Tribute to Phillip Rhee Hapkido Taekwondo Master

A tribute to a great martial arts master, teacher, actor and movie director. He started his martial arts training at age 4. Together with his brother, he entered the Jun Chong Martial Arts Academy and trained in Taekwondo and Hapkido, with Master Mark Choi. Phillip Rhee now currently holds a 6th degree in Taekwondo, a 3rd degree in Hapkido and a 1st degree in Kendo (sword). He has also studied boxing which he incorporates into his martial arts curriculum. Rhee’s 1980 representation of the United States’ Taekwondo Team against the South Korean team in the championships of the Asia Games formed the basis of his screenplay for the film “Best of the Best“. The movie was such a hit that three more parts followed finishing with Best of the Best part 4 in 1998. He was also considered for the role of Liu Kang in the movie “Mortal Kombat“ (1995) His favourite personal quote is: “Whatever the purpose or reason for a student to come to a martial arts school