Richard Chun

Broschiertes Buch

Tae Kwon Do

Beschreibung

Inside you will find everything you need to reach the rank of Black Belt in most Taekwondo schools. With over 1400 illustrations, this reissued edition preserves the quality of the critically acclaimed cloth edition used by thousands of students over the last 30 years.

Autor

Richard Chun, Ph.D. began studying Taekwondo at the age of 11 under two highly respected teachers in Seoul, Korea: Chong Soo Hong and Ki Whang Kim. He progressed to 9th Dan by Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Federation) and Moo Duk Kwan after more than fifty years of study, establishing him as one of the highest ranking master instructors in the United States. He was instrumental in organizing the Annual Universal Taekwondo Championships in the 1960's. He was appointed head coach of the U.S.A. Taekwondo team in 1973 for the first World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul. He went on to establish the United States Taekwondo Association in 1980 and has served as its President as well as assisted in the organization of Taekwondo as an event in the 1988 Olympics. He has trained hundreds of senior black belts around the world and was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame by Black Belt Magazine in 1979.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: YMAA Publication Center
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 630
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 218mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1701g
• ISBN-13: 9781594390869
• ISBN-10: 159439086X
• Artikelnr.: 22996679