Global Heritage Archive

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’

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

Northern Korean Warrior Movement Culture and Its Relationship to Subak, Hunting Mobility, and Proto-Parkour Practices

Author Song Jun-ho Abstract This study examines the traditional movement culture associated with Subak, an indigenous Korean martial tradition transmitted… Read More

World Subak Federation and IMAC Launch Global Joint Publishing Project Targeting “UN SDG Book Club” Enlistment

- Partnering with global martial artists and anthropologists to preserve vanishing traditional martial arts and intangible heritage - Slated for… Read More

WSF OFFICIAL SUBAK CANON

미국 아마존 출판 서적들 체계적 정리 저자 페이지(아마존):Amazon.com: junho song: books, biography, latest update WSF OFFICIAL SUBAK CANON I. FOUNDATIONAL… Read More

Title: Lost Northern Body Culture “Hamgyeong Sokswae Wrestling” Resurrected Through Diaspora Archiving

- WSF Chairman Song Jun-ho Establishes Academic Framework for Endangered Intangible Heritage via 2016 Yanbian University Collaboration - US Google… Read More

[Archival Research] Rediscovery of “Sokswae” Wrestling Tradition Among the Korean Diaspora in Yanbian

Researcher Song Jun-ho announced archival findings related to “Sokswae,” a traditional wrestling form historically practiced by migrants from northern Hamgyeong… Read More

[Archival Discovery] Hamgyeong-Style Sword Dance of the Korean Diaspora: Tracing Northern Korean Body Culture

The Korea Subak Association and the World Subak Federation have introduced rare black-and-white archival footage documenting a traditional Hamgyeong-style sword… Read More