It is noted that Korean traditional martial arts haven`t received any conspicuous supports by the government policy since after liberated from Japanese occupation, comparing China and Japan. The fact is that Korean traditional martial arts have been excavated and operated by the martial arts players in a spontaneous fashion. Conclusions derived from the works related to this topic are as follows..

무예는 단순한 스포츠 활동 차원을 넘어 국가 발전의 신동력(new national power)이다. 중국은 1840년 아편전쟁을 기점으로 군대무술이 퇴보되고 민간무술이 분화되었고, 1928년 중국무술관(中央國術館)이 성립된 이후 국술(國術)이란 용어로 통일되었으며, 중화인민공화국 이후 무술의 국제화된 스포츠로 발전되었다. 특히 중국무술협회와 무술연구원에서 국제화를 위해 힘썼다. 1990년 아시아경기대회를 기점으로 `우슈(武術, Wushu)`의 전국대회를 개최해 오고 있으며, 올림픽종목 채택을 위해 무술의 세계화를 추구하고 있다. 일본은 유도와 검도, 그리고 스모를 중심으로 스포츠화 하는데 성공했다. 일본의 옛 무도, 옛 양식의 무술 즉 일본 전통무예 의 발전을 위해 고무도진흥회(1935년), 재단법인화(..

Write by Dr. Heo UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage and Martial Arts 2009 World Martial arts Aeminar, World Martial Arts Academy World martial arts have focused on national perspective during the 19th and 20th centuries. These days, the political and social issues in the Olympic game events or martial arts are still emphasized. Even though the competitionalization of martial arts is tried..

Write by Dr. Heo UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage and Martial Arts 2009 World Martial arts Aeminar, World Martial Arts Academy Competitionalization Martial arts change a lot in the process of development. The change occurs in various types depending on cultural factors. The training martial arts have been competitionalized because of the influence of external culture, sports. A lot of m..

Write by Dr. Heo UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage and Martial Arts 2009 World Martial arts Aeminar, World Martial Arts Academy If martial arts are defined using Chinese character, they can be summarized as follows: Moosol: It defines martial arts based on intrinsic value which is fighting skills. Therefore, this concept often implies that the awareness on mental aspect has not been deve..

Write by Dr. Heo UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage and Martial Arts 2009 World Martial arts Aeminar, World Martial Arts Academy To preserve and restore the endangered cultural heritage, UNESCO chose ‘Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’ and adopted a resolution to protect them at a general meeting in 1997. In other words, UNESCO aimed to confirm and protect intan..