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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 integrated a historic 2004 combat lineage asset into the master dossier of Master Song Jun-ho, Chairman of the World Subak Federation (WSF). In 2004, Master Song Jun-ho personally conducted an elite field residency with the legendary World Professional Wrestling Champion, Kim Il (known globally […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
