Tae Kwon Do has become more apart of Mr. Ruth than just about anything else has. From TKD he gets his fascination for ancient and modern Asian cultures, his love for all martial arts, as well as the history behind them. Another part of the Asian culture that has shown up in Mr. Ruth's life is the dragon. Independent, energetic, humorous, capable, and idealistic are just some of the characteristics that he was told he shared with the ancient creature. Because of that, the dragon has become a huge part of his life and even now has centered his new school around it. Mr. Ruth has proudly accepted the spirit of the dragon into himself and his school and hopes to spread its character to his new students.

   Mr. Ruth's martial arts history started early for him. About the age of five his parents decided to enroll him in a martial arts class to try to get me to open up, not to be so shy. As a young boy, and even sometimes now he remains a quiet person that keeps to himself a lot. Most likely that's what his parents were wanting to change. About the age of ten he earned the rank of first degree black belt, the goal that was set for him when he started. After that he got into other sports and took his eyes off of TKD for a while. Then about the age of seventeen he started back. Since then he has been to many places, done many things, and earned many awards. 

   At the age of nineteen he opened his own school under the head school that he was attending. for the next nine months he welcomed many people into that school and tried to instill in them what I had been taught over the years.

     In 2002 Mr. Ruth was inducted into the ITU's World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame For Assistant Instructor of the Year, honored by The Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for his leadership skills and the tournament team he was a member of and helped coach and train, as well as becoming a member of the Kentucky National Karate Team.

In 2003 Mr. Ruth was promoted to the rank for 2nd dan black belt by the International Tae Kwon Do Union under master Tom Merritt.

On February 4, 2005 Mr. Ruth opened the doors of East Tennessee Tae Kwon Do to the public. Sharing the building of Jana's School of Gymnastics in Morristown Tennessee, he plans on making this new Tae Kwon Do school a staple in the community as well as the premier Tae Kwon Do school in the area.