Rhee Taekwon-Do
Far North Queensland
Australia's premier Martial Arts School since 1970 with 8 Centres across Cairns and the Tablelands.
Fun - Fitness - Self Defence
Rhee Taekwondo is Australia's biggest martial arts school with centres across the country. In 1970, World Master Chong Chul Rhee moved to Australia after serving in the Korean Special Forces and dedicated his life to training students in the art of Rhee Taekwon-Do. Master Rhee's legacy lives on in Far North Queensland with expert instructors who he trained running centres across Cairns and the Tablelands.
Self-Confidence
Self-Discipline
Self-Defence
History of Rhee Taekwon-Do
Approximately 1300 years ago, during the Silla Dynasty in Korea an ancient form of unarmed combat – known these days as Tae-Kyon evolved. The ancient Art of Tae-Kyon is now widely dispersed throughout the world and known as various forms of Taekwon-Do.
The definition of Rhee Taekwon-Do involves dynamic techniques of unarmed combat for self-defensive purposes, combining the skilled application of powerful punches, flying kicks, blocks, dodges and interceptions- the Rhee Taekwon-Do practitioner uses well trained hands, arms and feet to effect the rapid immobilisation of any attacker.
Master Rhee is the official Founder of Taekwon-Do in Australia; the Master Instructor and-Chief Instructor for Australia and New Zealand, and was the President of the Taekwon-Do instructors Federation of Australia and New Zealand.
Many ask what does Taekwon-Do mean?
The name was chosen for its apt description of The Art itself.
Tae = foot; Kwon = fist; Do = art
Why Rhee Taekwon-Do
By Kwan Jang Jacob Gigliotti
People often ask me, “Why Rhee Taekwondo? I'm not interested in fighting.” The response is always the same, it is not about fighting. In this day and age, it is highly likely that you are going to have to use the technical skills that you learn as a martial artist to protect yourself, or someone that you love, but it is certain that participating in the training and associating with the other martial artists will enhance all other components of your life.
Rhee Taekwondo teaches you to be disciplined in all aspects of your life. When you look around the dojang, you will see a group of people who are pushing each other to be the best version of themselves. People working on their physical fitness, self- confidence, self-discipline, all while developing a very effective set of self-defence skills.
Rhee Taekwondo builds champions. You are taught, 'train hard and you can be anything you want.' You'll find cross country and athletics champions, school captains, academic leaders, successful businessmen and women, because once you learn how to push yourself and drive for success, you want to apply it across all facets of your life.
Rhee Taekwondo is about building the best version of you physically, socially and mentally. Embedding integrity, respect, honour, trustworthiness and indomitable spirit into every training session. When you hang around with people who are focused and driven, then you become like those people.
Rhee Taekwondo helps every student to know what success feels like, it changes your whole outlook on life. A true Martial artist no longer focus just on themselves, but they look at what they can do to help others succeed. One day a student approached me and handed me a Christmas card at the end of the last lesson for the year. When I got home and I opened that card it said, "I really want to thank you for training me this year at Rhee Taekwondo. Earlier this year, I was going to kill myself, I didn't have anything to live for, but because of Rhee Taekwondo and the effort that you put into training me, I didn't do it." This was the point where it really hit me about what how Rhee Taekwondo changes people’s lives.
No matter who you are or where you come from, no matter your fitness level or athletic ability, Rhee Taekwondo has something for you. The hardest part is having the courage to get up off your couch and walk through the door. If you want to make a difference in your life, I invite you to come along to your closest Rhee Taekwondo Centre and start creating the new you for 2024.
