The founder and President of the Duk Moo Academy, Grandmaster Kim Duk In, is a Senior Advisor to the President of the Korea Hapkido Federation, Oh Sae Lim, and he is the Korea Hapkido Federation's 9th Dan certificate number 3. He is a former Managing Director and Chief Examiner of the Korea Hapkido Federation and he was the appointed Instructor for 1st-6th Korea Hapkido Federation Black Belt Instructors Seminars.
Throughout his life, Grandmaster Kim Duk In has been dedicated to the promotion of Korean Mudo training and his teachings have spread throughout the world.
BACKGROUND:
Already an Instructor to the Korean Special Army and Government by the age of 23
Taught the President Bodyguards of Korean President Park Chung Hee at Cheong Wa Dae (the Korean Blue House - Official Office and Residence of the President)
Action Director and Stuntman for a movie made about General Nam Hee
The 1st person to be appointed as the Chief Instructor of the Korean Royal Military Academy (the Korean equivalent to West Point in the USA)
Selected by the Korea Hapkido Federation to travel in order to help promote Hapkido throughout the world and was one of the group of pioneering Masters who first spread Hapkido into Columbia
The 1st Korea Hapkido Federation Instructor to teach Hapkido in several European countries - introducing Hapkido in France, Switzerland and Sweden
Assisted the World TaekwonMudo Academy with their syllabus, particularly their self-defence, kicking and weapons techniques, in France and the UK
Held demostrations for and invited to teach Police Nationale's highly-trained RAID police force in France