Tang Soo Do Book of Hyungs Volume II

Len Losik Ph D

• 02 september 2016
• 9781537456836

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Tang Soo Do Book of Hyungs Volume II includes step-by-step written instructions and associated drawings for learning and practicing the Nai Hanji Cho Dan, Nai Hanji E Dan, Nai Hanji Sum Dan, Bassai Cho, Bassai Dai, Jiin, Ship Sum (Sip Soo) and Jion classical Hyungs of Tang Soo Do. Also included is a history of Tang Soo Do and the relationship between a Hyungs and it's symbol (usually an animal) are discussed, the importance to Tang Soo Do of the early Korean Kwans (schools) and the Kwan leaders are included. A table of the early Kwans and details of the Kwans founder and styles taught at each Kwan is included. Almost 340 drawings have been included for the reader to understand each step of each Hyung. Each drawing is numbered and matches with a numbered written instruction provided. Simple line drawings are included matching Hyungs movements and directions! of motion for each of step of the Hyungs as a high level perspective drawing of the area a practitioner moves through and executes the Hyungs. These diagrams allows the practitioner to see the Hyungs in several perspectives to better understand what the creator had intended. The book is to be used as a learning aid to supplement the formal instructions from a Tang Soo Do Black Belt Instructor.