Description
Korean-American karate teacher in Memphis; founder of PaSaRyu and Elvis
Presley's teacher.
Teachers (1)
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person
Park Chul-hee
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2 sources
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Named by a PaSaRyu school's own history; Graceland names Kang Duk Won among
Rhee's arts
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“Having studied in South Korea under Master Byung In Yun, Master Nam Sak Lee and
Master Chul Hee Park”
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“Rhee trained in Kong Soo Do, Chang Mu Kwan, Kwon Bup, Kang Duk Won and Han Kuk
Hap Ki Do in the 1950s and 60s.”
Students (1)
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Elvis Presley
(1970–1974)
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Rhee's own account; Graceland and Rhee's PaSaRyu school agree
“Elvis trained with Rhee from 1970-1974 in Memphis.”
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“In 1970, Ed Parker recommended Grandmaster Rhee to Elvis Presley. Elvis trained
under Grandmaster Rhee until 1974, earning his 7th degree black belt from
Grandmaster Rhee.”
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“'Elvis was very humble. In many ways, Elvis taught me more than I taught
him'.”
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWCH6E8016RP6T2PBB
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Kang Rhee. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWCH6E8016RP6T2PBB - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M6ERSPBWCH6E8016RP6T2PBB, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Kang Rhee}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWCH6E8016RP6T2PBB}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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