Marc Tedeschi

Tedeschi was born in Flemington, New Jersey, and graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in 1974. He holds an AAS degree in Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology (1976) and a BFA degree in Design from the Kansas City Art Institute (1981), and formerly taught design at the Academy of Art University and the University of San Francisco, from 1988 to 1997. and Wally Jay. Tedeschi was a 7th degree black belt in Hapkido before founding his own style of Hapkido in 2007.{{cite web == Notable work ==

His book Hapkido: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique about 2000 techniques in 1136 pages with more than 9000 photographs, has been referred to as the most comprehensive text on a single martial art ever published.{{cite web {{cite podcast| url= https://everydaymartialartist.com/marc-tedeschi-ep65/| title=Marc Tedeschi - Hapkido West – Episode 65| website=everydaymartialartist.com| publisher=Everyday Martial Artist| host=Doucette, Brian| date=1 June 2022| access-date=5 May 2024| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240505151643/https://everydaymartialartist.com/marc-tedeschi-ep65/ == Early career ==

Tedeschi began his professional arts career in 1973 as a freelance photographer for The New York Times and other smaller publications. Later, he was also a designer for various firms, including HNTB Architects in Kansas City and Landor Associates in San Francisco. IDEA アイデア (magazine), Communication Arts, Print , Art Direction (magazine), I.D. (The Magazine of International Design), Type Directors Club Annual, American Corporate Identity, World Trademarks and Logotypes 2, Graphic Design USA, The New York Times, as well as a variety of newspapers and trade magazines. In 1985, he was included in I.D. magazine’s “The Best Design in America” issue. His work is also included in the Library of Congress, and in the Smithsonian Institution, as part of the Landor Design Collection at the National Museum of American History. == Publications ==

Books • Hapkido: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique. New York: Weatherhill, 2000. ; . • Hapkido: An Introduction to the Art of Self-Defense. New York: Weatherhill, 2001. ; , . • Essential Anatomy For Healing & Martial Arts. New York: Weatherhill, 2000. ; , . • The Art of Striking: Principles & Techniques. New York: Weatherhill, 2002. ; (hardcover), (softcover). • The Art of Holding: Principles & Techniques. New York: Weatherhill, 2001. ; (hardcover), (softcover). • The Art of Throwing: Principles & Techniques. New York: Weatherhill, 2001. ; (hardcover), (softcover). • The Art of Ground Fighting: Principles & Techniques. New York: Weatherhill, 2002. ; (hardcover), (softcover). • The Art of Weapons: Armed and Unarmed Self-Defense. New York: Weatherhill, 2003. ; (hardcover), (softcover). • Taekwondo: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique. New York: Weatherhill, 2003. ; , . • Taekwondo: The Essential Introduction. New York: Weatherhill, 2003. ; , . • Taekwondo: Complete WTF Forms. New York: Weatherhill, 2004. ; , . • Taekwondo: Complete ITF Patterns. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2015. . • Taekwondo: Reference Material. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2015. . • Hapkido: Yellow Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 1 of 9, . • Hapkido: Green Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 2 of 9, . • Hapkido: Blue Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 3 of 9, . • Hapkido: Red Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 4 of 9, . • Hapkido: 1st Degree Black Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 5 of 9, . • Hapkido: 2nd Degree Black Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 6 of 9, . • Hapkido: 3rd Degree Black Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2013. Volume 7 of 9, . • Hapkido: 4th Degree Black Belt Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2013. Volume 8 of 9, . • Hapkido: Promotion Requirements. Warren CT: Floating World Editions, 2007. Volume 9 of 9, . Posters • Essential Acupoints Poster. New York: Weatherhill, 2002. (printed in seven colors in a limited edition of 1000 impressions, by Gardner Lithograph in California). . Articles • Tedeschi, Marc. “Hapkido’s Defenses Against Multiple Opponents”. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Volume 9, Number 4, Winter 2000. Santa Fe: Via Media Publishing. pp. 76–101. . • Tedeschi, Marc. “Healing the Body, Healing the Mind”. Combat Fitness Magazine, February 2001. Burbank: CFW Publishing Group. pp. 79–83. Publications with contributions by Tedeschi • Dohrenwend, Robert E. “The Walking Stick: The Gentleman’s Weapon”. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Volume 14, Number 4, Winter 2005. Santa Fe: Via Media Publishing. p. 14. . • Dohrenwend, Robert E. ''Dohrenwend's Masterwork: On the Spear, Sling, Sai, and Walking Stick''. Santa Fe: Via Media Publishing, 2015. . • Foundations of Korean Martial Arts: Masters, Manuals and Combative Techniques. Compiled by Michael A. DeMarco. Santa Fe: Via Media Publishing, 2017. pp. 88–133. . • ''Professor Wally Jay's 90th Birthday Tribute: World Class Instructors Seminar and Demonstrations''. 2008. DVD (two-disc set; Disc 2 includes demonstrations by more than twenty notable martial artists from various styles, including “Marc Tedeschi - Hapkido”). Directed by Wally Jay and Leon Jay, 1 hour and 50 minutes. Fremont, CA: TC Media (Tiger Claw). . • Takenobu Igarashi. World Trademarks and Logotypes II. Tokyo: Graphic-Sha Publishing Company, 1987. pp. 122–124. . • Carter, David E. American Corporate Identity: The State of the Art in the 80s. New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1986. . • Barron, Don (Editor). Creativity 15: A Photographic Review. New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1986. "A complete pictoral record of Creativity ’85, a show sponsored, judged, and exhibited by Art Direction Magazine" . • Barron, Don (Editor). Creativity 16: A Photographic Review. New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1987. "A complete pictoral record of Creativity ’86, a show sponsored, judged, and exhibited by Art Direction Magazine" . • Typography 4: Annual Type Directors Club Exhibition for 1982. New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1982. p. 145. . • IDEA アイデア (magazine). Vol. 32, No.186, September 1984. Tokyo: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing. pp. 104–114. . • Communication Arts: CA85 Design Annual. Vol. 27, No. 7, November 1985. . . • ID: The Magazine of International Design — 1985 Annual Design Review — The Best Design in America. July/August 1985. p. 53. . • ''Print Magazine: Print's Regional Design Annual 1983''. July/August 1983. #175. . • ''Print Magazine: Print's Regional Design Annual 1986''. July/August 1986. pp. 266–267. . • 8th Annual Desi Awards 1985 — Graphic Design USA (Exhibition Catalogue). New York: Graphic Design USA, 1985. • California Design 2 Exhibition. Los Angeles: American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1985. == References ==