Master Sung Kon Kim
Master Instructor
Black Belt Grandmaster
1984-1988 Master Instructor at Kim’s Martial Arts Academy in Chicago, IL
1992-2023 Sung Kim Taekwondo Team Coach
1992-2023 Master Instructor at Kim's Taekwondo in East Peoria, IL and Peoria, IL
2006-2023 Private Lessons Instructor and Coach, specializing in youth development at Sung Kim Taekwondo in Peoria, IL
Believer in physical and emotional confidence instilled, with care, at an early age




Dr. Richard W. Kim
Associate Instructor, Curriculum Development
Black Belt, 4th Dan
Youth Taekwondo Instructor x 10 years at Kim's Taekwondo Schools
Competitive Martial Artist (former)
Started Taekwondo at age 3
Current Resident Physician and Post-Doctoral Fellow at at Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City
Trained at Blythedale Children's Hospital managing the medical and therapy regimens of pediatric patients
Beneficiary of supportive adult role-models and structured goal-oriented environments from a very early age





