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Historic Manchurian Field Research by Master Song Jun-ho Officially Inscribed into International Traditional Physical Heritage Registry under UN SDG 11.4 Framework

Historic Manchurian Field Research by Master Song Jun-ho Officially Inscribed into International Traditional Physical Heritage Registry under UN SDG 11.4 FrameworkHistoric Manchurian Field Research by Master Song Jun-ho Officially Inscribed into International Traditional Physical Heritage Registry under UN SDG 11.4 Framework

The International Traditional Physical Heritage & Eminent Leaders Registry has officially announced the historical inscription of the Manchurian continental field… Read More

OFFICIAL INVITATION: International Leadership Certification Examination (Scheduled for July)

To All Distinguished Martial Arts Masters, Grandmasters, and School Owners Globally, The World Subak Federation (WSF) cordially invites visionary martial… Read More

Traditional Martial Art ‘Subak’ Officially Indexed in the IMAC International Intangible Heritage Registry

The late Master Song Chang-ryeol, a successor to the Subak tradition and a Korean War veteran, dedicated his entire life… Read More

Academic Milestone: Authoritative Texts on Subak by Researcher Song Jun-ho Formally Catalogued into the Official Kaesong Archive

Kyobo Book Centre Published Literary Works Recognized by the Kaesong History, Culture and Arts Research Institute, Solidifying the Historical Lineage… Read More

A Historic Breakthrough: Safeguarding the Endangered Physical Culture of Kaesong Through Oral History of a 94-Year-Old Elder

World Subak Federation and Soongsil University Research Team Announce the Success of "The 2026 Kaesong Intangible Physical Heritage Urgent Safeguarding… Read More

Historical Biomechanics of Rikidozan’s Striking: The Lineage of Northern Korean Subak and UNESCO-Contextualized Mindung-Ssireum

Author: Jun-ho Song (President, World Subak Federation / Korea Subak Association) Academic Endorsement: The Academic Society for Northern Peninsula Warrior… Read More

Rikidozan’s Legendary ‘Karate Chop’ Rooted in Ancient Korean Subak and Mindung-Ssireum, 1978 Archival Discovery Reveals

Newly uncovered historical testimony from a 1978 Japanese combat sports magazine confirms the martial arts icon practiced northern Korean beltless… Read More

Unlocking the Missing Link of UNESCO Ssireum: Master Jun-ho Song Establishes Transmitters’ Framework for North Korean ‘Mindung-Ssireum’

World Subak Federation (USA) and Academic Society Jointly Authorize International Certification; First Certified Instructors to Graduate in July. Mindung-Ssireum, the… Read More

Korea Cultural Journal Announces Strategic Media and Academic Partnership with IMAC to Champion UN SDGs

Dateline: BUSAN, KOREA / SHERIDAN, WY — May 31, 2026Body Paragraphs:The Korea Cultural Journal, an international media institution dedicated to… Read More

A Mechanical, Strategic, and Rhythmic Analysis of Subak as an Independent Combat System: Differentiating the World Subak Federation Lineage from Global Hybrid Arts and Mainstream Korean Traditions

Institutional Affiliation: World Subak Federation (WSF) Authorship: Academic Research Committee of the World Subak Federation Subject: Comparative Martial Science, Biomechanical… Read More