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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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Military Aspects of the Imjin War
Kubík, Lukáš ; Glomb, Vladimír (advisor) ; Maršálek, Jakub (referee)
This thesis deals with Japanese invasion to Korea between years 1592 - 1598, known as Imjin War. The thesis analyses historical development of the conflict and defines basic tactics and strategy with focus on Korean participation in this war and Korean army. Secondarily, this thesis deals with Japanese and Chinese participation in the conflict. KEY WORDS: Joseon, Imjin war, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japan, Ming dynasty
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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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History and Developement of Paduk
Žaloudková, Klára ; Glomb, Vladimír (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
(česky) The thesis introduces traditional Korean game of paduk, it concerns at its rules, history and nowadays situation with all the players organizations and developement of paduk in Korea and internationally as well. Paduk rules are explained in the first part which follows by the list of the most important and necessary technical and theoretical terms. The next part describes basic strategy and flow of the game, visual demonstrations are included. In the part of Korean historical developement the thesis describes the import to Korean Peninsula and its development in all the historical parts of Korean history from the Three kingdoms to the modern age. There is a special attention on the transformation of the game in the Colonial period (1910 - 1945). During this time the traditional Korean version of the game was left and forgotten, or forced to be forgotten and players have been playing the modern version since then. The modern paduk is shown with foundations of paduk organizations, story of famous masters and the characteristic of Korean paduk in the international field. The focus is also on the almost unknown situation of paduk in DPRK and how it stands in the its society. The conclusion summarizes the basic characteristic of distinctive aspects of Korean paduk (especially in the...
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