Grand Master Suh 9th Dan (6/9/1941 - 8/9/2019)
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Grand Master Suh was one of the pioneers of Taekwondo in the Asia Pacific region.
He was one of the early Taekwondo students training with Grand Master Uhm and Grand Master Park. During the Vietnam War GM Suh was involved with training the US Forces in Vietnam. Grand Master Suh moved to Australia and started this dojang (school) in the 1974. He has held positions such as Vice President of Taekwondo Australia and was also heavily involved with the development of Taekwondo in neighbouring countries such as Singapore and New Caledonia. In 2015 GM Suh retired from active teaching after over 40 years. |
Master Stephen Suh
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Stephen started training around 1990 and has been an inspiration to countless students both as a co-student and as an instructor.
He has trained in Korea on numerous occassions and competed numerous times within Australia and in Asia in sparring and at the World Taekwondo Hanmadang (festival) in power breaking.
Stephen is a Kukkiwon certified instructor and examiner
He has trained in Korea on numerous occassions and competed numerous times within Australia and in Asia in sparring and at the World Taekwondo Hanmadang (festival) in power breaking.
Stephen is a Kukkiwon certified instructor and examiner
Master ZiChuan Lim
6th Dan (Chungdokwan Korea) 4th Dan (Kukkiwon)
B. Arts | B. Commerce (University of Sydney)
ZiChuan started Taekwondo in 1995 training with GM Suh until GM Suh's retirement and Master Seo Zoo Yong during uni. Since 2015 ZiChuan has trained under GM Shin Byung Hyun from CDK Korea.
ZiChuan has competed and won at State and National level in sparring and State, National and Internationally in poomsae including being on the Australian National Team representing Australia at the 2024 Poomsae World Championships in Hong Kong.
He is a National level Kyorugi Referee and State level Poomsae Referee.
ZiChuan is also a Kukkiwon and Chungdokwan Korea certified instructor and examiner
In 2022 ZiChuan returned to The University of Sydney as Sparring Instructor for USYD Taekwondo and was previously Head Coach at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
Master Gem Zhang
4th Dan (Kukkiwon)
Masters in Journalism (University of NSW)
Gem started training around 2006 and has taught kids classes for her original dojang in China for a number of years.
She moved to Sydney in 2019 to study Masters of Media/Journalism at UNSW.
Gem was a generalist Taekwondo practitioner, and more recently has focused on kyorugi reaching the finals of the Australian National Championships
She moved to Sydney in 2019 to study Masters of Media/Journalism at UNSW.
Gem was a generalist Taekwondo practitioner, and more recently has focused on kyorugi reaching the finals of the Australian National Championships
Instructor David Le
David is from a Taekwondo family over in France. His father originally learnt Taekwondo from the Korean Army during the Vietnam war, his siblings all did Taekwondo and his brother runs a dojang in France too.
David was France University champion for sparring, French Freestyle Poomsae champion 6 years in a row and placed 5th at the World Poomsae Championships in Mexico (2014).
David was France University champion for sparring, French Freestyle Poomsae champion 6 years in a row and placed 5th at the World Poomsae Championships in Mexico (2014).
Instructor Yutong Li
B. Athletic Training (major in Taekwondo) (Shenyang Sports University)
Yutong was a Level 1 National Athlete from China and spent 4 years training with the Liaoning Taekwondo team.
She was Middle School Women's League champion, Provincial Champion two years in a row and silver medalist at China's National Championships. She was also ranked in China's top 100 kyorugi referees.
Yutong did her university at Shenyang Institude of Physical Education and prior to coming to Australia, ran her own dojang and was a guest coach on a TV show promoting Taekwondo in China.
She was Middle School Women's League champion, Provincial Champion two years in a row and silver medalist at China's National Championships. She was also ranked in China's top 100 kyorugi referees.
Yutong did her university at Shenyang Institude of Physical Education and prior to coming to Australia, ran her own dojang and was a guest coach on a TV show promoting Taekwondo in China.
Instructor Andy Pham
B. Civil Engineering (University of Technology Sydney)
Andy started training around 2011 and joined UTS TKD in 2015.
He has won numerous Australian University Championships in poomsae and sparring and has represented Australia in poomsae including at the World University Games in Naples (Italy). He has been on the UTS Elite Athlete Program since 2017.
Post university, Andy has been selected to be on the Australian Poomsae National Teams on numerous occasions.
He has won numerous Australian University Championships in poomsae and sparring and has represented Australia in poomsae including at the World University Games in Naples (Italy). He has been on the UTS Elite Athlete Program since 2017.
Post university, Andy has been selected to be on the Australian Poomsae National Teams on numerous occasions.
Assistant Instructors
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Student Leaders
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Sebastian Schroder
Winny Li Arseny Laptev Nicole Zhang Melissa Thein |
Charles
Shaun Fin |
