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Help & Support

All members of the Pioneer Tae Kwon Do Association are here to help & support others. This can include, but is not limited to specific areas related to the association, such as infusing the Key Stages into your syllabus, gaining extra training in certain areas or general help & advice on Tae Kwon Do, teaching, training or running your school.

For issues relating to membership, requirements, key stage implimentation etc., please contact one of the Verification panel, via the
Contacts page.

For general issues, please visit the
Pioneer Tae Kwon Do Association forum


Resources

The following is a list of resourses that can help with various aspects of Tae Kwon Do and teaching. Recommended by fellow association instructors.


Rules and Regulations for Full Member Schools
Downloadable PDF document: Please right click
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2nd to 1st Kup Syllabus DVD
This DVD contains the requirements for each grading, at 2nd and 1st kup levels.
Filmed on location at Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy and lovingly edited,
this DVD is designed to aid senior kup grade students to progress through the
ranks towards their black belt exams.

Sections includes relevant patterns (demonstrated from both front and side views,
as well as in slow motion), 1 Step Sparring , Free Sparring, 2 V 1 Sparring,
Traditional Sparring, Choke Sparring, Knife Work, Hosinsul (24 sets + more),
Destruction  and the theory for each level, plus other elements required for
Black Belt gradings and includes actual grading footage.

Each section includes information and tips in text form along side the videos to aid the student further.

Everything required for each grade is demonstrated by the academy’s Chief Instructor, Stuart Anslow, along with his black belt students.
Run Time: 1hr 35mins

For more information, to purchase a copy or to see a preview of the DVD, please
click here


Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul: Real Applications To The ITF Patterns (Book)
Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul is an in-depth study of the Ch'ang Hon
Taekwon-do patterns, their history, their roots, Taekwon-do's evolution, its genetic
make up, its differences with other martial arts and the techniques and movements
which define the system, detailing for the first time since its inception, realistic
interpretations for the patterns Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok,
Joong-Gun and Toi-Gye, as well as Saju Jirugi and Saju Makgi.

Over 17 chapters, covering over 350 pages, with over 1,600 photographs, the
patterns are examined, dissected and rebuilt to help both students and instructors
understand the applications that are really contained within the Ch'ang Hon
patterns, many of which were previously unknown and undocumented.

For more information, to purchase a copy or to download a preview of the book, please
click here


Boon Hae Seminar DVD
This seminar DVD features realistic applications (Boon Hae) for the Ch’ang Hon
patterns. A variety of applications are demonstrated by Stuart Anslow, author of
Ch’ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul. With applications from, Saju-Jirugi, Chon-Ji,
Dan-Gun, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok, Joong-Gun & Toi-Gye - transcending into
releases, arm breaks, shoulder locks, throws & much more.
Run time: 1 hour, 20 mins approx 

For more information, to purchase a copy or to see a preview of the DVD, please
click here



The Taegeuk Cipher: The patterns of Kukki Taekwondo as a practical self-defence system
An examination of the Taegeuk patterns of Kukki Taekwondo, including:
   - history and development of the Taekwondo patterns
  - pattern interpretation for realistic self-defence
  - comprehensive analysis of all eight patterns
  - no-nonsense explanations of every movement of each pattern
  - developing attributes for effective self-defence
  - designing a pattern-based self-defence syllabus

It will eventually be sold via Amazon, but at the moment it can be found/ordered on
http://www.combat-tkd.com as well as http://www.lulu.com/content/2390574






More resources will be added when suggested by members