FOUNDER - Real Name : Sung Jun Bae, Name of Knight : Ki San (寄山), Pen Name : Jowa Gyi (左溪)

The founder, Sung Jun Bae was famous for speech, martial arts, and writing.
Until Japanese control, he guarded Minister Shim. With an aid of the minister, Bae opened Ki San Su Sook Do Jang and taught students. Then, Bae went back home, he enacted to fight against Japan in An Dong, Chung Song, Jin Bo, Young Hae and all over the country.

At last he was house arrest because of Japanese police until his death. Thus, he made a bier association with folks. Whenever mourning occurred, he left his house, and met his students and youngman, and taught about martial arts and thought them. Taking advantage of festivals and mourning, he had chance to teach young people Hanmoodo. Bae did not let his family go to Japanese schools because it was possible to betray his country if they were educated by Japan. He taught his martial arts and knowledge to his sons. He was against Japanese policy not only changing korean name into Japanese name but also cutting hair until died.

 

2nd GENERATION MASTER - Chong San (淸山)

Chong San was the oldest son of Sung Jun Bae. He helped his father to fight against the Japanese and studied with other students in Ki San Su Sook Do Jang. He refused, with his father, Japanese policy of changing Korean name into Japanese names and cutting hair. 

 

3RD GENERATION MASTER - Duck Dong (德東)

He was the third son of Sung Jun Bae and made Hanmoodo Complete. He helped his father. After his father's death, he hid Duk Dong in Kyung Ju. His students called him Duk Dong.

 

4th GENERATION MASTER - Yang San (陽山)

He was fourth son of Sung Jun Bae. Because he helped his father to be against Japan, he was arrested in Man Ju and force to work at mine in Hokaido Japan. But escaped from the prson, and he wandered there and here in Japan. After World War Ⅱ, he went back to Korea and went to become Buddhist monk.

 

5th GENERATION MASTER - Chong Ge (淸溪)

He was a 3rd generation offspring. He was taught Hanmoodo by the founder, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation master. Even thought Korea was released from Japanese control, he did not chance to let Hanmoodo to be known to the world. His family succeeded his father's occupation.

 

6th GENERATION MASTER - MOO SAN (武山)

He was a 4th generation offspring. He was taught by 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation masters. He succeeded his father's occupation. He carries out founder's dying wishes. He organized Hanmoodo into modern martial arts. He devotes himself to let Hanmoodo to known to the world. 

HANMOOJONGKA OVERCAME A LOT OF HARDSHIPS AND THINS THE CENTER OF MARTIAL ARTS, WHICH CAME DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.