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If you are a typical student of Taekwond-Do, or any other martial art that practises semi-free, continuous sparring, then this book is for you. Written specifically for club-level martial artists, "Effective Taekwon-Do Sparring" bridges the gap between the wider Taekwon-Do syllabus and the particular demands of sparring. In order to do this, the authors go right back to basics. The fundamentals of stance, movement and defence are analysed in detail and significantly adapted for the sparring arena. Core attacking techniques are reviewed and, if necessary, modified in order to improve their effectiveness in typical sparring scenarios. Finally, basic elements of sparring strategy such as assessing opponents, creating openings, effective combinations and counter-attacks are examined.
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Master Jim Hogan is an internationally renowned Taekwon-Do instructor who dominated the UK tournament scene in the 1980s, becoming European Champion in sparring in 1984. With over two decades of teaching experience, Master Hogan is a highly sought-after teacher and coach. Master Hogan holds the rank of 7th degree black belt and runs his own Taekwon-Do association, Hogan's Institute of Taekwon-Do, with clubs in London and Surrey where he continues to teach. James Home, a 4th degree black belt in Taekwond-Do, is a senior student and assistant instructor of Master Jim Hogan. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Taekwond-Do, James trains and teaches in Surrey where he runs his own club.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can very much recommend this book since there seem to be few others for ITF practitioners that relate to sparring as it is now rather than how it used to be (i.e. rules, tactics, techniques, etc). It is useful for beginners to get some ideas but also to more senior students (early dan grades - such as myself) who are not "natural" sparrers to give them some stimulus to think through some new ideas. The book contains many of the sparring techniques and strategies that I have not seen in print before but in my mind define what is unique about ITF taekwon-do sparring as compared to other "light contact" or "semi-contact" styles.
The book is well written and although some of the picture sequences could show more intermediate pictures (each sequence is generally composed of three pictures, though to expand this to show more pictures, perhaps sacrificing some of the "exercises to develop" sections would be an improvement as these are sometimes repetitive) the text, pictures and printing are good quality.
There is a lot here to get your teeth into and it certainly goes beyond just showing some basic techniques or combinations that you will likely already know anyway (in taekwon-do we can be very good at picking up lots and lots of combinations but not necessarily good at getting the best use out of them against an opponent). Where tactical insights are shown they are very realistic, practical and go beyond "if he's a kicker..." or "if he does this.."
More experienced students will know that though basic techniques are the same, there are different sparring styles and ways of using the same techniques between individual schools. Following this, it was interesting for me to see the ideas of another school - for example a slightly different way of executing some of the jumping and blitzing attacks to that which I am familiar.
This book is a general guide to guarding and attacking combinations. There is a very useful and functional section on footwork but it is rather concise (no criticism of the author - obviously books whole manuals could be written on this alone...). If I have one small criticism is that it does show opponents as full stepping backwards and forwards in a rather uncoordinated way and often presenting you with excellent opportunities for counter attacking which at a higher "club" level they are unlikely to do.
However, all in all I think it is really excellent and I have a lot of gratitude to the authors for publishing it and giving taekwon-do students a concise, sharp and effective manual with a great deal of guidance on all the relevent ITF-specific sparring which has been lacking from book shelves, at least in this country.
Sam
The book is well written and although some of the picture sequences could show more intermediate pictures (each sequence is generally composed of three pictures, though to expand this to show more pictures, perhaps sacrificing some of the "exercises to develop" sections would be an improvement as these are sometimes repetitive) the text, pictures and printing are good quality.
There is a lot here to get your teeth into and it certainly goes beyond just showing some basic techniques or combinations that you will likely already know anyway (in taekwon-do we can be very good at picking up lots and lots of combinations but not necessarily good at getting the best use out of them against an opponent). Where tactical insights are shown they are very realistic, practical and go beyond "if he's a kicker..." or "if he does this.."
More experienced students will know that though basic techniques are the same, there are different sparring styles and ways of using the same techniques between individual schools. Following this, it was interesting for me to see the ideas of another school - for example a slightly different way of executing some of the jumping and blitzing attacks to that which I am familiar.
This book is a general guide to guarding and attacking combinations. There is a very useful and functional section on footwork but it is rather concise (no criticism of the author - obviously books whole manuals could be written on this alone...). If I have one small criticism is that it does show opponents as full stepping backwards and forwards in a rather uncoordinated way and often presenting you with excellent opportunities for counter attacking which at a higher "club" level they are unlikely to do.
However, all in all I think it is really excellent and I have a lot of gratitude to the authors for publishing it and giving taekwon-do students a concise, sharp and effective manual with a great deal of guidance on all the relevent ITF-specific sparring which has been lacking from book shelves, at least in this country.
Sam
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Effective Taekwon-Do Sparring is a unique book, for the main fact that there are not many if any Taekwondo books that cover sparring in such depth on the market. The book covers all the basic and intermediate stances, legs, hand, kicking and punching combinations, coupled with the rationale and explanation of the set drills. The book not only covers offensives, but also defensive drills when sparring.
This book has helped me immensely when sparring in class and also in competitions and I highly recommend it as it makes an excellent reference book as well as a teaching aid for students with no previous knowledge of sparring. Furthermore, and most importantly it is written and explained in a non technical language and also with good graphical photography of the different bodily sparring poses and positions.
This book has helped me immensely when sparring in class and also in competitions and I highly recommend it as it makes an excellent reference book as well as a teaching aid for students with no previous knowledge of sparring. Furthermore, and most importantly it is written and explained in a non technical language and also with good graphical photography of the different bodily sparring poses and positions.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been a martial artist for over 20 years and first heard of Master Hogans reputation as
a tournament fighter in the early 90s. I was extremely impressed with the content of this book.
There aren't many training manuals with as many practical sparring techniques which can be applied to
other competitive fighting styles, but the techniques inside this book are very versatile and adaptable whatever
your main style.
This is not just another book for the TKD practioner, it is a useful resource for any serious competition fighter.
a tournament fighter in the early 90s. I was extremely impressed with the content of this book.
There aren't many training manuals with as many practical sparring techniques which can be applied to
other competitive fighting styles, but the techniques inside this book are very versatile and adaptable whatever
your main style.
This is not just another book for the TKD practioner, it is a useful resource for any serious competition fighter.
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