Looks like the extremely impassioned politics in Korea are not just limited to the street.  Check out this video of members of Seoul’s Nation Assembly brawling.

Here is an expert from a comment that tries to put the whole thing into context.  I have no idea if its true, but I sure hope so.

“Basically, this is just a Korean version of filibuster, nothing more.

The conservative coalition has a clear majority that so-called "progressives" are pretty much powerless nowadays… but

The ultimate power that the minority party has is to lock up the parliament and prevent any law from getting passed until the end of the session. This is supposed to force compromise between the ruling party and the minority party, just like what a filibuster would do in the US senate.

However, rather than forming a compromise among the parties, what usually happens is a brawl… or more like zergling rush.

While the minority parties’ members try to block the entrance to the parliament, the ruling majority will try to storm into the chamber, break the barricade, and read the proposal and pass the law in a short time.

But does it end once they break the barricade? Nope. This is when the majority becomes defensive and the minority becomes offensive.

Here, the minority would be able to prevent the law from getting passed if they can steal the gavel from the speaker’s podium. That’s why you get second battle inside the chambers once the barricade is broken….

It’s always fun to watch these.. And after each brawl, some media outlets will show the battle maps and each parties’ strategic notes and explain where the turning point in the battle was.

a black belt in any martial arts is recommended, though not required, for politicians here.”

Once again for emphasis: “the minority would be able to prevent the law from getting passed if they can steal the gavel from the speaker’s podium“.

Update:

This appears to be one of the media complied “battle maps”.

Awesome.