OUR TEAM

 Our instructors at Be Taekwondo are unparalleled in their expertise and have a strong and deep understanding of Taekwondo as a modern sport, modern martial art and traditional art-form. They pride themselves on teaching pure and contemporary Taekwondo to the highest quality in the most effective ways to their students. Begin your journey with Be Taekwondo and our professional and friendly instructors will help you achieve your goals.

As a dual Olympian, Daniel is Australia’s most decorated and successful Taekwondo athlete,having a won a multitude of national and international medals including his unforgettable Silver medal performance at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Daniel has extensive expertise as a coach and program director.  He has produced numerous World Champions and medalists as the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Head Coach, and the Australian Olympic Team Head Coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 

A current global patron for the sport of Taekwondo, Daniel has been appointed by the President of the International Olympic Committee as "Athlete Role Model" for the Youth Olympic Games 2010 and by the Asia Olympic Council as "Head Coach" for the Youth Olympic Camp 2013. Daniel now contributes to the global sport of Taekwondo in his capacity as "Director of Sports" for Sports Taekwondo Australia (National Governing Body) and Oceania Taekwondo Union (Regional Governing Body) and has also recently been appointed by the World Taekwondo Federation as "Vice Chair" for the department of Education and Development.

Currently practicing as a commercial lawyer he has advised some of Australia's leading entertainment and sporting talent.

Daniel is a friendly and inspirational teacher who brings his highly distinguished experience as an athlete, coach and director to lead the Be Taekwondo Team.

Master Colby has practiced Taekwondo for 20+ Years, and has over 18 years of Taekwondo Coaching and Instructing experience gained in Australia and Europe, having coached and instructed in the past for Daniel and other highly regarded Taekwondo clubs.

While living in Europe, he was appointed as the Head Coach of the Czech National Team (Junior and Senior), and represented Czech Republic as the Summer Youth Olympic Coach Nanjing, China 2014, as well as at the Summer Universiade Team Coach Gwanju, South Korea in 2015.

Colby is a passionate and dedicated teacher who enjoys coaching athletes and Be members of all ages and levels.

Will Choi is the lead Trainer at Brunswick East Gym, with both a Certificate IV and Diploma of Sports Coaching from Victoria University and extensive experience in teaching adults and youth for a franchise recreational fitness centre.

Will is a passionate and motivating fitness Trainer that takes pride in assisting members of all levels in reaching their personal fitness goals. He is also a dedicated CrossFit athlete and currently competes in CrossFit competitions.

Born and raised in Korea, where Martial Arts orginated, Will has practiced Martial Arts for 20 years. He was able to develop and refine his skills under the guidance of the world's most highly specialised Korean Martial Arts Instructors and Coaches.

As a full-time Martial Arts athlete (Sparring), Will has over 10 years of competition experience, with exceptional competition results he is a great role model for other Martial Arts practitioners.