Good As A Brief Overview Of Tae Kwon Do, But Not Much More
Just as the subtitle states, this book is a reference guide to the martial art of Tae Kwon Do, although I would have to dispute the assertion by the authors that it is the "ultimate" reference guide.

This book gives you a really basic overview of the martial art of Tae Kwon Do as practiced by WTF (World Tae Kwon Do Federation) practitioners worldwide. However, it seems to lean considerably more towards the sporting or competition side of the art, rather than towards the martial art itself. Although it does include some brief history and philosophy to go along with the brief overview of some of the various and more common techniques associated with Tae Kwon Do.

My only real complaint with the layout of the book, and I know it is a minor one, is the small pictures used to demonstrate the various techniques, which are hampered even more so when there are sparring techniques being demonstrated with two individuals in the photographs.

I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who really wants to learn a specific technique, but I would recommend it to someone who wanted a fairly good overview on the art itself and some of its more common techniques.

Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.

The TKD Bible !
A fantastic read and reference point.
Indispensible parent's handbook in providing extra coaching for youngsters.
An invaluable tool in supplementing formal training.

A must....
....for those of us who need to refer to our poomsae quickly. Tedeshci's texts (taekwondo and hapkido) would be a lot better, but they're big and are rather expensive.
Park and Park gives you a lot of bang for your buck, and the book can easily be stored in your briefcase, gymbag, etc.

Great reference for beginner and intermediate TKDers
Overall great reference guide to starting and intermediate tae kwon do students. Lists the applications and effectiveness of all most aspects of TKD with slideshow pictures to demonstrate correctly. Of course, don't think you can learn the whole martial art from a book; you will need to accommodate by training with an instructor.

The Best Reference Guide to Tae kwon do I have seen to date
This book is above par. I am a soldier deployed in Iraq and I purchased this book to continue my study while on deployment. It has accurate information and pictures to explain everything from the basics, to advanced level forms, and top notch sparring techniques. A great purchase.