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