Master Chom San Kim


Master C S Kim established Yi’s Karate Institute Washington Twp in 1983. Master Kim has been spreading his knowledge and love of the martial arts to this South Jersey community for 30 years. His high standards of teaching and unique talent for motivating students of all ages have earned him the respect and admiration of the hundreds of students he has promoted to Black Belts through the years! Master C.S. Kim is a native of South Korea and started his training in the martial arts at the age of 9. From 1976 to 1979 he served in the Korean military in Inchon, South Korea, where he taught martial arts. He emigrated to the United States in 1982, and opened Yi’s Karate Institute of Washington Township the following year. Master Kim, a 8th Degree Black Belt, is the Executive Vice President of the International Martial Arts Association. Master Kim resides in Cherry Hill, NJ with his wife, a son, and three daughters.  Master Kim’s teaching of Tang Soo Do-Moo Duk Kwan is to stop violence. Tang Soo Do is a way of life and students will gain new ways of thinking which will guide their life, making them a happier, healthier and wiser person.