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Summary: An Excellent Supplement
Review: Although this book is sometimes lacking in clarity and explanation, it more than makes up for it by being a great supplement to your normal training and study. I've found myself refering to Master Cho's TKD Hyung Volumes dozens of times after something just didn't click in class. The pictures are well done and logical, and have given me new perspectives on techniques. I have found no equal to these volumes as far as a move-by-move pictoral analysis of the ITF patterns. However, the written content of the volumes is sometimes unclear and lacks thorough explanation. These minor flaws are easily overlooked though when you can see the dedication to Taekwon-Do that Master Cho has. One of the overlooked treasures of these books are the inspirational sayings that Master Cho has accompanied with fantastic pictures of him breaking, doing flying kicks, etc. After a hard night at class when I'm frustrated I come home and read some of these and I realize that it's all worth it. Scott Tingley, I Dan Black Belt, Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Association
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Summary: An Excellent Supplement
Review: Although this book is sometimes lacking in clarity and explanation, it more than makes up for it by being a great supplement to your normal training and study. I've found myself refering to Master Cho's TKD Hyung Volumes dozens of times after something just didn't click in class. The pictures are well done and logical, and have given me new perspectives on techniques. I have found no equal to these volumes as far as a move-by-move pictoral analysis of the ITF patterns. However, the written content of the volumes is sometimes unclear and lacks thorough explanation. These minor flaws are easily overlooked though when you can see the dedication to Taekwon-Do that Master Cho has. One of the overlooked treasures of these books are the inspirational sayings that Master Cho has accompanied with fantastic pictures of him breaking, doing flying kicks, etc. After a hard night at class when I'm frustrated I come home and read some of these and I realize that it's all worth it. Scott Tingley, I Dan Black Belt, Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Association
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Summary: A perfect source for reviewing hyung and basic techniques
Review: Having been out of TKD for some time and pursuing interests in other martial arts, I found this book to be most helpful in bringing me up to speed on the hyung, most of which I have not done in a very long time. A brief glance through the forms as depicted here allowed me to quickly identify the patterns and techniques that I had forgotten. The photos are very clear and the summaries concise. I particularly enjoyed the decriptions of the forms and their histories. The book may not be suitable for the absolute beginner, nor would the novice be able to follow the descriptions without at least some working knowledge of the vocabulary of the martial arts. Nonetheless, the book is an outstanding source of information and should be part of every TKD practitioner's library.
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Summary: tawkwondo hyung forms itf
Review: I AM A BEGINNER AND FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE OF GREAT HELP--ITS HARD TO FIND THE EXACT TAEKWONDO FORMS BOOK WHEN YOUR A BEGINNER BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW WHICH TYPE BOOK TO LOOK FOR--THIS BOOK HAS EXACT FORMS FOR ITF (YOU MAY KNOW IT AS TAEKNOWNDO ALLIANCE)-THESE FORMS ARE USUALLY TAUGHT IN LOCAL TOWN STUDIOS--THESE ARE NOT WTF FORMS(WHICH ARE TAUGHT FOR OLYMPIC COMPETITION)--THE BOOK HAS VERY GOOD DIRECTION AND PHOTOS--THIS IS A GOOD BOOK TO HAVE IF YOU PLAN TO FOLLOW THROUGH FOR YOU BLACK BELT--YOU MAY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET BOOK II---BOOK I GOES TO PURPLE BELT AND BOOK II GOES TO SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT--BOOK III IS SECOND DEGREE AND ABOVE--THESE BOOKS HAVE FORMS ONLY --NOTHING EXTRA--I ALSO ORDER THE COMPLETE KICKING BOOK AND MASTER KICK AND THREE STEP SPARING FOR THE DIRECTION IS THESE AREAS--
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Summary: An excelent read
Review: If you are looking for a concise, clear understanding of the patters this book and the other 2 volumes are the best thing going. I am a second degree black belt, and these volumes are about the best book I have seen next to General Choi Hong-Hi's origional condensed manuel for Tae Kwon-Do students. I hope that it will be possible to attain the other books in his series as I find the three pattern explination books superior to any others I have seen
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Summary: An excelent read
Review: If you are looking for a concise, clear understanding of the patters this book and the other 2 volumes are the best thing going. I am a second degree black belt, and these volumes are about the best book I have seen next to General Choi Hong-Hi's origional condensed manuel for Tae Kwon-Do students. I hope that it will be possible to attain the other books in his series as I find the three pattern explination books superior to any others I have seen
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Summary: Well done Forms Reference
Review: The strength of this book is the abundance of photos for each form. The photos are also numbered according to the corresponding step in the form. Several of the more complex steps have multiple photos (6a, 6b, etc.) showing intermediate positions moving from one step to the next. The story behind the form and notes which precede each form are far superior to the "one liners" that usually accompany the forms.Parts of the book are a little cheesy, however. A section showing Master Cho on various martial arts magazine covers does nothing to add to content. The biography was a little melodramitic. Fortunately, the heart of the book is very useful, making this book valuable to those practicing the ITF Hyungs.
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Summary: Excelent resource for any serious Tae Kwon Do artist.
Review: This book is very informative and well laid out. It gives all of the forms required to advance to brown belt in the International Tae Kwon Do Federation system. Hee Il Cho takes you step by step through each movement by using pictures wich show technical perfection. I would recomend this book to any Tae Kwon Do practitioner.
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Summary: Contemporary Tae Kwon Do
Review: this book is what i was trained on. step by step instruction on forms, TKD background and very nicely wrote. again the forms are the traditional and not "westernized" i train my students with it as guidelines for forms. and revert to it often. it is underpriced and a steal for the quality. Reed Sensei, Contemporary TKD, 3rd degree Reiki.
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Summary: Contemporary Tae Kwon Do
Review: this book is what i was trained on. step by step instruction on forms, TKD background and very nicely wrote. again the forms are the traditional and not "westernized" i train my students with it as guidelines for forms. and revert to it often. it is underpriced and a steal for the quality. Reed Sensei, Contemporary TKD, 3rd degree Reiki.
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