International Research & Documentation
Preserving, documenting, researching, and transmitting the traditional physical culture heritage of the Korean Peninsula through international educational, research, and archival initiatives.
International Documentation
Subak has been documented in an international martial arts report published by the International Centre of Martial Arts (ICM), a UNESCO Category 2 Centre dedicated to martial arts research, education, and international cooperation.
The World Subak Federation continues to preserve and promote this traditional physical culture through research, education, and digital documentation initiatives.
Academic Research & Open Knowledge
Research papers, educational materials, and historical documentation related to Subak and traditional Korean physical culture have been shared through international academic, open-access, and educational platforms.
These initiatives contribute to the preservation, accessibility, and global study of traditional physical culture heritage.
Social Science Research Network — preprints and scholarly papers.
Open-access research repository operated by CERN.
Open research data repository hosted by Harvard University.
Preprint and early research platform by Cambridge University Press.
Global open educational resources network.
Educational Outreach
Educational materials and learning resources related to traditional Korean physical culture are being shared through KOCW, a public educational platform supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea, as well as international educational repositories and networks including MERLOT and OER Commons, supporting sustainable transmission for future generations.
Korea Open CourseWare — public educational platform supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea.
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.
Distributed open learning materials in physical culture and heritage studies.
Programs supporting digital preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge.
Preservation Mission
The World Subak Federation is committed to preserving, researching, documenting, and transmitting the traditional warrior body culture of the Korean Peninsula through international cooperation, digital archiving, education, and scholarly engagement.
Our mission is to ensure that traditional knowledge, movement systems, and cultural heritage remain accessible to future generations through sustainable educational and archival initiatives.
International Engagement
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International Documentation
Inclusion of Subak in international martial arts documentation efforts.
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Digital Heritage Preservation
Ongoing digital archiving of historical records, techniques, and reference materials.
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Academic Archiving
Deposit of research papers and datasets in open-access scholarly repositories.
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Open Educational Resources
Publication of teaching materials through international OER platforms.
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International Knowledge Sharing
Participation in cross-border educational and research communications.
Official Video Archive
Official Video Archive
Historical interviews, oral testimonies, training documentation, educational materials, and archival footage related to Subak are preserved through the federation's official video archive.
This collection supports the long-term preservation and international accessibility of traditional Korean physical culture heritage.