A member of Taekwondo Jidokwan   

A member of Taekwondo Australia Inc  

Affiliated with the World Taekwondo Federation

South Coast Taekwondo was established in 1993 into the Taekwondo Jidokwan system under the guidance of the late Mr Dale Eagling (6th Dan WTF) who was the Club's Master Instructor. Throughout the 1990s the Club maintained a strong bond with the Dale Eagling Taekwondo organisation with much valuable guidance being provided by Mr Hugh Eagling who was both the senior black belts' mentor and the Club's grading examiner throughout much of this period. These early foundations placed South Coast Taekwondo in a very strong position to offer the very best in the physical, mental and social training requirements for today's modern Taekwondo students.

With the untimely passing of Master Dale Eagling, the head of Taekwondo Jidokwan in Australia, Master Sung Soo Lee (9th Dan WTF), became South Coast Taekwondo's Master Instructor and today provides the Club's head instructors with the necessary guidance to maintain an uncompromising high standard of teaching.

The Club holds a grading approximately every 3 to 4 months and a dedicated student can achieve a belt level each year thereby reaching the probationary Black Belt level within 3 to 4 years from commencement of training.

All gradings are conducted in accordance with the prescribed requirements of Taekwondo Australia Inc and therefore are nationally recognised and transferable.

Black Belt grades are internationally recognised and accredited. Students are afforded the benefit of attaining black belt certificates from Taekwondo Jidokwan and Kukkiwon in Korea.

For those students who are interested in the sports element of Taekwondo, South Coast Taekwondo also provides specialised tournament training which allows the student to compete in state and national competitions conducted by Taekwondo Australia Inc, the only National Sporting Organisation recognised by Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Olympic Committee and the World Taekwondo Federation as representing Taekwondo in Australia.

A member of Australian Hapkido Federation

Affiliated with Korea Hapkido Federation

Hapkido was introduced to South Coast Taekwondo in 1994 by Mr Hugh Eagling during one of his visits to South Australia. However the Hapkido techniques were at that stage applied to the Taekwondo curriculum as an extension of Hoshinsul (self defence). In April 1995 Mr Gradisar was in Hobart Tasmania to be graded by Master Lee for his 3rd Dan Taekwondo, Master Lee conducted a Hapkido seminar for the Black Belts and from this beginning, the interest in Hapkido at the Club intensified. However, at that stage Hapkido practice was limited to the higher Dan Black Belts as part of there Taekwondo syllabus.

South Coast Hapkido was established in 1996 into the Moo Hap Kwan Hapkido system under the guidance of Master Sung Soo Lee who holds the rank of 9th Dan with the Korea Hapkido Federation.

The early development of Hapkido into the Club as part of the Taekwondo syllabus places South Coast Hapkido in a very strong position to offer the very best in the physical, mental and social training requirements for today's modern Hapkido students.

Today Master Lee regularly visits South Australia to promote the art of Hapkido through various seminars and gradings and provides the Instructors of South Coast Hapkido with the necessary guidance to maintain an uncompromising high standard of teaching.