Korea Hapkido Federation remains one of the most influential of the many hapkido organizations existing in Korea today. To this day the KHF is still run mostly by students of Ji's original Sung Moo Kwan. Sin Moo Hapkido founder In 1984, Ji Han-jae moved to the United States and founded Sin Moo Hapkido (). Before Ji left Korea, his close friend Myung Jae-nam, the head of the International H.K.D Federation, awarded Ji the rank of 10th dan. Ji now goes by the title DoJu Ji. Doju (; 道主) implies founder as Ji is the founder of Sin Moo hapkido, if not hapkido itself. United States After Ji moved to the U.S., he attracted a large number of students interested in learning hapkido, especially his Sin Moo style. He teaches several seminars a year in North America, Latin America and Europe. He currently lives in Tucson, Arizona. In 2017, he went to Queens, New York and had a reunion with his Hapkido co-star Angela Mao at her restaurant. Films On his first trip to America, Ji appeared in the film Game of Death with Bruce Lee. Ji opted not to appear in the additional footage shot for the 1978 version of the film. He also appeared in the film Hapkido (aka Lady Kungfu) with Angela Mao. Filmography See also Choi Yong-sool Seo Bok-seob Sin Moo Hapkido References 1936 births Living people Martial arts school founders People from North Gyeongsang Province South Korean hapkido practitioners