gwonbeop

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noun

A set of unarmed combat techniques in Korean martial arts.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noungwonbeop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA set of unarmed combat techniques in Korean martial arts.

    The 18 martial techniques begin with unarmed training, or gwonbeop, including punching, wrestling and kicking , all of which are fundamental to the higher levels of armed training.

    2002 07, Korea Now

Origin

  1. Korean권법(拳法)
  2. Englishgwonbeop

Borrowed from Korean 권법(拳法) (gwonbeop).

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APA

gwonbeop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwonbeop

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“gwonbeop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwonbeop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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