Jhoon Rhee
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In this Korean name, the family name is Rhee.
Rhee Jhoon-goo (Korean: 이준구; Hanja: 李俊九, January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018), commonly known as Jhoon Rhee, was a Korean-American taekwondo partitioner. He is widely recognized as the "father of American taekwondo" for introducing this martial art to the U.S. after arriving there in the 1950s.[5][6] He was a 10th dan black belt[6] and held the title of Grandmaster.
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Born | (1932-01-07)January 7, 1932 Asan, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (present-day Asan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea) |
Died | April 30, 2018(2018-04-30) (aged 86) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
Other names | Rhee Jhoon-goo |
Residence | United States |
Style | Taekwondo, Jhoon-Rhee-style (founder) Taekwondo (ITF-Style), Tang Soo Do (Chung Do Kwan), Jun Fan Gung Fu[lower-alpha 1] |
Teacher(s) | Nam Tae Hi,[1] Bruce Lee[lower-alpha 2][2][3] |
Rank | 10th dan taekwondo (posthumously) |
Notable students | Allen R. Steen, Rodney Batiste, Marina Kim, John Chung, Bruce Lee[2][3] |
Website | jhoonrheetkd |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Jhoon Rhee | |
Hangul | 이준구 |
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Hanja | 李俊九 [4] |
Revised Romanization | Yi Jun-gu |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chun'gu |
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