Since 5/3/99

Grandmaster In Ki Kim was born in South Korea in 1958, where he began to learn Tae Kwon Do (TKD) as a child.  He excelled and at the sport and became a Black Belt by age 11.  During his High School competition years, Grandmaster Kim won the Korean National Tae Kwon Do Championships by beating the very best fighters in South Korea.  He went on to train many successful champions in TKD while running a very large school. 

While in the South Korean Army, Grandmaster Kim won several championships again by defeating the most skilled fighters in the military. His skill and ability were noticed by the Tu Kong Unit commander, General Chang. Master In Ki Kim was chosen to help design the most effective fighting program for modern warfare.

Just as armies no longer march out onto an open field, kneel, fire their weapons, then reload without protection, modern warfare needed a new revision of the old ancient fighting arts.  Grandmaster Kim, having proven his fighting abilities was one of the original 6 Masters chosen to design a modern, up-to-date, martial arts training program for the modern day soldier of the Special Combat Unit. He later became the Senior/Head Instructor teaching other instructors how to teach the new fighting style now called TuKong MooSul (TKMS).

When Grandmaster Kim came to America, he was asked to help train dedicated Tae Kwon Do students.  His students won the U.S. and Canadian National Tae Kwon Do Championships.

Grandmaster Kim currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three young sons.  He is the Co-Founder of the Tukong Martial Arts Academy. The Academy's Tukong Moosul program incorporates the latest technique enhancements by Grandmaster Kim while being suited specifically for American students who train with music and wear shoes during class. This is a very untraditional training approach and has caused a lot of controversy. "You need to train in what you will fight in," says Grandmaster Kim.  "Here in America and the rest of the world, few people walk around barefoot.  So just like the Tukong soldiers, they (American Tukong students) must learn to train in what they will fight in, if they ever have to use their art." Grandmaster Kim is also the Program Director for a new Fast Track Martial Arts training program called, "SmartForce Training"

Grandmaster Kim also gives special Master Seminars in New Advanced Hapkido, which he has enhanced and refined over the last 20 years.   He continues to improve all techniques for effectiveness in today's world.   His innovations have received the highest praise from many World Champion Masters.   He continues to revise and improve techniques while he works on writing a book about martial arts techniques and the philosophy of training in martial arts.

Grandmaster Kim can be reached at The Academy.

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