Jae Hong Kim began his martial arts training in 1964 in Seoul Korea at the young age of 4 1/2 and received his black belt in 1970. He then moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1970 and continued his trainning at his cousin's studio.
After years of training in Argentina, Jae Hong Kim moved to the United states in 1979 where he began teaching martial arts. Kim Martial Arts was established in 1981.
Grandmaster Kim has taught in Jersey City NJ, Chicago, IL Greenville, SC and now Austell, GA (since 2000).
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Over the course of his training, Jae Hong Kim, has competed and won in numerous tournaments.
Notable Competitions:
1976 - US lightweight representative in Canada.
1981 - US lightweight representative in Korea.
Boxing tournament in Jersey City, NJ 1973.
Offical positions in MA organizations
President Korea Taekwondo Assoc (KTA) for Georgia - Present
VP World Kumdo Assoc. in 2004
Sec State for IL. Tae Kwon Do Assoc. 1995
South Eastern director for World Kodo Fed. 2001 Hapkido.
VP SC Tae Kwon Do Assoc. 1998
Head coach IL. Tae Kwon Do Assoc. 1983 to 1987
Grand Master Jae Hong Kim has also coached, Juan Moreno, who won the Silver Medal in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
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