Pace Taekwondo

General information

Robert Pace began his taekwondo training in 1975 because like a lot of people at that time he was swept along by the Bruce Lee phenomenon. Back then, martial arts clubs were few and far between and venues were packed to the rafters. After having done a year of traditional Goju Ryu karate he jumped at the opportunity to try something different when he heard that Grandmaster Young Youl Oh had opened a club only a short bus trip from Robert's home. The more advanced kicking techniques and flowing sparring methods greatly appealed to him and he has not looked back ever since, even after short forays into Wing Chun and Shoalin Kung Fu.

Robert attained his Taekwondo black belt in 1978. In 1991 and 1994 he had two periods of training in Korea to get experience with the best fighters in the world.

Robert is a former Australian National and Victorian State Bantamweight Taekwondo Champion. He also proudly represented Australia at the 1993 World Championships in New York and in 1994 at the IOC Centenary - Seoul International Taekwondo Championships in Korea.

In more recent times Robert has focussed on Taekwondo Poomsae and has been Australian National Champion on numerous occasions. He has also represented Australia attaining two Gold Medals at the 2014 Oceania Taekwondo Championships, a Silver Medal at the 2016 European President's Cup, two Bronze Medals at the 2013 US Open and at the 2012 World Hanmadang in South Korea. Robert also placed 5th at the 2014 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Mexico.

When not training and running PACE Taekwondo, Robert is an Engineering Consultant holding a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Engineering Science.

Robert was graded to 7th Dan in December 2013 by Grandmaster Young Youl Oh, 9th Dan.