Tae Kwon Do for Children: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Children Interested in the World's Most Popular Martial Art - Softcover

Park, Yeon Hwan; Liebowitz, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963715100 ISBN 13: 9780963715104

Publisher: Y H Park Taekwondo Centers

Synopsis

Introduces the history of taekwondo and demonstrates blocks, stances, and kicks

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Reviews

Grade 5-7-As its subject matter is fairly specific, this book is more for students of Taekwondo than an introduction to it. Readers are given this fighting art's history, along with its "commandments" (e.g., "Respect your teachers") and told what is expected of novices and black belts. Full-color photos and unappealing cartoons illustrate punches, kicks, and blocks. Loyalty to one's school gets a fair amount of coverage, but the cost of lessons and the signing of contracts is never mentioned. Add to this the long-distance number that the authors include for readers to call (albeit with parents' permission) for a school in their state "that will best fit your needs," and the book takes on the role of being an advertisement for the World Taekwondo Federation. Libraries might do better with titles that refrain from self-promotion and cover a broader range of martial arts.
Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Y H Park Taekwondo Centers
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963715100
• ISBN 13: 9780963715104
• Binding: Paperback