Contents |
People -- About Korean names -- Introduction: Funny or phony? -- Though ten million opponents might rise against him -- A superpower on every border -- Supernam -- Tae Kwon Do is named in a Korean geisha house -- Enter the dragon and his dictator -- The Vietnam War popularizes Tae Kwon Do -- The aces, cults, and spies in Tae Kwon Do -- Kafka would have cried: the East Berlin incident -- As if in a Bruce Lee movie -- Exiles and heroes -- From spooky Kukki to WTF -- Whaa! -- Olympic mania and North Korean mayhem -- The Olympic summer of love -- "Need a medal? Come with money." -- Cheating in the Olympics -- Like a cult -- The little giant dies and Tae Kwon Do falls apart -- WTF leaders go to prison and TKD faces oblivion -- Cults and criminals vs. C.K. Choi -- Reprieve -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Interviews -- Index. |
General note | "This new and revised edition of the bestselling book contains previously unnamed sources and updated chapters"--Page 4 of cover. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2019403884 |
ISBN | 9781770413009 (paperback) |
ISBN | (pdf) |
ISBN | (epub) |