Pattern Development

Decline

As military training became more technologically and mechanically oriented, the need for hand-to-hands martial arts training decreased. During the long Chosen dynasty, martial traditions virtually disappeared as officials began using diplomacy rather than fighting in dealing with other countries. The martial arts became recreational, evolving into games, such as Taekkyon, or into sporting competitions, such as Subak, where gambling was commonplace. For all practical purposes, the ancient fighting arts disappeared during this time