Excellent training academy for martial arts. Grand Master Kim focuses on respect, hard work, and excellence, yet is a very approachable and kind instructor. The perfect balance between being strict yet very caring. The students learn so much in class, and get an amazing workout. Plus I believe the lessons help them excel at school and in life. Highly recommend.
December 2022
I wish that we had started our TKD journey at this school!My family of 4 had been practicing Taekwondo for several years at a different school. When COVID happened that school closed. My husband and I were both Red Belts and my ages 13 and 9 years were Green Belts and we wanted to continue practicing. We visited a few schools but they didn’t feel right. My friend encouraged me to try her school. I hesitated because I didn’t want to drive to IB to practice. We visited Pan Am Taekwondo Academy and met Grandmaster Kim, I knew immediately that we had found our new TKD home. Grandmaster Kim is so great with kids. Mine didn’t love Taekwondo before, but they do now and... read full review
December 2022
If you are looking for a place to get healthy, relieve all your stress, push your body as hard as you want, and also learn self-defense/martial arts, you have come to the right place! Pan-Am Tae Kwon Do Academy located in Imperial Beach, CA, is probably the BEST traditional martial arts school you’re going to find ANYWHERE in San Diego or even Southern California. Olympic-style and Traditional style Tae Kwon Do is taught here. Grandmaster Ray Nam Kim teaches the Tae Kwon Do Oath and also the Tenets of Tae Kwon Do. I have learned perseverance, self-control, to have an Indomitable Spirit and to keep my promises and do what I said to do. What I have found is that when... read full review
Excellent training academy for martial arts. Grand Master Kim focuses on respect, hard work, and excellence, yet is a very approachable and kind instructor. The perfect balance between being strict yet very caring. The students learn so much in class, and get an amazing workout. Plus I believe the lessons help them excel at school and in life. Highly recommend.
I wish that we had started our TKD journey at this school!My family of 4 had been practicing Taekwondo for several years at a different school. When COVID happened that school closed. My husband and I were both Red Belts and my ages 13 and 9 years were Green Belts and we wanted to continue practicing. We visited a few schools but they didn’t feel right. My friend encouraged me to try her school. I hesitated because I didn’t want to drive to IB to practice. We visited Pan Am Taekwondo Academy and met Grandmaster Kim, I knew immediately that we had found our new TKD home. Grandmaster Kim is so great with kids. Mine didn’t love Taekwondo before, but they do now and... read full review
If you are looking for a place to get healthy, relieve all your stress, push your body as hard as you want, and also learn self-defense/martial arts, you have come to the right place! Pan-Am Tae Kwon Do Academy located in Imperial Beach, CA, is probably the BEST traditional martial arts school you’re going to find ANYWHERE in San Diego or even Southern California. Olympic-style and Traditional style Tae Kwon Do is taught here. Grandmaster Ray Nam Kim teaches the Tae Kwon Do Oath and also the Tenets of Tae Kwon Do. I have learned perseverance, self-control, to have an Indomitable Spirit and to keep my promises and do what I said to do. What I have found is that when... read full review