History
Sin Moo Hapkido was founded in 1983 in Seoul, South Korea by Dojunim Ji, Han Jae (b. 1936) with the assistance of Merrill Jung and other members of the Northern California Hapkido Association. The curriculum was based on Ji's earlier hapkido programs that he developed from his three teachers and own personal study. Ji, Han Jae was an early student (Dan #14) of Choi, Young Sool, the founder of Hapkiyusool, a forerunner of Hapkido, and also a student of teachers known only as Master Lee and Grandma. Though formed in Seoul, the first official school for Sin Moo hapkido was not opened until 1984 in Daly City (very near San Francisco), California, where Ji began teaching his new art.
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