Helpful TKD Resource Links

Discussion in 'Tae Kwon Do Resources' started by KickChick, Jun 11, 2004.

  1. KickChick

    KickChick Valued Member

    Please post links that you have personally found helpful in your study of Tae Kwon do.... whether it be ITF-style or WTF-style, etc.
    .... for the benefit of our new TKD students ... (... and for the older ones too that want to learn more!)

    Please add your links only and avoid discussion on this thread.


    Here are some of mine....

    Dictionary of Korean Martial Art Terms

    Toward a Broader Taekwondo Curriculum : A Structured Incorporation of Basic Falls, Joint Locks, and Throws ... *newly added


    History of Tae Kwon Do * new!

    http://www.tkdm.com/bbs.php?table=TKDMHistory


    Philosophy of Tae Kwon Do

    http://www.taekwondobible.com/tkdbi...o/preface1.html

    http://www.itf-information.com/information18.htm (ITF)

    http://www.wtf.org/site/about_taekwondo/philosophy.htm (WTF)

    Various TKD Information Here ****
    http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Pressbox/7045/taekwondo/tkdlinks.htm

    TKD Terminology/Glossary (direct excerpts from General Choi's encycopedia)
    http://www.taekwondo.edu.sg/korean_terminology.htm
    (You may be redirected, if so click on "Encyclopedia" and then scroll down to "Terminology" )

    TKD Theory
    http://www.stch.btinternet.co.uk/linux/tkd.html
    http://www.turtletaekwondo.com/Taekwon-do web1.htm

    Korean Language/Terminology/Counting with audio clips
    http://www.barrel.net/language.php

    http://www.blackbeltworld.com/features/korea/index.htm

    Organizations
    Differences of ITF & WTF http://itfnz.org.nz/news/assets/ITF - WTF Comparison.pdf

    The World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF) http://www.wtf.org

    The International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF) http://www.tkd-itf.org/

    United States Taekwon-Do Federation - (USTF/ITF of USA) http://www.ustf-itf.com

    OTF - Oceania Taekwon-Do Federation http://www.otkd.com/

    INTERNATIONAL ITF ORGANIZATIONS
    ITF Headquarters, President Master Trân Triêu Quân: http://www.tkd-itf.org/index.htm

    ITF Headquarters, President Mr. Chang Ung: http://www.internationaltaekwon-dofederation.com/

    ITF Headquarters, President Master Choi Jung Hwa: http://www.itf-online.com/

    All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation AETF: http://www.itfeurope.org/

    ITF Australia http://www.itfaustralia.com/
    ITF New Zealand http://itfnz.org.nz/
    Sonkal Praha Czech ITF http://sonkal.taekwondo.cz/index-en.html
    ITF England (*new site) http://www.itfengland.com

    ICTF - International Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-Do Federation http://www.ictf-web.com

    GTF http://www.saskgtf.com/patterns.html http://www.gtftaekwondo.com

    ITA(alliance) http://www.tkd.org/index.html

    ITA(association) http://www.itatkd.com/

    ATA http://www.ataonline.com/

    UTI - Unified TaeKwon-Do International http://www.unifiedtkd.com/

    USTU - The United States Tae Kwon Do Union (USTU) http://www.ustu.org

    KATU - The KoreAmerica Taekwon-Do Union (KATU)

    TAGB- Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain http://www.tagb.biz/

    TaeKwonDo America http://www.taekwondoamerica.org/

    TTA Traditional Taekwondo Association http://www.tta-taekwondo.co.uk/

    KTA http://www.koreataekwondo.org/eng/etc/sitemap.htm

    UTA - United Tae Kwon Do Association http://www.utataekwondo.com/

    China International Federation http://www.taekwondo-web.com./eng/index.htm

    The World TKD League http://www.thewtl.com/

    A More Detailed Listing of Various TKD Organizations/Federations/Organizations in the World http://winstonstableford.com/organiz.html

    TAE KWON DO FORMS/HYUNGS/POOMSES

    Basic Martial Arts Forms Cross Reference *newly added


    The (Shamelessly) Unofficial Taekwondo Resource http://paperwindow.com/tkd/

    Taranaki ITF Taekwon-Do Pattern Workout *newly added

    All 24 Diagrams of ITF-style Forms http://www.karate-kids.com/lesson3.htm

    http://www.jenningscc.com/TaeKwonDo/Forms.htm
    http://www.geocities.com/sweetguy_tx/TaeKwonDo/TKDhome.html#GIF

    ITF Patterns: Essential Information and Patterns Menu (contains excerpts from Gen. Choi's Encyclopedia) ... http://www.itf-online.com/articles/information-philosophy.htm

    TKD Hyungs http://www.mindspring.com/~kmai/kmai_students_3.html - from the Korean Martial Arts Institute of Lapeer, Michigan

    Master Mac's Korean Martial Arts Forms Resource http://mchenry.homeip.net/TangSooDo/forms/

    ITF Tuls shown with Step-By-Step Pics *newly added
    http://sonkal.taekwondo.cz/reindex.php?url=http://sonkal.taekwondo.cz/tuly.php


    VIDEOS of Patterns/Hyungs

    http://www.hyong.net/
    http://www.natkd.com/tkd_forms.htm
    http://www.taekwondo.edu.sg/

    http://www.kick-t.com/filmer2.htm *new

    International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Team Pattern
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfi9duuUuY8"]International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Team Pattern - YouTube[/ame]

    Sparring

    Links to Tae Kwon Do Sparring videos

    http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19572

    North Korea Amazing Knockout ITF
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAQhaE5wvlQ"]North Korea Amazing Knockout ITF - YouTube[/ame]

    WTF-Taekwondo Sparring Rules
    http://www.wtf.org/site/rules/competition.htm

    ITF-TaeKwon do Sparring Rules
    http://www.itf-information.com/information10a.htm


    Kicking Tips *newly added
    http://tkdtutor.com/09Techniques/Kicks/KickTips/KickTipsI.htm



    Board Breaking & Destruction Links

    Specifics of Breaking
    http://www.aibudo.com/break/specific/specific.html

    Breaking
    http://jenningscc.com/TaeKwonDo/Breaking.htm

    http://www.tkdtutor.com/12Breaking/Breaking.htm


    Break Video Clips
    http://www.cwtkd.com/videos.html

    Breaking (with video clips)
    http://www.ironcrane.com/html/breaking.htm

    http://www.mntaekwondocenter.com/gallery/gallery_movies-breaking.html

    http://www.farrellsusma.com/videoclips.htm

    http://www.adnantarsha.com/video_clips2.htm



    Mike Reeves did it! He broke his Guinness World Record by breaking 415 boards in 60 seconds at the US Open on July 6th!
    http://www.mikereevesonline.com/media.html


    ... and other World Records for Board Breaking

    Master F. Camareno in his first World Record of breaking 310 bricks in 60 seconds with one hand. This was on August 2004. Next March 12 2007 he is going to attempt break his own record in Puerto Rico.
    You can see others videos at:
    http://www.mastercamarenovideos.cjb.net/ *new!

    Various Interesting TKD videos posted on YouTube:

    What is Taekwondo? by ITF
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMlz52lG1qk"]What is Taekwondo? by ITF - YouTube[/ame]

    The Way - TKD by WTF
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKROCTGSd7Y"]The Way - Taekwondo by WTF - YouTube[/ame]

    Taekwondo Promotion Video from Korea (WTF)
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bED6HrsFoU"]Taekwondo Promotion Video from Korea (WTF) - YouTube[/ame]

    ITF World Championship Part 1 & 2
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd-1YF2lo3U"]ITF World Championship Part 1 - YouTube[/ame]
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E5_ed_OwYU"]ITF World Championship Part 2 - YouTube[/ame]

    WTF Demo Clips
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84391qGT0eg"]WTF Taekwondo Demo Clips - YouTube[/ame]

    *revised Oct. 4th 2006
     
    Last edited: Oct 13, 2006
  2. Senior Moment

    Senior Moment Valued Member

    Oh great! Now I will be up all night again. :)

    Chet
     
  3. cjw314

    cjw314 New Member

    http://tkdtutor.com/ and then click on 'patterns' and find the right ones for you

    Has some vids; most are small and low qual, but free. ;)

    Real Player ITF Pattern Videos (traditional ITF patterns)

    QuickTime ITF Pattern Movies (traditional ITF patterns)

    Videos of Different Pattern Sets (Taegeuk)

    ==

    And then there's

    http://www.natkd.com/chang_hon.htm

    if you're looking for . . .

    Chang Hon Forms
    Jhoon Rhee Forms
    NATKD Forum
    Palgwe Forms
    Pyung An Forms
    Songahm Forms
    Taegeuk Forms

    :D
     
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  4. Nightstrike

    Nightstrike MMA Nerd

    any wtf forms?
     
  5. KickChick

    KickChick Valued Member

    Last edited: Aug 3, 2004
  6. Artikon

    Artikon Advertise here ask me how

    For the WTFers out there

    Poomse Resource Page (site is currently "Under Construction" to be advised when up and running again! )

    Page at this time is incomplete but will contain all Taegeuk, Palgwae, and Yudanja poomse that I currently know. Feel free to PM or email me if you find any bugs in the pages, or with comments. Thanks

    Taegeuk 1 (added)
    Taegeuk 2 (added)
    Taegeuk 3 (added)
    Taegeuk 4 (added)
    Taegeuk 5
    Taegeuk 6
    Taegeuk 7
    Taegeuk 8

    Palgwae 1
    Palgwae 2
    Palgwae 3
    Palgwae 4
    Palgwae 5
    Palgwae 6
    Palgwae 7
    Palgwae 8

    Poomse Koryo
    Poomse Keumgang
    Poomse Taebek
    Poomse Pyongwon
     
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  7. 98765

    98765 New Member

  8. cjw314

    cjw314 New Member

  9. UKscrapper

    UKscrapper I kick ass therefore I am

  10. KickChick

    KickChick Valued Member

    I've added a few new TKD resources with links to my original thread.

    Check them out and please add a helpful TKD resource link of your own!
     
  11. seikido

    seikido New Member

    http://www.hyong.net has videos of ITF patterns in two angles. It's in German, but you don't need to speak German to get some use out of the site, or find/watch the videos.
     
  12. Visage

    Visage Banned Banned

    http://www.ir.isas.ac.jp/~cpp/TKD

    This site has downloadable videos of the Taeguek patterns, as well as still images of each technique. Also has photo shots of the basic techniques found in TKD.

    (WTF)
     
  13. Slimfast

    Slimfast New Member

    Great, Thanks!!!!!!!
     
  14. Lefty

    Lefty Yummy!

  15. Mr. Anderson

    Mr. Anderson Valued Member

    Thanks all for all the wonderful links and especially to KC for starting this thread. Plenty to read over lunch today.
     
  16. StuartA

    StuartA Guardian of real TKD :-)

    Hmm, not doing no self promotion (ahem), but i would like to offer our site:
    Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy
    Much to see, read & do:

    Great articles, photos, loads of videos, terminology etc etc.

    Stuart
     
  17. itfengland.com

    itfengland.com New Member

    more links

    here a few more links

    Official ITF website www.tkd-itf.org

    polish taekwondo federation www.pztkd.lublin.pl

    czech taekwondo federation www.taekwondo.cz

    now in the movies, formerly a mamber of ITF England team www.silviosimac.com

    erm cant think of the others - i have loads of links but i think these are prob the most interesting to look at
     
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  18. neryo_tkd

    neryo_tkd Valued Member

  19. glo_in_da_dark

    glo_in_da_dark New Member

    whoooah! cool! thanks for all of those cool links for those of you who contributed all of them!!!! :D sigh~ there goes my weekend... :p now... where to begin.... :cool:
     
  20. KickChick

    KickChick Valued Member


    True, links do need to be updated ocassionally.

    If you find a "dead" link ... please point it out and I will locate the update for you!

    Thanks neryo ... all fixed --- and to you too glo_in_da_dark (.. hope you had a nice weekend! ;) )
     

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