Our Journey

THE K2
STORY

EARLY
Kevin Kim Finds CrossFit

After years of playing football and track, then gaining weight working full-time post-college, Coach Kevin Kim discovers CrossFit at 200 lbs and 31% body fat. The first workout changes everything.

PIVOT
155 lbs, 11% Body Fat

Kim drops 45 pounds and 20% body fat through consistent training. He becomes a certified CrossFit therapist and is named head coach at a box in East Hollywood.

FOUNDED
K2 CrossFit Opens in Koreatown

In 2017, Coach Kim founds K2 CrossFit at 3910 Wilshire Blvd — a serious training facility built for serious athletes in the heart of K-Town, Los Angeles.

2017
LA Marathon Finisher

Coach Kim crosses the finish line at the LA Marathon — proof that CrossFit fitness translates across every athletic domain.

2021
Fittest Korean Masters World Champion

Kim wins Fittest Korean Masters 40–44 at the CrossFit Games Home Open. International recognition for the work being done at K2.

2022
CANWEST Games RX Champion Coach

Kim coaches an athlete to the 2022 CANWEST Games RX Champion title.

2023
CrossFit Games Semifinalist Coach

A K2 athlete reaches the CrossFit Games Semifinals under Coach Kim's programming.

3× Affiliate Open Champion

K2 CrossFit takes the Open Affiliate Championship three times — cementing its reputation as the strongest box in K-Town.

2025
WZA SoCal International Champion Coach

Kim coaches another athlete to the WZA SoCal International Championship title.

2025
HYROX Anaheim Pro Masters Athlete

Kim competes at the HYROX Anaheim event in the Pro Masters division. The gym's identity as a HYROX-focused box is locked in.

TODAY
The K2 Community

K2 CrossFit is now a complete training and recovery facility — CrossFit, HYROX programming, sauna, NormaTec, hyperbaric oxygen, and a community of athletes who push each other every day.