This is the first book in published in English, and one of the first in any language other than Korean. It shows that early on, there was an association between Karate and Taekwon-Do.
It includes the traditional forms of of Funakoshi's Shotokan School. These patterns were practiced by many of Taekwon-Do's earliest pioneers, including Gen Choi, when they were taught karate in Japan.
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