The leaders of Tae Kwon Do, an Olympic sport and one of the world;s most popular martial arts, are fond of saying that their art is ancient and filled with old dynasties and superhuman feats. In fact, Tae Kwon Do is as full of lies as it is powerful techniques. Since its rough beginnings in the Korean military 60 years ago, the art empowered individuals and nations, but its leaders too often hid the painful truths that led to that empowerment -- the gangsters, secret-service agents, and dictators who encouraged cheating, corruption, and murder. A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do takes you into the cults, geisha houses, and crime syndicates that made Tae Kwon Do. It shows how, in the end, a few key leaders kept the art clean and turned it into an empowering art for tens of millions of people in more than 150 countries. A Killing Art is part history and part biography -- and a wild ride to enlightenment.--Publisher's description.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
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- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.815/7
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
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- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781770906945 9781770413009
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- GV1114.9
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- G54 2016eb
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- 1 electronic text (264 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- (CaBNVSL)kck00236934 (OCoLC)954572570 (CaOOCEL)451502
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Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Table of Contents 3
- People 4
- About Korean Names 6
- INTRODUCTION: Funny or Phony? 8
- CHAPTER 1: Though Ten Million Opponents Might Rise Against Him 20
- CHAPTER 2: A Superpower on Every Border 27
- CHAPTER 3: Supernam 36
- CHAPTER 4: Tae Kwon Do is Named in a Korean Geisha House 49
- CHAPTER 5: Enter the Dragon and His Dictator 60
- CHAPTER 6: The Vietnam War Popularizes Tae Kwon Do 71
- CHAPTER 7: The Aces, Cults, and Spies in Tae Kwon Do 77
- CHAPTER 8: Kafka Would Have Cried: The East Berlin Incident 91
- CHAPTER 9: As If in a Bruce Lee Movie 98
- CHAPTER 10: Exiles and Heroes 108
- CHAPTER 11: From Spooky Kukki to WTF 122
- CHAPTER 12: Whaaa! 135
- CHAPTER 13: Olympic Mania and North Korean Mayhem 149
- CHAPTER 14: The Olympic Summer of Love 158
- CHAPTER 15: “Need a Medal? Come With Money.” 169
- CHAPTER 16: Cheating in the Olympics 175
- CHAPTER 17: Like a Cult 188
- CHAPTER 18: The Little Giant Dies and Tae Kwon Do Falls Apart 199
- CHAPTER 19: WTF Leaders Go to Prison and TKD Faces Oblivion 204
- CHAPTER 20: Cults and Criminals vs. C. K. Choi 212
- CHAPTER 21: Reprieve 224
- Endnotes 226
- Bibliography 247
- Interviews 252
- Index 255
- Copyright 262
- Back Cover 263