What is TTJC?
TTJC was built in 1981 upon Eun’s Academy which was founded in 1978 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. TTJC is designed to provide a truly traditional, disciplined, oriental martial arts instructional program for people in east Tennessee. Additionally, the TTJC professional martial arts program of Taekwondo is designed to stimulate greater public interest in the traditional martial arts—programs that are designed for successful self-development.

TTJC is not just one karate school but several schools in east Tennessee with the main school located in Knoxville. TTJC offers programs not commonly found in east Tennessee. They are designed not only to teach martial arts for self-defense, but also include an introduction to Korean culture and language, opportunities to meet real martial arts masters—many from Korea, and provide a discipline geared towards creating successful, fulfilling lives.

Founder—Grandmaster Pyong Kon Eun

• Graduated Yong-In University College of Martial
• Arts second in his class
• Former Korean National Champion in Judo
• Former member of the elite Korean Presidential Bodyguard unit of the South Korean Army (R.O.K.)
• Former Master instructor at UT and the University of South Dakota
• Representative to the World Games 1985 (Korea) and 1995 (US)
• Korean Olympic Committee Team President-1996
• USA Taekwondo (an arm of the United States Olympic Committee) Commissioner for the State of Tennessee
• 2008 Appointed Lifetime member of the Board of Directors for USA Taekwondo for the State of Tennessee