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and open competi-
tions than any other
year prior. Fighters
from a multitude of
countries came rep-
resenting the arts of:

Taekgyeon, Bulgari-
an Bulkempo, Filipi-
no Arnis, Canadian
Okichitaw, Russian
Koresh, French Sa-
vate, Malaysian Silat,
Vietnamese Vovinam,
Brunei Pencak Silat,
Indian Thang-ta, Chi-
nese Wushu, Uzbeki-
stani an Uzbek Jang
Chung Cheong in the center of the na- Sanati and Korean

tion. Unassuming it is famous only for Teuk Gong Moo Sool.
its enormous dam, apples, and being
where UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- Events consisted of: - the 3rd Penjak Si-
Moon grew up. lat Championship

It is also the ancestral home of the an- - the ROAD FC - YOUNG GUNS Battle
cient Korean martial art of Taekgyeon (a Korean MMA event)
(take-gyee-on). The city set aside a large - the 1st World Kids Masterships con-

plot of land some years ago and built an tests
impressive training center, office and - the 2nd Uzbek Jang Sanati Champion-
museum to showcase the art. The Chung- ship
Ju Martial Arts Festival was established - the 2017 World Martial Arts Festival
to promote it and other indigenous fight- Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
ing disciplines in 1998. A few years later - the 3rd International Thang-Ta
WoMAU (the World Martial Arts Union) Championship
and the newly reformed Chung-Ju World - the 1st Arnis Friendly Match
Martial Arts Festival chose the ambi- - the Chung-Ju Martial Arts Film Festi-
tious task of promoting the traditional val
fighting arts of the world. - an art exhibition by Korea’s only

”martial artist”, Jim Hyeok Lee
This year’s event was a step above and - Okichitaw Experience Zone
beyond with more activities, exhibitions - Teuk Gong Moo Sool Experience Zone

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