Taekwondo kids : from white belt to yellow/green belt

This 2nd Edition is a practical guide to the Korean martial art of Taekwondo written specifically for children and young adults. It serves as both an introduction to the sport and as an accessory to organized training. With easy-to-understand instructions and excellent Manga-style illustrations, Taekwondo Kids will help all abilities progress through the various stages of knowledge and technique training to achieve advancement to the next belt grade. It is a must-have volume for all kids and young adults with an interest in this growing martial art. Read more... Abstract: This 2nd Edition is a practical guide to the Korean martial art of Taekwondo written specifically for children and young adults. It serves as both an introduction to the sport and as an accessory to organized training. With easy-to-understand instructions and excellent Manga-style illustrations, Taekwondo Kids will help all abilities progress through the various stages of knowledge and technique training to achieve advancement to the next belt grade. It is a must-have volume for all kids and young adults with an interest in this growing martial art Taekwondo Kids provides us with the first practical guide to the Korean Martial Arts System of Taekwondo and has been specially written with children and youths in mind. It serves as an accompaniment to training as well as providing an introduction to this particular sport. Using simple, easily understood language and numerous appropriate illustrations suitable for children and youths, all the exercises can be carried out or practiced further without any difficulty. Taekwondo Kids is written in the form of a course textbook. The individual sections of the book are arranged according to Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; "Dear Taekwondo Kids"; The Taekwondo Kids; The History of Taekwondo; A Part I: White Belt (10th kup); 1 "Hello Friends"; 2 Behavior in the Training Hall (dojang); 3 Warming up; 4 What You Already Know; 5 Korean Terminology I; B Part II: White/Yellow Belt (9th kup); 1 Positions .; 2 Foot Techniques; 3 Zones of the Body: olgul /momdong and arae; 4 Defense Techniques; 5 Attack Techniques; 6 Korean Terminology II; C Part III: Yellow Belt (8th kup); 1 Position; 2 Foot Techniques; 3 Defense Techniques; 4 Attack Techniques 5 Exercise Form - The 4-Sided Hit (saju jirugi)6 Prearranged Fighting; 7 Korean Terminology III; D Part IV: Yellow/Green Belt (7th kup); 1 Foot Techniques; 2 First Form - taeguk il jang; 3 Hanbon gyorugi; 4 Korean Terminology IV; Summary; Vocabulary; Korean Numbers; Index; Unions and Addresses; Credits; 4-Sided Hit Diagram; Poomsae Diagram; Appendix