OUR PRESIDENT
Master Charles H.C. Kim
Master Kim is the son of The Peace School’s founder. He began sitting in on his parents’ morning meditations when he was in elementary school and has continued daily meditation practice throughout his life. Weak and in poor health as a child, he joined his father’s yoga classes at an early age and later was strong enough to begin the intensive Traditional Taekwondo training.
Master Kim learned to reach beyond his physical power to persevere through the rigorous training with men twice his size. By the time he was in his early teens, Master Kim was perhaps the youngest martial art instructor of his time.
Master Kim was in high school when his family moved from South Korea to Chicago in 1972. He helped his father set up and run The Peace School, teaching classes and handling the organizational duties. He worked side by side with his father and helped to develop and conduct a wide variety of programs and activities until Grand Master Kim’s death in 1999.
Master Kim has served as the organization’s president since that time and continues to develop innovative programs for peace.
An engaging and intuitive speaker, Master Kim has a wonderful gift for storytelling and explaining complex concepts through easy to understand examples. A collection of his talks appear in his book, Peace Breathing: Lessons on Achieving Peace in Everyday Life.
Master Kim is committed to helping all human beings live in peace and harmony, with each other and with all living things.