page_title: Subak
section_title: Subak and Shoubo
hierarchical_section_title: Subak / Subak and Shoubo
caption_attribution_description: English: 2 mustache Kokuryeo Korean Subak, left man is doing a frontal slap
context_page_description: Subak is an ancient martial art that originated in Korea and uses bare hand techniques. The term was also used in Korea to refer to any fighting style that used bare hands. It is a different fighting style from Soo Bahk Do, which is a modern martial art using the same pronunciation but different spelling.
  Within Korea, each region had their own style of Subak; today, only two of these styles remain. One is taught purely as Subak, from the linage of Song Chang Ryul. The other has been absorbed into modern Taekkyon by Master Shin Han Song. When Master Shin Han Song tried to resurrect Taekkyon after the Korean war, he sought instruction from the Taekkyon master Song Dok Ki, and from the Subak master Il Dong. Shin Han Song then combined Taekkyon & Subak together.
context_section_description: Subak is the Korean pronunciation, whilst Shoubo is the Chinese pronunciation. It is the same name (手搏), but pronounced differently due to dialectal differences. It is not explicitly Korean or Chinese. 
  Shoubo existed in China for many years, but modern Shoubo does not have links to the older Shoubo of China. Older Chinese historical records that cover older Shoubo apply to Subak as well.
  Chinese historical records on Shoubo can be used for Korean Subak to a great extent, as they overlap with each other. On Chinese Qin Dynasty's comb (archaeological scholarly source), Shoubo's motions were recorded (this is referenced by Chinese Martial Art Encyclopedia page 5 from China (Chinese Martial Art Encyclopedia Editorial Association). The person on the right used frontal palm on the opponent's face, whilst the person on the left defended it with an arm, while slapping the opponent's chest with the other arm.
caption: 2 mustache Kokuryeo Korean Subak frontal slap
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