Based on the unique martial arts style and teaching strategies of Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the Father of American Tae Kwon Do, our instructional approach is the culmination of half a century of ongoing development and refinement. As a result, ours is a truly proven system, a martial arts experience that provides fun, fitness, and self-defense ability. What’s more, we believe our system helps build life skills—such as confidence, focus, and discipline—that are important at any age, in any endeavor, for all aspects of life. Since the founding of the Jhoon Rhee Institute in 1962, more than 80,000 people in the Washington, D.C., area have taken our classes, including over 100 U.S. Congressmen and Senators, as well as famous figures like Muhammad Ali, George Allen, Jack Anderson, and Bruce Lee.