Freestyle Sparring

By Jennifer Lawler and Woo Jin Jung

Book Overview

Build an explosive freestyle sparring arsenal with powerful techniques, precise timing, and superior tactics Packed with valuable sparring drills and strategies, Freestyle Sparring provides the tools you need to develop and refine your fighting skills. Grandmaster Woo Jin Jung, a lifelong Taekwondo artist and 8th Dan black belt, has written the ultimate freestyle sparring resource for beginning, intermediate, and advanced martial artists in all hard-style disciplines. Regardless of your current skill level, Freestyle Sparring's skills, drills, tactics, and conditioning will help you become a faster, stronger, smarter fighter. Grandmaster Jung shares his wealth of knowledge and experience by providing the following: -Detailed instruction of proper technique -Drills for refining technique, timing, and conditioning -Skill assessment checklists to maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses -Mental tactics that provide superior focus and discipline -Strategies for incorporating techniques from other martial arts styles -Specific guidelines for tournament competition, including equipment, uniforms, and sparring rules for both Karate and TaekwondoSample training programs provide step-by-step guidance in developing efficient, effective workout regimens, including plans for preparing for competition and schedules for year-round training. Over 160 photos illustrate 110 sparring techniques, including punches, kicks, blocks, and strikes. Whether you enjoy sparring as one aspect of martial arts training or wish to excel in competition, Freestyle Sparring gives you everything you need to take your fighting skills to the next level.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736001298
• ISBN13: 9780736001298
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

I was aSTUDENT of Mr. JUNG 10 years

Master instruction from a master instructer.I was a student of Mr. jung until I began FCR kickboxing.I bought this book specifically to work on my kick counters and anything else I had forgot under the tutelage of Master Jung.I personally recomend this book for any level really.Nobody knows it all, guys. Jerome Owens 3rd Dan TKD,Former North American welterweight champ,CurrentlyWorld ranked by ISKA,#2 IKF superwelterweight contender.

If you've never sparred before

I just bought this book, and I think it's a pretty good intro to get the feel of what goes on when sparring, and how to think, what to look for, etc. I recently started a karate class, and I was wondering how I should begin to think about sparring, because it was something completely new to me. This book talks about basic rules, basic strikes, and gives you a clue on what kind of counters work for certain openings. It's probably not very helpful for people who have been sparring a while, but it definitely made me more confident since I haven't done a whole lot of sparring and since I suck at it. But now I know what to look for and how to get better (beyond just practice, practice, practice) and so I think this book was valuable.