[2] Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to the United States of America in 1971 with his wife and newborn daughter Nancy Han.
Han was born on 20 July 1934 in Seoul, Korea,[3][7] during the period of Japanese occupation.
He trained under three martial art masters: Nam Tae Hi, Duk Sung Son, and Woon Kyu Um.
[1] Through the 1960s, his career continued with both military assignments and leadership of demonstration teams overseas.
[2] Han appears on Chang Keun Choi's list of taekwondo pioneers.