Month: May 2026

International Cooperation and Educational Networks Related to Korean Traditional Body Culture

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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 […]

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Northern Korean Sports Council Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreements with Four Organizations

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The Association of Sports for North Korean Provinces announced the signing of strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with four organizations to promote regional cultural exchange, youth education, and traditional Korean physical culture. The agreements aim to strengthen cooperation in the fields of sports, education, youth programs, cultural heritage activities, and international exchange projects connected to […]

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World Subak Federation and Korea’s School Welfare Promotion Cooperative Establish Organizing Committee for ‘Youth Traditional Martial Arts Center’

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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 […]

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World Subak Federation’s Artistic Director-General Jeong Byeong-in Departs for France to Launch Global Cinematic Archiving of Northern Peninsula Body Culture

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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 […]

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World Subak Federation President Han Seong-ho Makes Unexpected Appointment of Jeong Byeong-in, ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage Recipient,’ as Artistic Director

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(Reporter Kim Min-jeong) = Han Seong-ho, the newly appointed President of the World Subak Federation LLC, headquartered in Wyoming, USA (and former County Governor of the Office of the Five Northern Provinces under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety), officially announced the appointment of Master Jeong Byeong-in, a recipient of the Intangible Cultural Heritage […]

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세계수박연맹 한성호 총재, ‘무형유산 이수자’ 정병인 예술 총감독 전격 임명

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(김민정 기자)= 미국 와이오밍주에 본사를 둔 세계수박연맹(World Subak Federation LLC)의 한성호 신임 총재(前 행정안전부 이북오도청 군수)가 무형유산 이수자인 정병인 마스터를 연맹의 ‘예술 총감독(Artistic Director-General)’으로 전격 임명했다고 공식 발표했다. 이번 임명은 수박(Subak)의 글로벌 자산화 및 연맹 산하 ‘한반도 북방신체문화연구회’의 학술적·예술적 고증을 세계적 수준으로 격상시키기 위한 행정적 결단이다. 특히 정병인 신임 예술 총감독은 한국의 함경남도 무형유산 제2호 […]

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World Subak Federation Appoints Former Government Official Han Seong-ho as President to Safeguard Northern Intangible Heritages

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The World Subak Federation LLC (WSF), legally incorporated in the State of Wyoming, USA, has officially announced the appointment of Mr. Han Seong-ho, former County Governor under the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces (Ministry of the Interior and Safety, South Korea), as its new President and Supreme Executive Officer. This landmark appointment aims […]

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세계수박연맹, 이북오도청 한성호 전 군수 신임 총재로 추대… 한반도 북방 무형유산 아카이브 본격화

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(김민정 기자)= 미국 와이오밍주에 본사를 둔 세계수박연맹(World Subak Federation LLC, 창립자 송준호)은 행정안전부 이북오도청 군수를 역임한 한성호 전 군수를 연맹의 최고행정집행관이자 신임 총재(President)로 공식 추대했다고 밝혔다. 신임 한성호 총재는 향후 세계수박연맹의 글로벌 외교와 행정을 총괄하며, 한반도 북방 지역의 고유한 무형유산인 ▲함경도 씨름 및 역도산(본명 김신락)의 신체문화 유산 고증, ▲조선시대 호랑이 잡던 군사 부대인 ‘착호갑사(捉虎甲士)’와 북방 […]

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World Subak Federation Establishes Northern Peninsula Body Culture Research Institute to Document Rare Martial and Hunting Heritages

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The World Subak Federation LLC has officially announced the establishment of the Northern Peninsula Body Culture Research Institute (한반도 북방신체문화연구회) under its corporate umbrella. This newly formed academic and research body is dedicated to pioneering the international documentation, preservation, and analysis of rare, endangered traditional body cultures and intangible heritages rooted in the northern regions […]

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Subak, Gwonbeop, and Joseon Military Martial Arts: Historical Transmission and Contemporary Heritage Recognition in Korea

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Abstract This study examines the historical relationship between Subak and the martial art traditions preserved within Seoul’s Intangible Cultural Heritage military martial arts system. Particular attention is given to Gwonbeop techniques documented in the eighteenth-century martial arts manual Muye Dobo Tongji and their possible relationship to surviving Korean Subak traditions. Recent heritage designation efforts in […]

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