A contemporary example of extreme autarky is North Korea's system of juche (Korean: "self-reliance").
One can forgive those romantic radicals in the South for admiring the idea of Korean self-reliance, even if it was based on a fiction.
Tae kwon do, ( Korean: "art of kicking and punching") Korean art of unarmed combat that is based on the earlier form of Korean self-defense known as tae kyon and on karate.
This emerging performance art integrates Judo, taekwondo, Brazilian capoeira, Korean self-defense and Balinese shadow puppetry with mud wrestling.
With cute, hydrating face masks and BB creams all the rage in beauty, it's clear that Korean self-care techniques have landed in the global spotlight.
--Jimmy Tokeshi, 30, Japanese-American civil rights activist, reacting to Korean self-defense and Korean government officials' visit to L.A. Koreans are not like we are.
Even Bruce Cumings, the American scholar of Korean history and thought who has entered most deeply into Koreans' self-perceptions, throws up his hands.
The role of ethnicity in South Koreans' self-image explains why they take such pride in the success of ethnic Koreans abroad, like the new president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American.
Koreans' self-confidence got a powerful lift when South Korea made it to the final four, dismissing European soccer powerhouses like Italy and Portugal on the way and finishing well ahead of regional rivals China and Japan.
Rather, the personality cult proceeds from powerful myths about race and history.In this section Floundering in the foggy fortress Not a dinner party Played for fools Inhospitality Democracy in action Off the menu The mother of all dictatorships Clarification: Maratha ReprintsIdeas of racial purity lie at the heart of North Koreans' self-image.
