JIN JUNG KWAN HAPKIDO: GRANDMASTER LEE CHANG SOO

Grandmaster Lee Chang Soo, 8th Dan, is the Grandmaster of Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido and Examiner of the Korean Hapkido Federation.

Upon his many accomplishments, Grandmaster Lee has competed in tournaments, winning the middle-weight division of the first Hapkido Championships in 1976. As a member of the Korean Hapkido Federation Demonstration Team, he has toured throughout East Asia, giving Hapkido demonstrations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia. Such involvement and dedication resulted in the appointment of Grandmaster Lee to the Chief of the Central Demonstration Team of the Korean Hapkido Federation, touring throughout Korea and most recently in Germany in 1998 and 1999.

Grandmaster Lee has also shared his expertise in Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido with others; the theoretical and practical applications of the specialized art. In 1986 and 1987, he taught Hapkido seminars to the sheriffs of Korea Airlines and Seoul police department. The success of his contribution and commitment to the art has honored him with the appointment of Hapkido Examiner of the Central Police Academy in 1990, Hapkido Examiner for the National Police Academy in 1992 and the Hapkido Grandmaster of public institutions in 1993.

Grandmaster Lee has devoted his whole life to Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido and continues to impress upon his students his passion and fierce love of the art. Having established Jin Jung Kwan headquarters throughout the world, including Korea, Germany, France and Belgium, Grandmaster Lee is very proud to select Canada as the newest addition to his growing list of schools and students privileged to learn this remarkable and amazing art under his greatness. Still teaching in the first Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido school he opened in 1975, Grandmaster Lee continues to amaze and defy the laws of nature with his keen ability and proficiency in the art.