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Table of Contents Chapter 1 The Headhunter 5 Chapter 2 Techniques and Moves 15 Chapter 3 Training 25 Chapter 4 Advanced Tae Kwon Do 29 Chapter 5 Competitions 37 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Authors 48
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5 Great Britain’s Jade Jones right kicks China’s Hou Yuzhuo during their 2012 Olympic gold-medal bout CHAPTER 1 THE HEADHUNTER Jade Jones is known as The Headhunter She’s flexible and quick And she can kick her opponents in the head with lightning speed Jones competed in tae kwon do also known as taekwondo at the 2012 Olympic Games in London England There she used her high kicks to the head to reach the gold-medal match
