About two years ago I published The Study of Sam-Il. It was fun to do a pattern that no one else had analyzed. The downside is that relatively few students know a 3rd-Dan pattern, so next I wanted to tackle some color belt forms.
I settled on starting right at the beginning. The name of the e-book will be
Chon-Ji and Dan-Gun: Self-defense applications with notes on Heian Shodan.
What will be in the book?
Full applications with drawings for Chon-Ji and Dan-Gun. There will also be applications, but not full drawings, for the karate kata Heian Shodan/Pinan Nidan.
Beyond that, I may include an essay or two about pattern interpretation. I don't want to just repeat what was in The Study of Sam-Il, but given that this is about the first two ITF patterns some basic knowledge is warranted.
Where can I buy it
On Payhip, just like The Study of Sam-Il (which you can still purchase, by the way!)
When will it be finished?
Before the end of the year hopefully. The time-limiting factor is the drawings, but I have already finished the drawings for Chon-Ji.
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| Application for the backwards stepping punch in Chon-Ji |
Do these applications differ from Stuart Anslow's/ITF Radix/Anyone else's interpretation?
Yes, they are mostly unique; I do not believe I am just repeating someone else's material. The applications are organized in a systematic way so that you can see the logical structure of the two patterns.
While The Study of Sam-Il is for advanced Taekwondoin, this e-book will be a suitable introduction to pattern applications for students of any rank.
