Grandmaster Jung Oh Hwang has over 30 years of teaching experience in Tae Kwon Do and the Martial Arts. He is the world's first 19th degree combined Black Belt. He holds a 6th degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 6th degree Black Belt in Judo, and a 7th degree Black Belt in Hapkido. He won the Silver Medal in Judo in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1999 he achieved his lifetime goal of becoming a Grandmaster. That same year Hwang’s Martial Arts was named one of the “Top Ten Martial Arts Schools in the World” by the World Martial Arts Research Foundation.

Grandmaster Hwang is author of the book: A Survey of the Historical, Philosophical, Conditioning, and Educational Dimensions of Tae Kwon do and other Martial Arts. Grandmaster Hwang has taught Tae Kwon Do, Judo, and Hapkido at the University of Tennessee at Martin, Paducah Community College, and at each of the Hwang’s Martial Arts Academies. He has participated in many conferences on Comparative Physical Education and Sports held around the world and has an international reputation as a Martial Arts Master and Educator.

Grandmaster Hwang has also made outstanding contributions to various charitable organizations such as WHAS Crusade for Children, Easter Seals Center in Paducah, Kentucky, and the MDA. In 1997 Mayor Jerry Abramson of Louisville, Kentucky proclaimed June 27 as “Hwang’s Martial Arts Day” in honor of Grandmaster Hwang’s contributions to the Louisville community.

Grandmaster Hwang currently has schools in Louisville, Rexburg, Martin, Paducah, and Albuquerque.