Global Heritage Archive

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Rooted in Jincheon-gun’s Early Support, the Award-winning Research Formally Excavated the Kaesong Lineage of Min Wan-sik and Oh Jin-hwan Scholarly Monograph Published via Kyobo Book Centre and Globally Indexed in SSRN and Google Scholar for Digital Archiving BodySEOUL, South Korea — The structural framework to preserve Korea’s rare indigenous physical culture has achieved a historical […]

Academic initiatives to establish Korea’s rare traditional movement heritage, “Subak” and “Subak-Chum” (Subak dance), as globally recognized intangible cultural assets are gaining significant momentum. A high-level international academic webinar titled “Historical Verification and Academic Archiving of the Traditional Martial Art Subak” was successfully convened, chaired by Professor Shin Hye-jin of Seoul National University. Professor Shin […]

Abstract This report documents recent cooperative activities involving regional sports organizations, educational institutions, and cultural heritage networks connected to Korean traditional body culture and Subak-related heritage activities. The report focuses on Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) established between organizations associated with youth education, regional sports promotion, public cultural initiatives, and traditional Korean physical culture preservation. It […]

The World Subak Federation LLC (WSF LLC) is pleased to announce a strategic initiative in partnership with the School Welfare Promotion Social Cooperative, an educational body officially authorized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea. Both institutions have officially resolved to establish an Organizing Committee dedicated to the founding of the ‘Youth […]

The World Subak Federation LLC (WSF LLC) has officially announced that its newly appointed Artistic Director-General, Mr. Jeong Byeong-in, will depart this Tuesday, May 26, for France to participate in the prestigious festival circuits in Nantes and Paris. This international mission, executed under the supreme administrative decree of Federation President Han Seong-ho (former South Korean […]