Rhee Taekwon-Do

Image:Rhee TKD World Master Chong Chul Rhee.jpgChong Chul Rhee, 8th dan, is the founder and head of Rhee Taekwon-Do. He holds the title 'World Master' and claims the title 'Father of Australian Taekwondo.'[http://www.rheetkd.info/ Rhee Tae Kwon Do Mildura/Sunraysia] (2009). Retrieved 1 August 2009. Rhee is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo{{cite web|url=http://www.itfnz.org.nz/ref/documents/masters.htm|title= A tribute to the original masters|date=c. 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525230014/http://www.itfnz.org.nz/ref/documents/masters.htm|archive-date=25 May 2010|access-date=7 November 2011}} Originally retrieved 13 June 2007; archived version retrieved 7 November 2011. selected from the South Korean military to develop taekwondo under Choi Hong Hi in the Korea Taekwon-Do Association (KTA).{{ref_label|E|e|none}} Rhee is a former unarmed combat instructor in the Korean Marines, and helped introduce taekwondo to Southeast Asia (notably in Malaysia and Singapore) before becoming the first taekwondo master sent to Australia by the Republic of Korea.

Rhee has worked towards the reunification of Korea, serving as a member during the third through ninth terms—and as Chairman for the eighth term—of the Oceania Division of the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification.{{cite web|title=Former Chairman|url=http://www.acdpuoceania.com/formal_chairman_e.html|work=민주평화통일자문회의 대양주협의회|access-date=8 November 2011|author=민주평화통일자문회의 대양주협의회|authorlink=:ko:민주평화통일자문회의|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206133105/http://www.acdpuoceania.com/formal_chairman_e.html|archive-date=6 February 2005|year=2002}} Originally retrieved 24 April 2003; archived version retrieved 8 November 2011. He has also served as Chairman of the Seoul Olympics Supporting Committee and founding President of the Korean Community Hall Construction Supporting Committee. The Republic of Korea awarded Rhee the Dongbaeg Medal (동백장) in 2003 for promoting taekwondo and Korean culture over the past 33 years.

Two of Rhee's brothers, Chong Hyup Rhee and Chong Yoon Rhee, also hold the title of 'Master' in Rhee Taekwon-Do and assist him in managing parts of the school.{{ref_label|F|f|none}} Chong Hyup Rhee, 7th dan, is in charge of operations in Melbourne.Anonymous (2005): [http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/sport/other/crunch-time-for-students/633168.aspx Crunch time for students] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105903/http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/sport/other/crunch-time-for-students/633168.aspx |date=6 July 2011 }} Latrobe Valley Express (29 August 2005). Retrieved 5 January 2010.[http://rhee-tkd.blogspot.com/2005/08/training-centres-and-times.html Rhee Taekwon-Do (Victoria): Training centres and times] (2010). Retrieved 5 January 2010. He appears on the right in the school's logo. C. H. Rhee is also one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo, and helped introduce the art of taekwondo to Malaysia and Singapore{{ref_label|G|g|none}} before arriving in Australia in 1970.{{ref_label|H|h|none}} He conducts grading examinations in Melbourne and Darwin.[https://www.angelfire.com/empire2/rhee/ Rhee Tae Kwon Do Northern Territory] (c. 2007). Retrieved 24 August 2007. Chong Yoon Rhee, 9th dan,[http://www.rheetaekwondosydney.biz/index.php?p=1_5 Rhee Taekwondo Sydney: About the Grand Master] (c. 2011). Retrieved 1 November 2011. is in charge of operations in parts of Sydney. He trained under Nam Tae Hi during the late 1950s, served as a South Korean army officer, and helped introduce the art of taekwondo to Vietnam in the late 1960s. C. Y. Rhee retired from military service at the rank of Major, and moved to Australia in January 1976.

C. C. Rhee and C. H. Rhee are listed as pioneers in Asia (1950s and 1960s) and Australia (1970s) in Chang Keun Choi's list of taekwondo pioneers,Choi, C. K. (2007): [http://www.taekwondopioneers.com/pioneers.html Tae Kwon Do Pioneers]. Retrieved 15 March 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312111930/http://www.taekwondopioneers.com/pioneers.html |date=12 March 2008 }} while C. Y. Rhee came to Australia some time later.

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Rhee Taekwon-Do occupies a prominent place in Australian taekwondo history. This is reflected in three key claims: (1) Chong Chul Rhee is the Father of Australian Taekwondo, (2) Rhee Taekwon-Do is the first taekwondo school in Australia, and (3) Rhee Taekwon-Do is the biggest taekwondo school in Australia. The school has widely publicised these claims since at least the 1980s.

Numerous claims have been made on who was the father of Australian Taekwondo by other martial art masters:

• Chan Yong Kim, 9th dan, was the first tang soo do instructor in Australia.Ta'kody, J. (2001): "Jack Rozinsky: The art of a lifetime (Part 1)." Australasian Taekwondo, 10(1):8–11. He arrived in the early 1960s,[http://www.nostaekwondo.com.au/taekwondo.htm No's Taekwondo] (c. 2007). Retrieved 15 June 2007.Stone, B. (2003): "Man of honour: Master Ke Hyung No." Australasian Taekwondo, 12(3):14–17. sponsored by the Silvertop Taxi Karate ClubAnonymous (2007): "Jack Rozinsky." In S. Morelli (Ed.), Taekwondo: Special collector's edition 2007 (pp. 54–55). Mulgrave, Australia: Blitz Publications. or the Judo Federation of Australia,{{cite web|url=http://www.thackreytkd.com/chanyongkim.shtml|title=Biography of Grandmaster Chan-Yong Kim|date=c. 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703194849/http://www.thackreytkd.com/chanyongkim.shtml|archive-date=3 July 2008|access-date=8 November 2011}} Originally retrieved 15 June 2007; archived version retrieved 8 November 2011. and stayed for one or two years before moving overseas. Kim might be considered the first taekwondo instructor in Australia if tang soo do were recognised as taekwondo retrospectively,{{ref_label|I|i|none}} and so might lay claim to the title. Kim did not establish a taekwondo school in Australia.
• Jack Rozinsky, 9th dan (Jidokwan), founded the Shuto Karate Club in 1963;Rozinsky, J. (1996): "Fighting frames." Australasian Taekwondo, 4(4):53. it later became the Melbourne Taekwondo Centre. As Rozinsky taught tang soo do there, he might be considered the first taekwondo school founder in Australia (again, if tang soo do were recognised as taekwondo retrospectively),{{ref_label|I|i|none}} and so might lay claim to the title. Rozinsky did not introduce taekwondo outside Victoria.
• Ke Hyung No, 8th dan (WTF), was invited to Australia by the Victoria Judo Federation in 1965, and taught taekwondo alongside judo.No, S. (2015): [http://nostaekwondo.com.au/the-history-of-taekwondo-in-australia/ No's Taekwondo: The History of Taekwondo in Australia]. Retrieved 9 September 2015.[http://nostaekwondo.com.au/ke-hyung-no/ No's Taekwondo: Grandmaster Ke Hyung No] (c. 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2015. If tang soo do were not recognised as taekwondo retrospectively, No might lay claim to the title. He travelled back to South Korea for further training, returned to Australia in 1971, and established his own martial arts centre at that time. As with Rozinsky, No did not introduce taekwondo outside Victoria.
• Terence Walsh, 8th dan (World Kido Federation), claims to have introduced taekwondo to New South Wales in 1969.Walsh, T. F. (1999): "Grandmaster Kwang Sung Hang: Taekwondo pioneer." Australasian Taekwondo, 8(3):48–50.[http://www.walshtkd.com/ Walsh Martial Arts Australia] (c. 2007). Retrieved 14 June 2007. If he was the first to introduce taekwondo to Australia's most populous state, then he might lay claim to the title. Walsh did not introduce taekwondo outside the eastern states.
• Young Ku Yun, 8th dan (ITF), has been described as having introduced taekwondo to Sydney in 1971.Anonymous (1997): "Grandmaster Yun: The changing face of martial arts." Australasian Taekwondo, 6(2):9–12. If he was the first to introduce taekwondo to Australia's largest city, then he might lay claim to the title. Yun arrived around five years after Rhee, however, and himself claimed to be the first ITF instructor (rather than the first taekwondo instructor) in Australia.[http://www.yunjungdo.com.au/index1.html Yun Jung Do] (c. 2007). Retrieved 21 June 2007; link updated on 6 November 2011.
• Wee Hin (Steven) Cheah, 9th Dan. Sent by the ITF to Australia in the 1960s, opened his first school in Melbourne. In 1969 was promoted to Queensland Chief Instructor and opened a school in Townsville, Cheah is also considered to be one of the fathers of Australian Taekwon-Do. Having trained under General Choi and C.K Choi in Malaysia. Grand Master Cheah holds the rank of 9th Dan and runs his own federation. Cheah Advanced Taekwondo Australia.

Cheah, Kim and No would have been in the lower dan ranks, and would not yet have held the title of 'Master,' when they were invited to teach in Australia. A biography of No indicates that he had four years' training when he arrived. Rozinsky and Walsh would have held 1st dan ranking in the 1960s. Both Rhee (KTA) and Yun (ITF) would have been in the middle dan ranks and held the title of 'Master' when they arrived, as they were sent to Australia by their respective Korean governing bodies.

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Rhee Taekwon-Do was the first Australian martial art school founded by a Korean master and using the name of taekwondo. Rhee's school was also the first nationwide taekwondo school in Australia, having operated in South Australia from its founding in the mid-1960s, Western Australia from at least 1970,Fricke, H. J. (2004): [http://www.japaneseswordsmanship.com.au/rhee_tae_kwon_do_hans_fricke.html Rhee International Tae Kwon Do Australia 1970–1979] Originally retrieved 1 January 2005; new version retrieved 24 July 2009. Victoria from at least 1970,[https://www.goguide.com.au/vic/caulfield-north/rhee-tae-kwon-do2000000783.html Rhee Tae Kwon-do Victoria - Caulfield North - Vic 3161 - Goguide] (c. 2017). Retrieved 25 May 2017. the Australian Capital Territory from 1971,Muyot, J. (1993): "The A.C.T. celebrates 21st anniversary." Rhee Taekwondo, Autumn 1993:12–13. Queensland from at least 1973,{{cite web|url=http://www.rheetaekwondo.com/history.html|title=The History of Rhee Taekwondo|date=c. 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821031659/http://www.rheetaekwondo.com/history.html|archive-date=21 August 2008|access-date=8 November 2011}} Originally retrieved 30 August 2007; archived version retrieved 8 November 2011. New South Wales from 1973, and Tasmania from at least 1983.[http://www.southernitf.com/ Southern ITF Taekwon-Do] (c. 2007). Retrieved 14 June 2007; link updated on 14 February 2009. The first Rhee Taekwon-Do class was held in the Adelaide YMCA centre.[http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/history.htm Rhee Taekwondo: South Australia – History of Rhee Taekwondo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009192722/http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/history.htm |date=9 October 2007 }} (c. 2007). Retrieved 3 November 2007.

Rhee Taekwon-Do's position as the first taekwondo school in Australia might be challenged by the Melbourne Taekwondo Centre (originally the Shuto Karate Club), as tang soo do was one of the arts taught there. Such status would, however, involve recognising tang soo do as taekwondo retrospectively.{{ref_label|I|i|none}} The Melbourne Taekwondo Centre incorporated taekwondo into its name in the 1970s.[http://www.taekwondo.com.au/MTC/about-melbourne-taekwondo-centre.html Melbourne Taekwondo Centre: All about MTC]{{dead link|date=July 2013}} (c. 2013). Retrieved 19 February 2013.

Rhee Taekwon-Do's position as the biggest taekwondo school in Australia is supported by independently verifiable listings of dojang. It has at least 294 publicly listed dojang in Australia, with perhaps around 1,400 dojang in total at its peak. The claim might be disputed if the Australian member schools of the ITF and the WTF were considered as 'schools' as a whole, whether in terms of numbers of dojang or numbers of members. Rhee Taekwon-Do is, however, a single school under the direct leadership of Rhee while both the ITF[http://www.itftkd.org/fileadmin/archive/commons/20070508_ITF_Constitution.pdf International Taekwon-Do Federation Constitution (28 April 2007)] (ITF-NK, Chang). Retrieved 26 August 2007; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928032108/http://www.itftkd.org/fileadmin/archive/commons/20070508_ITF_Constitution.pdf |date=28 September 2007 }}[http://www.itf-administration.com/constitution.asp International Taekwon-Do Federation Constitution] (ITF-C, Choi). Retrieved 26 August 2007. and WTF[http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/about_wtf/organization.html World Taekwondo Federation organizational chart] (c. 2007). Retrieved 26 August 2007; link updated on 8 November 2011. are groups of schools (each with its own head) under a larger governing body.

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At least 25 founders of Australian martial art schools (and at least one in New Zealand) received their foundational taekwondo training in Rhee Taekwon-Do or are former Rhee Taekwon-Do instructors. Of these ex-members, the highest-ranked was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 6th dan instructor when he left Rhee's school.

Ex-members who founded ITF schools include some of the most senior ITF instructors in Australia. Peter Barbour, 8th Dan, was a 2nd Dan instructor in Victoria, under C.H. Rhee in the '80's. Ming Tuck Low, 8th dan, was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan in 1971, and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor at the University of Western Australia in 1972.McQueen, P. (2006): "Smart—not hard." Australasian Taekwondo, 15(2):28–33.Ainley, M. (1997): "All in the family." Australasian Taekwondo, 6(4):37–40.[http://digitalstorm.com.au/tkd/about.htm#low Low Taekwon-Do Academy] (c. 2003). Retrieved 24 April 2003; link updated on 14 June 2007.[http://www.itftkd.org/?Content=Masters ITF: Masters] (2010). Retrieved 21 October 2011. Peter Wong, 7th dan, trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do in Western Australia in the early 1970s.[http://taekwondokidokwan.com/profile.html Tae Kwon-Do Ki-Do Kwan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414174505/http://taekwondokidokwan.com/profile.html |date=14 April 2008 }} (c. 2007). Retrieved 15 June 2007. Jamie Moore, 8th dan, commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Queensland in 1976.{{cite web|url=http://www.authentictkd.com/mm_aboutData.htm|title= Authentic Taekwon-Do Australia: About Master Jamie Moore|date=c. 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807174359/http://www.authentictkd.com/mm_aboutData.htm|archive-date=2007-08-07|access-date=8 November 2011}} Originally retrieved 24 April 2003; archived version retrieved 8 November 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234235/http://www.authentictkd.com.au/News/VisitbyGrandmasterHwangKwangSung/tabid/164/Default.aspx Authentic Taekwon-Do: Visit by Grandmaster Hwang Kwang Sung] (15 June 2011). Retrieved 21 October 2011. Several other ex-members have founded ITF schools across Australia.{{ref_label|J|j|none}}

Ex-members who founded non-ITF taekwondo schools include some of the more expansionist instructors in Australia. John Ivanov, 9th dan, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do regional instructor in Queensland in 1995.Anonymous (1995): "Inside Rhee Tae Kwon-Do." Australasian Taekwondo, 4(3):15–17.[http://www.southpacifictkd.com.au/ South Pacific Taekwon-Do] (c. 2007). Retrieved 26 August 2007.{{cite web|url=http://tkd-international.com/Degreestext.html|title=Taekwon-Do International Dan Certifications|date=c. 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916194015/http://www.tkd-international.com/Degreestext.html|archive-date=16 September 2008|access-date=8 November 2011}} Originally retrieved 12 October 2007; archived version retrieved 8 November 2011. Robert Frost, 7th dan, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do regional instructor in New South Wales in 2003.[http://www.toogee.com/ Toogee Taekwondo] (c. 2007). Retrieved 17 June 2007.[http://toogeetreks.com/aboutus.htm Toogee Treks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204726/http://toogeetreks.com/aboutus.htm |date=27 September 2007 }} (c. 2007). Retrieved 17 June 2007; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. [http://toogeetreks.com/robert-frost/ New version] retrieved 8 November 2011, but does not contain the same level of detail as the original. Lesley Hicks, 6th dan, commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in the late 1970s, and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 3rd dan regional instructor in New South Wales in 2003.Seedsman, N., & Stone, B. (2005): "The spirit of self-defence: An interview with Master Les Hicks." Australasian Taekwondo, 14(1):58–62.[http://www.shimjang.com.au/ Shimjang Taekwondo] (c. 2007). Retrieved 26 August 2007.Anonymous (2007): "Master Les Hicks," in S. Morelli (Ed.), Taekwondo: Special collector's edition 2007 (pp. 98–99). Mulgrave, Australia: Blitz Publications. Vernon Low, 7th dan, was the Rhee Taekwon-Do State Master Instructor of South Australia,[http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/history.htm Rhee Taekwondo: South Australia – Instructors] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009192722/http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/history.htm |date=9 October 2007 }} (c. 2010). Retrieved 6 March 2011. was the first Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor promoted to 5th dan,Low, V. (c. 1990): [http://www.martialarm.com/martial-arts-articles/Dynamic_Korean_Art.html Dynamic Korean Art] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20060328132001/http://www.martialarm.com/martial-arts-articles/Dynamic_Korean_Art.html |date=28 March 2006 }} Retrieved 8 July 2008. and had been ranked at 4th dan as early as 1974,Macauley, L. (c. 2006): [http://www.teachingmartialarts.org/South_Aus.htm Okinawa Shuri Ken Shorin Ryu Karate-do: South Australia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010503/http://www.teachingmartialarts.org/South_Aus.htm |date=26 April 2012 }} Retrieved 24 September 2010; link updated on 29 November 2011. prior to establishing his own school.[http://www.firsttaekwondo.com.au/master.htm First Taekwondo – South Australia: Master Vernon Low] (2012). Retrieved 13 November 2012.{{ref_label|K|k|none}} Neville Creevey 6th dan, was a former Student of C.C Rhee in the 1970s, would later become a regional Instructor for Russell Fallon’s K.A.T.O. Several other ex-members have founded non-ITF taekwondo schools.{{ref_label|L|l|none}}

Ex-members who founded schools teaching martial arts other than taekwondo include three instructors with an eclectic martial arts history. Hans Fricke, 8th dan, first met Rhee in Perth in 1970 (with Fricke bearing an introductory letter from the ITF, as he had trained briefly in South Korea), was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 2nd dan instructor in Sydney during the 1970s, and now teaches battodo.[http://www.japaneseswordsmanship.com.au/sei_do_kan_black_belts.html Australian Battodo Association Dan registry] (c. 2007). Retrieved 25 August 2007; link updated on 6 November 2011.[http://www.amahof.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=639:hans-joachim-fricke-jp&catid=48:amahof-member-profiles&Itemid=128 Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Hans Joachim Fricke JP] (2010). Retrieved 2 December 2011. Christopher Nasiłowski, 10th dan, trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do in Adelaide from 1972 to 1984, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 2nd dan instructor, and taught arnis and jujitsu.[http://www.usadojo.com/biographies/christopher-nasilowski.htm Martial arts biography: Christopher Nasilowski] (c. 2007). Retrieved 30 July 2007. Graham Healy, 8th dan, trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do in Queensland from 1977 to 1982, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan instructor, and now teaches boxing and taekwondo.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040326014434/http://healyshealthandfitness.com/ Healy's Health and Fitness]}} (c. 2007). Retrieved 14 June 2007.[http://www.ckmsouthpacific.com/pdf/Condensed%20time%20line%20History%20of%20Master%20Graham%20Healy-Jan2008oc.pdf Condensed time line history of Master Graham Healy] {{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (2008). Retrieved 17 April 2008; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. Several other ex-members have founded other martial art schools.{{ref_label|M|m|none}}

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Rhee Taekwon-Do teaches the military style of taekwondo, closer to traditional martial art than modern martial sport in nature. Training consists of exercises that may be classified as: basics (group drill exercises; similar to kihon in karate), destruction (breaking), hyung (patterns or forms), self-defence, and sparring.Anonymous (2002): [http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/sport/other/shannan-attains-her-black-belt/527761.aspx Shannan attains her black belt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113118/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/sport/other/shannan-attains-her-black-belt/527761.aspx |date=6 July 2011 }} Milton Ulladulla Times (3 October 2002). Retrieved 3 December 2009.Anonymous (2005): [http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/sport/other/fricke-reaches-the-first-degree/581400.aspx Fricke reaches the first degree] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105837/http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/sport/other/fricke-reaches-the-first-degree/581400.aspx |date=6 July 2011 }} Latrobe Valley Express (25 July 2005). Retrieved 3 December 2009.Anonymous (c. 2008): [http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/co_curricular_activities/taekwondo/taekwondo.html Canberra Grammar School: Taekwondo]. Retrieved 3 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213221532/http://www.cgs.act.edu.au/co_curricular_activities/taekwondo/taekwondo.html |date=13 December 2009 }}Vezgoff, P. (2009): [http://www.coastkidsillawarra.com/downloads/CK-issue5.pdf CoastKids Illawarra (July/August 2009): Just for kicks] (p. 15). Retrieved 3 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222185949/http://www.coastkidsillawarra.com/downloads/CK-issue5.pdf |date=22 December 2009 }}Handley, B. (2009): [http://www.cggs.act.edu.au/pages/images/cggsnewsletter0935.pdf Canberra Girls' Grammar School newsletter (20 November 2009): Student achievements] (p. 3). Retrieved 3 December 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305024633/http://www.cggs.act.edu.au/pages/images/cggsnewsletter0935.pdf |date=5 March 2011 }} Basics, destruction, hyung, and self-defence are similar to equivalent exercises in other traditional martial art schools. Rhee Taekwon-Do teaches the ITF Ch'ang Hon forms hyung.[http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/patternpics.htm Rhee Taekwondo South Australia: Hyung (Patterns)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722081637/http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/patternpics.htm |date=22 July 2009 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 22 August 2009.[http://www.rheetkd.com/faq.html Rhee Tae Kwon Do Perth: Frequently Asked Questions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914084130/http://www.rheetkd.com/faq.html |date=14 September 2009 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 22 August 2009.[http://www.rheetkd.info/patterns.php Rhee Tae Kwon Do Mildura/Sunraysia: Hyung and Belts] (c. 2009). Retrieved 22 August 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821102148/http://www.rheetkd.info/patterns.php |date=21 August 2009 }}

Sparring takes three forms: three-step sparring, one-step sparring, and free sparring. Three-step sparring and one-step sparring are similar to equivalent exercises in ITF and WTF schools, but free sparring is different, having more in common with traditional karate sparring. Rhee Taekwon-Do free sparring is unscored, unarmoured,Anonymous (1993): "Master Rhee: Interview by a special reporter." Rhee Taekwondo, Autumn 1993:4–5. and usually 'non-contact' in principle.Dinneen, M. (2009): [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=1FA1E46D6E8A2D4698B01B40CCCD65F8?sy=nstore&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=8221&clsPage=1&docID=NCH091130IK6DKC1K6CV A good fist of things] Newcastle Herald (30 November 2009, p. 62). Retrieved 18 June 2010. Members typically achieve non-contact sparring by two methods, whether separately or in combination:

• The attacker consciously stops just short of hitting the training partner, while still executing attacks with full speed and power.Lofthouse, D. (1993): "No contact." Rhee Taekwondo, Summer 1993:7. The attacker has primary responsibility for non-contact, at a given moment during sparring, and this typically occurs when one training partner has more experience than the other. This is normally the practice when one training partner is a beginner.
• The defender actively avoids or blocks an incoming attack executed by the training partner.Coleman, A. (1993): "Effective self-defence is learnt through non-contact sparring." Rhee Taekwondo, Summer 1993:31. The defender has primary responsibility for non-contact, at a given moment during sparring, and this typically occurs with training partners of similar experience. This is normally the practice when both training partners are in the senior ranks.

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Rhee Taekwon-Do ranks are denoted by coloured belts, which indicate a member's level of experience and responsibility within the school. There are ten coloured belt grades, or kup ranks ({{Korean|hangul=급|labels=no}}), and nine black belt degrees, or dan ranks ({{Korean|hangul=단|labels=no}}).Rhee International Taekwon-Do (Australia): Membership booklet.[http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/belts.htm Rhee Taekwondo South Australia: Kup (Belt System)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013215628/http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/belts.htm |date=13 October 2009 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 22 August 2009. Members start with white belts and progress through yellow, green, blue, brown, and then black. Most Rhee Tae Kwon-Do students have the opportunity to grade at least four times a year.

Non-black belts, from white through to brown, denote the kup ranks. 'Tips' denoting odd-numbered kup ranks are marked by a stripe of the higher colour near the right end (from the wearer's point of view) of a belt of the lower colour. Black belts denote the dan ranks. A specific dan rank is represented by the number of white bars embroidered on the black belt. A black belt with no bars is a Junior Black Belt, a rank assigned to members considered too young (typically 15 years or younger) for 1st dan.Hobson, S. (2001): [http://www.newcastlestar.com.au/news/local/sport/other/black-belt-for-lisa/656645.aspx Black belt for Lisa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110521/http://www.newcastlestar.com.au/news/local/sport/other/black-belt-for-lisa/656645.aspx |date=6 July 2011 }} The Newcastle Star (13 March 2001). Retrieved 3 December 2009.Edwards, G. (2004): [http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2004/09/14/scd-meet-coasts-martial-arts-little-master/ Meet Coast's martial arts little master] Sunshine Coast Daily (14 September 2004). Retrieved 3 December 2009.[http://www.marash.qld.edu.au/newsletter/2008/12/downloads/V44-I12.pdf Marist College Ashgrove newsletter (August 2008): Individual achievements]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (p. 20). Retrieved 3 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Brown, A.-L. (2009): [http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2009/11/09/in-womens-defence-its-all-about-thinking/ In women's defence, it's all about thinking] Sunshine Coast Daily (9 November 2009). Retrieved 3 December 2009. Junior Black Belt members are tested for 1st dan when they reach 18 years of age.Anonymous (2011): [http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/news/local/sport/general/students-make-the-grade/2366974.aspx Students make the grade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407023630/http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/news/local/sport/general/students-make-the-grade/2366974.aspx |date=7 April 2012 }} Sunraysia Daily (23 November 2011). Retrieved 4 December 2011. One bar denotes 1st dan, two bars denote 2nd dan, and so on. The end of the belt bearing the dan rank also carries embroidery noting the name of the master issuing the promotion (Chong Chul Rhee, Chong Hyup Rhee, or Chong Yoon Rhee).

From mid 2018 onwards, at least 3 regional instructors have been promoted to the rank of 7th Dan, with the title of "Master Instructor". This was previously unheard of, in Rhee Tae Kwondo, as the organisation has historically been very slow to promote senior Dan ranks.

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a. {{note_label|A|a|none}} "Rhee Taekwon-Do" is the spelling used in the earliest versions of the school's logo. All four spellings appear in official documentation and on uniforms. "Rhee Tae Kwon-Do" appears to be the most common spelling used in membership booklets issued by the school. The figures directly beneath the logo are Jong Soo Park on the left and Chong Hyup Rhee on the right.[http://www.rheetkdfremantle.com/history Rhee Tae Kwon Do Fremantle Region: History] (2012). Retrieved 11 October 2012.[http://www.rheetaekwondosydney.biz/index.php?p=1_4 Rhee Taekwondo Sydney: What is Tae Kwon Do?] (c. 2011). Retrieved 12 October 2012.

b. {{note_label|B|b|none}} Rhee Taekwon-Do has also operated in other parts of Oceania in the past, such as Papua New Guinea. In 2008, the school appears to operate exclusively in Australia and New Zealand.

c. {{note_label|C|c|none}} Photographs of Rhee Taekwon-Do banners and uniforms from the 1970s and the school's use of the Chang Hon hyung establish its link with the International Taekwon-Do Federation for part of its history.[http://www.authentictkd.com/mm_rheeData.htm Authentic Taekwon-Do Australia: ITF Rhee Taekwon-Do Memorabilia] (c. 2009). Retrieved 22 August 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008152931/http://www.authentictkd.com/mm_rheeData.htm |date=8 October 2011 }}

d. {{note_label|D|d|none}} The University of Melbourne's Tae Kwon Do Club might be considered an exception, as it offers both Rhee Taekwon-Do and WTF taekwondo (in separate classes).[http://www.sports.unimelb.edu.au/clubs/taekwondo.html Melbourne University Sport - Clubs - Tae Kwon Do] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430014022/http://www.sports.unimelb.edu.au/clubs/taekwondo.html |date=30 April 2008 }} (c. 2008). Retrieved 18 April 2008.

e. {{note_label|E|e|none}} The KTA (1959/1961) predated both the ITF (1966) and the WTF (1973).Park, S. H. (1993): About the author. In H. H. Choi: Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence, 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.[https://archive.today/20120805012648/http://www.koreataekwondo.org/english/html/kta/kta_index.html Korea Taekwondo Association: History] (c. 2007). Retrieved 3 September 2007.Kim, S. J. (2006): [http://www.sjkim-taekwondo.com/History.html History of Taekwondo]. Retrieved 28 July 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703232101/http://www.sjkim-taekwondo.com/History.html |date=3 July 2007 }} The modern KTA is closely aligned to the WTF.[https://archive.today/20130415072231/http://www.koreataekwondo.org/english/html/kta/kta_01.html Korea Taekwondo Association: Organization] (c. 2007). Retrieved 3 September 2007.

f. {{note_label|F|f|none}} Nigel Higgs,[http://www.rheetaekwon-do.com/locations/sunshine-coast/buderim/ Rhee TaeKwon-Do Brisbane and Sunshine Coast: Buderim] (c. 2010). Retrieved 6 March 2011. Judy Tynan,[http://www.rheetaekwondoeastmaitland.websyte.com.au/ Rhee Tae Kwon Do Maitland] (c. 2010). Retrieved 6 March 2011.[http://www.thejunctio-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/newsletters/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Term%204%20Week%203%20edit.pdf Rhee Taekwondo]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Junction News (26 October 2010, p. 3). Retrieved 12 March 2011; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and Jerry Hatter[http://nundahss.eq.edu.au/wcms/images/8%20November%202011.pdf Nundah State School Newsletter, 8 November 2011]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 29 November 2011. are some of the Rhee Taekwon-Do instructors also recognised as Masters, holding the title of Regional Master Instructor. John O'Brien had previously been a Regional Master Instructor in Rhee Taekwon-Do,[http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/history.htm Rhee Taekwondo: South Australia – Black Belts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009192722/http://www.rhee-taekwondo.com.au/history.htm |date=9 October 2007 }} (c. 2010). Retrieved 6 March 2011. prior to leaving with V. Low.[http://www.firsttaekwondo.com.au/ First Taekwondo – South Australia] (2012). Retrieved 22 September 2012.[http://www.firsttaekwondo.com.au/chief.htm First Taekwondo – South Australia: Chief Instructor John O'Brien] (2012). Retrieved 13 November 2012.

g. {{note_label|G|g|none}} While discussing the introduction of taekwondo to Malaysia and Singapore, Ki Ha Rhee noted that Choi had instructed him to bring another instructor with him. Almost certainly referring to C. H. Rhee, he added, "That's why I took the brother of Rhee Chong Chul—from Rhee International—he was the first to graduate so he came to Malaysia then I brought him to Singapore" (p. 52).Anonymous (2007): "In the words of a master: GM Rhee Ki Ha, 9th Dan." Australasian Taekwondo, 16(3):50–54.

h. {{note_label|H|h|none}} According to Museum Victoria, there were only 72 Koreans in Victoria in 1971.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080730050605/http://museumvictoria.com.au/origins/history.aspx?pid=34 Museum Victoria: History of immigration from South Korea] (c. 2010). Retrieved 27 March 2011.

i. {{note_label|I|i|none}} The Korean striking art taught by Kim, Rozinsky, and No in the 1960s was described as tang soo do or Korean karate, and not as taekwondo. It is a matter of interpretation whether the art should be called taekwondo retrospectively. The Shuto Karate Club (founded by Rozinsky in 1963) later became the Melbourne Taekwondo Centre, and tang soo do was one of the arts taught there. In contrast to the Australian sources, US author B. Maclaughlin (1972) reported: "In addition to his time-consuming work in judo, Kim found the opportunity to further the interest of Korean karate and established the first Australian tae kwon do school in Melbourne. The new club was heartily endorsed by Kim's karate sensei, General Hong-Hi Choi, head of the Korean Tae Kwon Do Association" (p. 27).Maclaughlin, B. (1972): "Wandering sensei takes on the big time: Korea, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong ... and now the US." Black Belt, 10(4):24–29. See Korea Taekwondo Association and Tang Soo Do for more information.

j. {{note_label|J|j|none}} Ex-members who founded ITF schools also include: Misko (Michael) Kordanovski, 8th dan;Ainley, M. (1997): "Kicking out west." Australasian Taekwondo, 6(4):78–79.Advertisement for ITF Tae Kwon Do Ho Shin (2006) in Australasian Taekwondo, 15(3):23.[http://melbourne.citysearch.com.au/E/V/MELBO/0001/20/75/ Taekwondo Ho Shin]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (c. 2008). Retrieved 4 April 2008; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[http://usmataekwondo.com.au/news/ USMA ITF Taekwon-Do: USMA Dojang News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409170124/http://usmataekwondo.com.au/news/ |date=9 April 2013 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 22 September 2012.Moore, J. (2008): [http://www.itf-administration.com/articles.asp?arturn=1041 International Taekwon-Do Federation: Down under seminar with Master Robert Wheatley] (12 August 2008). Retrieved 22 September 2012. Graham Moulden, 8th dan;[http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/public_doc/news/2006/anniversary.php Queensland Self-Defence and Taekwon-Do Academy: 30th Anniversary]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (2006). Retrieved 1 September 2003; link updated on 14 February 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011; link updated on 13 May 2012; link updated on 22 September 2012. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/public_doc/news/2004/mediasept2004.php Queensland Self-Defence and Taekwon-Do Academy: International examinations for QSDTA instructors]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (26 September 2004). Retrieved 21 July 2007; link updated on 14 February 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011; link updated on 13 May 2012; link updated on 22 September 2012. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Hutchison, G. (2009): [http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2009/06/10/club-kicks-up-heels/ Club kicks up heels] NewsMail (10 June 2009). Retrieved 3 December 2009.Richardson, K. (2010): [http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/public_doc/news/2010/wbb_summer_grading_2010.php Queensland Self-Defence and Taekwon-Do Academy: Wide Bay Burnett Grading Report (November 2010)]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 13 May 2012; link updated on 22 September 2012. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Moulden, G. (2008): [http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/public_doc/news/2008/founder_graham_report.php Queensland Self-Defence and Taekwon-Do Academy: What a week-end!]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 13 May 2012; link updated on 22 September 2012. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Makyai, R. (2012): [http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/public_doc/news/2012/world_champ_2012.php Queensland Self-Defence and Taekwon-Do Academy: 10th Junior and 5th Veteran Taekwon-Do World Championship] (August 2012). Retrieved 22 September 2012. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/founder.php Queensland Self-Defence and Taekwon-Do Academy: Founder] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225134933/http://www.queensland-selfdefence.com.au/founder.php |date=25 February 2013 }} (c. 2012). Retrieved 22 September 2012. Spiridon Cariotis, 7th dan;[http://usmataekwondo.com.au/sabum_profile.php USMA ITF Taekwon-Do: Profile of Master Spiridon Cariotis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083236/http://usmataekwondo.com.au/sabum_profile.php |date=25 April 2012 }} (c. 2007). Retrieved 20 September 2007; link updated on 22 October 2011; link has expired, as at 8 March 2015.Brown, R. (2007): "Fighting spirit: Spiridon Cariotis." Australasian Taekwondo 16(3):26–32.[http://www.itf-administration.com/organisations/?id=15923 United ITF (Australia): Profile] (c. 2014). Retrieved 8 March 2015. Steve Weston, 6th dan;Weston, S. (2008): "Fighting frames." Australasian Taekwondo, 17(4):47. Scott Bower, 6th dan;[http://www.tong-iltkd.com.au/index.php/about/your-instructors Tong-Il Taekwon-Do Australia: Instructor Profiles] (2013). Retrieved 22 November 2013. George Gabrielides, 5th dan;Gabrielides, G. (2006): [http://www.juntongitf.com.au/Kickathon/February%20newsletter.doc Jun Tong International TaeKwon-Do newsletter (February 2006)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015042722/http://www.juntongitf.com.au/Kickathon/February%20newsletter.doc |date=15 October 2009 }} Retrieved 4 December 2009. Catherine McMaster;[http://www.fusionmartialarts.com.au/instructors.php Fusion Martial Arts: Instructors] (c. 2011). Retrieved 22 September 2012.[http://www.canberramontessori.com/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/Bulletin%20T1%20Wk2%202011.pdf Canberra Montessori School Bulletin: Term 1, Week 2] (February 2011). Retrieved 22 September 2012. Steven Luxmoore, 5th dan;[http://www.chosunitf.com/Home/Instructor/tabid/124/Default.aspx Chosun Taekwon-Do's Instructors] (c. 2007). Retrieved 17 June 2007; link has expired, as at 4 December 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007071833/http://www.chosunitf.com/Home/Instructor/tabid/124/Default.aspx |date=7 October 2007 }}Luxmoore, S. (2008): "Does taekwondo need more regulation?" Australasian Taekwondo, 17(1):18–20. Trevor Harbrow, 2nd dan;Davidson, E. (2003): "President's corner," [http://www.itfnz.org.nz/taekwon-dotalk/pdf/tkdtalk0308.pdf Taekwon-Do Talk], 2003(2):20. Retrieved 26 July 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024054856/http://www.itfnz.org.nz/taekwon-dotalk/pdf/tkdtalk0308.pdf |date=24 October 2007 }}McPhail, P., & Pygott, V. (2006): "A brief history of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do (Part 3)," [http://www.itfnz.org.nz/taekwon-dotalk/pdf/tkdtalk0604.pdf Taekwon-Do Talk], 2006(1):14–15. Retrieved 26 July 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929020013/http://www.itfnz.org.nz/taekwon-dotalk/pdf/tkdtalk0604.pdf |date=29 September 2006 }}[http://homepages.woosh.co.nz/bagnew/about.html Ji Shin Manuwera] (c. 2007). Retrieved 26 July 2007; link has expired, as at 14 February 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710112039/http://homepages.woosh.co.nz/bagnew/about.html |date=10 July 2007 }}[http://www.itfnz.org.nz/news/news_archives.html International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand: Seminar for Ji Shin Taekwon-Do] (c. 2009). Retrieved 11 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030611053400/http://www.itfnz.org.nz/news/news_archives.html |date=11 June 2003 }}Nguyen, H. T. (c. 2012): [http://www.itkd.co.nz/reference/essays/9-vietnam.php The story begins back in 1967 in Vietnam]. Retrieved 6 June 2012. Shane Astwood, 3rd dan;[http://www.yinyangtaekwondo.com/instructors_2.html Yin Yang: Our Instructors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928074642/http://www.yinyangtaekwondo.com/instructors_2.html |date=28 September 2007 }} (c. 2007). Retrieved 28 July 2007. and Robert Clarkson, 4th dan,[http://www.kwondoworkz.com.au/about.html Kwon-Do-Workz: About us] (c. 2009). Retrieved 24 November 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014232949/http://www.kwondoworkz.com.au/about.html |date=14 October 2009 }} Kordanovski was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 4th dan instructor under C. H. Rhee in Melbourne and was promoted to ITF 7th dan (ITF Master Instructor status) in 2007. His nephew Dragi Kuzmanovski trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do from 1975 to 1995 and was also a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor. Moulden commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Queensland in 1976, was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan in 1979, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 3rd dan regional instructor in 1993, and was promoted to ITF 7th dan in 2012. Cariotis trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do around the early 1980s. Weston commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Tasmania in 1983, was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan in 1986, and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in 1993. Bower commenced training in Rhee in 1984, was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan in 1988 and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in Townsville until 1999. Gabrielides was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in Sydney from the 1980s until 1999. McMaster commenced training in Rhee Taekwon-Do in Adelaide, was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in Adelaide, and now teaches in her own school in Canberra. Luxmoore trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do in Queensland from 1986 to 1991, and was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan. Harbrow was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 2nd dan instructor in New Zealand in 2003. Astwood commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Queensland in 1992, and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan instructor in 2003. Clarkson was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan member.

k. {{note_label|K|k|none}} Along with C. Y. Rhee, V. Low is a former Technical Advisor to Australasian Fighting Arts magazine, while C. C. Rhee and C. H. Rhee are former Special Consultants to that publication.1995 index listing in Australasian Fighting Arts, 17(6):5.

l. {{note_label|L|l|none}} Ex-members who founded non-ITF taekwondo schools also include: Hassan Iskandar, 7th dan (WTF);Anonymous (1999): "The caring crusader." Australasian Taekwondo, 8(3):8–12. Graham Johnson, 7th dan;Antonio, S. (2007): "Southern style: Taekwondo meets Boxing in regional Australia." Australasian Taekwondo, 16(4):74–76.[http://www.seataekwondo.com.au/History4.htm South East Australian Taekwondo: History]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (c. 2010). Retrieved 13 May 2010; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. [http://www.seataekwondo.com.au/History.htm New version]. Retrieved 6 November 2011. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Trevor Dicks, 7th dan;[http://www.pitkd.com/taekwondo-master-instructor.htm Pacific International Taekwondo: Taekwondo Master Instructor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218235755/http://www.pitkd.com/taekwondo-master-instructor.htm |date=18 February 2009 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 14 February 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. [http://www.pacificinternationaltaekwondo.com.au/Master-Instructor/ New version]. Retrieved 6 November 2011. Wahid Halimee, 7th dan, and Carol Halimee, 6th dan;[http://www.worldtaekwondo.com.au/profile_grand_master_wahid_halimee.html World Taekwondo Academy: Grand Master Wahid Halimee] (c. 2008). Retrieved 8 July 2008; link updated on 2 December 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119060726/http://www.worldtaekwondo.com.au/profile_grand_master_wahid_halimee.html |date=19 November 2011 }}[http://www.worldtaekwondo.com.au/profile_master_carol_halimee.html World Taekwondo Academy: Master Carol Halimee] (c. 2008). Retrieved 8 July 2008; link updated on 2 December 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019155058/http://www.worldtaekwondo.com.au/profile_master_carol_halimee.html |date=19 October 2011 }}[http://www.worldtaekwondo.com.au/docs/women%20self%20defence%202007.pdf Women Self Defence: Oriental Sports Academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914010016/http://www.worldtaekwondo.com.au/docs/women%20self%20defence%202007.pdf |date=14 September 2009 }} (c. 2008). Retrieved 8 July 2008. Bradley Tatnell, 8th dan;[http://members.optushome.com.au/sunbae/head-hist.html Sun Bae Taekwondo and Hapkido: Master Bradley Tatnell] (c. 2003). Retrieved 12 March 2019; link updated on 18 January 2010; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030114211820/http://members.optushome.com.au/sunbae/head-hist.html |date=14 January 2003 }}[http://www.tans.com.au/blackclub.htm Tan's Taekwondo: Black Belts] (c. 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013155805/http://www.tans.com.au/blackclub.htm |date=13 October 2009 }} Nasim Chami, 6th dan;[http://blacktiger.com.au/masternasim.html Black Tiger Taekwondo: Master Instructor Nasim Chami] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216052755/http://www.blacktiger.com.au/masternasim.html |date=16 February 2011 }} (c. 2010). Retrieved 31 December 2010. Glen Corbett, 5th dan, and Paul Corbett, 5th dan;[http://www.shigantaekwondo.com/pages/corbettg.htm Shigan Taekwondo: Glen Corbett] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023172626/http://www.shigantaekwondo.com/pages/corbettg.htm |date=23 October 2008 }} (c. 2008). Retrieved 15 April 2008; link has expired, as at 28 August 2009. [http://www.shigantaekwondo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=2:glencorbett&layout=blog&Itemid=6&layout=blog New version]. Retrieved 24 November 2009.[http://www.shigantaekwondo.com/pages/corbettp.htm Shigan Taekwondo: Paul Corbett]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (c. 2008). Retrieved 15 April 2008; link has expired, as at 28 August 2009. [http://www.shigantaekwondo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=3:paulcorbett&layout=blog&Itemid=7&layout=blog New version]. Retrieved 24 November 2009. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and Paul Mitchell, 5th dan.[http://www.unitedtaekwondo.com.au/instructors/paul-mitchell United Taekwondo: Master Instructor Paul Mitchell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425142536/http://www.unitedtaekwondo.com.au/instructors/paul-mitchell |date=25 April 2012 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 24 November 2009; link updated on 6 November 2011.[http://www.muswellbrookchronicle.com.au/news/local/sport/other/tae-kwon-do-master-in-town/611276.aspx Tae Kwon Do master in town] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007182725/http://www.muswellbrookchronicle.com.au/news/local/sport/other/tae-kwon-do-master-in-town/611276.aspx |date=7 October 2009 }} Muswellbrook Chronicle (14 March 2008). Retrieved 11 December 2009.[http://www.macarthur.nsw.edu.au/news/na/26 Macarthur Anglican School: Students prepare for black belt testing (14 May 2009)]. Retrieved 11 December 2009; link updated on 6 November 2011.Bertola, V. (2008): [http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/martial-arts-masterclass/ Martial arts masterclass] Macarthur Chronicle (14 October 2008). Retrieved 21 December 2009.Bertola, V. (2009): [http://macarthur-chronicle-campbelltown.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/macarthur-area-united-taekwondo-master-instructor-paul-mitchell-still-mixes/ Macarthur area United Taekwondo master instructor Paul Mitchell still mixes it with the best] Macarthur Chronicle (18 May 2009). Retrieved 11 December 2009.[http://www.unitedtaekwondo.com.au/newsletters/UTKDnews2009.pdf United Taekwondo Newsletter (2009)]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 21 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Iskandar trained in Rhee Taekwon-Do in Sydney in the 1970s, and now leads a WTF school in Tasmania. Johnson was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in Queensland in the 1970s. Dicks was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 2nd dan regional instructor in Queensland in 1993. W. Halimee commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in 1976 and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do senior instructor in South Australia around 1990, while C. Halimee commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in 1972 or 1974, according to two different autobiographical accounts,Halimee, C. (1993): "Oh ... what a feeling!" Rhee Taekwondo, Summer 1993:15. and was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in South Australia in 1993. Tatnell commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Queensland in the 1980s, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in 1993, and now teaches taekwondo and hapkido. Chami commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in New South Wales in 1979, and was promoted to Rhee Taekwon-Do 1st dan in 1986. G. Corbett and P. Corbett commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in New South Wales in 1979 and 1980, respectively. Mitchell was a Rhee Taekwon-Do 3rd dan regional instructor in Sydney in the early 2000s.

m. {{note_label|M|m|none}} Ex-members who founded schools teaching martial arts other than taekwondo also include: Sai Thow Lam;[http://www.yauhawktaokungfu.com/?act=introduction Yau Hawk Tao Kung Fu: Introduction] (c. 2009). Retrieved 11 December 2009.[http://members.westnet.com.au/gebhardp/yht_hist.htm Yau Hawk Tao Martial Art International: Master Lam's history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927213128/http://members.westnet.com.au/gebhardp/yht_hist.htm |date=27 September 2011 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 11 December 2009.[http://www.gkrkarate.com/files/profiles/sensei_tyrone_coates.pdf Go-Kan-Ryu Karate: Sensei Tyrone Coates] (c. 2009). Retrieved 11 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915130426/http://www.gkrkarate.com/files/profiles/sensei_tyrone_coates.pdf |date=15 September 2009 }} Rod Power;Anonymous (1996): "Power to the people: Rod Power." Blitz, 10(12):39–40.[http://www.rodpower.net/history.htm Rod Power's Chinese Kickboxing: History] (c. 2009). Retrieved 19 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108172754/http://www.rodpower.net/history.htm |date=8 November 2009 }}Power, R. (2011): In Search of the Warrior With-in and the Battle of the Ego (p. 3). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ({{ISBN|978-1-4499-9921-6}}) Glenn Puckeridge, 4th dan;[http://www.suntzu-kungfu.com.au/instruct.html Sun Tzu Kungfu] (c. 2008). Retrieved 9 July 2008.[http://bnc.org.au/youth/news-events/ Bellingen & Seaboard Youth Services: News & events] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013050918/http://bnc.org.au/youth/news-events/ |date=13 October 2009 }} (2009). Retrieved 11 December 2009. Kay Thoren;[http://taichicairns.blogspot.com/p/about-kay.html Tai-Chi Cairns: Kay Thoren] (c. 2011). Retrieved 22 October 2011. Glen Gardiner, 7th dan;[http://amahof.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:glen-gardiner&catid=48:amahof-member-profiles&Itemid=128 Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Glen Gardiner] (2008). Retrieved 4 December 2011.[http://www.thecmaa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=43&Itemid=27 Combined Martial Arts Academy: Instructors] (c. 2009). Retrieved 5 December 2009. and Kacey Chong.[http://www.nationalallstyles.com.au/tournament-results/vicst-tourna-results.php National All Styles martial arts tournaments: Victorian Championships, 9 November 2003]. Retrieved 1 December 2009; link has expired, as at 6 November 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025181613/http://www.nationalallstyles.com.au/tournament-results/vicst-tourna-results.php |date=25 October 2009 }}[http://www.monashkickboxing.com/index.php?i=instructors Monash University Kickboxing Club: Instructors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912203111/http://www.monashkickboxing.com/index.php?i=instructors |date=12 September 2009 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 2 December 2009.[http://www.corporatekickboxing.com.au/index.php?i=instructors Corporate Kickboxing: Instructors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103028/http://www.corporatekickboxing.com.au/index.php?i=instructors |date=6 July 2011 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 2 December 2009.[http://corporateselfdefence.com.au/trainers/ Corporate Self-Defence: Instructors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425142538/http://corporateselfdefence.com.au/trainers/ |date=25 April 2012 }} (c. 2009). Retrieved 2 December 2009; link updated on 6 November 2011. Lam commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Western Australia in the early 1970s, and now teaches his own martial art based on kung fu. Power commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Western Australia in 1973, was a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor in the mid-1970s, and now teaches Chinese martial arts. Puckeridge commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in New South Wales in the 1970s under C. Y. Rhee, and now teaches several martial arts, with a focus on wing chun kung fu. Thoren commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in the early 1980s, was promoted to 1st dan in 1984 and became a Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor the following year, and now teaches tai chi. Gardiner commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Queensland in 1983, and now teaches karate, battodo, and eskrima. Chong commenced Rhee Taekwon-Do training in Victoria in the 1990s under C. H. Rhee, and now teaches kickboxing.

n. {{note_label|N|n|none}} Ivanov, Dicks, Frost, and Hicks all rose from Rhee Taekwon-Do 2nd/3rd dan to 5th/6th dan, promoted by the WTF or other taekwondo organisations, within a year or two of leaving Rhee's school. Moulden and Harbrow were exceptions to this trend.

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• [http://www.rheetaekwon-do.com/about/ Rhee Taekwon-Do Sunshine Coast Region] contains information about World Master Rhee and a history of Rhee Taekwon-Do.
• [https://www.rheetaekwon-do.com/dojang/chermside/ Rhee Taekwon-Do Chermside]
• [http://rhee-tkd.blogspot.com/ Rhee Taekwon-Do Melbourne] contains several Rhee Taekwon-Do links.
• [http://rheemutkd.com/ Rhee Taekwondo Melbourne University] contains several Rhee Taekwon-Do links and information for Melbourne University students.
• [http://www.rheetkd.info/about-2/master-rhee Rhee Taekwon-Do Mildura/Sunraysia] contains two interviews with C. C. Rhee from 1985 and 1995.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070317151245/http://www.rheetkd.com/ Rhee Tae Kwon Do Perth] contains a video interview with a senior Rhee Taekwon-Do instructor from 2002.

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[https://rheetkd.au/ Rhee Tae Kwon Do Western Australia] Official website for Rhee Tae Kwon Do Western Australia.

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