Grand Master Gil Woo Kim

Grand Master Kim has been involved in Taekwondo for over 50 years. He is a first generation Grand Master trained under Grand Master Lee Nam Suk who was head of Chang Moo Kwan and one of the original co-founders of the World Taekwondo system.

When Taekwondo was in it's infancy and there were few schools across Canada, Grand Master Kim was one of the first to pioneer this new martial art. After moving to Canada, Grand Master Kim opened his first Canadian Taekwondo School in Ontario in September of 1971 and subsequently a school in Alberta in 1974. He later moved to B.C. and was a resident of the Comox Valley for six years, establishing the Courtenay Taekwondo School in September of 1977.
Grand Master Kim has served as the Director of the Canadian Taekwondo Association, President of the B.C. Taekwondo Federation and is Past Chairman of the Master's Advisory Committee for the B.C. Taekwondo Federation. He currently conducts Woo Kim Taekwondo Schools in Surrey, Langley, Victoria, Comox, Parksville, Nanaimo, and most recently has opened schools in Errington, and Cumberland. Grand Master Kim maintains an active interest in his schools and their students holding regular grading tests and seminars and oversees all activities within his association.