Meet The Masters

Grandmaster Carlo

7th Degree Black Belt

Grandmaster Carlo started his Taekwondo journey with 9th Degree Black Belt - Grandmaster Kim in 1980. After achieving his black belt at an early age, Master Carlo would dedicate his life to the perfection of Taekwondo and martials.

Grandmaster Jeff

7th Degree Black Belt

Master Jeff, started Taekwondo at the age of 14, who was kicked out of school for fighting. His father believed joining a martial arts was needed to learn respect towards others. His father was right, and Master Jeff fell in love with Taekwondo immediately.

Master Paul Singh, Ph.D

6th Degree Black Belt

Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Ph.D. leads ShieldX and its mission as its central pivot point, drawing from a career as a successful serial entrepreneur and corporate leader, bringing with him his unique blend of business acumen, industry network, and deep technical knowledge.

Master Adam

6th Degree Black Belt

Master Adam started his Taekwondo training with Grandmaster Kim at age 5. He trained rigorously and competed heavily at the state and national levels. He earned a 3rd degree black belt by the age of 12, becoming the youngest 3rd degree black belt in our school's history.

Master Yakov

5th Degree Black Belt

In the early 1970's Master Yakov began his martial arts journey in several disciplines such as Kung-fu, Kenpo Karate, Shotokan and Judo. After having achieved a black belt in several disciplines he started his path to seek out Taekwondo.

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About Us

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Pure Taekwondo was founded in 2004 in Santa Clara, CA as a freelance endeavor built on the foundation of indomitable determination.

Pure Taekwondo is the home of two Kukkiwon Certified 7th Dan Grandmasters and three Kukkiwon Certified 6th dan Masters. Our masters are fully trained and certified in the arts of Taekwondo, Judo and Self-Defense. The masters of Pure Taekwondo have a combined experience that spans a legacy of over 120 years. Each master are fully established in each discipline to the highest caliber.

Pure Taekwondo is committed to the development of its students while bettering the community it serves. Pure Taekwondo is a school built with strong fundamentals in traditional martial arts while delivering high quality instruction and world-class training unprecedented in the area.

Pure Taekwondo focuses on quality not quantity!

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Our Origins

Pure Taekwondo was founded with the respect and knowledge we learned from our own Kwan Jang Nim; Grandmaster Kim

Grandmaster Kim

Founder:
Kim's Taekwondo
Stanford Taekwondo (Original)
Stanford Taekwondo Open (Original)
The KTA Taekwondo Championship
Asian Amateur Athletics Club (President)

Certifications:
Kukkiwon Certified 9th Dan
Kukkiwon 1st Class International Referee
Kukkiwon International Dan Testing Committee Member
Kukkiwon Certified International Coach
Hapkido Federation Certified 10th Dan
Moo Duk Kwan Certified 11th Dan
USA Taekwondo National Level 3 Coach, 1990 - 2012

Grandmaster Kim

Grandmaster Kim started teaching Taekwondo in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1970's and is one of the original founding fathers of Taekwondo in California.

Born on a small farm in Korea, he started to learn Hapkido and Taekwondo from his father at an early age.
At fiver years of age, Grandmaster Kim was enrolled into the Kyung Mu Kwan Hapkido Academy, the most prestigious martial arts school in Korea. Earning a 4th-degree black belt in Hapkido by the age of 18, Grandmaster Kim was enlisted into the Korean Military where he served for 9 years. While enlisted in the Korean Military, Grandmaster Kim would train in Military Taekwondo and earn a 5th-degree black belt. As a war hero of the Korean Civil War, Grandmaster Kim earned the Order of Merit; Korea's highest honor. With his accolades and martial arts ability, Grandmaster Kim was elected to train the Korean Military in combat self-defense.