Seoul Taekkyeon Club

Since February 2025

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About the instructor

Check out Seba‘s profile on the welcome page.

About the class

April 5th in our new gym in Insadong
  1. πŸ§‘β€πŸ« A friendly, motivating and progressive * teaching style
  2. 🎯 A well-being and fun oriented martial class
  3. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ Small group of max. 9 students
  4. πŸ—£οΈ Held in English (with some Korean vocab. ^^).
  5. ⏳ From 10:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. (opens at 10 a.m.)
  6. πŸ“… Every Saturday except holidays and special events
  7. πŸ“ Located in Seoul @ the Hopaesool & K-Taekyon Headquarters (address: μ„œμšΈ μ’…λ‘œκ΅¬ κ΄€ν›ˆλ™ 198-17). Subway stations: Jonggak (line 1), Jongno 3-ga (line 5) or Euljiro 1-ga (line 2).
  8. 🧬 Content: mobility & warm-ups, stretching & flexibility routines, cardio, offensive & defensive techniques, opposition games, freestyle & predefined patterns, sparring (non mandatory), self-defense, meditation & more!
  9. πŸ“Έ Projects: Trips to go watch competitions. Inviting guest instructors & masters of other (fighting) sports and (martial) arts. Outdoor sessions, etc.

* For my teaching style, I prefer to gradually increase the difficulty. Students won’t have to worry about me suddenly pushing them hard or worry about being pressured to learn quickly. A progressive approach creates a relaxed learning environment everyone can enjoy.

About the martial art

Taekkyeon (in Hangeul 택견 or νƒœκ»Έ) — also spelled Taekkyon, Taekyun or Taekyon — is an amazing ancient martial art of Korea mentioned in documents as early as the 18th century which was registered by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011 and by the Korean government as the 76th intangible cultural heritage. Taekkyeon is 1 of the 3 most ancient Korean martial arts & fighting sports along with Ssireum (belt wrestling) and Gukgung/Hwalssogi (thumb archery).

  • Photo of Korean boys doing Taekkyeon (1890)
    Photo of Korean boys doing Taekkyeon (1890)
  • Taekkyeon front kick drawing (Joseon Ilbo, 1938)
  • Painting of children doing Taekkyeon and Ssireum (1785)
  • Takgyeon (Taekkyeon) mentioned in the Jaemulbo encyclopedia (1798)

Some of its features:

  1. An addicting and unique dancelike 3-beat rhythmical step (called Pumbapgi ν’ˆλ°ŸκΈ°) which is a great way of getting exercise for the lower body while improving one’s balance on one or two feet.
  2. A joyful and moderate spirit in the traditional team competitions of Taekkyeon called Gyeollyeon Taekgyeon 결련택견) practiced in the Joseon period and registered since 2022 as Seoul’s intangible heritage No. 56.
  3. Pushing strikes which make kicks, arm and hand attacks softer, less painful, on the opponent and more fun to use in a friendly competition.
  4. A traditional freestyle improvised demonstration (called Bonttae Boegi λ³Έλ•Œλ΅ˆκΈ°) done in front of the opponent and spectators which helps gain confidence in front of people.
  5. Effective techniques for real combat (see Yetbeop techniques) using all parts of the body (and especially the strongest) on an adversary weak areas

Rates

1 session4 sessions8 sessions
39,000 KRW149,000 KRW249,000 KRW

πŸ₯° Couples each get 10% off

Clothing & goods

“Muyebok” Hanbok outfit (navy pants, white bolero jacket + navy belt)80,000 KRW
“κ²°λ ¨ 택견 Kyulyun Taekyun” T-shirt30,000 KRW
DVD30,000 KRW

πŸ“₯ Contact me here (or on katalk: jsb79) if you have any question.

πŸ‘‹ Kakao Talk open chat (reserved to members): https://open.kakao.com/o/gn1dve7g

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January 17, 2025
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