A Killing Art, a book about Tae Kwon Do by Alex Gillis

The only book in the world that tells the truth about TaeKwonDo's history and current problems.

Buy an updated print, e-book or audio edition (2016) from your local or online book store almost anywhere in the world.

A Killing Art is also available in German (Tödliche Kunst).

And it’s in Portuguese (Uma Arte Mortal), from Sergio Moller Jr. (mollersv@gmail.com), who’s based in Brazil. 

The 2008 edition is available in Greek.

Order a signed English copy of A Killing Art from a2gillis@gmail.com or through Paypal:

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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.”

Grandmaster Nam Tae-Hi, who helped create Tae Kwon Do, recommends A Killing Art: