About World Class Taekwondo
Headed by two world famous practitioners of Taekwondo, World Class Taekwondo was one of the first Taekwondo schools founded in the U.S in 1983 in Manassas, Virginia. We taught Taekwondo there for 22 years until we moved to Lawrenceville, Suwanee in 2005. In 2012, we moved to Suwanee, Georgia where we now reside and continue to teach new students. Up to this day at least 1100 black belts have trained underneath Grandmaster Kim over the 36 years of World Class Taekwondo.
About Grandmaster Kim
Grandmaster Kim started Taekwondo when he was five years old in Korea, being the youngest of three sons, he originally started for the sake of his eldest brother. His older brother had a very weak body, and he wanted to follow his brother who started Taekwondo. His father had wanted him to learn commitment, as he very often quit activities shortly after picking them up. Unexpectedly, he became very committed to Taekwondo, more so than other hobbies and activities like sports or music where he quit shortly after. He trained under a renowned Master and one of the earliest figures in Taekwondo: Grandmaster Ko Eui Min (고의민). Although Grandmaster Ko immigrated to Muenchen, Germany in 1978, after German officials requested that he teach in their country, each disciple who learned under him eventually became World Champions on their own, including Grandmaster Kim.
Below are a list of achievements that Grandmaster Kim reached before and after he opened up his own school:
- 1974-1978: Consecutive Korean National TKD Champion
- 1979-1982: World & International TKD Championship Gold & Silver Medalist
- 1979-1982: USA National Team Member Champion
- 1979-1982: East Coast USA Grand Champion (4 Years Consecutively & 20 times Grand Champion)
- 1982: USA Outstanding TKD Athlete of the Year (AAU USTU)
- 1985-1987: USA Jr. National Team Coach
- 1985-1988: USA Olympic Training Center Coach
- 1986-1988: USA Olympic Festival Coach
- 1988: USA Olympic Team Coach
- 1989-1992: USA National Team Coach
- 2008: Kukkiwon Internal Advisory Committee Member
- 2008: TFI (Taekwondo Federation of India) Advisor
- 2010: Taekwondo Hall of Fame
- 2016: Promotion to 9th Dan Black Belt reaching the pinnacle of Taekwondo.
Even now he continues to teach new students everything he knows about Taekwondo. Although he no longer teaches professionally like he used to, (Having taught famous celebrities, members of the NFL, MBA, as well as members of the White House in private lessons) he now only wishes to pass on his knowledge of Taekwondo to new students in Suwanee, Georgia.
About Grandmaster Youn
Also starting Taekwondo when she was a child, Grandmaster Young MiYoun (윤영미) has a multitude of accomplishments and also several different titles as she was fairly involved in the Taekwondo community as a whole.
- World Taekwondo HanMaDang Kukkiwon Poomsae Gold Medalist
- World Taekwondo Federation International Referee
- World Taekwondo Federation Member of Women’s Committee
- Vice Chairman of Kukkiwon Internal Relations Committee
- K-Tigers Demo Team Former Vice President
- Special Correspondent of the Taekwondo Times Magazine in Asia
- President of Korea Taekwondo Times
- Korea Taekwondo New Paper Journalist
- Chairman of Foreigner Taekwondo Championship in Korea
- International Women’s Taekwondo Open Championships Organizing Committee Member
- India’s Tagore Society of Korea Committee Member
- Organizer of Taekwondo Uniform Design and Fashion Show
- Head Taekwondo Master of the Adult Education Center of Seo Kang University
- Taekwondo Head Instructor of Korea YMCA
- Head TKD Instructor of Cultural Center’s Track Cycling Association in Korea
- Highest TKD Ranked Woman in the State of Georgia
- Kukkiwon International Advisory Committee Member
- TFI (Taekwondo Federation of India) Technical Committee Member
Why we teach
We want to be able to help our students grow not only in Taekwondo but also grow themselves into better people.
Our priority is to Build Strong Character, through discipline, respect, and self-control.
Taekwondo is a martial art with a foundation of developing and enhancing the practitioner’s personality and character through physical and mental discipline.
For youths in this day and age, it’s very easy to be led on to the wrong path without proper guidance.
About World Class Taekwondo
Headed by two world famous practitioners of Taekwondo, World Class Taekwondo was one of the first Taekwondo schools founded in the U.S in 1983 in Manassas, Virginia. We taught Taekwondo there for 22 years until we moved to Lawrenceville, Suwanee in 2005. In 2012, we moved to Suwanee, Georgia where we now reside and continue to teach new students. Up to this day at least 1100 black belts have trained underneath Grandmaster Kim over the 36 years of World Class Taekwondo.
About Grandmaster Kim
Grandmaster Kim started Taekwondo when he was five years old in Korea, being the youngest of three sons, he originally started for the sake of his eldest brother. His older brother had a very weak body, and he wanted to follow his brother who started Taekwondo. His father had wanted him to learn commitment, as he very often quit activities shortly after picking them up. Unexpectedly, he became very committed to Taekwondo, more so than other hobbies and activities like sports or music where he quit shortly after. He trained under a renowned Master and one of the earliest figures in Taekwondo: Grandmaster Ko Eui Min (고의민). Although Grandmaster Ko immigrated to Muenchen, Germany in 1978, after German officials requested that he teach in their country, each disciple who learned under him eventually became World Champions on their own, including Grandmaster Kim.
Below are a list of achievements that Grandmaster Kim reached before and after he opened up his own school:
- 1974-1978: Consecutive Korean National TKD Champion
- 1979-1982: World & International TKD Championship Gold & Silver Medalist
- 1979-1982: USA National Team Member Champion
- 1979-1982: East Coast USA Grand Champion (4 Years Consecutively & 20 times Grand Champion)
- 1982: USA Outstanding TKD Athlete of the Year (AAU USTU)
- 1985-1987: USA Jr. National Team Coach
- 1985-1988: USA Olympic Training Center Coach
- 1986-1988: USA Olympic Festival Coach
- 1988: USA Olympic Team Coach
- 1989-1992: USA National Team Coach
- 2008: Kukkiwon Internal Advisory Committee Member
- 2008: TFI (Taekwondo Federation of India) Advisor
- 2010: Taekwondo Hall of Fame
- 2016: Promotion to 9th Dan Black Belt reaching the pinnacle of Taekwondo.
Even now he continues to teach new students everything he knows about Taekwondo. Although he no longer teaches professionally like he used to, (Having taught famous celebrities, members of the NFL, MBA, as well as members of the White House in private lessons) he now only wishes to pass on his knowledge of Taekwondo to new students in Suwanee, Georgia.
About Grandmaster Youn
Also starting Taekwondo when she was a child, Grandmaster Young MiYoun (윤영미) has a multitude of accomplishments and also several different titles as she was fairly involved in the Taekwondo community as a whole.
- World Taekwondo HanMaDang Kukkiwon Poomsae Gold Medalist
- World Taekwondo Federation International Referee
- World Taekwondo Federation Member of Women’s Committee
- Vice Chairman of Kukkiwon Internal Relations Committee
- K-Tigers Demo Team Former Vice President
- Special Correspondent of the Taekwondo Times Magazine in Asia
- President of Korea Taekwondo Times
- Korea Taekwondo New Paper Journalist
- Chairman of Foreigner Taekwondo Championship in Korea
- International Women’s Taekwondo Open Championships Organizing Committee Member
- India’s Tagore Society of Korea Committee Member
- Organizer of Taekwondo Uniform Design and Fashion Show
- Head Taekwondo Master of the Adult Education Center of Seo Kang University
- Taekwondo Head Instructor of Korea YMCA
- Head TKD Instructor of Cultural Center’s Track Cycling Association in Korea
- Highest TKD Ranked Woman in the State of Georgia
- Kukkiwon International Advisory Committee Member
- TFI (Taekwondo Federation of India) Technical Committee Member
Why we teach
We want to be able to help our students grow not only in Taekwondo but also grow themselves into better people.
Our priority is to Build Strong Character, through discipline, respect, and self-control.
Taekwondo is a martial art with a foundation of developing and enhancing the practitioner’s personality and character through physical and mental discipline.
For youths in this day and age, it’s very easy to be led on to the wrong path without proper guidance.
1 out of 4 kids is a victim of bullying
42.5% of teens try drugs
25% of HS students fail to graduate on time
DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD BECOME A STATISTIC.
Equip them with the tools to succeed in the real world with Taekwondo.
The values they learn during their martial arts journey are the same you teach at home and last a lifetime.