book cover of Taekwondo: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique by Marc Tedeschi; the most comprehensive book ever written on the world's most popular martial art; 896 pages, 8600 photos, Traditional and Olympic-Style.
Taekwondo is the most comprehensive book ever written on the world's most popular martial art; 896 pages, 8600 photos, Traditional and Olympic-Style.

Part 1: Overview

 Preface
1.  Introduction
2.  History
3.  Philosophy
4.  Preparation
5.  Technique Overview
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Part 2: Basic Elements

6.  Breathing + Meditation
7.  Warmups
8.  Stances
9.  Movement
10.  Targets
11.  Attack Points
12.  Strikes Overview
13.  Arm Strikes
14.  Leg Strikes
15.  Avoiding + Blocking
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Part 3: Self-Defense

16.  Self-Defense Overview
17.  Step Sparring
18.  Self-Defense Sparring
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Part 4: Olympic-Style

19.  Olympic-Style Overview
20.  Attacks
21.  Counterattacks
22.  Competition Rules
23.  Referee Signals
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Part 5: Breaking

24.  Breaking Overview
25.  Breaking Techniques
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Part 6: Forms

26.  Forms Overview
27.  P’algwae Forms
28.  T’aeguk Forms
29.  WTF Black Belt Forms
30.  ITF Patterns
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Reference

Promotion Requirements
Korean Alphabet
Korean Pronunciation
Korean Terms
Cross-Index of Technique Names
Further Reading
Index of Techniques
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