Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.9 / 5.0

An Excellent Book:

I read The State of the Art Tae Kwon do by Master Jun Chul Whang. It was a guide to my favorite martial art, Tae Kwon Do. I take Tae Kwon Do and as a practitioner of the sport, I can tell you that this book is very accurate and informative. It covers the 3 aspects of Tae Kwon Do: forms, sparring, and training. I found this to be unusual. Most of the Tae Kwon Do books that I have looked at have stuck to one or two of those topics instead of covering such a wide variety of information. I would recommend this... more info

TaeKwonDo Beginners-Must have!:

I can't say i've read any other taekwondo books to compare, however, considering that i am a beginner, this book was perfect for me. Easy to understand, step-by-step instructions with pictures.

Instructor's reference:

Despite several differences with my Master Instructor's system of Taekwondo, this is the book that I recommend to my students. It covers many of what I would consider basics in great detail, and while it may not describe how to do a "360 degree jump back spinning crescent kick" at all, it does describe the basics well enough that a student could work up to that point. Even as an instructor I've found things that I did not know in as much detail before, things that helped me to actualize my own training. I... more info

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