Grandmaster Jeun's Tae Kwon Do Institute
About
Grandmaster Jeun's Tae Kwon Do Institute on Army Post Road
Grandmaster Jeun's Tae Kwon Do Institute is one of Des Moines' longest-running traditional Korean martial arts academies, founded in 1983 as a non-profit and operating out of 606 E. Army Post Road in south Des Moines for more than four decades. The Institute is led by Grandmaster Young Jou Jeun, a 9th Degree Black Belt born in Korea who has practiced tae kwon do since age 7 - a credential extremely rare in American taekwondo and a mark of senior leadership in the art.
Kids Martial Arts Programs
The kids program introduces children to Korean martial arts at an age-appropriate pace using the traditional WT/Olympic-style curriculum:
- Younger groups: listening skills, motor control, confidence
- Older kids and teens: conditioning, kicking precision, longer poomsae
- Stances and basic blocks plus the Taegeuk poomsae forms
- Kicking combinations from front and roundhouse up through spinning and jumping
- Structured one-step sparring and controlled kyorugi with protective gear
What's Included
- Founded 1983, non-profit, 40+ years in the same city
- Grandmaster Young Jou Jeun, 9th Degree Black Belt
- Standard color-belt path from white through poom/black with stripes between
- Optional tournament participation
- Trial classes available for new students
Experience
Forty-plus years in one city means the school has trained multiple generations of Des Moines families, reinforced by the five tenets of taekwondo. The south Des Moines location is convenient for South Side, Norwalk-adjacent, Pleasant Hill, and the broader Polk County south metro.