Master Russell Boon started studying Tang Soo Do when he was nine years old, with the United Kingdom Tang Soo (Soo Bahk) Do Federation under Master David Allerton. 

In 2001 Master Boon went to live in Japan where he trained at a K1 dojo in Minami-Urawa, Saitama prefecture. Upon his return from Japan, he started training and teaching under his father, Master Eddie Boon, 4th Dan, at the Boon Dojang based in Billingham, Cleveland in the United Kingdom. Remaining independent from any large Tang Soo Do organization they nevertheless teach the original theory and philosophy of Grandmaster Hwang Kee as well as incorporating kickboxing and, kyushu-jitsu into the traditional syllabus. 
 

In 2008 Master Boon established a Citizenship Through Martial Arts program that he is running in partnership with Cleveland Police, local authorities and government bodies in deprived areas of East Middlesbrough. 
 

He regularly contributes to Combat and Taekwondo & Korean Martial Arts magazines and belongs to the International Tang Soo Do - Martial Arts Society governed by Master David Zacker.