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Who is Jhoon Rhee?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Jhoon Rhee, is a Korean Taekwondo master widely recognised as the 'Father of American Taekwondo' for his work in introducing this martial art to the United States of America in the 1950s. Rhee graduated from the Chung Do Kwan. During the 1960s, Rhee befriended Bruce Lee - a relationship from which they both benefited as martial artists.

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