Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art (Republic of Korea)
Nomination: Representative List 2011
EN: Daegeori, one-to-one combat moving arms freely, using leg locking techniques.
EN: Matseogi, one-to-one combat moving arms freely, using both leg locking and kicking techniques.
EN: Naksigeori, hauling in the opponent’s heel from the outside using the instep of the foot.
EN: Dwijipgi, throwing the opponent over backwards.
EN: Attacking by naechagi (low outward kick).
EN: Jjaegalgigi (jumping kick with stretched legs)
EN: Attacking by jjaegalgigi (jumping kick with stretched legs).
EN: Attacking by dolgaejil (jumping spin).
EN: Garo naeryeomakki (horizontal downward block) and angyeong ssuiugi (poking eyes with fingers).
EN: Jechigi (swinging arms backward), huryeo chagi (kicking), and dora chigi (turning and striking).
EN: Attacking
EN: Taekkyeon featured in a tomb mural of the Goguryeo Kingdom (37 B.C.-A.D. 668)
EN: Throwing down the opponent by hauling his legs
EN: Pushing the neck of the opponent
EN: Tapping the knees
EN: Attacking each other
EN: Taekkyeon appears in a 18th-century painting
EN: Boys performing taekkyeon in the 19th century (photo)
EN: One-to-one combat
EN: A posture of taekkyeon
