Ronald "Ron" Kim (born December 3, 1983), known professionally as Rambo, is a former professional

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player who competed in ''

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'' for

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and Los Angeles Complexity. He is a content creator and owner of FPS Coach, which offers training for first-person shooter titles.

Career

Playing career

Kim began competing in ''

'' in 1999, when he would attend various

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with his friends. He attended local LAN tournaments as a member of team Riot Squad. Riot Squad merged with rival team TRU to form the new team Syndicate in 2000. Kim next played with team Clan Killers 3; him and other members of the team broke off to form their own team named Xtreme3 in 2001. After X3's disbandment, Kim briefly played with a restarted Riot Squad team, this time led by Bobby "Sickness" Moyini. He then formed

Team3D Team 3D was an American esports organization that formerly had teams competing in '' Counter-Strike: Source'', '' Warcraft 3'', ''Dead or Alive 4'', ''Halo 2'', ''Painkiller'', and ''Call of Duty''. Team 3D was one of the most successful North A ...

in 2002 with Kyle "Ksharp" Miller. After five years with Team3D, Kim joined team

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in January 2007. Complexity Gaming CompLexity rebranded to Los Angeles Complexity after becoming a franchise of the

Championship Gaming Series The Championship Gaming Series (CGS) was a professional esports league in the United States, that operated from 2007 to 2008. It was a global league that featured teams representing cities from around the world. The CGS aimed to bring a tradition ...

. After the CGS' first season Kim was selected as a protected player by the franchise. In Summer 2010, his team got 5-8th place at Arbalet Cup Dallas. Soon afterwards he retired from professional gaming.

Coaching career

On October 14, 2016, MVP announced that Kim would become the coach of MVP Project. He was a coach for

in 2018; the organization did not renew his contract for 2019. In March 2019, Kim became the head coach of

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'' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team. He parted ways with Cloud9 in May 2019.

Personal life

Kim grew up in

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, Texas. He is of

Korean American Korean Americans () are Americans of full or partial Korean ethnic descent. While the broader term Overseas Korean in America () may refer to all ethnic Koreans residing in the United States, the specific designation of Korean American impli ...

descent. He was born on December 3, 1983.

Business ventures

ESEA

While a member of Team 3D Kim expressed an interest in having an organized system for providing ''Counter-Strike'' lessons for the public. 3D's manager Craig Levine formed the

ESEA League E-Sports Entertainment Association League (ESEA League) is an esports competitive video gaming online league & community founded by E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA). The company is widely known for their anti-cheat software. ESEA features ...

where Kim has been an instructor since the website's inception.

''The Art of Counter-Strike''

Kim is co-author of a competitive guide titled ''The Art of Counter-Strike'' (''TAO-CS'') along with ex-teammate Ognian "steel" Gueorguiev and journalist Duncan "Thorin" Shields. The guide, which is sold digitally as an

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, contains over 200 pages and 50 minutes of video footage.
, ''TAO-CS''

References

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