The following books comes highly recommended by Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy instructor
Stuart Anslow. Only books that are part of his personal collection are listed below. |
Recommended Reading |
Recommended Reading |
This ground breaking book studies the history and development of the Ch'ang Hon (ITF)
Taekwon-do patterns as devised, taught and developed by the founder of Taekwon-do
General Choi, Hong Hi. Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul is an in-depth study
of the Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do patterns, their history, their roots, Taekwon-do's
evolution, its genetic make up, its differences with other martial arts and
the techniques and movements which define the system. A historical study of Taekwon-do
and its patterns, a training manual and an encyclopedia of realistic applications
make this book a must read for all those that study and practice Taekwon-do.
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Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul by Stuart Anslow |
available directly from this site |
The Taeguek Cipher by Simon John O'Neill An analysis of the Taegeuk patterns of Kukki Taekwondo, discussing the context of their creation, realistic applications for practical self-defence including grappling and close-range striking, and the development of a pattern-based self-defence syllabus. See the Rayners Lane TKD Full review here |
Art of Killing, The: The Story of Tae Kwon Do by Alex Gillis A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do (ECW Press, 2008) is a nonfiction book by Alex Gillis that takes readers into the lurid dynasties of two founders of the martial art: Choi Hong-Hi, who named the art, and his nemesis, Kim Un-Yong, who developed the Olympic style and became the most powerful man in international sports in the 1980s and 1990s. The story follows Choi from a 1938 poker game (where he fought for his life), to high-class geisha houses (where the art was named) and into the Vietnam War (where the martial art evolved into a killing art). |
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Further Reading |
Further training, teaching and dam well interesting books |
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Karate-Do - My Way Of Life by Gichin Funakoshi |
Living The Martial Way by Forest E Morgan |
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu |
Hagakure - The Book Of The Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo |
The Book Of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi |
6 Books That Will Shape You As A Martial Artist |
Dead Or Alive (the bible of Self protection) by Geoff Thompson |
Pressure-point Fighting: A Guide to the Secret Heart of Asian Martial Arts by Rick Clark Rick ClarkPressure-point fighting - the practice of manipulating the body's vital nerve and reflex points for self-defence - offers the ability to neutralize attackers without causing permanent harm. This intricate and temporarily devastating self-defence system has obvious advantages. What has been missing until now is a comprehensive guidebook from the Western perspective. Now, this guide explains all the fundamental pressure-point techniques, illustrated with photographs and pressure-point charts, melding the ancient Asian knowledge with modern Western medicine and science. |
75 Down Blocks by Rick Clark An analysis of one of karate's simplest, yet most subtle, techniques. Rick Clark seeks to allow the reader to learn how to evaluate variations and applications quickly and efficiently and then apply that analysis to daily martial arts practice. He describes the principles underlying the technique and explores how to seek out the information necessary to optimise all applications and strategies for an array of self-defence skills. |
Complete Book Of Pressure Points by Rick Clark |
Review by Paul Landreth-Smith As a third degree Black Belt in Taekwon-do there were many moves in my patterns (Tul / Kata) which I doubted the given applications for, as they did not seem practical or realistic. George Dillman takes common moves from all systems (Taekwon-do in particular has a common ancestry from Karate) and demonstrates realsitic applications which work! It is like a veil being lifted! Some of the moves take a little bit of lateral thinking to work out and apply but the theory I believe is sound. The presentation is little too in-depth in places as it is very difficult to follow the application of pressure points from a book and pictures - but then I don't know how I would do much better! I feel that I know two sets of Tul now. The original interpretations which are the Taekwon-do adaptations to moves - effective and dynamic. There is also a second 'hidden' interpretation using effective positioning and pressure points. An excellent book. Probably best suited for advanced students (perhaps Black Belt and above) who have a good understanding of and ability to perform their Tul |
Advanced Pressure Point Fighting of Ryukyu Kempo: Dillman Theory for All Systems
by George Dillman, Chris Thomas |
The Complete Martial Artist Volumes 1 & 2 by Hee Il Cho |
The Complete One & Three Step Sparring by Hee Il Cho |
Man Of Contrasts by Hee Il Cho |
The Complete Tae Kwon Do Hyung Volumes 1, 2 & 3 plus The Complete WTF Black Belt
Hyungs by Hee Il Cho |
The Complete Masters Kick & The Complete Masters Jumping Kick by Hee Il Cho |
Pressure Point Books |
Taekwon-do Books |
Taekwondo by Marc Tedeschi |
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