The International Northern Ssireum Federation (INSF) has officially announced the launch of a global network dedicated to preserving and revitalizing “Bukbang” (Northern) martial culture. This initiative seeks to reconnect the fragmented lineages of traditional wrestling and warrior arts that once flourished across the Eurasian Steppe and along the ancient Silk Road. A Living Legacy of […]

(Reporter Kim Min-jeong)= The International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSF HQ, Wyoming, USA), led by Founder & President Junho Song, has officially secured a monumental historical archive validating the pre-war lineage and cultural sovereignty of Mindung Ssireum (beltless traditional folk wrestling) in the northern regions of the Korean Peninsula. On March 21, hosted by the Gaeseong […]

Author Song Jun-ho Abstract This paper presents a preliminary observational comparison between Northern Korean Mindung Ssireum and traditional Buryat wrestling. The analysis focuses on match initiation, gripping behavior, clinch formation, and throwing mechanics. Video observations suggest that both traditions share a similar competitive structure characterized by free approach, dynamic clinch formation, and minimal reliance on […]

The International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSF), led by President Jun-Ho Song, has officially launched a global academic safeguarding operation to permanently archive the disappearing traditions of Northern-style Korean wrestling (Mindung Ssireum) and the oral histories of the Baekdu Mountain hunter diaspora. This international initiative is strategically back-ended by President Song’s active institutional credentials within Europe’s […]

(Reporter Song In-kwon)= President Jun-Ho Song, the head of the International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSSF), has achieved a monumental diplomatic milestone in sports and cultural governance. The IMSF Supreme Headquarters has been officially integrated into the Europeana Network Association (ENA), the European Union’s premier digital cultural heritage framework. President Jun-Ho Song has been formally inducted […]

The second person from the left in the photo (Director Kim In-taek) (Reporter Song In-kwon)= President Jun-Ho Song, the head of the Supreme Headquarters of the International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSF), has officially issued a sovereign decree announcing the foundational appointment of Grandmaster Kim In-taek, Vice President of the Yanbian Taekwondo Association, as the Sovereign […]

(Reporter Song In-kwon)= President Jun-Ho Song, the head of the Supreme Headquarters of the International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSSF), has officially issued a sovereign decree announcing the foundational appointment of Grandmaster Elrabomoudi as the Sovereign National Head Coach and Executive Board Member representing the Arab Republic of Egypt. Under the direct institutional authority of President […]

A groundbreaking ethnographical breakthrough has officially connected the ancient, sub-zero survival mechanics of the Mount Baekdu frontiers to modern global open science. Director Song Jun-ho, Field Archivist and Head of the Supreme Headquarters of the World Subak Federation, International Mindung Ssireum Federation, has been formally recognized as the primary academic successor to the endangered “Northern […]

Introduction (연구 개요) This comparative research establishes a cutting-edge, convergent methodology combining Cultural Anthropology, Predator Ecology, and Advanced Biomechanics. It investigates the correlation between the Northern Korean Warrior Locomotion (NKWL) of the Eurasian sub-zero frontiers and the Winter Tracking Systems of North American Indigenous Peoples (Algonquin, Navajo, Inuit). By analyzing how human populations under intense […]