Also known as
Michael O'Malley
Mike O'Malley
Description
American taekwondo practitioner and instructor. A 4-time US National Champion,
undefeated in his national title reign from 1978 to 1981. He was elected US Team
Captain in 1980 and 1981, and coached the US Olympic team ahead of the 1988
Seoul Games. He won bronze at the 1978 Pan American Games and gold at the 1980
Pan American Games. Inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame in 2011 under
Lifetime Achievement. He began taekwondo at age 14 at Jae Hun Kim's school
near Fenway Park in Boston, took his black belt test at age 16 in the home of
General Choi Hong Hi, and later ran Kim's school while Kim completed
military service in South Korea. He opened the O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center
in Peabody, Massachusetts in 2011 and sold the business in 2025. He was one of
Joe Rogan's taekwondo instructors at the JHK Institute.
Teachers (1)
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Jae Hun Kim
(1972)
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CNHI article confirms O'Malley trained under Jae Hun Kim from age 14
"He looked around for martial arts schools and found one near Fenway Park
run by Jae Hun Kim, an MIT student who was the first person to bring authentic
Taekwondo to New England."
— Enos, Caroline. (2025). One last kick for Master
O'Malley in Peabody - CNHIlinkinfo
Students (1)
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Joe Rogan
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Rogan Instagram post mentions O'Malley as instructor at JHK Institute
"Mr. Kim and Mr. Michael O'Malley (a multiple time national champion)
emphasized a lot of heavy bag work and power in their training program."
— Joe Rogan Instagram post mentioning Michael
O'Malley as instructorlink
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