Welcome to Dr. Kim’s World Taekwondo Academy

OUR MISSION

To teach the highest quality martial arts in the United States
To empower our students with valuable black belt life skills for daily life
To contribute to a safe and peaceful world

Why Choose Us?

Over 30 Years Serving Central Kentucky
Kukkiwon 8th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo
Kukkiwon Certified Masters & Instructors
State-of-the-Art and Safe Facilities
A Positive Learning Environment
Personal Attention for Every Student
Flexible Class Schedules
Practical Self-Defense Techniques

Our Black Belt Character Building Curriculum

Dr. Kim’s Taekwondo is the leading provider of martial arts training in the state of Kentucky. Grandmaster Kim personally developed the belt test curriculum taught in our academy and designed it to include traditional Taekwondo forms (poomsae), Olympic style sparring (kyorugi), practical self-defense (hoshinsul), kyokpa (breaking) and life skills. Our masters and instructors focus on teaching students “valuable life skills,” such as respect, focus, discipline, confidence, self-control, and indomitable spirit so that students can apply these skills to all aspects of their daily life.

Community Outreach Program

Tiger Kim Foundation was founded in 2010 to raise money to share with the community. It is a non-profit organization that performs charity work for the community and provides assistance to people in our community as well as other communities. Our students raise money to share with the community throughout the year by hosting bake sales, silent auctions, and fundraising events. Each of our black belt candidates is required to raise money and donate to the various charity organizations:

Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Down Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky
Children’s Hemiplegia & Stroke Association
Catholic Action Center
Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association

Fayette County Public Schools
Riding Hope of Central Kentucky
Lupus Foundation
Salvation Army
Overseas Organizations

Dr. Kim’s World Taekwondo Academy has donated more than $50,000 in our community in terms of charity and scholarships.

It is Our Honor to Announce that some of Dr. Kim’s Alumni Students went to the Nation’s Top University with Scholarships:

James Snow: Stanford University

Sam Doty: Northwestern University

Sarah Al-Zubi: Harvard Medical School

Layla Al-Zubi: Johns Hopkins University

Ishi Aaron: Cornell University

Levi Lutz: University of Maryland

William Toth: University of Minnesota

Ayah Al-Zubi: Harvard University

Christian Skinker: Princeton University

Hinano Goto: Keio University, Japan