Jhoon 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. He was a 10th dan black belt and held the title of Grandmaster.
| Jhoon Rhee | |
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| Born | January 7, 1932 Asan, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (present-day Asan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea) |
| Died | April 30, 2018 (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 |
| Teacher(s) | Nam Tae Hi, Bruce Lee |
| Rank | 10th dan taekwondo (posthumously) |
| Notable students | Allen R. Steen, Rodney Batiste, Marina Kim, John Chung, Bruce Lee |
| Website | jhoonrheetkd |
| Jhoon Rhee | |
| Hangul | 이준구 |
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| Hanja | 李俊九 |
| Revised Romanization | Yi Jun-gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chun'gu |
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