Welcome to Jae Hun Kim Taekwon-do Virginia

Jae Hun Kim Taekwondo Institute was founded in 1974 by Grandmaster Jae Hun Kim in Boston.Grandmaster Kim carries the tradition set by some of the most recognized Taekwondo masters in the world. He was especially fortunate to receive personal teachings from General Choi Hong Hi - the acknowledged founder of modern-day Taekwondo - and from Grandmaster Park Jung Tae, founder of the Global Tae Kwon Do Federation.The story of our school began with Grandmaster Kim moving to Boston in 1971 to attend MIT. He started teaching Taekwondo at area universities, where his classes quickly filled with eager students as people took notice of Mr. Kim’s unique teaching style. They instantly recognized the value of Grandmaster Kim’s approach, which combines an analytical approach acquired through his academic studies at Western universities, with special expertise developed in the East by Taekwondo masters.

Over the course of 45 years, our institute has become renowned worldwide for its systematic and intuitive method of instruction, coupled with the highest level of professionalism. The China network was established in 2011 to bring Grandmaster’s Kim’s unique brand of Taekwondo to China.  The International Network has since expanded to more than 38 schools in eight different countries (USA, Singapore, Korea, Ireland, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines).

Our institute is mentioned frequently as a premier Taekwon-do school in the world by various martial arts organizations. The school has been featured in numerous publications as a leader in the field. Our school was selected in 2009 as the top Taekwon-do school in the world by Mookas Media, the world's largest martial arts media corporation, and we received the '2009 World School of the Year Award' from the same organization.

In 2012, Mr. Jae Hun Kim was selected as “Grand Master of the Year” by the Taekwondo Times organization.