Global Heritage Archive

World Subak Federation Releases “Subak Introduction” Open Educational PDF

The World Subak Federation has released a new English-language educational document titled “Subak Introduction,” presenting Subak as part of Korea’s… Read More

Korea Subak Association Submits Traditional Subak Educational Resources to UNESCO-UNEVOC OER Listing

The Korea Subak Association and the World Subak Federation announced that they recently submitted traditional Subak-related open educational resources (OER)… Read More

Remembering Song Chang-ryeol: Korean War Veteran and Transmitter of the Traditional Korean Martial Art Subak

Remembering Song Chang-ryeol: Korean War Veteran and Transmitter of the Traditional Korean Martial Art SubakRemembering Song Chang-ryeol: Korean War Veteran and Transmitter of the Traditional Korean Martial Art Subak

(Reporter Kim Min-jeong)= Korean War Veteran Song Chang-ryeol, Successor of Traditional Martial Arts Subak and Ssireum (Mindung) As the 76th… Read More

Subak and the UNESCO 2003 Convention:

Documentation, Transmission, and the Safeguarding of Korean Martial Intangible Heritage Abstract This paper examines the relationship between Subak, a traditional… Read More

International Documentation of Subak in the UNESCO-Associated Global Martial Arts Survey:

Historical Transmission, Indigenous Body Culture, and the Song Chang-ryeol Lineage Abstract This paper examines the international documentation of Subak within… Read More

2006 Korea Sports Council Research Award Winner. The Rebirth of a Lost Korean Combat Tradition.

This content documents the authentic lineage of Subak, a traditional Korean combat art. In 2006, the historical research on the… Read More

Preserving Endangered Martial Heritage Through Digital Documentation: The Case of Korean Subak and the Kim Won-bo Footage

In recent years, researchers and practitioners of traditional Korean Subak have been studying rare historical footage connected to Kim Won-bo,… Read More