Taekwondo Grappling Techniques: Hone Your Competitive Edge for Mixed Martial Arts [DVD Included] - Softcover

Kemerly Ph.D., Tony; Snyder, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804844097 ISBN 13: 9780804844093

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Take taekwondo beyond just kicking and punching—discover powerful grappling moves that build on the patterns you already know!

Taekwondo is the most popular Korean martial art, with over 70 million practitioners in the world. Taekwondo Grappling Techniques presents the most effective grappling maneuvers ever developed for taekwondo. With this comprehensive taekwondo book as your guide, you'll confidently defend yourself against attacks and apply your own devastating grappling techniques to bring assailants into submission.

This taekwondo guide contains 15 chapters with 89 different taekwondo techniques. Movements include:

• Low Double Knifehand Block to Circular Block
• Upward Elbow Strike to Double Knifehand Block
• Sitting Stance Punch to Sitting Stance Punch to Outer Forearm Block
• Reverse Punch to Scooping Block
• Square Block to Inward Knifehand Strike
• Vertical Spearhand Strike to High Backfist Strike
• Reverse Inner Forearm Block to Reverse Punch
• Double Knifehand Block to High Punch

Includes instructional DVD.

All disc content is alternatively accessible on tuttlepublishing.com/downloadable-content.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Tony Kemerly is an Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Director of the Exercise Science Program at High Point University. His martial arts experience includes the rank of black sash in Blue Dragon Kung Fu and black belt ranks in taekwondo with the World Taekwondo Federation, the International Taekwondo Federation and Living Defense Martial Arts. Dr. Kemerly lives in High Point, NC.

Steve Snyder owns and operates a full-time martial arts studio with his wife in High Point, NC. Among his many achievements is a fifth degree black belt in taekwondo.

Review

"I found the book to be both informative as well as instructional. So little was known or taught to many of us as students ourselves in our generation about the true meanings of the moves within the patterns. The fact that we can now disect these meanings is a testiment to both the dedication and to the pursuit of excellence in Taekwondo that Mr. Steve Snyder and Dr. Tony Kemerly have demonstrated. I would highly recommend this book to any Taekwondo instructor or student." —George Strickland, Co-founder TaeKwonDo United Association

"As a martial arts instructor it is great having a resource that helps instructors and students understand the correlation between techniques in a form and how they can be used with a grappling application." —James Bailey. 8th Degree TaeKwonDo Grand Master and Co-founder of Tiger Rock Martial Arts International

"Interpretation of movement is at the heart of all pattern (kata) training and Taekwondo Grappling Techniques presents an insightful interpretation of the movements included in Taekwondo. The influences and origins of various styles are all intertwined and the techniques often have several interpretations. I found the interpretations in Taekwondo Grappling Techniques to be both informative and thought provoking." —Danny Dring, 8th Degree Taekwondo, Owner and Founder of Living Defense Martial Arts

Edition details

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0804844097
• ISBN 13: 9780804844093
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208