OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE...

It is with a heavy heart that we tell you that Grand Master Bong Soo
Han passed away on Monday, Jan 8th at 6:05 pm at his house in Santa
Monica, CA. Grand Master Han was surrounded by his family, friends,
and was joined world wide by thousands of people who have been
sending their thoughts and prayers.

Services for Grand Master Han will be held at Pierce Brothers
Westwood Village Memorial Park in Westwood, CA. A viewing has been
scheduled for Tuesday, January 16 from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. Memorial
services will be held the following day Wednesday, January 17 at
1:00PM for family, friends, students, and associates. Grand Master
Han's Santa Monica studio will be open for a Memorial Tribute
honoring Grand Master Han's life and legacy. The tribute will be for
three days starting Thursday January 18 through Saturday January 20.
The studio will be open to the general public from 3PM to 8PM on
Thursday and Friday and from 10AM to 3PM on Saturday - all are
welcomed to come by to pay their respects to a quintessential martial
artist and wonderful human being.

For those of you that are flying in for the Memorial you can call
Dignity Memorial Travel Program at 800-224-4177 to make travel
arrangements. Use the code word "Westwood" and code number 4798.

In honor of Grand Master Bong Soo Han's vision, the International
Hapkido Federation will continue its pursuit of spreading Hapkido
throughout the world. The IHF and Grand Master Han's Santa Monica
studio will re-open following the public Memorial Tribute on Monday
January 22, 2007.

If you wish to donate to the services and memorial plaque for Grand
Master Han, you can send checks payable to Bong Soo Han at 3201 Santa
Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404.