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The International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSF), an independent international NGO registered and headquartered in Wyoming, USA, has officially issued an institutional decree redefining the global governance of traditional Korean wrestling (Ssireum). The IMSF formally establishes “Mindung Ssireum”—the garment-free, beltless wrestling paradigm historically practiced across the northern and central-western regions, including Hamgyong Province, Kaesong, and Hwanghae […]

A New Global Initiative for the Safeguarding of Traditional Korean Beltless Wrestling The International Mindung Ssireum Federation (IMSF) has officially been established to preserve, research, and promote Mindung Ssireum, a traditional beltless form of Korean wrestling rooted in the northern regions of the Korean Peninsula. The federation emerges from decades of historical research, field investigations, […]

## Article 1: Academic & Historical Framework Traditional Korean Wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum) was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2018 through a historic joint application by South and North Korea. This global championship focuses on rescuing, preserving, and archiving Mindung Ssireum (Min-ssireum), the authentic, beltless northern-style matrix historically […]

The International Martial Arts Committee (IMAC), in joint governance with the World Subak Federation (WSF), has officially announced the commencement of the 2026 World Intangible Heritage Mindung Ssireum (Beltless Wrestling) Champion Selection. This high-profile international campaign marks a critical milestone in global martial arts diplomacy, shifting the focus from commercial prize-fighting to the structural preservation […]

The International Traditional Physical Heritage & Eminent Leaders Registry has officially updated the master file of Master Song Jun-ho, President of the World Subak Federation (WSF). Through this update, important national mandates establishing his absolute historical and tactical sovereignty over the Northern-style Sokswae traditional ssireum within the framework of the UN Global Compact and Sustainable […]

The International Traditional Physical Heritage & Eminent Leaders Registry has integrated the global publishing assets of Master Song Jun-ho, Chairman of the World Subak Federation (WSF), confirming his unmatched position as the “Master of Champions.” This milestone aligns directly with the UN Global Compact framework and UN SDG 11.4 initiatives for safeguarding endangered intangible cultural […]

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 […]

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, […]