Want to do something that's fun, exciting, and challenging? Something that will make you strong and quick?

Once you start learning tae kwon do, you'll want to keep on practicing until you're perfect at every punch, kick, and combination. But in order to be good at this martial art, you have to train correctly. Do you want to know what you have to do?

Choose the right teacher. Go with a parent and watch a class before you sign up!
Look at these pictures-they'll show you every basic position a beginner has to master.
Warm up and build up! Some of these exercises will stretch your muscles for the workout ahead. Others will make you stronger over time.
Learn all the basic stance, punches, kicks, and blocks.
Put them all together in a perfect sparring routine.
What's in your future-sparring in class? Competitions?

Endorsed by the American Karate and Tai Kwon Do Organizations.

Contents

Chapter One Introduction
Chapter Two Warm-ups and strength building exercises
Chapter Three Stances
Chapter Four Blocking
Chappter Five striking techniques
Chapter Six Kicking
Chapter seven Patterns
Chapter Eight One-steps
Chapter Nine Self-defense
Chapter Ten Sparring
About the Authors
Index