[2025 ICM-UNESCO-KISS International Martial Arts Seminar]

• Duration: 2025.9.25.-26.
• Venue: Seoul Olympic Parktel and KSPO
• Co-hosted by: UNESCO ICM, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, Korea Institute of Sport Science
• Theme: Martial Arts for Youth Development and Sustainable Future
• Programme: Thematic presentations and panel discussion on mental health, inclusivity, gender equality and education in martial arts, Itneractive Field Lab, CINEMARTIAL(Project Sifu and talk with the director)

[2024 ICM-UNESCO International Martial Arts Seminar]

• Duration : 2024.11.7. ~ 11.8.
• Venue : UNESCO ICM, International Conference Room
• Co-hosted by : UNESCO ICM and UNESCO Bangkok Regional Office
• Participants : 60(Including martial arts practitioners, coaches, scholars and UNESCO personnel)
• Theme : Addressing Mental Health and Well-being: Harnessing the Power of Sports and Martial Arts

[2023 UNESCO ICM-UNESCO Bangkok International Martial Arts Seminar]

• Duration : 2023.11.14. ~ 11.15.
• Venue : UNESCO ICM, International Conference Room
• Co-hosted by : UNESCO ICM, UNESCO Bangkok Regional Office
• Number of participants : 70 participants(Including martial arts experts, practitioners and UNESCO personnel)
• Theme : Enhancing Martial Arts Policy for Youth Development

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[2022 International Martial Arts Academic Seminar]

• Period : 15 November 2022
• Venue : ICM International Conference Room
• Theme : Youth development through martial arts
• Others : Co-hosted the seminar with Universiti Teknologi Mara(UiTM)

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[2021 International Martial Arts Academic Seminar]

• Period : 16 November 2021
• Location : Chungju, Korea (ICM’s International Conference Room)
• Participants : About 70 people
• Description :Exploring the Social value of Martial Arts – Mutual Respect and Nonviolence

[2020 International Martial Arts Academic Seminar]

• Period : 12 November 2020
• Location : Chungju, Korea (ICM’s International Conference Room)
• Participants : About 70 people
• Description : COVID-19 Pandemic, Martial Arts Response and Beyond

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[2019 International Martial Arts Academic Seminar]

• Period : 30 October 2019
• Location : Chungju, Korea
• Participants : About 100 people
• Description : Under the theme ‘Advancing Sustainable Development Goals through Martial Arts,’ the seminar consisted of total three sessions, ‘Martial Arts for Youth,’ ‘Women Empowerment through Martial Arts,’‘Waysto promote Martial Arts Education and Good Practices.’

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[2018 International Martial Arts Academic Seminar]

• Period : 30 November 2018
• Location : Chungju, Korea
• Participants : About 110 people
• Description : Speeches on the ‘Meaning and Role of Martial Arts in Modern Society,’ and presentation sessions from field experts.

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[2017 International Martial Arts Academic Seminar]

• Period : 22 September ~ 23 September 2017
• Location : Chungju, Korea
• Cooperation : World Martial Arts Academy, World Martial Arts Union
• Participants : About 180 people
• Description : Consisted of oral and poster sessions on the status of martial arts

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[2025 Supporting People with Disability in Martial Arts Training]

• Duration : 11 – 15 October 2025
• Participants : 30 persons total (18 persons with disabilities, 12 persons without disabilities)
• Venue : CRP (Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Co-hosted by : ICM and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• Programme : A 5-day intensive programme delivering Wheelchair and Adaptive Tai Chi training to promote physical and emotional recovery and social participation of persons with disabilities, while building inclusive martial arts education capacity among local coaches and rehabilitation professionals

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[2024 Global Martial Arts Forum]

• Period : 07-09 October 2024
• Theme : Martial Arts as Living Heritage: Its Past, Present, and Future
• Participants : 13 countries 122 people
• Description : Scientific program(presentations and discussions) and Master's class

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[7th MARIE]

• Online : 08-09 June 2024
• Workshop : 20 – 22 June 2024
• Participants : 14 Korean martial arts instructors
• Theme : Inclusive martial arts coaching for women and people with disabilities

[6th MARIE]

• Period
  - Online : 14-15, October, 2023 
  - Workshop : 26-27, October, 2023 
• Theme
  Inclusive martial arts coaching and environment creation: Focusing on inclusion of women and the disabled 

[5th MARIE]

• Period : 11 July ~ 19 November 2022
• Participants : 4 countries 4 people (Bangladesh, China, Mauritius, Republic of Korea)
• Description : Online lectures on sustainable development through martial arts, Submission of martial arts teaching plans for youth personality development. mentoring programme, etc.

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[4th MARIE]

• Period : 5 July ~ 10 September 2021
• Participants : 5 countries 5 people(Ghana, Russia, America, Jordan, Korea)
• Description : Wrote and presented research reports(participated in one on one meeting with experts), participated in ‘Inclusive Martial Arts Webinar’ series.

[3rd MARIE]

• Period : 2 July ~ 2 August 2019
• Participants : 6 counties 6 people (Brazil, China, Germany, Ghana, Jordan, Ukraine)
• Description : Martial arts education (Taekkyeon, Sirreum, etc.), and lectures on sustainable development goals, gender equality, etc.

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[2nd MARIE]

• Period : 2 July ~ 20 August 2018
• Participants : 9 countries 9 people (Bahrain, Belize, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam)
• Description : Martial arts education(Taekkyeon, Yongmudo, Muaythai), IT lectures for martial arts research and reports, cultural field trips, etc.

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[1st MARIE]

• Period : 1 September ~ 27 November 2017
• Participants : 3 countries 5 people (Spain 2, Uzbekistan 2, Kenya 1)
• Description : Martial arts education(Taekkyeon, Taekwondo), empowerment programs, culture exchange programs, etc.

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[2018 Northeast Asia Martial Arts Forum]

• Period : 13  December ~ 14 December 2018
• Location : Mongolia
• Cooperation : Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO
• Description : Discussions on the history and current situation of martial arts in  Northeast Asia, and ways to increase youth and women participation in martial arts.

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