The head instructor of Kim's Academy is Master Jung Ho Kim. Master Kim is a native of Seoul, Korea. He has been training in the Martial Arts for over twenty-five years. He has earned sixth degree Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do and judo and a fifth degree Black Belt in Hapkido. He is a graduate of the YONG-IN UNIV. where, in 1980, he received a Bachelor of Science in the Martial Arts. In 1980, Master Kim was a member of the Korean Olympic Trial Team. Master Kim came to the United States in 1984 and settled in Chicago. There he met and began training Arlene Limas who, in 1988, went on to win an Olympic Gold Medal for the United States. Upon moving to Memphis, Master Kim established Kim's Academy. Since then, Master Kim has helped hundreds of students achieve their own personal level of success in the Martial Arts.

From the school's inception to the present day, Kim's Academy continues to press towards its goal of providing physical and mental training that will forge a healthy body and a clear mind.