Recently I had the pleasure and honor to meet and interview Grandmaster S.J. Kim while in New York and have taken a few clips from his interview for February’s newsletter.

Grandmaster Suk Jun Kim is a 9th Degree in Taekwondo. The owner of S.J. Kim’s Taekwondo in New York City, the Founder of Taekwondo International and was an original member of the world taekwondo demonstration team under General Choi, the founder of Taekwondo.

It won’t take long while watching the following clips to understand why Grandmaster Kim’s knowledge, guidance and training is sought after from around the world as an expert in not only Taekwondo, but Martial arts in general and its history.

In the following clips you will hear GM Kim speak of his philosophy when it comes to self-defense as well as what is needed to succeed in martial arts, or anything, for that matter.

Enjoy!