Dancing Martial Arts, Taekgyeon | Masters of Martial Arts

Dancing Martial Arts
Taekgyeon

At first, it seems more like
dancing than martial arts,
because it’s so fluid.

People consider martial arts
to be something strong.

But taekgyeon is more than that.

It may look mild,
but there is a strength from within.

1. Program
-Title: Masters of Martial Arts
-Episodes: 18 (3 minutes per episode), ENG production, Stereo
-Theme: Introductions demonstration videos and interviews about the various martial arts in Asia and Europe by martial art masters and players who attended the 2019 Chungju World Martial Art Masterships.

2. Program Features
Compared to the Olympics which is centered around Western sports and gains worldwide coverage, Asian martial art games receive less interest. Although the showy side of mix martial arts are gaining attention through various competitions, the history and spirit of these martial arts are relatively unknown. “Masters of Martial Arts” seeks to understand martial arts as well as the spirit and culture of the people behind these arts by introducing demonstrations and interviews by masters in different fields of martial arts. Awesome performances of various martial arts in Asia, and the mental spirit of Asia to “protect oneself and one’s country” through training in martial arts is contained in “Masters of Martial Arts.”

3. Contents
1) About the program
Short 3 minute long videos introducing demonstrations by athletes and interviews by martial art masters.
2) No. of Martial Arts: 18
Martial Art (Originating country): Taekgyeon (Korea), Taekwondo (Korea), Wushu (China),
Best Wrestling (West Asia), Muay Thai (Thailand), Pencak Silat (Indonesia, Malaysia), Ssireum (Korea), Kabaddi (India), Tong-il-moo-do (Korea), Korean Hapkido (Korea), Kurash (Uzbekistan), Yongmudo (Korea), Horseback Archery (Various countries), Aikido (Japan), Judo (Japan), Jiu-jitsu (Brazil), Sambo (Russia), Savate (France)

3) Contents
History, techniques, training method and time, spirit behind each martial art, practicality, game rules, what to watch for, etc.

4. Production
-Production company: MBC Chunbuk (Broadcaster of 2019 Chungju World Martial Art Masterships)
-Production crew:
Director: Kim Daewoonng
Director of Photography: Cheon Kyo-hwa
Writer: Cha Jeong-eun
CG: Kang In-kyeong