About the Author

Yeon Hee Park, a seventh-degree black belt, was the undefeated champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1962 to 1967. He served as vice president of the National Tae Kwon Do Union of the United States, the organization responsible for the selection and training of the US Olympic Tae Kwon Do team. He is currently the deputy secretary general for the Pan American Region of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. He lives in East Meadow, New York. Yeon Hwan Park was the undefeated Korean national champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1971 to 1975. He has taught Tae Kwon Do in the United States since 1980. He has coached the United States National Tae Kwon Do Team, the United States Olympic Tae Kwon Do Team, and the United States Pan American Games Tae Kwon Do Team. He has also served as president of the New York State Tae Kwon Do Association and the secretary general of the United States Tae Kwon Do Union. He is currently the vice president of the United States Tae Kwon Do Union and the publisher of USA Taekwondo Review. He has coauthored Black Belt Tae Kwon Do and Tae Kwon Do, Third Edition for Facts On File. He lives in East Meadow, New York.

Reviews

Serious students of the tae kwon do...will appreciate and learn from the illustrated warm-up exercises, techniques, and basic philosophy presented here. - Booklist