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Title: Hapkido: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique by Marc Tedeschi ISBN: 0-8348-0444-1 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: November, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $90.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (30 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I love this book
Comment: This book has set the standard so high, that all martial artists should demand this kind of quality and indepth overview from the author on any given subject in the martial arts. Tedeschi gets specific about Hapkido. We all know how difficult it is to get any concrete information on the art of Hapkido. There is now concrete and complete information. The reason why we have a library of books on a specific style is because we don't understand the art the way we feel that we should. You will understand Hapkido after reading this book. This book answers the questions that we all have, I'm a 3rd Dan in Hapkido who had questions about the art. Tedeschi has done a wonderful job of cutting through the common formalitys of being very general about Hapkido and that it is the almighty superior everything to everyone art. He is refreshingly respectful to all of the other martial arts and not claiming to be better then the rest. This book has filled in the gaps and allowed me to spread my wings. Until this time there has not been a complete text that has been readily availible that has established the parameters of this art. After reading this book you will understand that there are really no parameters but core ideals, philosophys and techniques. With that in mind this book has become my companion that will help me to be the best that I can be in Hapkido and life.
Rating: 5
Summary: BEST HAPKIDO BOOK
Comment: As a martial artist of over 30 years and a 7th Dan in Hapkido, I own this book and find it to be the most comprehensive text on this beautiful Korean art. Marc Tedeschi presents the material in such a way as to not be biased toward any one belief on the true history of Hapkido, leaving out political views. He gives equal credit to many of the top Korean Hapkido masters. He does give credit to some of his non-Hapkido instructors, which is only a sign of respect to his teachers. The entire book is of excellent quality: professional cover, high quality photographs of excellent techniques, and an immense amount of information. This is the finest Hapkido book I have had the pleasure to own, and I like to think that if Choi, Yong Sool were alive today, he would be honored.
Rating: 2
Summary: Beautiful but sadly disappointing
Comment: That Weatherhill would publish a book of this size on Hapkido curriculum was a great surprise to me and I was very excited to see it. I however found the content to be quite disappointing.
Although Mr.Tedeschi did a fair job at covering the art's background and has filled the book with excellent quality photographs it seems clear that in attempting not to represent any particular school's approach to Hapkido he has created something that really represents an approach that none of the major schools teach from. By trying to please all he has in the end represented none.
As for the manner in which he performs techniques I often questioned whether he was not a practitioner more influenced by arts other than hapkido.His manner of performing technique is not consistant with any of the teachers I've had in nearly 2 decades of study both in North America and Korea and he includes technique from outside the art.
Books by Hee-Young Kimm and Kwang-Sik Myung ( practitioners with whom I am not connected ) still remain the best on the subject, although they have become increasing difficult to find.
The real shame here is that already having book like this on the market another major publisher isn't likely to publish another book of the same nature done with greater authenticity.
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Title: Taekwondo: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique by Marc Tedeschi ISBN: 0834805154 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $90.00 |
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Title: The Art of Holding: Principles & Techniques by Marc Tedeschi ISBN: 0834804913 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Art of Throwing: Principles & Techniques by Marc Tedeschi, Marc Tedeschi ISBN: 0834804905 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Art of Ground Fighting: Principles & Techniques by Marc Tedeschi ISBN: 0834804964 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Essential Anatomy : For the Healing and Martial Arts by Marc Tedeschi ISBN: 0834804433 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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