Product Details

• Actors: Sang H. Kim
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Turtle Press,U.S.
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 1998
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1880336340
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,083 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Learn the correct standard of performance for the World Taekwondo Federation Taegeuk Poomse (numbers 1 through 8) up to 1st degree black belt. Master Sang H. Kim teaches you how to perfect your Taegeuk Poomse for promotion testing, competition and at-home practice. Each form performance includes full speed, walk-through explanation, the meaning of the poomse, front and side views, and the correct English and Korean names of each movement. This one tape is a complete reference for serious students of taekwondo.

Product Description

Learn the correct standard of performance for the World Taekwondo Federation Taegeuk Poomse (numbers one to eight) up to first degree black belt. Master Sang H. Kim teaches you how to perfect your Taegeuk Poomse for promotion testing, competition and at-home practice. Each form performance includes full speed, walk-through explanation, the meaning of the poomse, front and side views, and the correct English and Korean names of each movement. This one tape is a complete reference for serious students of taekwondo.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best tape on the market right now, March 13, 2001

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Karl Lawton (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WTF Taekwondo Taegeuk Poomse [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the third tape I've purchased of this set of forms and I'm glad I kept trying because this is the best I've seen.

The first tape I bought was one promoted by a popular tkd mag and it was horrible. The instructor on the tape was even doing some of the moves wrong. The second tape came with the kukkiwon textbook. The moves are all right (of course!) but there is no voice over to explain the moves.

What I really love about Turtle's tape is that the instructor explains each move and gives little tips for each one. Even though I've been doing some of the lower belt forms for a couple of years, I learned a lot of things I didn't know - especially the little things that really make a difference when it's time to teach the form to other people.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for practice at home!, January 9, 2001

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Karen Redmond (Baton Rouge LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WTF Taekwondo Taegeuk Poomse [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My instructor recommended this tape to me and I have to say it is excellent for reviewing the forms at home. The mutliple views make it easy to see exactly how each move should be done and Master Sang H. Kim breaks down the forms step by step so you can check your performance. I use it to practice new forms after I learn them in class and to review lower rank forms before testing. I think I'd be lost without it!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great tape from Master Kim, May 7, 2002

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Kirk Ellis (Davenport IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WTF Taekwondo Taegeuk Poomse [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you don't have any tapes by Sang H. Kim, get one. His performance is one of the best you'll find on a taekwondo instructional tape and all of the tapes I've seen are loaded with extra tips and insightful explanations. For example on this poomse tape, he goes beyond how to do each movement and really gets into detailed explanations of why things are done the way the are and what kind of mistakes you should watch out for. I use this in class to show my students and recommend that they buy a copy if they are having trouble remembering their forms, so they can practice at home.