Grandmaster Sung Soo Lee

Brief Introduction of my Personal History

Name: Sung Soo Lee
Date & Place of Birth: 30 / 12 / 1936, Seoul, Korea

• 1953: Joined Taekwondo Jidokwan, Seoul, Korea
• 1956: Taekwondo Jidokwan 1st Dan
• 1958-60: U.S.A. 8th Military Army Taekwondo Instructor
  in Seoul & Osan, Korea
• 1959: Judo 1st Dan from Korea Judo Association
  Guitar Tuition School open
  Part time Guitar Performer in Night Club
• 1961: Joined Hapkido Class in Korean Army
• 1963: Bachelor Degree of Physical Education in Seoul University
• 1963-73: Sports Writer in Orient Press
• 1965: Korea Hapkido Association, Jungmookwan 1st Dan
  Taekwondo Jidokwan Kunil School Open
• 1968: Taekwondo Jidokwan Instructor Training
• 1972: Korea Taekwondo Association Instructor Training
  Taekwondo Lecturer in Seoul National University
  Selected as Singapore National Team Coach by Korea
  Taekwondo Association for 2 year contract
• 1973: Participation to 1st World Taekwondo Championships
  in Seoul as Singapore Team Coach.
  Korea Hapkido Association Jungmookwan 5th Dan
  Hapkido Moohakkwan Open in Singapore
• 1974: Australia Taekwondo Jidokwan established
  Australia Hapkido Moohakkwan established
• 1975: President of NSW State Taekwondo Association
• 1976: World Taekwondo Federation 7th Dan
  Participation of Hapkido Soongmookwan Instructor Training in Korea
• 1978: Australian Taekwondo Association Vice President
  Korea Hapkido Association 6th Dan
• 1979: Australian Team Leader for World Taekwondo
  Championship in Taiwan
• 1983: Korea Judo Association 2nd Dan
  Korea Hapkido Soongmookwan Instructor Training in Seoul
  Korea Hapkido Association 7th Dan
• 1984: World Taekwondo Federation 8th Dan
• 1985: President of Australian Taekwondo Council
• 1986: Self-defence (Taekwondo) Part time Lecturer
  in Sydney University, Physical Education
  President of Australian Hapkido Federation
• 1988: Korea Hapkido Federation 8th Dan
  Australian Team Leader to New Caledonia-Australian
  Taekwondo Events (Numea)
• 1993: President of Australian Taekwondo Union
  International Invitation Taekwondo Championship Australian Team Leader in Cyprus
  Appointed to Head Master of Taekwondo Jidokwan in Australia from Korea H.Q.
  Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo H.Q.) Taekwondo 9th Dan
• 1996: Graded to 9th Dan by the Korea Hapkido Association
• 2008: Kukkiwon International  Advisory  Committee appointed
• 2010: Kukkiwon Examination Committee appointed