Master Young Nam Kim: 7th Degree (Dan) Black Belt, GTE

2021, Elected Vice President Of The USGTF, The Governing Body For The Global Tae Kwon-Do Federation (GTE), In The USA.

2011-2021, Collaborated With Dr Kerry Escamilla With Technical Input And Modify Tae Kwon-Do Patterns For His Learning Disability Autism TKD Program.

2012-Present, Volunteers At And Started TKD Program For "His Friends," A Special Needs Ministry At ChoDae Community Church.

Brief History: The Summer 1978 At 10 Years Old, My First Lesson In Tae Kwon-Do Was With Master B.M. Lee. I Was Fortunate To Learn From A Pioneer In Tae Kwon-Do, In NYC. After Exposure To Organized Sports, I Returned To Tae Kwon-Do.

In 1983, Renowned Master S,J, Kim, Taught Me Tae Kwon-Do; An Unyielding Discipline As A Way Of Life. 1991, I Taught My First Tae Kwon-Do Session, 1993, I Joined The GTF Headed By The Late, Grandmaster Park, Jung Tae. Under GM Park's Tutelage I Was Awarded: International Judge And Referee And GM Park With His Demanding Technical Excellence Turned Me Into An International Instructor. And Now A Master Instructor Of Traditional Tae Kwon-Do. Also In 1993, I Started My Own "TKD School" In Upper Manhattan For The Next Eight Years.

Since 2000, With The Advancement Of TKD Into The Olympics, I Have Studied And Taught Olympic-Style Taekwondo. And To Broaden My Martial Arts, I Also Trained In "Hapkido" Under The World-Renowned And "TKD Hall Of Fame" Instructor, Grandmaster Kang, 1k Jo.