Who's Who in Tang Soo Do

 


Grandmaster Chung Il Kim
 - 2023
10th Dan
Pin # 475


 

 
   

Grandmaster Chung Il Kim is the President of the International Association of Korean Martial Arts (IAKMA). He has been training in the Korean martial arts for over 51 years and teaching for over 40 years. His instructor in Korea was Master Se Jhoon Oh (Pin # 26). Master Oh was a student of Grandmaster Hwang Kee, Tang Soo Do's founder.

Grandmaster Kim is a 10
th degree Black Belt in Korean Martial Arts, and is one of the highest ranking Black Belts in the world in Tang Soo Do.

He trained the Korean police for three years in self defense tactics and techniques. He was also an International Champion in the 1960's.

Grandmaster Kim had been teaching in the U.S. since 1970 at Kennedy's Martial Arts Academy in Elk Grove, Illinois. He passed away on February 3, 2023.


 

 

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