Man credited with popularizing Taekwondo in US dies

Man credited with popularizing Taekwondo in the U.S. has died.

4/30/2018=34,52,72,18..120th day 245 left

taekwondo=108/18..on a day with 18 numerology..

135,45 double gematria..72 matches day numerology of 72 and Rhee=72,36..Jhoon Rhee=145 Bruce Lee=145

Jhoon Goo Rhee, commonly known as Jhoon Rhee, was a South Korean master of taekwondo who was widely recognized as the 'Father of American Taekwondo' for introducing this martial art to the United States of America since arriving in the 1950s. Wikipedia

Born: January 7, 1932, South Korea

Died: April 30, 2018

born--1/7/1932=8,40,59,23...7th day 359 left..(leap year).....black belt=23 matching his birth numerology..he died 113/30th prime days after his  86th b-day..died on the 30th

Jhoon Rhee, a 10th-degree black belt known as "the father of American Taekwondo,=131/32nd prime"(born in '32)  died Monday, his son announced on Facebook.

Rhee is credited with bringing the martial art to the U.S. in the 1950s and popularizing it, The Seoul Times said.

His first Taekwondo school opened in Washington DC in 1962. His martial arts empire expanded around the globe - to 182 countries, The Korea Times said.

In the U.S, Rhee counted among his students more than 350 Congressmen, Muhammad Ali and the legendary kungfu movie star Bruce Lee, Korea Times reported.

He also appeared in two movies, "The Chinese Connection" in 1972, a Bruce Lee film in which he played an uncredited role as a Japanese fighter, and "When Taekwondo Strikes" in 1973, according to IMDB.

The Taekwondo master was appointed to the National Council on Vocational Education in 1984 by President Reagan and appointed special adviser to the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports by President George H. W. Bush.Born in 1932, Rhee studied English as a young man, inspired by American films, while he was also learning Taekwondo, dreaming of opening a martial arts studio in the country, according to his biography.\When his country was torn apart by war, he fought against the North Koreans, joining a U.S. Air Force unit as an interpreter.