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Kong Soo Do The Way of the Empty Hand explains the origin of the only true style of Korean Karate, as taught by Master Gichin Funakoshi. Kong Soo Do was one of the most influential post-WW II Korean martial arts styles that would eventually become inifieed with the many other styles to become Korean Taekwondo. The author includes the path from Chuan Fa to Karate to Taekowndo and the path from training on dirt floors to an an Olympic sport with chapters on dojang etiquette and the detailed written instructions and drawings to learn all the Kata for promotion from white belt to Black Belt. Included are the instructions for the five Heien Kata, Nai Hanji Kata and Bassai Kata, also proper the dojang behavior and the Kong Soo Do belt ranking system. Other topics include the theories of Budo and Bushido and the 13 concepts. The author provides his extensive bibliography used to with Kong Soo Do, a complete Glossary and an extensive Index for the readers convenience.

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