IN THE PRESS

Articles, Clippings, and More.

Our school, students, and staff make news from time to time, so we’ve put together this press page to collect some of the articles and other media in which we’ve been featured. Most of the files listed below are all in Adobe Acrobat pdf format, so you can view them on screen or print them out.

Amanda Hayes, Jhoon Rhee Arlington Black Belt and part time Instructor, won one of Arlington Magazine’s Extraordinary Teen Awards! (Arlington Magazine May/June 2015)

On paper, Amanda Hayes is the ultimate academic. With a 4.32 GPA, the H-B Woodlawn student scored 2330 out of a possible 2400 on her SATs.

Master Pineda is selected as one of “The Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth & Families” Connect with Kids Champions (APCYF Fall 2014)

APCYF created the Connect With Kids (CWK) Champion awards to emphasize a simple, but powerful idea: Children and teens need adults in their lives – beyond their parents. Since 2004, APCYF has given 121 Champion awards.

Jhoon Rhee Arlington was voted “Best Martial Arts Studio” by Arlington Magazine readers. (Arlington Magazine January/February 2015)

There is a well-known saying in the martial arts community: The family that kicks together, sticks together.

Feature article on our school (Arlington Magazine, 2012)

Master Francis Pineda, a sixth-degree black belt who combs his hair with a razor blade, stands toe-to-toe with an 8-year-old.

Cover article on our school (MA Success, 2011)

Suppose you opened up in a major shopping center full of kid-friendly businesses inside a neighborhood surrounded by schools catering to some of America’s best-educated and most affluent families?

Charlie Lee interview mentioning Master Barry Shackelford (Karate/Kung-Fu Illustrated, 1989)

Patents awarded to Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee (cover pages, 1974 – 1987)

Rankings

The latest National Standings for 1988 appearing in these pages for the Professional Karate League and the Amateur Karate League are a comprehensive ranking based on both the tournament results recently submitted to the PKL and AKL by the representatives of the registered tournaments as compiled and reported through June 10, 1988.