朝鮮前期 武科에서의 擊毬 도입배경과 그 실제

Abstract

This study is to understand essential meaning of Gyukgu based on research of martial art history. Gyukgu is a type of polo game that was played in the Milirary examination in Early Joseon period. Especially, practical contents drawn by the research and restoration of various positions of Gyukgu were added to focus on understanding of the meaning of archetypal martial arts against the limit of research based on historical and literal records. Martial arts’ historical characteristics of Gyukgu were searched through comparing between not only Gyukgu but core Martial Arts on Horseback skill such as crescent shaped halberd and Pyungon(flail shaped martial art stick) on horseback performed by soldiers in Joseon dynasty. As the historical characteristics of Gyukgu, Firstly it was the way of training military officers with practical use of tactics for the cavalry. Secondly, Gyukgu’s method of a match and single play were settled as watching martial arts. Thirdly, it was very quickly spread and disseminated by the characteristic of Gyukgu as watching match. As a result, it became a cause of creating golf style play. Lastly, actively spread Gyukgu in early Joseon period had changed as practical Martial Arts on Horseback with the weapons in the late Joseon period, so horse riding traditions had been kept.