Jhoon Goo Rhee
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 6 years ago |
Date of birth | January 7,1932 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Asan-si |
South Korea | |
Date of died | April 30,2018 |
Died | Arlington County |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Children | Jimmy Rhee |
Chun Rhee | |
Job | Actor |
Books | Chon-ji of Tae Kwon Do Hyung |
Hwa-rang and Chung-mu of Tae Kwon Do Hyung | |
Tan-Gun and To-San of Tae Kwon Do Hyung | |
Trutopia: The Taekwondo Philosophy : Hope of Healing the World | |
Won-Hyo and Yul-Kok of Tae Kwon Do Hyung | |
Bruce Lee and I: An Intimate Portrait by Bruce Lee's Training Partner and the Father of Taekwondo in the United States | |
Movies/Shows | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania |
When Taekwondo Strikes | |
The Chinese Connection | |
Style | Taekwondo |
Tang Soo Do | |
Chung Do Kwan | |
Jun Fan | |
Other name | Rhee Jhoon-goo |
Spouse | Han Soon Hahm |
Theresa Chun | |
Martial art | Taekwondo |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 445581 |
Jhoon Goo Rhee Life story
Rhee Jhoon-goo, commonly known as Jhoon Rhee or Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, was a South Korean master of Taekwondo who is widely recognized as the 'Father of American Taekwondo' for introducing this martial art to the United States of America since arriving in the 1950s. He was ranked 10th dan.