Special recognition is given to:
- Master Sea Ho Choi – the first Hapkido Master to teach in America
- Master Bong Soo Han – who brought Hapkido to movies with “Billy Jack
- Master Joo Bong Lee – an 8th dan student of Choi who formed Hwa Rang Do
- Master Sung Soo Lee – who introduced Hapkido to Australia and is the only Korean Master to achieve 9th dan with both the Korea Hapkido Federation and the World Taekwondo Federation, Kukkiwon.
Written by:
Andrew Sands
- Korea Hapkido Federation 8th Dan (first Australian to reach this rank)
- Secretary/ Treasurer, Australian Hapkido Federation inc
- International Taekwondo Jidokwan 7th dan
- World Taekwondo Federation, Kukkiwon 6th dan
- Secretary, Australian Taekwondo Jidokwan (Australia).
Ref: Sung Soo Lee, Scott Shaw, Rim Jong- Bae, Joe Sheya and Mike Burke