Originally posted by JStinson
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If "instructors" told you Taekwondo stances came from Taekkyon, they have been mis-informed. I know, I practice Taekkyon, and learn it directly from the highest senior of Taekkyon in Korea. We discuss these issues about the relationship between Taekwondo and Taekkyon on many occasions.
I like to get my information from various sources. As for books, I consider the author. Example: books by the Kukkiwon and Kwan founders are all good choices for Taekwondo.
Just about every other book on Taekwondo is total garbage, written by men who want to make a name from themselves, because getting published is their only hope of being "known".
But nothing beats talking personally to the men who were there all along, from the beginning of Taekwondo, to the present. They are my best source of information.
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