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
Saisha Dahr: National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist & Perfect ACT Score