesting, seeing different styles compete, and also seeing how Tae Kwon Do guys cope in a tournament with ITF style rules but also having sweeps and takedowns.

Enjoy

 

aah thanks Paul_i I some times buy that mag and forgot all about that free DVD will be picking up a copy of that tomorrow.

 

I recently got Competitive Taekwondo by Master Yong Sup Kil. It's a fairly new book. The book goes over physical training and basic sparring strategies.

 

I went and got the official tkd book from kookikwon its informative

 

Ok, so is it just me or has Taekwondo Times magazine gone downhill in content since the new publisher took over? Seems like it should be called Hapkido Times these days. :bang:

:: Climbs off Soap Box ::

 

You're right. I have to search throught that magazine to find an article about TKD.

 

Yeah I noticed that as I have never bought it before and got it a few months ago and looked through it and thought a TKD magazine with no TKD?!