About the Author

Scott Shaw is one of the world's most prolific proponents of the Korean martial arts. He has authored several books on the subject and over four-hundred of his articles, on the martial arts, have been published. He was the first non-Korean ever to be awarded the 7th Degree Black Belt by the prestigious Korea Hapkido Federation and he currently holds 8th Degree Black Belts in both Hapkido and Taekwondo.