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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seoul’s Intangible Cultural Heritage program has officially recognized the traditional military martial arts that were historically practiced within Joseon Dynasty army units. These martial arts, formally documented in the 18th-century military manual Muye Dobo Tongji, include a unique set of hand-based combat techniques known as Gwonbeop, which are closely associated with the Korean martial art […]
The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation and official Korean sports administration platforms have publicly introduced Subak as part of Korea’s traditional martial heritage, including references to the Korea Subak Association and the transmission of basic Subak techniques. In an official Korean sports blog publication, the history of Subak was explained alongside demonstrations of foundational movements preserved […]
Abstract This study investigates the historical and anthropological convergence between the institutional use of Subak (traditional Korean martial arts) in the military examinations for Chako-Gapsa (elite tiger-hunting soldiers of the Joseon Dynasty) and the oral testimonies of Kim Hak-cheon, the last practitioner of the Subak-chum (Subak Dance), which reflects the physical grappling traditions of northern […]
본 연구는 조선 시대 호랑이 포획을 전담하던 특수 군인인 착호갑사(捉虎甲士)의 무과 시험 내 수박(手搏) 활용 기록과, 백두산 일대 북방 수렵민들의 신체 격투 체계가 투영된 수박춤 기능자 김학천의 구전 증거를 융합적으로 고찰한다. 기존 연구가 수박을 단순한 민간 격투 유희나 태권도·택견의 전신으로만 국한했던 한계에서 벗어나, 본고에서는 수박이 지닌 ‘특수 목적 군사 전술성’과 ‘산악 지형 생존 기동성’을 규명하고자 […]
A New Platform for Traditional Martial Arts, Body Culture, and International Heritage Exchange BUSAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA — The International Martial Arts Committee (IMAC), a global martial arts and cultural exchange network originally established through cooperation with martial arts instructors and researchers from more than 20 countries, has officially announced its international relaunch and organizational […]
Submitted to: Korea Heritage Service (formerly Cultural Heritage Administration) Document Type: Official Institutional Application &Program Framework Subject: Subak (Traditional Martial Art) and Subak-Chum (Folk Dance Tradition) ITEM 1. NAME OF THE DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE Title (Maximum 10 words): >Archival Records of Subak (Traditional Martial Art) and Subak-Chum (Folk Dance) Collected Across South Korea, North Korea, and […]