Historical martial arts

thumb|upright=1.35|Depiction of Chinese swordsman wielding a single-edged sword, from the Dan Dao Fa Xuan, c. 1626

thumb|Illustration of a horse's ideal physical traits, 13th century manuscript of the Kitāb al-bayṭara by Aḥmad ibn ʿAtīq al-Azdī. thumb|Muhammad ibn Yaqub al-Khuttuli: Kitab al-furusiyya wa’l-baitara (Horsemanship and Veterinary Book). Leiden University Library manuscript Or. 299 (1), 1343. thumb|Late Mamluk / early Ottoman Egyptian horse armour (Egypt, c. 1550; [[Musée de l'Armée).]]

Subak () was a historical Korean martial practice involving unarmed combat. The term literally means “hand striking” or “bare-hand fighting” and appears in Korean sources from the Goryeo and Joseon periods. In historical records, Subak is described both as a method of combat and as a competitive activity.