In the 1960s, alongside his master Choi and other masters such as Ji Han-jae, establishes the
Korea Hapkido Association, also known as Daehan Hapkido. Kim holds the 10th dan in Hapkido, 9th dan in
Taekwondo by
World Taekwondo Federation Holds the degree number 7 of the Korea Hapkido Federation and number 9 by the Korea Kido Association.
The Kwan (Martial arts family) Between the 1950s and 1960s, after the separation of the North and South, the South went under a big and rigorous transformation, the end of the Imperialist power, to the new capitalist system. The new legislation changed the whole country and it included the martial arts. The government regulation for martial arts was rigorous and it demanded the registration of the Kwans (martial arts family). To register a Kwan, the master had to prove he had at least the 7th dan in his martial art and 30 dojangs (the Korean word for the place where martial arts are trained, the same for Japanese dojo). As for Hapkido, only 3 masters managed to register a "Kwan", here they are. Original Hapkido Kwan Founders: Kim, Yun-sik: Hapkido Bum Moo Kwan Ji, Han-jae: Sung Moo Kwan Hapkido Kim, Moo-wong: Shin Moo Kwan Hapkido
Associations and federations Also, the government issued a decree for the registration of associations, which would be responsible for the organization of the "Kwans". At the time, the master had to first register his "Kwan" in the government and after that in the new association established. The first to have his association recognized by the government was "Korea Kido Association", having Mr Kim, Du-young as its chairman. The "Korea Kido Association" was not an association related only to Hapkido and, even today, they have over 30 styles of martial arts related to them. To solve this issue, the masters Ji, Han-jae; Kim, Yun-sik; Kim, Young-jin; Myung, Kwang-sik; Kim, Yong-whan; Lee, Tae-joon and others united to establish the first association to take care exclusively of Hapkido; it was named "Korea Hapkido Association", also known as "Dae Han Hapkido", and Grand Master Ji, Han-jae was elected the first chairman. The Kwans were only registered until 1970. In 1971 the Korean government issues a decree stating Taekwondo as its national sport. The only three original Kwans are those stated above, those are the fathers of the modern Hapkido. == Awards ==