Lineage is not claimed. It is documented.

Korea KiDo Association

Daehan Kido Hwe · 대한기도회

The Korea KiDo Association, the Daehan Kido Hwe, was formed in March 1960 and formally established under the Korean Ministry of Education as non-profit organisation No. 24 on 2 September 1963. It is the oldest and original official body for the promotion of authentic Korean martial arts, and of Hapkido in particular. Hapkido founder Choi Yong-Sul served as its first Chairman. Rank issued under the KiDo carries direct, verifiable Korean sanction, the benchmark against which legitimacy in Hapkido is measured.

• Established: March 1960; ministry-sanctioned 2 September 1963
• Sanction: Korean Ministry of Education (non-profit No. 24)
• Standing: oldest official Korean martial arts governing body; first Chairman Choi Yong-Sul (founder of Hapkido)
• Scope: dan registration, master titles, instructor sanction for authentic Korean martial arts

Korea World Tukkong Association

Tukkong MooSool ("special force military techniques") was created by order of the Korean President in 1978 as a combat system superior to sport-oriented arts, developed through the 606th Special Missions Battalion by masters drawn from Hapkido and other Korean disciplines. It remains the official close-quarter combat method of the Republic of Korea’s Special Forces, and the KWTA is recognised as the official trainer for Korea’s 707th Special Mission Battalion ("White Tigers") and Blue House presidential protection officers. Tukkong MooSool is a combative system, not a sport, engineered for rapid interdiction and control.

• Origin: ordered by the Korean President, 1978; developed within the 606th Special Missions Battalion
• Role: official CQC system of ROK Special Forces; KWTA trains the 707th SMB and presidential protection detail
• Character: combative military system built on Hapkido, striking, grappling and weapons, not sport

International HoSinSul Federation

국제호신술연합회

HoSinSul translates as "self-defence techniques", applied self-defence with Korean roots. The International HoSinSul Federation is an associate body within the Korea KiDo Association, established to set international benchmark standards for HoSinSul dan rank and instructor qualification. IHF dan and instructor certification is sanctioned jointly with the KiDo, executed globally under exclusive agreement through Grand Master LTC Julian S. Lim, with the agreement signed at the Daehan Kido Hwe headquarters in Seoul. IHF programs launched worldwide from Australia in 2018.

• Structure: associate body within the Korea KiDo Association (Daehan Kido Hwe)
• Function: international dan and instructor benchmarking for HoSinSul (applied self-defence)
• Delivery: rank and instructor courses conducted globally under exclusive KiDo/IHF sanction via GM LTC Julian S. Lim
• Note: the 2018 world launch of the joint IHF/KiDo HoSinSul-Hapkido instructor program was held in Australia

KOMA SEAPAC, SungMooKwan

KOMA SEAPAC was formed in 1988 to correctly promote genuine Korean martial arts across the South East Asia-Pacific region, specifically Hapkido SungMooKwan and TaeKwonDo ChungDoKwan. SungMooKwan is the original school of Grand Master Ji Han-Jae, founder of the original Korea Hapkido Association; its head, Grand Master LTC Dr Julian S. Lim (9th Dan, KiDo), is recognised as Chong Kwan Jang of SungMooKwan by the Korea Hapkido Federation. KOMA SEAPAC certification is backed one-for-one by the corresponding Korean governing bodies, the KidoHwe, KukMuWon and KWTA, making it one of the few organisations outside Korea whose papers carry direct Korean accreditation.

• Formed: 1988; registered in Malaysia (ROB #000878473-V)
• Lineage: Hapkido SungMooKwan, the original school of GM Ji Han-Jae
• Head: GM LTC Dr Julian S. Lim, recognised Chong Kwan Jang of SungMooKwan by the KHF
• Certification: KOMA papers carry 1:1 accreditation with the Korean sanctioning bodies (KidoHwe, KukMuWon, KWTA)