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Symbolism in Korean martial art Taekwondo
Seménková, Hana ; Horák, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mazaná, Vladislava (referee)
Thesubjectofthis thesis Symbolism in Koreanmartial art Taekwondoistheanalysisofsymbolsappearing in thetwolargestTaekwondoFederations - ITF and WTF. Thefirst part introducesrelevantsemiotictheories, historical background, the emergence oftaekwondo and itsfederations and a shortbiographyofCh'oeHonghŭi - oneofthe most importantfiguresassociatedwiththismartial art. Theextensive second part presents a closerlook on symbolism, language and visualsigns and theirdevelopment in the most commonstyles: ITF and WTF. Fromthelanguagesigns, due to theiramount, are selectedonlythose most frequentlyused. Thevisualsigns are analyzed in detail, especiallytobokuniform, flag and patterns. Theconclusionis a comparisonofthesimilarities and differencesofthedescribedsymbols and signs and how these differencesaffectthepossiblefutureofTaekwondo. Keywords Symbolism, Koreanmartialarts, Taekwondo, visual sign, Ch'oeHonghŭi, Koreanhistory, Koreanphilosophy
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Symbolism in Korean martial art Taekwondo
Seménková, Hana ; Horák, Tomáš (advisor) ; Zemánek, Marek (referee)
The subject of this thesis Symbolism in Korean martial art Taekwondo is the analysis of symbols appearing in the two largest Taekwondo Federations - ITF and WTF. The first part briefly introduces the definition of the term symbol, historical background, the emergence of taekwondo and its federations and a short biography of Ch'oe Honghŭi - one of the most important figures associated with this martial art. The extensive second part presents a closer look on symbolism, language and visual signs and their development in the most common styles: ITF and WTF. From the language signs, due to their amount, are selected only those most frequently used. The visual signs are analyzed in detail, especially tobok uniform, flag and patterns. The conclusion is a comparison of the similarities and differences of the described symbols and signs and how these differences affect the possible future of Taekwondo.
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Symbolism in Korean martial art Taekwondo
Seménková, Hana ; Horák, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mazaná, Vladislava (referee)
Thesubjectofthis thesis Symbolism in Koreanmartial art Taekwondoistheanalysisofsymbolsappearing in thetwolargestTaekwondoFederations - ITF and WTF. Thefirst part introducesrelevantsemiotictheories, historical background, the emergence oftaekwondo and itsfederations and a shortbiographyofCh'oeHonghŭi - oneofthe most importantfiguresassociatedwiththismartial art. Theextensive second part presents a closerlook on symbolism, language and visualsigns and theirdevelopment in the most commonstyles: ITF and WTF. Fromthelanguagesigns, due to theiramount, are selectedonlythose most frequentlyused. Thevisualsigns are analyzed in detail, especiallytobokuniform, flag and patterns. Theconclusionis a comparisonofthesimilarities and differencesofthedescribedsymbols and signs and how these differencesaffectthepossiblefutureofTaekwondo. Keywords Symbolism, Koreanmartialarts, Taekwondo, visual sign, Ch'oeHonghŭi, Koreanhistory, Koreanphilosophy
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