WHAT IS TAEKGYEON?
Taekgyeon is a traditional Korean martial art first explicitly recorded during the Joseon Dynasty. Taekgyeon is characterized by fluid, dynamic foot movement called "pum balgi" or Stepping-on-Triangles and is concerned with applying both the hands and feet at the same time to unbalance, trip, or throw the opponent. Hands and feet are always used together.
Taekgyeon has many legs and whole-body techniques with fully integrated arm work. Although it primarily utilizes kicking, punching, and arm strikes are thrown from a mobile stance and does not provide a framework for ground fighting, it does incorporate a variety of different throws, takedowns, and grappling techniques to complement its striking focus. The martial art is also frequently romanized informally as Taekkyon or Taekyun.
