Independent Martial Arts (I.M.A.) was founded by Mr Kevin Summers 6th Dan & Mr Graham Lambert 4th Dan in 2006. The aim of Independent Martial Arts is to provide a service to ITF and WTF Tae Kwon-Do practitioners and martial arts instructors in the UK that unifies and represents itself to the highest possible standards.
I.M.A. is an organisation with a thirst for knowledge, diversifying
and learning from other martial arts disciplines as well
as having its
own wealth of experience. Helping the I.M.A. along this path is the
internationally renowned Master Willie Lim who is a great inspiration
to us all in making us re-examine our art and to see it in its true form. I.M.A. are
very grateful to Master Lim for imparting his vast knowledge and contributing so greatly
in the role of President and Chief Examiner.
With years of experience behind them both Mr Summers and Mr Lambert are able to promote and deliver the martial arts experience with innovative and challenging methods. The system is based on the ITF and WTF which encapsulates the root of their knowledge. The methods of training today are crucial to the future representation of a martial art that has sadly been continually eroded and diluted over the past decade or more.
The I.M.A. mission is to provide:
 
We hope that you will join us in our quest for perfection, above all enabling excellence within ourselves and others.