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Grand Master B.C. Kim's World Champion Tae Kwon Do

The World Champion Tae Kwon Do School is lead by Grand Master B.C. Kim. He was certified as a 7th Degree Black Belt by the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. He has served as a referee for the International World Tae Kwon Do Federation. Between 1989 and 1993 he won five gold medals in international competitions. He is the head instructor at the Beaverton campus.

Locations
World Champion Tae Kwon Do has two locations in Portland, one on West Union Road and another on Saltzman Road. There is a campus in Beaverton on Teal Boulevard in the Murray Hills neighborhood. And in March 2009, the newest location was opened in Scappoose, Oregon.

Instructors
The World Champion Tae Kwon Do School is lead by Grand Master B.C. Kim. He was certified as a 7th Degree Black Belt by the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. He has served as a referee for the International World Tae Kwon Do Federation. Between 1989 and 1993 he won five gold medals in international competitions. He is the head instructor at the Beaverton campus.

Master J. Kim is the head instructor at the Lake Oswego campus. He is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. The head instructor at the Murray Hills campus is Master Park. Jason Leitzke is the instructor at the Scappoose location.

Stripe System
The stripe system is designed to recognize student's success more regularly than belt testing. Certain stripes must be earned before a student is eligible for each belt test.

Belt Ranking
At World Champion Tae Kwon Do, Master Kim advances his students through 13 belts from white belt to black belt: (1) White (2) White with gold stripe (3) Yellow (4) Yellow with orange (5) Orange (6) Green (7) Green with blue strip (8) Blue (9) Blue with brown stripe (10) Brown (11) Red (12) Red with black stripe (13) Black belt. Belt testing is conducted every three months (four times per year). Dedicated students advance through the ranks in three to four years.