Jang Kal

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 장칼
Revised
Romanization 		Jang Kal
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chang K'al

Jang Kal ( kor. 장칼 ) (* around 1875) is one of the most famous Korean Taekgyeon masters of his time. Jang Kal means "long sword". This was his battle name that is still used by Taekkyon players to this day. His real name is unknown, as is his exact date of birth.

Jang Kal was born towards the end of the Joseon Dynasty and lived in the Nusang-dong ( 누상동 ) municipality in Seoul . He was friends with the scholar Im Ho , who was about the same age and was also one of the best masters of this martial art . Im Ho and his pupil Song Dok-ki lived in the neighboring municipality of Sajik-dong ( 사직동 , formerly Sajik-gol 사직 골 ). Both municipal districts are located near the Gyeongbokgung Royal Palace and Inwangsan Mountain, where the taekkyon players used to train.

Master Jang Kal had five siblings who were all good at taekgyeon. He, the second born, was very tall and had long, strong legs. According to Song Dok-ki Balttagwi ( 발 따귀 , "foot slap"), Bokjang Jireugi ( 복장 지르기 , a kick to the stomach) and Gaseum Chigi ( 가슴 치기 , "chest blow"), his special techniques were .

Taekgyeon has been the only martial art in the world since 2011, officially a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage according to UNESCO. Due to the Japanese colonization of Korea (1910–1945) and the Korean War (1950–1953), only a few Taekgyeon masters who were born in the Joseon Dynasty survived. During the colonial era, Taekgyeon was suppressed by the foreign rulers, which is said to have made Jang Kal very angry. Because of all this, only a few Taekgyeon masters from this era are known, which is why the knowledge of Jang Kal in terms of cultural heritage is a cultural memory.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Lee Yong-bok: Taekkyon, a Korean martial art ( 한국 무예 택견 ). Hakminsa Publishing, Seoul 1990, 93.
  2. ↑ a b Song Dok-ki ( 송덕기 ), Bak Jong-gwan ( 박종관 ): Taekkyon, a traditional martial art ( 전통 무예 택견 ). Seorim Munhwasa Publishing, Seoul 1983, p. 21.

literature

  • Hendrik Rubbeling: Taekkyon - Like water and wind . Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3744896818 .
personal data
SURNAME Jang, Kal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chang, K'al (McCune-Reischauer); 장칼 (Hangeul)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Korean Taekgyeon master of the late Joseon Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century