Jhoon Rhee, 'father of American Taekwondo,' dies at age 86

Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the man known as the “father of American Taekwondo,” died Monday after a long illness. He was 86. His son, Chun Rhee, said his father died in hospice care in Arlington, Va., a suburb of the nation’s capital. Jhoon Rhee was a 10th-degree black belt credited with popularizing…
Source: Sun