Muye Dobo Tongji

Korean spelling
Korean alphabet :	무예 도보 통지
Hanja :	武藝圖譜通志
Revised Romanization :	Muyedobotongji
McCune-Reischauer :	Muyedobot'ongji

In 1790, the Korean King Jeongjo commissioned a book called Muye Dobo Tongji (also "Muyedobotongji"), which translates as "illustrated martial arts manual". This book, written by Yi Deok-mu ( 이덕무 , 1741–1793) and Pak Je-ga ( 박제가 , 1750–1805), describes in detail many weapon techniques and, in one chapter, also unarmed fighting techniques. The latter are called " Kwon Beop " in Muye Dobo Tongji . The book was published in four volumes, with an additional volume in which the original Chinese characters ( Hanja ) are represented in Korean script ( Hangeul ).

The martial arts described in the Muye Dobo Tongji were reconstructed in the 20th century, from which the martial arts Sippal Gi ("18 techniques") and Muye 24 Gi ("martial art of 24 techniques") arose. The latter is also called 24 Ban Muye .

The Muye Dobo Tongji is an extension of the older books Muye Sinbo and Muye Jebo, which in turn are based on the Ji Xiao Xin Shu (紀效新書, "Manual of New Military Tactics") by the Chinese general Qi Ji-Guang (1528–1588) .

In October 2017, at the request of North Korea , the work was included in the UNESCO World Document Heritage List . It is the country's only entry in this register to date.

Individual evidence

↑ Hendrik Rubbeling: Taekkyon - Like water and wind . 1st edition. Self-published, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-047111-7 , Gwon Beop, p. 203 ff .
↑ Martial arts textbook from Joseon applied for by North Korea recognized as world document heritage. KBS , November 1, 2017, accessed on the same day.

literature

" Muye Dobo Tongji: Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts of Ancient Korea ". English translation by Sang H. Kim. Rockville: Turtle Press 2001. ISBN 18-8033-648-0
In Donggyu ( 임동규 ): " The traditional martial art of Korea " (Hangukui Jeontong Muye, 한국 의 傳統武藝 ). Seoul: Hakminsa 1990. ISBN 89-7193-025-X

Web links

Commons : Muye Dobo Tongji - Collection of images, videos and audio files

두산 백과: 무예 도보 통지 (武藝圖譜通志) in the Doosan Encyclopedia (Korean)
태권도 용어 정보 사전: 무예 도보 통지 (武藝圖譜通志) in Naver (Korean)

[1] Hendrik Rubbeling: Taekkyon - Like water and wind . 1st edition. Self-published, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-047111-7 , Gwon Beop, p. 203 ff .

[2] Martial arts textbook from Joseon applied for by North Korea recognized as world document heritage. KBS , November 1, 2017, accessed on the same day.