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Master Rhee (other)
Master Rhee is the abbreviated name of several taekwondo masters, as 이 (Lee/Rhee/Yi) is a common Korean family name. The three most widely known bearers of the name are probably: * Chong Chul Rhee, known as the Father of Australian Taekwondo * Jhoon Goo Rhee Rhee Jhoon-goo (January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018), commonly known as Jhoon Rhee or Grandmaster (martial arts), Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, was a South Korean Grandmaster (martial arts), master of Taekwondo who is widely recognized as the 'Father ... (1932–2018), known as the Father of American Taekwondo * Ki Ha Rhee (born 1938), known as the Father of British Taekwondo {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, with occasional use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop. The oldest governing body for Taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee (Korean Surname)
Lee, Revised Romanization of Korean, I, or Yi () is the List of South Korean surnames by prevalence, second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (Korean surname), Kim (김). Historically, 李 was officially written as Ni () in Korea. The spelling officially changed to I () in 1933 when the North–South differences in the Korean language#Initial sound rule, initial sound rule () was established. In North Korean standard language, North Korea, it is romanized as McCune–Reischauer, Ri () because there is no distinction between the alveolar liquids /l/ and /r/ in Korean language, modern Korean. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the population. Latin-alphabet spelling Though the official Revised Romanization of Korean, Revised Romanization spelling of this surname is I, South Korea's National Institute of the Korean Language noted in 2001 that one-letter surnames were quite rare in English and other fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic of Korea) comprising its southern half. Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and several minor islands near the peninsula. The peninsula is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea). During the first half of the 1st millennium, Korea was divided between three states, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, together known as the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the second half of the 1st millennium, Silla defeated and conquered Baekje and Goguryeo, leading to the "Unified Silla" period. Meanwhile, Balhae formed in the north, superseding former Goguryeo. Unified Silla eventually collapsed into three separate states due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chong Chul Rhee
__NOTOC__ Rhee Chong-chul ( 이종철; 李鐘鐵; born c. 1935) is a South Korean master of taekwondo who arrived to Australia in the 1960s.An interview with World Master Chong-chul Rhee, 8th Dan, the Father of Australian Taekwon-Do ''Australasian Fighting Arts'' (March 1985). Retrieved on 13 June 2007. He is the founder of Rhee Taekwon-Do, which is widely publicised as Australia's first and biggest taekwondo school.See the ''Martial Arts'' section of the ''Yellow Pages'' telephone directory from any Australian state capital city since at least the 1980s.See the back cover of ''Australasian Fighting Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhoon Goo Rhee
Rhee Jhoon-goo (January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018), commonly known as Jhoon Rhee or Grandmaster (martial arts), Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, was a South Korean Grandmaster (martial arts), 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.Grand Master Jhoon Rhee returns home to serve as Youngsan Univ.'s Chair Professor ''The Seoul Times'', September 2004. Retrieved on 28 July 2007.Kang, S.-W. (2008) ''The Korea Times'' (10 January 2008). Retrieved on 26 January 2010. He was ranked 10th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
