Rod Black 7th Dan - Chief Taekwondo Instructor
Our Ringwood Martial Arts and Taekwondo Club trains under the direction of Chief Instructor Rod Black 7th Dan, who has over 37 years of practical Martial Arts and Taekwondo experience. Many of Australia's most successful competitors have passed through our club. Our success rate is well above average and we participate in competitions both in Victoria, Interstate and Overseas.
Rod Black's Australian Sports Medal, signed by the Prime Minister and Governor-General of Australia.
Resume of Rod Black 7th Dan
Qualifications
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Board Member - Taekwondo AustraliaCoaches Hall of Fame |
2007
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Coaching Experience
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Personal Coach - Australan Olympic Team Athens 2004 Head Men's Coach |
Australian Olympic Team ATHENS 2004 Australian Taekwondo Team 2001 |
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State President, Victoria 1999 to 2000 Taekwondo Australia Inc. Board Member 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Victorian Taekwondo Team 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| Head Men's Coach | Victorian Taekwondo Team 1997 |
| Victorian Coach | Australian Taekwondo Union 1992 |
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Australian Coach |
National Men's Team World Cup Vietnam 2001 National Team World Cup Egypt 1997 Guild Of Australian Black Belts - National Team to Dutch Open 1994 Singapore Invitational 1995 |
In 2004 Rod Black was appointed the Personal Coach to The Australian Olympic Taekwondo Team.
He has coached in numerous in The Australian Taekwondo Team and numerous international competitions. He has had over 80 students compete in International Teams - many successfully.
As a primary school child Rod studied Judo in Balwyn (eastern suburbs - Melbourne) and then trained steadily in boxing for three years as a young teenager.
After this he took up Taekwondo (Korean Karate as it was known then in 1972) and has now been studing this wonderful martial art for almost 36 years.