A Killing Art, a book by Alex Gillis
A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do (ECW Press, 2016) takes readers into the dynasties of two founders of the martial art: Choi Hong-Hi, who named the art, and his nemesis, Kim Un-Yong, who developed the Olympic style and became a powerful, corrupt official man in international sports.
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Book reviews:
“Alex Gillis Talks about Tae Kwon Do, Controversy and Researching Martial Arts History,” by Ben Judkins: “With a background in investigative journalism, Gillis has produced one of the most engaging and fast-paced studies of a martial art to date.”
WhistleKick Martial Arts Radio podcast with Alex Gillis, by Jeremy Lesniak: “Over the course of this show, we’ve had a few trends with mentions of movies & actors. But when it comes to books, there are only a few we’ve heard about consistently. Joe Hyams’s Zen in the Martial Arts, Miyamoto Musashi’s The Book of Five Rings and Alex Gillis’s A Killing Art.”
Quill & Quire, book review by Jan Dutkiewicz: “A Killing Art is fascinating, fast-paced, and reads more like a spy novel than a history.”