He served as a USTU official delegate to the 2000 Olympic Games and represented the United States as a delegate to the summer Universiade Games (World University Olympiad Games) in 2003. In 2000 Master Kil was named Coach of the Year by the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU). national collegiate teams at the World Taekwondo championships. national teams, junior national teams, and U.S. Master Yong Sup Kil is a seventh dan black belt, a four-time Korean national martial arts champion (1973-1980), and the 1975 world champion.
Competitive Taekwondo is the champion’s guide to taking down even the most formidable opponent. Conditioning and sparring plans round out precompetition preparation. With chapters covering kicking and blocking stepping and footwork competitive stances and postures sparring tactics and feints and timing, readers will learn to establish and execute fight plans that complement their strengths and exploit their opponents’ weaknesses.ĭetailed descriptions and photo sequences convey effective techniques and tactics, while proven drills and sparring scenarios reinforce the key concepts for execution. Competitive Taekwondo provides detailed instruction on each of these topics. Victory in taekwondo is the result of strength, strategy, emotion, and skill. national, junior national, and World University Games teams for more than a decade. A top competitor, official, and teacher, Master Kil has used the training techniques outlined in this book to coach elite athletes on U.S. Taekwondo became a demonstration event at the 1988 Olympic games in Seoul, and became an official medal event at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney.In Competitive Taekwondo, former world taekwondo champion Master Yong Sup Kil shares the techniques, tactics, strategies, and mental and physical conditioning that have elevated him to the highest level of this sport.
Most strikes in Taekwondo have the power to break bone, and even defensive blocks have the power of strikes. Students of all ages benefit from studying Taekwondo for its excellent cardiovascular workout, its self-defense techniques, and its contribution to one's personal improvement. Taekwondo has its roots in open-hand (weaponless) martial arts which can be traced back for hundreds of years. In 1973 the KTA supported the establishment of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to promote Taekwondo specifically as an international sport. The name was coined around 1959 with the establishment of the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA). Taekwondo is a Korean martial art characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques in addition to an array of hand techniques. “Taekwondo” literally means “foot and hand way”.
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