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Complete Taekwondo Hyung, Vol. 1, The
Burbank, CA: Unique Publications, Inc., 207 pages (1984) Highly Recommended The complete Taekwondo Hyung, Vol. 1, by Master Hee Il Cho is a good cross-reference Taekwondo book for prospective WTF Black Belt and Black Belt students. The book covers the first 7 of 20 major ITF forms (hyung) created by General Choi. Master Cho does a great job to illustrate basic techniques and forms through excellent photos.
In the Basic technique section, readers will learn stances and hand techniques that appear in the forms through good photos and clear instructions. Many of them are different from basic techniques in WTF system. It is a bonus for WTF students. Additionally, Master Cho teaches how to use one’s body parts as weapons. Master Cho emphasizes the important of practicing forms. The forms reflect the principal philosophy of Taekwondo, which is spiritual, moral, and physical growth. He stresses on understanding and feeling the forms. Master Cho reminds me my training period in Vietnam. In our first training as black belts, our master said: “It takes 2 weeks to learn a form. However, it takes months feel it.” Our training included learning new techniques and re-learned basic forms so that we could “feel” them. Each black belt had to express himself/herself through the forms.
Each of ITF forms honors a historical event or a national hero. At the beginning of each form, Master Cho, first, explains a historical event or a hero that the form honors. Then he teaches principle applications learned from the form. My favorite forms in this book are from Won-Hyo (form number 4 in the system) and up. Those forms teach students how to fight in multiple directions. The techniques (combinations of hand and kick) are variety and powerful. For example, form Yul-Gok (form number 5) teaches how to fight two opponents who stand in front and behind. Form Joong-Gun (form number 6) teaches how to defend with front hand and counter-attack with front leg. In fact, many of one-step-sparring techniques (form of self-defense practice) are extracted from the forms.
The complete Taekwondo Hyung is a good cross-referent book. It broadens your Taekwondo techniques. Many of the techniques are self-defense techniques in the ITF system. Annotated by: Phong Nguyen (January 2003)
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