TABLE OF CONTENTS

Master Rondy - Owner ...... 35 White Founder Master Rondy ...... 36 White Tiger Lineage ...... 37 & 38 White Tiger Awards ...... 39 White Tiger Press ...... 40 White Tiger Origin ...... 41 My Story ...... 42 Korean Tiger Schools ...... 43 & 44 What’s in a Name? ...... 45 Korean Professional Demo Team ...... 46 & 47

LINEAGE MASTER RONDY - OWNER

TIGER TIP Master Rondy was pre- sented with her 7th Degree Black Belt when Grandmaster Ho Jae Kim from the in , visited White Tiger for Black Belt Testing in 2009.

Master Rondy is the Program and choreographing Tiger and eventually Director and Owner of White Chung’s Demonstration Team. became their Executive Manager. Tiger. Her duties include In January 1994, Grand Master special events coordinating, Chung sent Master Rondy back Master Rondy was selected by new student enrollment and to Korea to meet and train with Kook-gi-won to be the sole rep- management of the specialized the world famous Korean resentative from America - teams. Tigers Professional along with 39 representatives Master Rondy was born in Demonstration Team. For the from other countries - to attend Michigan’s upper peninsula. next two years, the International Leaders She majored in Art and had became her new home. She Meeting in 1995. She played an worked for several Advertising trained daily in Taekwondo, active part in proposing the Agencies in Detroit before and Kung Fu with the rules and regulations for the opening her own design studio. best Koran Masters in the Taekwondo games for the world. She tested for and 2000 Sydney Olympics. Master Rondy was trained by received her advanced degree Grand Master Chung, then 9th Black Belts in Taekwondo and degree Black Belt, in Detroit. Hapkido, including the After she received her first “Master” status, in Korea. degree Black Belt, she traveled Master Rondy became the first to Korea as a member of the a and only non-Asian member of U.S. Taekwondo Team for the Korean Tigers Professional advanced training and compe- Demonstration Team. tition. Upon returning to Detroit, she became part owner She traveled extensively and Executive Manager of throughout Asia and Tiger Chung’s Total Fitness North America performing as a Center in addition to coaching member of the Korean Tigers 35 WHITE TIGER FOUNDER MASTER RONDY DEGREES & • Professional CERTIFICATIONS MAgazine Cover 2006 • 7th Degree Black Belt World • Co-Director Taekwondo Taekwondo Federation events at 2008 Arnold • 7th Degree Black Belt Schwarzenegger The World Taekwon Moodo Classic Federation • Taekwondo Times • 6th Degree Black Belt cover March 2008 Hapkido • sHERO award, Skirt • 4th Degree Black Belt World Magazine Sept 2009 Pro Taekwondo Federation • Taekwondo Times cover • 3rd Degree Black Belt March 2010 Ji-Do- • MA Success Magazine • Certified Instructor “Sifu” cover October 2005 Samuel Kwok • MA Success Magazine • International WTF Poomsae cover April 2012 Referee (IR) • Inducted into Martial Arts • Certified Instructor Hall of Honors 2011 • Certified: Yoga Instructor • Goodwill Ambassador to • Certified: Fitness Instructor Martial Arts 2012-2016 • Certified: • Inducted into Martial Arts Consultant Hall of Fame 2012 • Inducted into TITLES & Hall of Fame 2013 APPOINTMENTS • Cover Martial Science 2016 • Master of the Year 2012 • Cover MA Encyclopedia • School of the Year 2011 CHARITY • Decree Kukkiwon • Founder of White Tiger • Advisory Board Kukkiwon Community Cares Program • Taekwondo U.S. Ambassador benefiting At-Risk Youth, to Korea - Olympic 2000 working with the local Police Sydney Games Rules and • Developer White Tiger MD - Department toward youth Regulations Committee World Management Development, gang avoidance Leaders Seminar, Kukkiwon mentorship service for Martial • Recipient “Community • Graduate - Kukkiwon Arts schools Service Award” Cary Taekwondo Instructor’s • Bodyguard, Senator Dodd, Chamber of Commerce Academy Governor Hunt • Organizing Committee for the • Black Belt of the Year ‘92 by • Actor in two episodes of Zen White Tiger 5K fun run for U.S. Taekwondo Ji Do Kwan beauty: Syndicated TV Series charity, Bond Park Association • Product Model, Tiger Claw • Korean Tigers Professional • Taekwondo, Hapkido PROFESSIONAL Instructor Dong Yang MARTIAL ARTS WORK Demonstration Team (only Doejahng, Korea EXPERIENCE Non-Asian member of team) • 40 Under 40 Business Leaders • Columnist, Taekwondo Times Lived in Korea from ‘94-’96 Hall of Fame 2004 Magazine “East Meets West” • Former co-owner/ Manager • Young Entrepreneurs’ • Columnist, Taekwondo Times /Senior Instructor Tiger Organization (YEO) Magazine “Business Section” Chung’s Total Fitness Center 36 WHITE TIGER LINEAGE • National Team Member • Advisory Board Member of the Grand Master Society AN HAKSuN/K-TIGERS Founder of the Korean Tigers or K-Tiger Professional Demo Team. The Team was established in 1990 and is the most repre- sentative Taekwondo Demonstration Team in the world. It has participated in various international com- petitions such as the World Championships, US Open, World record holder - cement block performed in Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas, TIGER HO YuNG • 1964 Kyung Kido Tae Sydney Olympics and vari- CHuNG is Master Rondy’s Kwan Do Association ous tours around the world. master. “Tiger Chung was President The Korean Tigers are instrumental in her martial • Heavy Weight credited for introducing the arts journey. His teaching Champion/Captain Korean spirit of Taekwondo will live on forever”. • Member of the Board of to the world. Tiger Chung Institute of Tae Directors of the Michigan Kwon Do was founded in Tae Kwon Do Committee 1970 in Inchon, Korea by Team member from Grand Master Ho Yung • 1981 World Record Holder 1994-1996 Chung. The school was breaking 17 - 2" cement moved to the blocks in 1971, where it opened in • Studied under the founder Detroit, Michigan. of Hapkido Grand Master Ho Yung • Head instructor of the Chung began his training in U.S. Army 202 Division the martial art of Tae Kwon Do in 1952. With a 10th degree black belt, Grand Master Ho Yung "Tiger" Chung is one of the highest ranked, most respected mar- tial artist in the world! • International Master Instructor, Founder and President of the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Ji Do Kwan Association 37 WHITE TIGER LINEAGE

Grandmaster Rick Moneymaker 9th Degree

SIFu SAMuEL KWOK overseas representative of Grand Master Samuel the Ip Chun Martial Art Kwok is a direct descendant Association by Grandmaster of Wing Chun Master of Ip Chun. He is the author of Ip Man (’s multiple bestselling books Instructor). He is also a stu- and DVD’s and well as an dent of his two sons GM Ip actor in several movies • Chun and GM Ip Ching. He including the Chemist has over 50 years of experi- (renamed the Assassin by ence in Wing Chun and has RICK’ MONEYMAKER Sony) released in 2015. schools under his guidance DRAGON SOCIETY in over 38 countries. INTERNATIONAL Sifu Kwok selected Master The Dragon Society is Rondy as a private student In 1981 he was appointed known for their teaching to help carry on the Ip Man chairman and senior of Martial Science. A Wing Chun Lineage. combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine, pressure points, waveforms, vibra- tions, yin and yang princi- ples are included in their arsenal called "Players to the Game". The Dragon Society International is known as the technical resource center for the Martial Arts - providing supplemental skills to enhance all styles of martial arts. The master’s series seminars are held at White Tiger every 3 months and are available to high ranking students of all styles, Instructors, Masters and Grandmasters. 38 WHITE TIGER AWARDS

School of the Year

Hall of Fame Awards

Speaker at industry shows Master of the Year, Taekwondo Times Magazine WHITE TIGER PRESS

Recognition from Kukkiwon

Contributing Author

40 WHITE TIGER ORIGIN... I was living in Detroit, Korea is very cold in working in advertising January. The buildings do during the day and not have central heat, but managing/teaching as are heated by kerosene the co-owner of a Martial heaters. The kerosene Arts school in the heaters are incapable of evening. heating an entire building so they are placed very Team Training in Korea My Master introduced close to the people. At me to a variety of Korean my Master was very high restaurants, a heater is Martial Arts videotapes, my ranking and was able to find placed next to each table. In favorites of course being a way to meet the Tigers. the doe-jahng the heater was the videos featuring the The next thing I knew, my placed only in the office, not Korean Tigers. Master was telling me to put in the training room. The on my doe-boke, that the only heat would have been wasted One day my Master told me way I was getting in was to in the training room anyway to prepare for a trip to Korea participate in auditions. since most of the glass panes the following year. He was were broken. We would dress interested in the possibility of When I saw the degree of in layers, including shoes and hiring a Korean Tiger since skill and level of training of gloves. The first two hours he planned on retiring soon. the Tigers, I was thankful for were for running . You He also wanted me to learn all the extra preparation I could see your breath with some of the advanced had already taken, but knew every yell. demonstration techniques the that nothing could have fully Tigers were so famous for. He prepared me for this. At this After running kicks we informed me that I would time I considered turning would do sports massage have the opportunity to train around and running. The and then stretching. The in a Taekwondo and only thing that kept me Tiger poom-say was practiced Hapkido doe-jahng with other going was the fact that I for hours, again and again, Korean students. could not embarrass my striving for unison. Master, and I really did I had been to Korea several want some autographs from The Taekwondo mat was years earlier and I thought I the Tigers. located on the ground floor knew what to expect. I was and the Hapkido mat was able to cut back my work The Tigers were at a level of located on the second floor. hours and spend the after- excellence that I didn't even The Hapkido mat was noons with a private trainer know existed. They showed actually straw with canvas for the next six months. me newer, faster and more stretched over top. The effective techniques. Tigers would practice gym- Finally, we arrived in Korea nastics and the big jumps on in January of 1994 and found After the first day, I was this floor because the ceiling our way to the old Ji-Do- asked to come back, and was higher. Kwan building in . continued to do so for the The Tigers were finishing next month. To prepare for the tour we try-outs and preparing for would sometimes train in their '94 tour to the U.S. Training with the Tigers is different locations and even something you can never at different altitudes. I was quickly informed that I really be prepared for. would not be able to watch Training would begin at 10:00 Korea is covered with moun- the Tigers, and that I would sharp in the morning and tains and they are a great have to put my video would continue until the late place for training. Behind camera away. Fortunately, evening hours. Yong-in University is a 41 MY STORY until they sent me an White Tiger of Cary was airplane ticket to meet them established in January 1996, mid-tour in Seattle. That was and serves as a model and the push I needed to make Headquarters for the current the decision. I closed my and future White Tiger business, turned the Martial schools in America. Arts school over to my senior Tiger Team on tour in Buffalo student, put my house and In a short time, White Tiger cars up for sale and got on had earned the respect and mountain chain consisting of the airplane. admiration of the Martial seven peaks. The last moun- Arts community. As a result tain has a steep drop and My original plan to stay for of the top-notch combination there are thick ropes perma- one year. After some time on of instruction and profession- nently attached to rappel the team, a new member al business atmosphere, the down the side. The Tigers joined the team. We ended up school has gained incredible use this as a warm-up. getting married later that year popularity and recognition. and I decided to stay for The school has used its suc- In the weeks before touring, another year. cess to benefit local charities, the Tigers live together, sleep and has became involved in together, eat together, breathe During my two years in local communities. When together. All this is done to Korea I learned not only they are not teaching classes, get everyone in sync. Their training techniques, but valu- the Masters use their influ- performance requires trust able insight into the Korean ence to speak at the schools and timing that is vital to culture. Together with the and community centers, each member's well being. Tigers, I created a vision for motivating the children to Some of the stunts involve an American Martial Arts set and pursue goals, with members flipping 19 feet in school that would fill a void. the power of believing in the air. themselves. This new school would be When the Tigers did go on able to offer the traditional In order to ensure the quality tour, they asked me culture and education that of the school, a set of rules or accompany them. I was only a Korean Master could promises to customers was ever appreciative for my offer due to a lifetime of established and is strictly incredible adventure, but training. It would also enforced. didn't take the offer provide customer service and seriously. I returned home. programs that Americans are 1. Masters must actually accustomed to through the teach the classes. I should have known that my use of an American manager. life could never be the same. The school would remain So often a Master will I was spoiled. After training true to tradition but at the become successful and then with the Tigers, I couldn't go same time not turn its back slack off. It is not uncommon back to my old style. I was on cutting edge techniques. in many schools to have a also disappointed that famous Master's name on the Americans were not able to I returned to America only school, but you only see the receive the kind of training to learn that this vision Master at testing. Your class- that I had received in Korea. would not be embraced by es may be taught by the In all my experience, I had the older Masters. In the Master's student who has a never seen a U.S. school spirit of teaching quality day job and helps out in the teaching such a style. Martial Arts, and the belief doe-jahng at night. Even if that all students are entitled this instructor has the best I still was not convinced at to top quality instructors, I intentions, his skills and their offer to join them – pursued my goal. expertise cannot be 42 KOREAN TIGER SCHOOLS comparable to the Master work in foreign countries as competitive structure, if and his life-time of training. Olympic Team coaches. This you are not made for an professional network pro- activity, you move on to 2. The Master will not get vides a plethora of new tech- something else. caught up in the business niques continuously being In America, the Martial aspect. tried and implemented. Arts are used to build confidence and establish It is our promise to students 5. The Master must arrive in self-esteem. We feel that that the Master will never this country legally, pay every person, regardless disrupt a class to answer a taxes and follow of their physical ability, phone or assist a walk-in. American customs. can achieve greatness. The Master will concentrate on what he does best– teach- White Tiger is instrumental 8. The Master must place an ing his students. The Master in obtaining work visas for emphasis on teaching. will not be responsible for the Masters. By providing signing up students, paying this legal and moral environ- Just because a Master has bills or taking care of ment for the Masters to won World Championships, accounts. This is the respon- work, they can become or can break slabs of con- sibility of the program direc- valuable assets to our soci- crete, does not mean he is a tor, manager and staff. ety. They can have a free good teacher. Being a good conscience and can con- educator requires not only 3. The Master must keep tribute their full attention to patience and understanding an open mind, to their Art. but good communication appreciate the value of and teaching skills. different techniques – 6. The Master must strive to an open mind for poten- learn English if it is not Our staff must constantly tially better ways of his first language. strive to improve their doing things. teaching skills by attending The Masters begin their ESL seminars and workshops All too often a Master's ego (English as a Second several times a year on such prevents him from accepting Language) training in Korea, subjects as: outside techniques. This and continue after they results in entire schools of arrive. It is important that students with "dated" the students can freely com- • Pedagogy-the science of techniques. With the stu- municate with the Masters teaching dents' skills reflecting the and that they can under- • Sports physiology Master's peak of training – stand his teachings. White • Self-preservation skills the day he became a profes- Tiger often uses a Team- • Age appropriate skills sional instructor and Teaching technique, mixing • Working with ADHD stopped learning. Korean and American • Martial Arts and the law instructors to enhance com- • Child psychology 4. The Master must strive to munication. • Motivational skills continue their learning • Skill specific training and training -never stop 7. The Master must strive to • Augmented (external) learning. be fair to all students. feedback The White Tiger Masters and The training philosophy is • Intrinsic (internal) Director are in constant com- different in Korea than in feedback munication with other school America. In Korea, the • Curriculum structure owners, the current Tiger Martial Arts achieve great- • General Adaptation Team and former team mem- ness by eliminating the Syndrome bers who are employed and weak. Due to its highly • Referee/Judge training 43 KOREAN TIGER SCHOOLS • Safety, First Aid, CPR instruction or staff. a federation in Korea.

9. The Master must have It is tempting once you have These Black Belt Certificates loyalty to the students. made a successful school to are not recognized by Kook- open more. Why not? Three gie-won, the Korean Hapkido The Master must concen- schools, triple the income. Federation or by the trate on teaching his stu- International Olympic dents, and not become If a Master opens a second Committee. This means that distracted by promoting school and plans to be the you cannot legally be a himself in magazines or instructor at both of them, judge, referee, attend the running for political status he cuts the quality of the Olympics, Jr. Olympics or within Martial Arts associa- school in half. He cannot be any other WTF sanctioned tions. An owner needs to be in two places at once. There event. involved in current events is an old Master's slang of and to keep up the school’s "lucky day". Lucky day is These school certificates are visibility for the sake of the day that the Master is at only recognized by the one attracting hiring prospects. your branch. At some large who gave them. However, this cannot be the chains lucky day might hap- main focus of the Masters pen only once a week or All White Tiger Black Belt teaching the classes. once a month. Tests and Certificates are conducted in accordance Several times, we have been At White Tiger, students join with asked to let TV crews film a with the intentions of being Federation regulations. reality show at White Tiger. taught by a Master, and that Master Rondy is high We have turned down the is what they will get–every enough in rank to certify all requests. We explain that the day, every class. It is not Black Belts and Masters in secret to having a successful luck, it is the standard. both Taekwondo and school is staying home and Hapkido. The results are concentrating all your ener- 12. Black Belt Certificates recorded and sent to Korea gies on taking care of your will be authentic and for approval and confirma- students. from Kook-gie-won, tion. The Black Belt (Kukkiwon) Korea for Certificate is valid all over 10. The Master must be Taekwondo and the the world, and recognized finished with his Korean Hapkido by the International competition career. Federation for Hapkido. Olympic Committee. If you move or transfer, your rank A good Master focuses all of No school has the authority will be accepted. his attention on his students to give Black Belt and their improvement. Certificates, they must come You will spend a considerable from the governing body of portion of your life striving If you are going to compete, Taekwondo and Hapkido to achieve the goal of Black you must give all your worldwide. This practice Belt – as much time as it attention and efforts to your keeps consistency and pro- takes to earn a college degree. training. It is impossible to vides standards for require- You want to make sure your give all of your attention to ments. Some chains of efforts result in proper both – if you try, you are schools create their own certification, not just a piece cheating your students or requirements and issue their of paper. yourself. own Black Belt Certificates. Why would a school do 11. The Master must not this? Because the testing fees open a chain of schools in this case would go to the without adequate school as pure profit and not 44 WHAT'S IN A NAME?

White Tiger Taekwondo 3. The Tiger is the national mental concept for the symbol of Korea. American school was Over the years many born. The school would students have asked how 4. The use of a personal teach students to believe the name White Tiger name for the doe-jahng in themselves and to have came about. was purposely avoided. better relationships with A doe-jahng is about their families. The The name was chosen from the students and the families would then a recurring number of spirit of Martial Arts. It have improved relation- coincidences. is not about worshiping ships with other families the owner. to create a better neigh- 1. The mascot at Yong-in borhood. The neighbor- University is Baek-ho, 5. Fridays were a light hoods would unite the White Tiger. (The training day while Rondy together to form stronger mascot has since lived in Korea. On countries and the coun- changed at the university Friday, she would visit tries would come together to a dragon.) Jay-eon Nong-won, the to create peace through- country's largest amuse- out the world. All this 2. In Korea, Master Rondy ment park and zoo, begins with everyone was nicknamed the located in Yong-in. improving themselves. "White Tiger", as the only non-Asian member of Her favorite attraction Fittingly enough, the tiger at the team. It started off as week after week was the the zoo was named Peace. teasing from her team- Tiger section featuring a She had found our name. mates, but was catchy lone White Tiger. It was at and caught on quickly. this park that the funda- 45 KOREAN TIGERS PROFESSIONAL DEMO TEAM

The Korean Tigers Professional Demonstration Team. Master members, first row L to R: Byung Chil Cho, Chong Hee "Doctor" Cho, Rondy McKee, Do Hyun Chang, Jae Huek Lee, Kyo Chun Hwang, Man Seok Suh. Back row L to R: L) Dae Hee Choi, Tong Il Yang, Hee Guewn Oh, Sung Wan Cho, Su Bong Lee, Jae Chun Shim, Ok Guen Lee, Woo Hyun Cho and Young Joo Kim. August 1994. The Korean Tigers Profes- Canada, Mexico, South include: The Olympic sional Demonstration Team America and numerous Training Center in Colorado represents the best-of-the- tours spanning America Springs, The U.S. Open, the best in Martial Arts. The from New York to Hawaii. World Cup in the Cayman Korean Tigers began in the Islands, the Junior late '80s. They perform dur- Their public performances Olympics, The Olympic ing their international tours every summer and winter season. Their demonstra- tions include the exciting self-defense techniques of Hapkido, the grace of Kung-fu, the powerful blows of , the and tremendous break falls of , mastery of the weapons of and incredible gymnastic feats. And the most spectac- ular of all, the gravity defying kicks, the power breaking and precision control of Taekwondo. The Tigers have toured throughout the world including, Asia, Europe, 46 KOREAN TIGERS PROFESSIONAL DEMO TEAM Festival, The World Taekwondo Championships, Universal Studios, Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas.

The Tigers have received many awards from American, Korean and International Associations including the President's Gold Cup in 1991. Their talents have enabled them to raise thousands of dollars to benefit children's charities.

The Tigers have also appeared on sport net- works such as ESPN, regularly appear on Korean networks and have starred in several training videos.

Master Rondy joined the Tigers in January of 1994. She was a per- forming member and also served as Executive Manager.

The Korean Tigers were and still are a huge success and paved the way for many martial arts groups. Nowadays, there are numerous demonstration teams that travel from Korea to visit schools and perform.

Check out the team today on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/w 47 atch?v=b1G3vCyjkfE