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Category: ITF/Ch'ang Hon Pattern Performance
 
Books on how to 'perform' ITF, Ch'ang Hon or ITF-Style Patterns (Hyung, Tul, Forms)
Tae Kwon-Do: White Belt to Yellow Belt
The Official Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britian Training Manual
This training guide is intended for all students of taekwondo. It is the only up-to-date and official training manual of the Taekwondo Association of Great Britain and it covers the four novice grades which are incorporated into the White and Yellow Belts. The beginner is taken through a series of warm-up exercises; courtesy rituals are then explained and the basic punches, kicks, strikes and blocks of taekwondo are described. Common faults are identified and the appropriate remedies are suggested. The book then goes on to deal with prearranged sparring and patterns, breaking each down into easy-to-follow constituent parts. This manual has been written by senior instructors of the Taekwondo Association of Great Britain.

Tae Kwon-Do: Green Belt to Red Belt
The Official Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britian Training Manual

The second in a three-volume series, this tae kwon-do guide covers the six intermediate and advanced grades incorporated into the Green, Blue and Red Belts.


TAGB Tae Kwon-Do Black Belt Patterns: 1st & 2nd Dan
Encyclopedia Of TaeKwon-Do
- 15 Volume Set -

This one of a kind encyclopedia has 15 volumes consisting of 5,000 pages with 30,000 photos. The encyclopedia is the culmination of General Choi's lifelong research into Tae Kwon Do's history and development. This complete encyclopedia includes: Origins and the development of martial arts, the complete history of Tae Kwon Do, culture and philosophy, theory of power, attacking and blocking tools, vital spots, stances, hand and foot techniques, free fighting, fundamental exercises, step-by-step instructions to all the original 24 Tae Kwon Do forms. English version. 8th Edition 2008

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This is Taekwon-Do, Book + DVD-ROM,
Rhee Ki Ha is a legend within Taekwon-Do. Arguably the most knowledgeable and senior ITF Taekwon-Do master alive today. He began his Taekwon-Do career in 1958 and has been practising and teaching ever since! He was described by General Choi Hong Hi (the Founder of Taekwon-Do) as it's "best ever student", and was the first ever person to be promoted to 9th Degree (Grand Master) by the Founder. In this first ever instructional work from one of the great pioneers of the art, he examines the ITF colour belt syllabus in depth. Beginning with a full-colour 192 page book packed with insights and combined with a ground-breaking software DVD. This DVD, designed to work on your home computer, comes packed with over 2.5 hours of HD video teaching, exploring subjects as diverse as conditioning, sparring and theory of power for the colour belt student. In addition to this, a revolutionary interactive 3D engine provides a never before experienced way of studying the patterns. With movements motion-captured from 7th Degree Masters using cutting edge technology, and edited extensively by First Grand Master Rhee, the 3D guide enables you to view the patterns from every possible angle, speed up, slow down, zoom in and much much more. With spoken Korean terminology for each movement and English translations, floor plans and foot steps, this is an indispensable aid to the student. This is Taekwon-Do!

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Taekwon-Do Patterns: From Beginner to Black Belt
The martial art of Taekwon-Do was initially developed by the Korean military in the 1950s and spread internationally with the formation of the International Taekwon-Do Federation [ITF] in 1966. Taekwon-Do has continued to develop and it is now one of the most popular martial arts, with some eight million students worldwide and perhaps best known for its spectacular kicking and power demonstrations. In this highly practical and informative book, Master Hogan draws on his vast experience to give unique insights into the performance and application of the first nine patterns (tul) that Taekwon-Do students must master to obtain the rank of 1st degree black belt.

Taekwon-Do Patterns: From 1st to 7th Degree Black Belt
For the first time, all fifteen patterns [tul] of the Korean martial art of Taekwon-Do that are taught within the black belt syllabus of the International Taekwon-Do Federation are presented here in a single volume. This landmark book shows every sigle move of each pattern executed by the internationally renowned Taekwon-Do exponent and instructor, Master Jim Hogan. Each movement is clearly illustrated with a full-length photograph accompanied by a detailed commentary, a diagram showing the position of the move within the pattern, an overall description of the pattern, and the Korean translation for every single technique.
Changheon-yu Taekwondo: Foundation Syllabus (Volume 1)
Changheon-yu Taekwondo is the style of Taekwondo practised by the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF). This handbook will assist you with the forms you need to learn as a grade (colour belt) student of Changheon-yu Taekwondo: Tenth Grade - Saju Jirugi, Ninth Grade - Chonji, Eighth Grade - Dan-gun, Seventh Grade - Dosan, Sixth Grade - Wonhyo, Fifth Grade - Yulgok, Fourth Grade - Junggun, Third Grade - Toigye, Second Grade - Hwarang, First Grade - Chungmu.  The movements for each form are written out in detail, and an extended interpretation of each form is given. It also gives you the Korean vocabulary relevant to each grade. This handbook has not been written for any one association, so it can be read by a student of any Changheon-yu Taekwondo association or school.




Jukam-yu Taekwondo: Foundation Syllabus: 2
Jukam-yu Taekwondo is the style of Taekwondo practised by the Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF). This handbook will assist you with the forms you need to learn as a grade (colour belt) student of Jukam-yu Taekwondo: Tenth Grade - Saju Jirugi, Ninth Grade - Chonji, Eighth Grade - Dan-gun (Choi), Seventh Grade - Dosan, Jisang, Sixth Grade - Wonhyo, Fifth Grade - Yulgok, Dan-gun (Bak), Fourth Grade - Junggun, Third Grade - Toigye, Jigu, Second Grade - Hwarang, First Grade - Chungmu. The movements for each form are written out in detail, and an extended interpretation of each form is given. It also gives you the Korean vocabulary relevant to each grade. This handbook has not been written for any one association, so it can be read by a student of any Jukam-yu Taekwondo association or school.
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Taekwondo Forms
How many forms are there in Taekwondo? Twenty-four? Twenty-five? Actually there are at least seventy-one. This book explores and compares all seventy-one forms from four different styles of Taekwondo: Songdo-kwan Gongsudo, Changheon-yu Taekwondo, Jukam-yu Taekwondo, and Kukki-won Taekwondo. (See the back cover for a full list of the forms included.) Note: there are no photos of the movements in this book - it only describes the movements and then compares forms from different styles.
Taekwondo Forms - Unam
A 'lost' form is a form that was once practised often by the students of a martial art, but which in time has been forgotten, and information about it lost. Taekwondo is a relatively new martial art – being only sixty years old as of 2015. However, in that time, there are a few forms which have been forgotten. Unam is one such ‘lost’ form. Practised in the formative years of Taekwondo, the only evidence of it that remains today is in Choi Hong-hi’s first edition Taekwondo textbook in Korean. (The form never made it into the English editions.) Now, more than fifty years after the form has been practised, B. T. Milnes has translated the section of Choi’s 1959 textbook that describes the movements of the form.

With this book, a supplementary text to Taekwondo Forms, find out what became of this ancient form, and why we no longer practise it. This book contains a line-by-line translation of the movements of the form, with detailed annotations as to what particular words and phrases mean, and how the terminology has changed in the decades since. The book also contains a discussion about the form, and a description of the movements using modern terminology, so that you can practise and perform the form yourself.
TaeKwonDo: Unleash your potential
A complete guide to getting started from your first class through to black belt. ITF Tae Kwon Do patterns explained fully step-by-step.