Instructor Jinho Lee began martial arts training at the age of 13, starting with Tanglang Quan, a traditional Chinese external martial art, while seeking to improve his health and physical condition.
Through years of hard training, he became interested in a deeper question: how can a smaller or less physically powerful person move with greater efficiency, balance, and force? This question led him to study a variety of martial arts and to learn from different teachers and masters over the years.
His training eventually brought him to internal martial arts, where he focused on relaxation, grounding, body mechanics, breath, and mind-body coordination. Through this practice, he came to understand that real power does not come only from muscular strength, but from the integrated use of the body, mind, and natural movement.
Jinho now teaches Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Bagua, meditation, and internal martial arts as a path for improving balance, health, awareness, and self-discipline. His goal is to share these practices with people from different backgrounds and help them develop greater harmony between body and mind.
Biography
Martial Arts Training
- 1984 — Trained under Master Deok-Kang Lee in Tanglang Quan
- 1990 — Trained under Master Dongnam Park in Hapkido
- 1993 — Trained in Taekwondo during military service
- 1999 — Practiced Karate and Aikido in a martial arts community
- 2002 — Trained under Master Chang-Kuk Oh in Kendo, security martial arts, Shaolin Quan, Qi Gong, and Taijiquan (Tai Chi)
- 2003 — Trained under Master Namseong Kim in external and internal Chinese martial arts, including Baji Quan, Baguazhang, and Qi Gong
- 2004 — Trained under Master Min-Young Jung in internal martial arts, including Yang and Chen style Taijiquan, Yinyang Baguazhang, Nei Gong, Dayan (Wild Goose) Qi Gong, and Xinyi Liuhe Quan
Teaching Experience
- 1994 — Hapkido instructor at Keom-mookwan Dojo in Seoul, Korea
- 2003 — Kendo instructor at Jamwon Haedong Kendo Dojo in Seoul, Korea
- 2007 — Internal Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Qi Gong instructor in Seoul, Korea
- 2008 — Head instructor of Internal Kung Fu, self-defense, Tai Chi, and Qi Gong in Melbourne, Australia
- 2009 — Tai Chi instructor at CAE in Melbourne, Australia
- 2010 — Tai Chi instructor at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia
- 2013 — Tai Chi instructor at Cashiers Valley Fusion in North Carolina, USA
- 2013 — Tai Chi instructor at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley in North Carolina, USA
Related Studies
- 1990 — Studied philosophy, psychology, and religion
- 1995 — Studied Buddhism, Taoism, I Ching, acupuncture, acupressure, Shiatsu, Tui Na, and natural therapies
Certificates
- TCA (Tai Chi for Arthritis) Instructor Certification
- Kendo Instructor Certification
- Security Martial Arts Instructor Certification
- Hapkido Black Belt
