
Taekwon-Do Kicks
Techniques, Strength, and Flexibility. White to Blue Belt
Sally Gleaves(Author)
The Crowood Press Ltd
Published on 22. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7198-4549-9 (ISBN)
Description
Taekwon-Do shines as a martial arts discipline celebrated for its dynamic kicks, precision and focus. As practitioners start learning, mastering kicking techniques becomes not just a skill, but a vital element of their development as effective martial artists. Taekwon-Do Kicks presents a fully illustrated, step-by-step roadmap for practitioners aspiring to learn their fundamental kicks with precision and accuracy. Alongside the techniques, Sally Gleaves offers tips, tricks and exercises to enhance your performance, flexibility and strength. Each of us possesses a unique body and joints, and learning the kicking techniques may present greater challenges for some. This book aims to empower you to explore new methods, build strength and enhance flexibility, enabling your body to perform optimally. By embracing this holistic approach, you can adapt techniques to suit your unique physiology, gaining a deeper understanding and performance of the fundamental Taekwon-Do kicking techniques. Beyond technique, this guide emphasises the importance of conditioning, mobility and flexibility. Targeted exercises and drills are integrated to enhance strength and agility, preparing your body for action. Use the dynamic stretching routines to warm up your muscles, and the static stretches to promote flexibility and aid recovery, ensuring a balanced and injury-free practice regimen.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7198-4549-9 (9780719845499)
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10/2025
The Crowood Press Ltd
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Person
Sally Gleaves is a distinguished Taekwon-Do instructor, certified coach, and international competitor with nearly 30 years of dedication to martial arts. Founder and director of Worcestershire Martial Arts and an advocate for women in the sport, Sally plays a pivotal role in shaping safeguarding policies, advancing coaching standards, and fostering inclusivity.