Teaching Structure and Alignment In the Art of Taekwondo is a textbook explaining how to teach the structure and alignment of basic blocks, strikes stances and kicks. This manual will help clarify the technical details of proper technique, and how to teach them.
This text covers several topics such as...

• Structure of basic stances
• Bone alignment
• Blocking and striking techniques
• 6 components of a kick
• Technical kicking structure

Seeking the theories behind the art of striking and blocking will provide students with a greater understanding, giving them an opportunity to learn how we learn. As Instructors, we have the responsibility to continually seek new knowledge so that we are able to advance ourselves, our students and our art.

The Author, Master Brent Messmer has over 35 years of martial arts training. He is a sixth degree blackbelt in Taekwondo, but has also studied Hapkido, JKD, Escrima, kickboxing and several other styles. He wrote this series of textbooks to help others in their own journey of teaching and exploring the amazing world of the martial arts.