Instructors
Meet Our Team
GRAND MASTER CHONG WOONG KIM
Dr Kim also earned his Ph.D. degree in Business Management from the Ohio State University and has served 35 years for Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia and retired from the university as the Dean of College of Business in June 30, 2012.
He has been married to the same woman for 49 years, has two grown children who are also happily married and has four grandsons. He has served as an elder for the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, a board member for the Boys and Girls Club in Huntington, a board member for Goodwill Industry in Huntington, and a long time Huntington Rotary Club member.
MASTER BRENDA BROWN
Master Brenda Brown, age 63, Retired R.N. with 44 years of nursing experience. She started at Grandmaster's school in 1984 as a brown belt, and was promoted to first degree Black Belt in 1985, and to Master [5th degree] in April 2005, and will test for 7th degree this May.
Brenda competes in several regional tournaments every year as coach, referee, and competitor. She works well with children with special needs, and those who have physical disabilities. Brenda assists Grandmaster with maintenance of our school and manages our school when Grandmaster is out of town.
Brenda competes in several regional tournaments every year as coach, referee, and competitor. She works well with children with special needs, and those who have physical disabilities. Brenda assists Grandmaster with maintenance of our school and manages our school when Grandmaster is out of town.
MASTER BILL BURGETT
Bill Burgett, age 60, started with Grandmaster's school in 1991. He is a 6th Degree Black Belt and one of the school's main instructors. He has two sons, the oldest age 33, has a 3rd Degree Black Belt, the youngest at 27 years old has a 4th Dan Black Belt. He has one grandson, age 7, who has a green belt.
MASTER JOHN HULSANDER
John F
Hulslander, 6th Degree Black Belt, is Grandmaster Chong Woong Kim's highest
ranked instructor in the Columbus Ohio area. He has devoted himself to
training, teaching and promoting traditional Taekwondo in his area for over 20
years.
Master Hulslander earned his First Degree Black Belt in Huntington West Virginia at the age of 25 under the supervision of Master Instructor (retired) Dr. Leonard Confar and Grandmaster Instructor Chong Woong Kim. Then as now he trained at the Whetstone Recreation Center where he continues to teach and promote Taekwondo. In 2000 Senior Instructor Samuel Peppers III took a leave of absence and asked then Third Degree Black Belt John Hulslander to take the leadership role at the Whetstone Recreation Center in conjunction with Master Alan Hairston (retired).
John received his bachelors degree from Ohio State University in the Summer of 1997 majoring in Accounting. He has another bachelors degree in Mathematics Education. He currently works as an accountant in Delaware Ohio. He is married to Kimberly Hulslander and is the proud father of Donald Hulslander.
Master Hulslander earned his First Degree Black Belt in Huntington West Virginia at the age of 25 under the supervision of Master Instructor (retired) Dr. Leonard Confar and Grandmaster Instructor Chong Woong Kim. Then as now he trained at the Whetstone Recreation Center where he continues to teach and promote Taekwondo. In 2000 Senior Instructor Samuel Peppers III took a leave of absence and asked then Third Degree Black Belt John Hulslander to take the leadership role at the Whetstone Recreation Center in conjunction with Master Alan Hairston (retired).
John received his bachelors degree from Ohio State University in the Summer of 1997 majoring in Accounting. He has another bachelors degree in Mathematics Education. He currently works as an accountant in Delaware Ohio. He is married to Kimberly Hulslander and is the proud father of Donald Hulslander.
MASTER CHUCK CONFAR
Chuck began his Tae Kwon Do training in 1981 at the
original Columbus club, located in the basement of the King Avenue United
Methodist Church. With Grandmaster Kim's permission the Carriage Place branch
school opened in September of 2000. The instruction offered at Carriage Place
is a direct extension of the same martial arts training offered at the main
school located in Huntington, West Virginia.
SCOTT SMITH
Scott Smith is 48 yrs. old. He is the principal instructor on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Grand Master Kim's main school in Huntington, WV. He has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for 6 years, and received his second Dan in November 2017. He is a father of two children who also practice Tae Kwon Do at Grand Master Kim's. Scott has been a research and development engineer for a local manufacturing company for the past 23 years.
JAME MCCUMBEE
Jame McCumbee is 66 years old, and started with Grand Master in 2005. She is a 4th degree black belt, and one of the main school's instructors. She has two children and 3 grandchildren. One granddaughter, age 18, is a retired 2nd degree black belt; one granddaughter, age 14, is a first degree black belt. When not doing taekwondo, she runs a cheerful, chaotic household, teaches math, and makes music.
CAROLYN BRACY
Carolyn Bracy is a social worker, wife, and mother of two wonderful boys. Her oldest son has started taking classes and she hopes to have her youngest in Tae Kwon Do, when he is old enough to start. Carolyn is a third-degree black belt and has been in Tae Kwon Do for over 25 years. She got into it because she was not really one for the main stream sports. When Carolyn started in sixth grade, she never could have imagined what a big a part of her life that Tae Kwon Do would become and how it would affect it. It has not only helped her to learn to defend herself, but has helped her to become a better person. It has helped to teach Carolyn discipline, patience, perseverance, and to be a necessity to those around her.
HAL MCMAHON
I began Tae
Kwon Do in 1996 at the encouragement of my older son who was a fan of the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and wanted to learn martial arts. After some
research by my wife we decided Master Kim’s school was the best place to be. I
have been with Grand Master Kim ever since.
I achieved my 1st Dan Black Belt on August 11 2007. I dropped out two times, once with my older son so he could concentrate on school and then again with my younger son for about 3 years. When he decided he wanted to start again I came back with him and continued my training. I am now a 4th Dan Black belt and both sons are Black belts with one a 2nd Dan and the other a 3rd Dan.
I am now an instructor in the main school and hope to test for 5th Dan (Master Instructor) in a few years. I enjoy teaching Tae Kwon Do and feel very rewarded when I see students that I have worked with succeed.
I achieved my 1st Dan Black Belt on August 11 2007. I dropped out two times, once with my older son so he could concentrate on school and then again with my younger son for about 3 years. When he decided he wanted to start again I came back with him and continued my training. I am now a 4th Dan Black belt and both sons are Black belts with one a 2nd Dan and the other a 3rd Dan.
I am now an instructor in the main school and hope to test for 5th Dan (Master Instructor) in a few years. I enjoy teaching Tae Kwon Do and feel very rewarded when I see students that I have worked with succeed.