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Elite Global Champions Inscribed into International Registry as Certified Lineage Successors Under Master Song Jun-ho’s Direct Discipleship

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The International Traditional Physical Heritage & Eminent Leaders Registry has announced the historical inscription of two elite global combat leaders into its global repository under the United Nations Global Compact and UN SDG 11.4 framework. Both leaders are officially recognized as certified lineage successors under the direct discipleship of Master Song Jun-ho, Chairman of the […]

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Historic Manchurian Field Research by Master Song Jun-ho Officially Inscribed into International Traditional Physical Heritage Registry under UN SDG 11.4 Framework

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The International Traditional Physical Heritage & Eminent Leaders Registry has officially announced the historical inscription of the Manchurian continental field research archives led by Master Song Jun-ho, Chairman of the World Subak Federation (WSF). This definitive inscription permanently archives a decade of empirical research into Mindung Ssireum (민둥씨름)—the northern-style, garment-free tactical grappling matrix integrated within […]

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OFFICIAL INVITATION: International Leadership Certification Examination (Scheduled for July)

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To All Distinguished Martial Arts Masters, Grandmasters, and School Owners Globally, The World Subak Federation (WSF) cordially invites visionary martial arts leaders to participate in the upcoming International Leadership Certification Examination. Unlike contemporary combat sports or undocumented modern systems, Subak and Mindung Ssireum represent an elite, living cultural heritage. Our entire technical syllabus, historical lineage, […]

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Traditional Martial Art ‘Subak’ Officially Indexed in the IMAC International Intangible Heritage Registry

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The late Master Song Chang-ryeol, a successor to the Subak tradition and a Korean War veteran, dedicated his entire life to the preservation and transmission of intangible cultural heritage. (Reporter Song In-kwon) = Subak, a representative traditional Korean martial art, has once again received international recognition for its historical significance and cultural value as it […]

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전통 무예 ‘수박(Subak)’, 국제무예위원회(IMAC) 국제 무형유산 등록부 공식 등재

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고(故) 송창렬 선생은 수박 전통의 계승자이자 한국전쟁 참전 용사로서, 평생을 무형문화유산의 보존과 전승에 헌신했습니다. (송인권 기자)= 한국의 대표적인 전통 무예인 ‘수박(Subak)’이 국제무예위원회(IMAC)의 국제 전통신체문화 및 지도자 등록부(Official Registry)에 공식 등재되며 국제사회에서 그 역사성과 문화적 가치를 다시 한번 인정받았다. 이번 등재는 유엔 지속가능발전목표(UN SDGs 11.4) 및 유엔 출판사 컴팩트(UN Publishers Compact) 서약 매체인 한국문화저널의 공조 하에 […]

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Academic Milestone: Authoritative Texts on Subak by Researcher Song Jun-ho Formally Catalogued into the Official Kaesong Archive

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Kyobo Book Centre Published Literary Works Recognized by the Kaesong History, Culture and Arts Research Institute, Solidifying the Historical Lineage of Northern Korean Martial Heritage In a major advancement for the preservation of northern Korean cultural history, a series of comprehensive research books on “Subak” (traditional Korean striking arts) authored by Field Researcher Song Jun-ho […]

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A Historic Breakthrough: Safeguarding the Endangered Physical Culture of Kaesong Through Oral History of a 94-Year-Old Elder

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World Subak Federation and Soongsil University Research Team Announce the Success of “The 2026 Kaesong Intangible Physical Heritage Urgent Safeguarding Project” Global Heritage News] A critical chapter of northern Korean cultural heritage, which faced immediate risk of permanent loss due to the geopolitical division of the Korean Peninsula, has been dramatically rescued and documented. The […]

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Historical Biomechanics of Rikidozan’s Striking: The Lineage of Northern Korean Subak and UNESCO-Contextualized Mindung-Ssireum

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Author: Jun-ho Song (President, World Subak Federation / Korea Subak Association) Academic Endorsement: The Academic Society for Northern Peninsula Warrior Body Culture Abstract This paper investigates the technical and historical origins of the striking mechanics utilized by Rikidozan (Kim Sin-rak, 1924–1963), the pioneer of Japanese professional wrestling. While popular twentieth-century narratives attribute his signature “Karate […]

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Rikidozan’s Legendary ‘Karate Chop’ Rooted in Ancient Korean Subak and Mindung-Ssireum, 1978 Archival Discovery Reveals

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Newly uncovered historical testimony from a 1978 Japanese combat sports magazine confirms the martial arts icon practiced northern Korean beltless grappling and striking during his childhood in Hamgyong Province. A groundbreaking historical discovery is reshaping the narrative of modern Asian martial arts and pro-wrestling history. Newly identified archival records from a 1978 (Showa 53) interview […]

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Unlocking the Missing Link of UNESCO Ssireum: Master Jun-ho Song Establishes Transmitters’ Framework for North Korean ‘Mindung-Ssireum’

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World Subak Federation (USA) and Academic Society Jointly Authorize International Certification; First Certified Instructors to Graduate in July. Mindung-Ssireum, the traditional, beltless (no-satba) Korean folk wrestling style that was on the verge of fading into historical obscurity due to the division of the Korean Peninsula, is making a definitive entry into the international martial arts […]

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