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Taekwondo: Defense Against Weapons
Master Kim Bok Man is one of the most recognized authorities of Taekwondo in the world. He is a founder of the current Taekwondo curriculums used by the many international Taekwondo organizations. Originally published in 1979, this book provides defence techniques taught to military, law enforcement and black belts. This revised soft cover edition provides beginners a chance to see the application of their training in actual weapon defences. For advanced students, it provides techniques and fundamental training that has been field tested since the inception of the art in the 1950 s. Chapters include: history, solo pattern training, fundamental training, extensive kicking training, sparring and throwing, and defences against a variety of weapons. This book catalogs the essence of the art of Taekwondo as it was originally intended.

The original (printed in 1979 - see cover to the right) is now a collectors item)

Taekwon-Do: Origins of the Art: Bok Man Kim's Historic Photospective (1955-2015)
A personal historic photospective of Taekwon-Do through Grand Master Bok Man Kim's personal photo collection spanning nearly 60 years. Grand Master Kim's training in the martial arts began in 1941. By 1950, he had joined the Korean Army and was transferred to General Choi Hong Hi's division in early 1955 before the new Korean art was named, and advised Gen. Choi on many things related to Taekwon-Do. He drove Gen. Choi to the Naming Committee meetings where members would agree in 1955 to name the martial art "Tae Kwon Do" and recommend the name to then-president Syngman Rhee. Grand Master Kim was a member of the first Taekwon-Do demo team to perform outside of Korea in China and Vietnam in 1959. He helped Gen. Choi develop 15 of the Ch'ang Hon patterns and provided input on as many as four more. GM Kim helped Gen. Choi write the first English book about Taekwondo in 1963; Taekwon-Do: The Art of Self-Defence was published in 1965. GM Kim was a founding member of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), and every country where he demonstrated and organized Taekwondo became member nations when it was founded in March 1966. GM Kim also lead the first ITF demonstration team in 1967. In 1978, GM Kim sponsored the 3rd Asian Taekwon-Do Championships in Hong Kong, which was sanctioned and promoted by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Ten years later, Taekwondo would be a demonstration sport in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. GM Kim has starred in two feature films in Hong Kong in 1973 and appeared in as many as three earlier films. GM Kim has published three earlier books about martial arts: Practical Taekwon-Do: Defenses Against Weapons (1979); Chun Kuhn Do: The Complete Wellness Art (2002); and Taekwondo: Defense Against Weapons (2012), which was selected as a Best Books Award Finalist by U.S. Book News. TAEKWON-DO: Origins of the Art: Bok Man Kim's Historic Photospective (1955-2015) takes readers through the history of Taekwon-Do as seen through Grand Master Kim's photographs.