c. c. rhee was born around 1935 in korea. as a youth, he trained in martial arts, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, and weights. later, he was an instructor in the korean marines for three years, teaching unarmed combat to the marine commandoes, marine brigade headquarters, and the marine 2nd infantry division. rhee helped introduce the art of taekwondo to southeast asia—most notably in malaysia and singapore, but also in hong kong, indonesia, and brunei. he founded his own organisation, rhee taekwon-do, in adelaide, australia, around 1965. rhee came to be known as the father of australian taekwondo. he is based in sydney.