 His early years were difficult and he worked in a factory during the day while he taught at a struggling hapkido school in the evening located in an economically depressed area.Later, he relocated his school to the Pacific Palisades area in an effort to be closer to Hollywood and the movie industry.On July 4, 1969, Han Bong Soo was giving a demonstration of hapkido at a park in Pacific Palisades, California.