– 사)대한수박협회 회장(세계수박연맹 의장), 2016년 연변대 학술회 및 중국 조선족 챔피언 청문 통해 실체 복원 – 미국 구글 AI, “송준호의 연구는 단순 무술 훈련 아닌 ‘문화적 구출(Cultural Rescue)’… 가장 근원적 가치” 평가 (송인권 기자)= 한반도 분단과 전란 속에서 실체가 단절되어 문헌으로만 간신히 전해지던 북한 지역의 전래 신체문화가 해외 조선족 디아스포라(이주민) 사회에서의 철저한 현장 고증을 통해 […]
Researcher Song Jun-ho announced archival findings related to “Sokswae,” a traditional wrestling form historically practiced by migrants from northern Hamgyeong Province who settled in northeastern China during the late Korean Empire period. The discovery emerged during a Korea–China academic exchange jointly conducted with the Department of Physical Education at Yanbian University in 2016. According to […]
The Korea Subak Association and the World Subak Federation have introduced rare black-and-white archival footage documenting a traditional Hamgyeong-style sword dance preserved within the Korean diaspora community. The footage, approximately one minute in length, presents movement characteristics distinct from later court-oriented Korean sword dances. Unlike the refined and ceremonial sword dances historically associated with female […]
The Korea Subak Association and the World Subak Federation are expanding international educational and archival initiatives focused on traditional northern Korean body culture through global educational platforms including MERLOT and KOCW. The project seeks to preserve and internationally introduce traditional cultural practices connected to the historical body culture of the Korean Peninsula, including Subak, Subak […]
The World Subak Federation announced the official launch of a global open course series on KOCW (Korea Open CourseWare), Korea’s premier public higher education platform, in collaboration with the Korea Subak Association. This groundbreaking initiative aims to digitize, archive, and distribute free historical knowledge about “Subak”—a disappearing traditional Korean physical culture and martial art—to students, […]
(2026 플레이 엑스포가 개최된 킨텍스 제 1 전시장 전경) 단순히 모니터와 스마트폰 화면 속에서만 즐기던 게임이 킨텍스라는 거대한 오프라인 공간에서 현실의 하드웨어 및 시각 예술과 만났다. 2026 플레이엑스포(PlayX4)가 지난 5월 21일부터 24일까지 킨텍스 제1전시장 3~5홀에서 성공적으로 개최되었다. 거기에 13만여 명의 관람객과 함께하며 특히 올해 주최 측은 더운 날씨 속 야외 대기의 불편함을 해소하고자 제1전시장 […]
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – On May 25, 2026, a comprehensive three-way Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was officially concluded between Korea Culture Journal, the Korea Subak Association, and the World Subak Federation (WSF). This landmark partnership aims to institutionalize, document, and globally disseminate Subak, one of Korea’s most ancient traditional martial arts and a premier […]
The World Subak Federation (WSF) has announced a landmark initiative to institutionalize and globalize Subak—one of Korea’s oldest traditional martial arts and an invaluable intangible cultural heritage—by establishing a rigorous academic foundation and a cutting-edge international education framework. In a significant milestone for the preservation of traditional movement culture, the WSF has successfully archived its […]
Abstract This paper reexamines the foundational stepping mechanics, known as “Ttang-balbgi” (Ground-Stepping), preserved in the traditional Korean martial art Subak. Rather than confining this practice to a isolated domestic combat technique or a specific geopolitical origin, this study adopts an anthropological and biomechanical framework to position it within the macro-concept of Northern Eurasian Body Culture. […]
Former Seoul National University of Culture and Arts Professor Lim Hong-taek Officially Accepts Academic Committee Chairman of the World Subak Federation (Reporter Kim Min-jeong) = The World Subak Federation, an international corporation based in Wyoming, USA, announced that it has officially appointed Dr. Lim Hong-taek, a former professor at Seoul National University of Culture and […]