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Jae Hun Kim Tae Kwon Do Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. An ITF-style taekwondo school where Joe Rogan trained under Grandmaster Jae Hun Kim and Michael O'Malley. Rogan earned his black belt here at age 15 and later became an instructor.

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Instructors (2)

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  Jae Hun Kim

  Head instructor

  1980

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  Joe Rogan's Instagram post crediting Jae Hun Kim Institutelink
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  Michael J. O'Malley

  Instructor

  1980

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  Joe Rogan's Instagram post mentioning Michael O'Malleylink

Trained here (1)

• 
  Joe Rogan

  linkITF Taekwondo 2

  Probable

  Rogan Instagram post mentions O'Malley as instructor at JHK Institute

  under Michael J. O'Malley badge (1982 - 1988)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Rogan Instagram post mentions O'Malley as instructor at JHK Institute

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "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

  linkITF Taekwondo 3

  Confirmed

  Joe Rogan explicitly credited Jae Hun Kim as his TKD teacher on Instagram

  under Jae Hun Kim badge (1982 - 1988)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Joe Rogan explicitly credited Jae Hun Kim as his TKD teacher on Instagram

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "I was very fortunate to learn Tae Kwon Do under the tutelage of the Jae Hun Kim Tae Kwon Do Institute in Boston"

  — Joe Rogan Instagram post crediting Jae Hun Kim TKD Institutelink

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