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A killing art : the untold history of Tae kwon do / Alex Gillis.

Author/creator Gillis, Alex
Format Electronic and Book
EditionUpdated and revised.
Publication InfoToronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2016]
Description264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019403884
ISBN9781770413009 (paperback)
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ISBN(epub)

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