Product Description

Updated info - including the addition of the 3rd-degree black belt level form, kae-beck - and 42 new photos highlight this brand-new edition of Keith Yates's invaluable taekwon do reference. This volume offers the basics, plus the latest developments in the world of taekwon do, presented in a classy new package.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82388 in Books
• Published on: 1988-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

A Fast Way to Learn Forms
This book is so lavishly illustrated and well organized that the student can learn forms directly from the book. I know because I have used the book to learn a number of them.

After you learn a form, have an instructor critique it. Then go home and refine the form further.

I own an original edition of "The Complete Book of Taekwondo Forms" and consider it a collector's item. Though I am a black belt myself, I occasionally refer to the book when I am not sure about a particular step.

The forms covered are the chungdo kwan forms (chunji, tangoon, tauson, way hyo, etc.).

it's still in print!
Grandmaster Yates has put together a superb reference containing all the Taekwon Do forms in an easy to read format. It's a valuable tool for the Taekwon Do student as well as for the black belt instructor. (It's not as detailed as Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee's 5-volume series, but it gives the same basic information for a lot less money -- and a lot less shelf space.) I highly recommend it. This excellent book is still in print at paladin-press.com.

ISBN: 0873644921
Publisher code: TKDS2

best kata book I've seen
Superb book by one of the greatest kata men in America, Keith D. Yates. This book covers the Chunji forms (Chunji to Kae Beck) plus Japanese forms Chul-gi and Basai, with clear, easy-to-follow photographs and examples of applications. I've almost worn out my copy with use. For even the full experience, you'll want to combine this with Mr. Yates' 2-video set, "The Complete Video of Tae Kwon Do Forms/A History of Korean Karate in America." I strongly recommend this book for the serious martial artist.