This book presents the scientific principles and concepts relevant to the sport of taekwondo.
Features & Benefits
Each volume in the series focuses on one sport and opens with a brief look at the featured sport's origins, history and changes to rules, equipment, or techniques.
Subsequent chapters cover the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries.
The full-color text is augmented by fact boxes, sidebars, photos, and detailed diagrams, charts and graphs.
In addition, a subject-specific glossary, bibliography and index provide further tools for researching the sports and concepts discussed throughout the volume.
