Taekkyon
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Taekkyon[1][2], Taekgyeon, Taekkyeon, or Taekyun (Korean: 태껸; 택견; Hanja: 托肩, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛk̚k͈jʌn]) is a traditional Korean martial art.
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: |
Popular spelling | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Taekgyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | T'aekkyŏn |
IPA | tʰɛk̚k͈jʌn |
Dictionary spelling | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Taekkyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | T'aekkyŏn |
It is characterized by fluid, dynamic foot movement called pum balki, 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 As such, it has provided historical references for modern Korean martial arts and is often considered as the oldest martial discipline of Korea.[3] It was almost wiped out during the Japanese Occupation, before being rediscovered after the Korean War. It has influenced the name and conceptualization of Taekwondo.[4]
Taekkyon was the first martial art enlisted in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is also the 76th Intangible Cultural Property of South Korea.[3][5][6]