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Taekwondo : from a martial art to a martial sport / Udo Moenig.
Van Pelt Library GV1114.9 .M64 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moenig, Udo, author.
- Series:
- Routledge research in sports history ; 7.
- Routledge research in sports history ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tae kwon do--History.
- Tae kwon do.
- Tae kwon do--Training.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 230 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Tae kwon do
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
- Contents:
- Early Korean martial arts and Taekkyon
- The relationship of Taekwondo to Karate
- The history and significance of forms in Karate and Taekwondo
- The origins of full-contact sparring and competitions
- The origins and modifications of rules in Taekwondo competitions
- The evolution of sport Taekwondo sparring technique
- The philosophical roots of Taekwondo and their relationship to practical training activities
- Forms versus sparring
- The incomplete transformation of Taekwondo from a "Martial Art" to a "Martial Sport."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138839830
- 1138839833
- OCLC:
- 891124936
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