소쌈
Korean bull fighting has two bulls fighting each other; head to head. They both tries to push the other one back and the loser is the first bull who move backwards. It is very common and popular to place bets on different bulls.
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Monday, 16 April 2012
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Wrestling
씨금, is known as a national sport in Korea. It became widely known and practiced during Joseon Dynasty. In the olden days it was a popular entertainment around Dano and the typical prize for the winner was supposeldy an ox.
The first modern competion was held in 1912 at Dangsu theater in Seoul, the Pan Chuson Ssierum Federation was founded in 1947, and weight classes was incorportated in 1967. These days there are two different styles of wrestling known as right side and left side wrestling. (Right side wrestling style is more popular in Gyunggi and Honam province while the left side wrestling style is predominent in Hamgyung, Gyungsang and Choonchong province).
Korean traditional wrestling takes place in a sandcovered ring and the contestants wear a belt.
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The first modern competion was held in 1912 at Dangsu theater in Seoul, the Pan Chuson Ssierum Federation was founded in 1947, and weight classes was incorportated in 1967. These days there are two different styles of wrestling known as right side and left side wrestling. (Right side wrestling style is more popular in Gyunggi and Honam province while the left side wrestling style is predominent in Hamgyung, Gyungsang and Choonchong province).
Korean traditional wrestling takes place in a sandcovered ring and the contestants wear a belt.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Sunday, 19 February 2012
Kite Flying
For many people Kite flying might not be viewed as a sport per say maybe more of a leisure activity - something to do during the warm summer days with the children. But fact is that Kite Flying is considered a big sport in Korea especially but also Asia.
Kites can be seen in Korea during Lunar New Year as well as Chuseok , the original kites were made of bamboo sticks and traditional Korean newspaper. During my last stay in Korea I did see some kites around Chuseok so Korea is still loyal to its ancient traditions despite the fact that it is a leading economy in Asia with a high technology development and brands.
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Kites can be seen in Korea during Lunar New Year as well as Chuseok , the original kites were made of bamboo sticks and traditional Korean newspaper. During my last stay in Korea I did see some kites around Chuseok so Korea is still loyal to its ancient traditions despite the fact that it is a leading economy in Asia with a high technology development and brands.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Martial Arts
Martial art is one of the biggest sports in South Korea and Taekwondo, Taekkyon as well as Hapkido were all established in South Korea.
태권도 (Taekwondo) have apparently been traised as far back as the 1st centuary BC, and it only became widely known during the Second WW. Soon it became part of the combat military training and has been incorporated in the miliary training rules since 1961. Taekwondo was the world's largest sport in 1989, and has been one the games in the Olympics since 2000. There are traditional taekwondo as well as sport taekwondo and the training includes combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, mediation and philosophy.
World Taekwondo Federation and International Taekwon-Do Federation are the two most popular organizations in the world.
택견(Taekkyeon) originates from an art from called Subak which apparently was divided and split into two parts back in the time of the early Joseon Dynasty. Song Duk Ki was one of the last Old practioners that teached Taejkkyeon the old way, when he died in 1987 he was 94 years old and he was national treasure status the same year.
The style or training includes kicks , hand and leg techniques. Apparently it is supposed to have around 10 different techniques.
합기도 (Hapkido) is not as closely related to Aikido as many apparently seems to believe. They are two very different martial arts sports. Choi Yong Sool he was born in 1899 and died in 1986 and he only is responsible for creating the modern Hapkido style, he had five gifted students, Seo Boek Seob being his first student, Ji Han Jae, Kim Moo Hong, Myung Jae Nam and Myung Kwan - Sik. Where the last one linked Hapkido with Aikido...
Today Hyun Kwan Seek is supposedly one of the few 9th degree Hapkido Black belts in the US. He is apparently responsible for traning over 12.000 students as well as 9000 policemen in the art of Hapkido so far.
Hapkido mixes soft techniques from jujutsu and aikido with hard techniques stemming from taekwondo.The Korean Hapkido Association was established in 1965 on request from the Korean president Park Jeong Hee.
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태권도 (Taekwondo) have apparently been traised as far back as the 1st centuary BC, and it only became widely known during the Second WW. Soon it became part of the combat military training and has been incorporated in the miliary training rules since 1961. Taekwondo was the world's largest sport in 1989, and has been one the games in the Olympics since 2000. There are traditional taekwondo as well as sport taekwondo and the training includes combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, mediation and philosophy.
World Taekwondo Federation and International Taekwon-Do Federation are the two most popular organizations in the world.
택견(Taekkyeon) originates from an art from called Subak which apparently was divided and split into two parts back in the time of the early Joseon Dynasty. Song Duk Ki was one of the last Old practioners that teached Taejkkyeon the old way, when he died in 1987 he was 94 years old and he was national treasure status the same year.
The style or training includes kicks , hand and leg techniques. Apparently it is supposed to have around 10 different techniques.
합기도 (Hapkido) is not as closely related to Aikido as many apparently seems to believe. They are two very different martial arts sports. Choi Yong Sool he was born in 1899 and died in 1986 and he only is responsible for creating the modern Hapkido style, he had five gifted students, Seo Boek Seob being his first student, Ji Han Jae, Kim Moo Hong, Myung Jae Nam and Myung Kwan - Sik. Where the last one linked Hapkido with Aikido...
Today Hyun Kwan Seek is supposedly one of the few 9th degree Hapkido Black belts in the US. He is apparently responsible for traning over 12.000 students as well as 9000 policemen in the art of Hapkido so far.
Hapkido mixes soft techniques from jujutsu and aikido with hard techniques stemming from taekwondo.The Korean Hapkido Association was established in 1965 on request from the Korean president Park Jeong Hee.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Lady Vengeance
Old Boy
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