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| Also known as | Taekgyeon, Taekkyeon, Taekkyon |
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| Focus | Self-defense with a focus on kicks, trips, throws in competitions |
| Hardness | Light-contact (pushing hands) Full-contact (strikes, kicks, throws, takedowns etc...) |
| Country of origin | Korea |
| Parenthood | Subak |
| Official website | Four associations: |
| Taekkyon | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Taekgyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aekkyŏn |
| IPA | tʰɛk̚k͈jʌn |
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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Taekkyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aekkyŏn |
Taekkyon (Korean: 태껸; 택견; Hanja: 托肩; Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛk̚k͈jʌn]), also spelled Taekkyeon, Taekgyeon, or Taekyun, is a traditional Korean martial art.
It is characterized by fluid, dynamic foot movement called pumbalki, or "stepping-on-triangles". Taekkyon includes hands and feet techniques to unbalance, trip, or throw the opponent. Taekkyon has many leg and whole-body techniques with fully integrated armwork. A taekkyon practitioner is called a "taekkyon-kkun".
Since the twentieth century, taekkyon has come to be seen as a living link to Korea's past. As such, it has provided historical references for modern Korean martial arts and is often considered as the oldest martial discipline of Korea.[1] It was almost wiped out during the Japanese occupation, before being rediscovered after the Korean War. It influenced the name and conceptualization of taekwondo.
Taekkyon was the first martial art listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is also the 76th Intangible Cultural Property of South Korea.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b GREEN Thomas A., SVINTH Joseph R. (2010). "Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation" Vol 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-59884-243-2.
- ^ "Taekkyon on the Cultural Heritage Administration Web Page".
- ^ "UNESCO - Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art". ich.unesco.org.