Master Vangelis Thanos, 6th Dan in WHF Hapkido and 8th Dan in WTF Taekwondo is a personal student of Grand Master Myung Kwang-Sik, the Technical Director of WHF in Eastern Europe and the President of the Greek Hapkido Association. He has been training in martial arts since 1975, deepening his knowledge next to internationally respected teachers, such as Master An Hen Ki (Taekwondo) and Grand Master Myung Kwan-Sik (Hapkido).
* 8th Dan Taekwondo
* 6th Dan Hapkido
* 4 times Greek Champion
* International Instructor
* International Judge of the European and World Taekwondo federation
* Certified Instructir (category Β) of the General Secretariat of Athletics
* Teacher in Instructor’ Camps of the General Secretariat of Athletics
* President of the Technical Committee of the Greek Taekwondo Federation
* Official Dan Examiner of the Greek Taekwondo Federation
* Official Examiner in Greece of the World Hapkido Federation (W.H.F.)
* President of the Greek Hapkido Association
* WHF Regional Director for Eastern Europe & the Middle East