Master Bill Pottle oversees all programs and teaches many classes, but we often have many different classes going on all over town simultaneously. The instructor corps is one of the biggest strengths that allows KAT to bring students to the highest levels. KAT currently also has a number of master level instructors furthering their training with us as well as many alumni certified instructors. We also have many students enrolled in the instructor training program who may assist class under the guidance of more experienced instructors.

Master Bill Pottle (7th Dan)

Master Bill Pottle is the third head master of the Korean Academy of Taekwondo. As such he is responsible for overseeing all programs and operations, although some programs may be independently run. Master Bill Pottle began training at the Korean Academy of Taekwondo in 1992 under Master Ghassan Timani and Grandmaster J.K. Chung, and martial arts have been a major focus of his life ever since. In high school, he was the head instructor at the Aurora YMCA Taekwondo program.

In 1997 he graduated from Overland High School near the top of his class and from 1997 until 2002 he attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where he earned both his bachelors and masters degrees in Biological Engineering. He was an integral part of the Sport Taekwondo at Cornell Club, serving as captain and helping Cornell to five straight Ivy/Northeast League (now ECTC) championship titles. In 2001 he was elected captain of the first Ivy/Northeast League All Star Team.

From 2002 until 2004 he worked at the Vector Core facility of the University of Pennsylvania. There he made adenovirus for use in Gene Therapy and vaccines against HIV, SARS, and Ebola. He trained with the University of Pennsylvania Taekwondo team and served on their executive board. In 2003 and 2004 he was the head instructor of the Center City Taekwondo program, a free program in collaboration with Americorps.

In 2004 he dedicated his life to teaching martial arts full time and returned to Colorado to take over the Korean Academy of Taekwondo from Master Ghassan Timani. He also became a faculty member in the Human Performance department of Metro State College of Denver in charge of the Auraria Campus Taekwondo program. He has written a number of fantasy books as well as books on martial arts.

He has taught classes and developed curriculum for all ages, for students with disabilities, and for all levels of students. He recently served for two terms as Secretary General of the Colorado State Taekwondo Association. He was a coach in the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla, Mexico  and the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, England and is a member of the USA Taekwondo Martial Arts Commission.

Master Bill is currently the software engineering team lead for Ballottrax, which helps voters know when their ballot has been printed or received. Ballottrax currently tracks over 50 million ballots in US national elections.