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    Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook
    Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook
    Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook
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    Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook

    By Marc Zirogiannis

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    A ebook compendium of articles and stories about the practice of modern Tae Kwon Do, including an in depth interview with, Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park, the former United States Olympic Coach, a series of martial arts supplemental training exercises, tips for returning to training after a long layoff, news stories, feature stories and Tae Kwon Do perspectives. Written by a lifelong Tae Kwon Do practitioner and martial arts journalist.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 6, 2014
    ISBN9781312415201
    Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook

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      Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook

      Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews, & Exercises Ebook

      By Marc Zirogiannis

      Zirogiannis, Marc

      Taekwondo: Articles, Interviews & Exercises Ebook

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      About the Author

      Marc Zirogiannis holds a B.A. from Long Island University and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University’s School of Law.  Mr. Zirogiannis has practiced the martial arts for over 25 years and earned a 1st Dan under the supervision of Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park in Levittown, New York.  He has published several prior books on a variety of subject material, and is currently the lead correspondent for an international Tae Kwon Do print publication.  He lectures on a variety of topics, including suicide prevention, business development, and matters of the martial arts.  His latest book, Hitler’s Orphan: Demetri of Kalavryta, a historical novella, has been met with critical praise.

      Acknowledgements

      There are countless people whose input, efforts, and generosity have made this work possible.  I would like to express my gratitude to all the Masters, instructors, and students who have inspired me over the years with their tireless dedication and enthusiasm for the art of Tae Kwon Do; most notably, the Park Family. Grand Master Yeon Hwan Park has been like a second father to me.  Masters Edward and Elliott Park have continued to create an atmosphere that fosters mental and physical development as Tae Kwon Do enters a new phase of global practice.  I owe them much.

      Thanks to the late Dr. Robert Jenkins Clark, who started me on the road to martial arts practice.  Additional thanks are owed to Neil Greenberg, Esq, a teacher and friend.

      Special appreciation to U.S. Army private and personal trainer, Daniel J. Kuhlmann, and personal trainer, Gregory Allen, for their invaluable assistance in designing the exercises included in this book.  Also to James Haxton for his photography, which is credited throughout.

      Finally, to Soraya, for showing me that, with love, all things are possible.

      Introduction

      It was the early 1970’s and a compact, but explosive, Chinese born sensation was in the process of transforming the Western world through the commencement of the globalization of the martial arts.  Of course, I am speaking of the Bruce Lee tidal wave that, forever, changed the notion that martial arts study was reserved for the East.

      My brother, merely a boy at the time, having been mesmerized by the character, charm, and amazing skill of Bruce Lee was determined to learn the martial arts.  He begged my parents to allow him to train like his icon.  While my parents were reluctant, they agreed to allow him, and me, to start training.  There were only a handful of locations within 50 miles of our home and we visited them all in hopes of finding a place to train.  Over and over we were met with appreciation for the interest but informed, we don’t teach children.  Eventually, we discovered the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy and the art of Tae Kwon Do, and the rest is history.

      Fast-forward to 2014; Martial Arts practice, in some form or another, is a global phenomena.  Tae Kwon Do, in particular, is the most widely practiced art in the world; 40 million people in 200 countries practice this gift of the Korean people.  It is an Olympic medal sport.  In Dojangs across the world, students train for competition, self-improvement, and good health. Irrespective of their religion, race, socio-economic status, political affiliation or, other such differences, Tae Kwon Do is the what connects and unifies them.  It truly is a Brave New World.

      Out of all of this growth and expansion of Tae Kwon Do there are stories to be told.  Stories of achievement, accomplishment, and even of struggle.  There are stories ranging from what goes on in the confines of a small Dojang in a remote location, to stories of the construction of the most elaborate and ambitious training and spiritual center the Tae Kwon Do world has ever seen, Taekwondowon, in Muju, South Korea.

      I have been fortunate enough to have been a part of many of these stories, as a practitioner and journalist, over the years.  This work represents some of my Tae Kwon Do related writings of recent years; some published and some not yet published.  Some are news or feature stories, while others are from my monthly fitness column.  All intended, in no particular order, to create a look at a small part of the story of the greatest martial art practiced on the planet.

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