Master Hee Il Cho
Biography
Hee Il Cho is a Korean-American taekwondo master who holds a 9th dan rank. He grew up in Pohang, Korea, began martial arts training at about ten, and attained his 1st dan black belt by 13. In 1962 he entered the Korean army for compulsory service and provided taekwondo training to special forces units of the Korean, Indian and US armies. He moved to the United States in 1968 and settled in Los Angeles in 1975. Cho won national and international competitions, wrote 11 martial arts books and produced 70 training videos, and more than 70 martial arts magazine covers have featured him. In 1980 he founded the Action International Martial Arts Association and is its president. He is a member of the halls of fame of Black Belt and Tae Kwon Do Times magazines. His film work includes Fight to Win (1987), Best of the Best (1989), Bloodsport II (1996) and Bloodsport III (1996).
86years old
Turns 87 on October 13in 364 days
- Born Korea
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Cho Hee Il
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 9 years1987 to 1996
Every film, newest first
- 1996Bloodsport 2IMDb rating 4.9
- 1996Bloodsport IIIIMDb rating 4.2
- 1989Best of the BestIMDb rating 6.4
- 1987Fight to WinIMDb rating 4.6
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Behind the camera
Cho Hee-il founded the Action International Martial Arts Association in 1980 and served as its president, building a taekwondo organization with schools across the United States and Europe.
A first
Cho reached the rank of 1st dan black belt at age 13, and by the time he was 21 he had attained 4th dan.
A first
Hee Il Cho has produced 70 training videos for martial arts and written 11 books on the subject. More than 70 martial arts magazine covers have featured him.
Own stunts
Hee Il Cho trained in taekwondo, and in addition to that martial art he also spent two years training in boxing.
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Alan Mehrez directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alan MehrezDirector, 2 films, 1996
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