Jae M. Lee

Jae Man Lee was born in Seoul, Korea. He began the study of the martial arts at the age of twelve with Judo. At the age of thirteen, he began stydying Hapkido. He received his first black belt in Judo at the age of fourteen and has now advanced to the 6th degree black belt in Judo and Tae Kwon-Do, with a 5th degree black belt in Hapkido. He attended college in Seoul and received a B.S. in Physical Education. Later he received an M. Ed. in Physical Education from the University of Georgia. He spent seventeen years teaching the martial arts, first in high school and later in colleges in Korea.

Prior to coming to the United States in 1970, he made a seven month tour through Malasia giving clinics and teaching special classes under the sponsorship of the Korean Judo Association. He came to the United States in 1970 as an Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Reinhardt College, Georgia, and is now at Nichols State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Mr. Lee is a committee member of the National Collegiate Judo Association, Board of Examiners and technical Advisor for the Dixie Area Judo Association. He is Vice-President of the American Collegiate Karate Coaches Association and chairman of the Collegiate Committee of the National A.A.U. Tae Kwon-Do Association.

David Hale Wayt, is a student of Mr. Lee's who began the study of Hapkido in 1972. He became interested in self-defense and could not find books available in the English language on Hapkido techniques at the time, which led to this collaboration. Mr. Wayt has been active in fencing for the past 18 years and is a member of the National Fencing Coaches Association of America.

Contents

Introduction
Historical background and development
Conditining and safety
Basic locks and twists
Basic kicks and punches
Basic throws
Techniques of self-defense
Self-defense for women
Index of holds and throws… (meer)