Song Deok-gi

Song Deok-Gi
Born(1893-01-19)19 January 1893
Sajik-dong, Seoul, Hanseong, Korean Empire
Died23 July 1987(1987-07-23) (aged 94)
Seoul, South Korea
StyleTaekkyon, Gungdo
Teacher(s)Im Ho
OccupationTaekkyon preserver, Seonbi
Song Deok-gi
Hangul
송덕기
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Deokgi
McCune–ReischauerSong Dŏkki
Art name
Hangul
현암
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyeon Am
McCune–ReischauerHyŏn Am

Song Deok-Gi (Korean송덕기; Hanja宋德基); (19 January 1893 – 23 July 1987) was a martial artist from Korea. One of the last practitioners of the ancient martial art of Taekkyon, he helped convey the art during the Japanese Occupation of Korea (1910–1945) and the Korean War (1950–1953). Based on his efforts, the South Korean government acknowledged Taekkyon as the 76th Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea and recognized him as a Human Cultural Asset (Ingan-munhwage). He used Hyeonam (현암; 玄庵) as a pen name.