Ultimate Sin Moo Hapkido History

Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, who was born in the year 1045, belonging to the Minamoto Clan, was the first to use the name TAKEDA, and thus gave origin to CLAN TAKEDA.

The chronicles are narrated that it was he who created the seeds of the Daito Ryu Aiki Jutsu, martial art that had the greatest and most important influence in the traditional Japanese Martial Art.

Almost a thousand years later, Sokaku TAKEDA is considered the last Samurai of the TAKEDA Clan, Master of Morihei Ueshiba, who stayed in Japan and later founded Aikido, and also Master of Choi Yong Sul, who in 1945, two years after Sokaku TAKEDA passed away and after finishing World War II, returned to his native Korea to incorporate Hoshinsool and other traditional Korean techniques, create the Martial Art that Doju Nim Ji Han Jae finally named as HAPKIDO.

Doju Ji Han Jae later founded Sin Moo Hapkido and made Hapkido very popular worldwide through his magnetic and interesting characteristics, holistic approach to martial arts and also by teaching and performing as co. star with The legendary Bruce Lee in the movie Game of Death, and of course with consistent dedication and promotion of many top students and assistants including the late SGM Jurge Ziegler in Europe and the late SGM Inwan Kim in USA and handful of others. Also SGM Massan Ghorbani who is responsible for promotion and development of Sinmoo Hapkido in Ireland, UK, Sweden, Romania, Iran, Egypt, Africa, etc. SGM Massan Ghorbani was initially appointed as the headmaster instructor representative for Ireland by the late and the former European headmaster SGM Jurge Ziegler and later he was appointed as The headmaster Instructor represetative in separate terms for Great Britain, Iran and Middle East, Europe and finally World wide as The Senior Grandmaster Instructor representative and as The president and founder of Ultimate Sinmoo Hapkido Federation, this appointment and athurization is valid permanently and independently, and is issued directly by The late Sinmoo Hapkido fouder and the legendary Doju Ji Han Jae in November 2025.

Senior Grandmaster Massan (Mohamad Hossein) Ghorbani is one of DJN Ji Han Jae top students/assistants and third non-Korean practitioner ever achieve 10th Dan Black belt and Gold belt, he also received The special title Joongkwan Sunsa in Sin Moo Hapkido and Sin Moo Associations directly from Doju Ji Han Jae the founder of This unique style.

SGM Ghorbani has competed in many national and international tournaments and championships including Sosai Mas Oyama's knockdown karate Kukushkin Kai championships in Iran, Great Britain and Europe and was the knockdown Karate champion in Iran in 1985 in his own weight division before he move to Ireland. SGM Massan Ghorbani also is a holder of many World and European Kickboxing titles in semi, light and full contact and he is a former World medalist and Wako European/National champion since he moved to Ireland in January 1986.

With the new age in Martial Arts and new developments in fighting skills and the birth of MMA, Joongkwan Sunsa Massan Ghorbani believes Hapkido have to technically upgrade to be able to maintain its original objectives and goals which are to maintain and improve physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual health and fitness and also to have the ability to defend oneself against anyone with any old or new styles or skills set.

A leading army in the World consistently strive to build superior weapons and countries with superior weapons and technology are so called leading civilizations.

On the other hand, traditional Martial Arts have always thought ethics, morals, and character building, and self-development as well as life skills and self-defense skills and have proved to be beneficial for mental health and physical well being as well as building strength and conditioning. Martial Arts instructors are teachers, leaders, mentors and advisors as well as a monks striving to be the best version of themselves with a massive responsibility towards self and all in their communities.

SGM Massan Ghorbani highest goals are to reach the highest level of humanity, and to bring to all, the gifts of inner peace, self worth, self belief, self respect and self-realization, and to help everyone in his reach to discover their unlimited potential, and to become the best they can be, skills wise and character wise, and also to teach and to promote positive outlook and other 47 necessary characters to help others to focus and build on positive to attract good, grow and to develop the best they can be within and to enjoy gratitude, goodness, good self-image, patience through strength and respect through kindness, to help self and all to practice to win The ongoing inner battle between the good and the bad wolf within us all. He believe that he himself comes from many trials and errors in life and he is grateful for surviving and happy to share all the Do's and Don'ts for on and off the mats situations from what he has learned in a very hard way in his past fifty years, many great experiences to share with all his determined and eager students willing to learn, grow and determined not to neither make same mistakes or to reinvent the wheel.

The root of all victories is honesty and the root of honesty is strength. We must always strive to be strong physically, mentally and spiritually to stay honest, healthy, happy successful and strive very hard to maintain our self worth.

The root of anger is fear and the root of fear is a lack of gratitude. Be grateful on daily basis and always do and perform your best in all life challenges.

General Sin Moo Hapkido Korean Terminology Used In Children/Adults Classes:

Joon Bi-Ready. Cha Ryut-Attention. Kyung Ye-Bow. Shi Jak-Start. Joong Ji-Stop.

Jung Zwa-Kneeling Down. Mook Nyum-Meditation. Banpum - Return. 

Kwan Jang Nim Ke Kyung Ye Baro-Bow to the teacher/Master.