Tae Kwon Do Times was founded in 1980 by Chung Eun Kim (1941–2010), a taekwondo master, and his wife, Soja Kim. The Kims retired from their involvement in the magazine in 2005. Currently, Woo Jin Jung is the Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the magazine. The magazine is published by Tri Mount Publications Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA but maintains correspondents in other countries as well.