Editing Hapkido (section)

=== Myung Jae-nam ===
In 1972, Myung Jae-nam (명재남) was one of the original members of the Korea Hapkido Association (대한 합기도 협회), which was formed in 1965 at the request of the South Korean President [[Park Chung Hee|Park Jeong-hee]]. The Korea Hapkido Association was formed with the assistance of Park Jong-kyu, who was the head of the Presidential Protective Forces and one of the most powerful men in Korea at the time.<ref name="Hapkido Bible">{{cite book
| last = Kimm
| first = He-young
| title = The Hapkido Bible
| publisher = Andrew Jackson Press
| year = 1991
| location = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
}}</ref>

Myung Jae-nam exchanged martial art techniques and information with an Aikido practitioner named Hirata in 1965, for a period of about four years and included many aikido-like techniques into his version of hapkido. He has produced Several books and videos on the subject of hapkido self-defense. Later Myung Jae-nam broke away from all the other organizations and started to focus on promoting a new style, [[hankido]]. Until his death in 1999 he was the leader of the International Hapkido Federation.