The Bloomington Karate Center was first opened in April 1974 by then 8th Degree Master Jun Sun Hyon. Master Hyon emigrated from Korea and opened the first Tae Kwon Do school in Minnesota in 1965. The Bloomington location was the fifth of six schools he opened before retiring in 1977.

Upon retirement, Master Hyon sold the Bloomington location to 7th Degree Master Tim Mullin who had been running the location since 1975. Mr. Mullin's student 5th Degree and K.I.C.K. World Super Featherweight Kickboxing Champion CB Bunkholt, became head Instructor in 1998 and ran the school until 2008. Today the school is run by a coordinated effort of Mr. Mullin and his Black Belts and is the oldest and largest martial art school in Bloomington.

The Bloomington Karate Center has been doing business in Bloomington since 1974, longer than any other martial arts school in Bloomington. All of our instructors are certified and accredited by The World Hapkido Federation.

Hapkido, the art of coordinating internal power, was developed in Korea in the early 1920's by founder Yong Sool Choi.  These defensive techniques were originally taught to the ruling family and the the royal court officials.  By manipulating the small joints of the body along with applying pressure point manipulation, a smaller person can effectively defend against and control a much large and stronger opponent.

Taekwondo, the art of kicking and punching, is the national sport of Korea.   This system teaches many kicks, punches and strikes and is the most popular from of martial art in the world.  We teach the Song Moo Kwan traditional style. 

Bloomington Karate Center effectively combines these two systems in its courses to provide a complete self defense and exercise program for any individual.  Additionally, our students can earn world recognize ranking in both forms of martial arts.

Bloomington Karate has been training amateur and professional fighters for over 30 years.  During that time we have trained and been home to several  National and World Champions both at the professional and amateur level; including, World Super Featherweight Kickboxing Champion C.B. Bunkholt.  

We continue to train fighters for competition, as a means of conditioning and staying in shape, and as an aspect of our over all martial arts training.  Let us know what your interest is.