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Podcast: Everyday Martial Artist
Episode: Jesse Jackson Jr – Jhoon Rhee TKD – Ep211
Description: In this episode, we welcome Jesse Jackson Jr., a man whose life journey spans martial arts, activism, politics, and media.
Jesse has studied multiple martial arts disciplines, including Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu. As a teenager, he and his brother played an active role in supporting their father’s civil rights efforts.
During the 1984 Democratic Primaries, Jesse made appearances to support his father’s presidential campaign. While in college, he spearheaded a voter registration drive that successfully registered 3,500 students on a campus of just 4,500.
Jesse went on to serve as a member of t...