Jhoon Rhee style

In 1962 Jhoon Rhee relocated to the United States and established a chain of martial arts schools primarily in the Washington, D.C. area that practiced traditional taekwondo. In the 1970s, at the urging of Choi Hong Hi, Rhee adopted ITF style taekwondo within his chain of schools, but like the GTF later departed from the ITF due to the political controversies surrounding Choi and the ITF. Rhee went on to develop his own style of taekwondo called Jhoon Rhee style taekwondo, incorporating elements of both traditional and ITF style taekwondo as well as original elements. (Note that Jhoon Rhee style taekwondo is distinct from the similarly named Rhee Taekwon Do.)