Watch Taekkyon: Traditional Korean Martial Art

Taekkyeon has the look of a gentle and graceful dance. The flowing movements of hand and feet are controlled and in sync. This Korean martial art is full of powerful soft movements useful in subduing or attacking a person. The origin of Taekkyeon began in the Three Kingdom Era. There are Kokuryo murals showing Taekkyeon opponents. Exceptional Taekkyeon practitioners meet and train at a Taekkyeon training center to preserve their martial arts heritage. Jung Kyong hwa, a Taekkyeon skill holder and his predecessors want to promote the two thousand year old martial arts skills with original techniques. The movie provides a history of Taekkyeon and its martial arts techniques.