I'll tell you what little I know.
The first Tae-kwon-do school here in Hawaii opened in 1981. (in Lahaina) Randy Casco ran it.
The first in New York opened in 1969 under Suh Chong Kang. I was there once, but I forget where it was.
The first one in Boston was opened in 1974 by Jae H. Kim (great guy)
You should probably look into Jhoon Rhee. Maybe the place to start.
You gotta' talk to Dirty dog and Mister Weis, they'll be able to help you a lot.
Your first issue would be to define what "TKD" is / was or is / was not. Obviously before 1955 no one used the name. Some, such as Jhoon Rhee taught the precurser as taught in the Chung Do Kwan in Korea. General Choi, when in Texas for military training visited him and convinced him to adopt the new system and name. This scenario repeated itself with others who were in the US. Some adopted the name and system. Some just used the name. You will have to decide if using the name alone was part of how TKD was developed in the USA, and then of course you have the mass conversions and expansion by the KKW in the 1970'sAre there any sources recommended for how TKD came and developed in America. I would like to write a research paper on this. Thanks.
Are there any sources recommended for how TKD came and developed in America. I would like to write a research paper on this. Thanks.
Just a general question to anyone I've always wondered is Jhoon Rhee any relation to Philip Rhee the actor in the best of the best movies as hes a high ranking taekwondo guy as wellJhoon Goo Rhee had a school in Washington DC, at Connecticut and S Streets. I started MA training there about 1964/65, staying with it for several months before military life got in the way. I don't know how long he had been there, but we did have a brown belt who successfully tested for his BB while I was there. I remember some students commenting on the fact that he had a school in Texas (which was being run by another student of his) before coming to Washington, DC.
I can't really tell you anything else about TKD history. Have you tried Google or your current instructor? Buka is right about Dirty dog, Master Weis, as well as Sabunim Rush.
Just a general question to anyone I've always wondered is Jhoon Rhee any relation to Philip Rhee the actor in the best of the best movies as hes a high ranking taekwondo guy as well
Yeah probably just a coincidence as he's got a brother Simon Rhee as well but both are awesome taekwondo guys this is the fight scene they did against each other. Philips the one in the blackI may be mistaken, as I didn't keep up with GM Rhee's family life. But a former acquaintance of mine said he had know GM Rhee and his son, whose name was Jimmy, not Phillip. And I seem to recall that he had only one son and one daughter.
Buka,
By New York, are you referring to NYC? I think Henry Cho had a school there about 1964 or 65. I met him when he was traveling with the show showing sport arts (Wide World of Sports) from around the world. It included Thai Boxing in that show. Iirc, Henry Cho was a 4th or 5th Dan then. He was incredibly fast.
I'll tell you what little I know.
The first Tae-kwon-do school here in Hawaii opened in 1981. (in Lahaina) Randy Casco ran it.
Are there any sources recommended for how TKD came and developed in America. I would like to write a research paper on this. Thanks.