✦ Guardian of the Art
Duk-ki Song
also known as Song Deok-gi
Preserved Korea's oldest MA; UNESCO Intangible Heritage 2011
📍 Korea⌛ 1870-1899 (Meiji / Colonial)⧖ 1893 – 1987
TaekkyeonTraditional Taekkyeon
Affiliated ·Korea Taekkyeon Association
Preserved art when Korean MA were suppressed. Korean Cultural Heritage No. 76 (1983).
✦ Founded
Preserved Taekkyeon through Japanese occupation
Notable Achievements
Key preserver of Taekkyeon; Korean Important Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 76 (1983); UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (2011)
Documented Students
Shin Han-Seung, Do Ki-Hyun