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 enlarge | Author: Doug Cook
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 287503
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1886969930
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8153
EAN: 9781886969933
ASIN: 1886969930
Publication Date: October 25, 2001
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 Outstanding description of a noble art. August 13, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So many people today decribe taekwondo as having no philosophical foundation. This is clearly not the case after reading Doug Cook's work. So much care is given to every facet of the traditional art of taekwondo. If you have grown cynical about your practice, read this book. It will revitalize your outlook and remind you of the virtues of your practice.
I was awash in a sea of sports July 31, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was so pleased to read a book that focused on the art of taekwondo rather than simply the sport. Bravo, Doug Cook for bringing to light that there is more to taekwondo than competition. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks more from the martial arts than sport sparring.
Finally, a book covering the philosophy of taekwondo July 27, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a taekwondoist that realizes there is more to the martial arts than kicking and punching, then this is the book for you. The author covers everything from training hall decorum to the elusive internal energy known as Ki. This book will remind older practitioners why they continue to train in spite of the aches and pains. It will also teach younger students more about taekwondo than most teachers are able to transmit. It has clearly revitalized the way my students and I train. Only those exclusively seeking huge trophies and points in the ring will find little value here. However, this is a treasure trove for everyone else wishing to gain a full understanding of the Korean martial art and sport of taekwondo. Doug Cook, master instructor and columnist from Taekwondo Times magazine, has done a phenominal job.
The Do (Way) of Martial Arts Training March 1, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
There have been nights while driving home after a trying workout that I asked myself "why am I training in Taekwondo?" Reflecting on the class I ponder...Perhaps my steep learning curve was kicking in on a new from, or I faltered while performing an old one I hadn't practiced in a while. Maybe I took a few hard shots while sparring or my middle aged body was just sore. It's then the true martial artist wields his (or her) "soul sword" and perseveres to the next class. Not only does Mr. Cook's book address these issues but it provides the martial artist (regardless of chosen style) a framework around why one should train and its benefits outside the dojang as well.
Read it with a highlighter in hand, you'll want to go back often!
 Good book, but lacking a bit... February 17, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although I am not currently a practitioner of TaeKwonDo I found this book of very good interest. For once, a TaeKwonDo book with something useful to offer! Doug Cook did his homework when researching every detail of TKD tradition and history. Although the book had a chapter of the history of TKD, I wish he had a little bit more in depth feel for it. Also, the way he describes TKD, he makes the reader believe it is the most perfect art in the world (which may be his point). I did not like this, but then again it is a book in TKD and I don't know why I expected him to mention it's links to Shotokan, Japanese/Okinawan Karate, and it's overall link to Shaolin Kung Fu. He fails to mention these things, making TKD seem like it came RIGHT out of Korea. But the book is good and I recommend every martial artist read it, especially if they had the over loathing for TKD as I DID before reading this book. I now respect it quite a bit more than I did before I started. I with he would write another!
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