People of Taekwondo

Taekwondo: 5 documented people. Founder: Choi Hong-hi. Also: master (1), champion (1), notable figure (2).

Founder (1)

Choi Hong-hiKorean general who founded the International Taekwon-do Federation (ITF) in 1966 and wrote its textbooks. According to the ITF, he proposed the name taekwon-do in 1955.

Master (1)

Nam Tae-hiMaster: ITF TaekwondoKorean taekwondo master of 9th dan, co-founder of Oh Do Kwan and author of the patterns Hwa-Rang, Chung-Mu and Ul-Ji, called the father of Vietnamese taekwondo.

Champion (1)

Phillip RheeAmerican actor and taekwondo practitioner (6th dan) born in South Korea, who wrote, produced and starred as Tommy Lee in the film Best of the Best (1989).

Notable figure (2)

Scott AdkinsBritish action film actor with a black belt in taekwondo, known for the role of the fighter Yuri Boyka in the film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) and its sequels.Yanin VismitanandaThai actress nicknamed JeeJa, a taekwondo black belt and muay thai specialist, who made her debut in the lead role of the film Chocolate (2008).

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