Taekkyon - Korean martial art

Taekkyeon is a traditional Korean martial art, probably stemming from Subak and Ssirum. It is uncertain when Subak was first practiced in Korea, but it may have existed many centuries ago. The first source mentioning Taekkyon is the book Manmulbo (also Jaemulbo), written around 1790 by Lee, Sung-Ji.[1] Taekkyeon is also frequently romanized informally as Taekkyon or Taekyon.

Taekkyon contains all kinds of techniques, including hand and leg techniques as well as joint locks, head butts and so on. However, today there are different styles which sometimes do not emphasize all techniques. In all styles, just like in past centuries, kicks are most dominant. Taekkyon probably teaches a great variety of kicks, especially low kicks (ddanjuk) but also jumps.


El Taekkyon (택견) es un arte marcial tradicional muy conocido en Corea. Incluye numerosas técnicas de pie y movimientos fluidos de los brazos con las manos abiertas. A diferencia de otras artes marciales, no se utilizan golpes bruscos de puño ni patada, sino que se hace más énfasis en las patadas bajas y los barridos para hacer perder el equilibrio al oponente y derribarlo.