Kenny Kim is a respected instructor from Atlanta, GA who has been in the martial arts business for a very long time. He talks about the keys to his success, competition and the importance of a good affiliation. Click “Read More” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES
- Spending time in Rio and competing at the 2017 Rio Open
- The competition in Brazil vs the US
- How he first found Jiu-Jitsu
- How his influences from other martial arts have helped him in his path
- The value of competition
- Longevity in Jiu-Jitsu
- Being a new father
- Life as an academy owner
- Why academies fail
- Punctuality / Being a one man show
- What keeps him motivated
- Why he feels having an open door policy at his academy is beneficial to him
- The hardest part of being an academy owner
- His favorite thing about teaching
- One of his favorite success stories
- Working with BOPE, the Brazilian special police unit
- What he looks for in a student’s progression
- ARES BJJ affiliation
- Words of encouragement for new practitioners