Robinson Taekwondo Academy

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I am Senior Master Wiley Robinson. I have been teaching Taekwondo for almost 40 years. My training began in Pensacola, Florida in 1978. I was first certified to teach in 1982. The early days were brutal and most of us trained pretty much every day the academy was open. We had no sparring gear, sometimes we worked out on the gravel railroad rocks in the back parking lot...knuckle push-ups were interesting. My first 2 years of training were a bruise-fest but some of the most incredible times I can remember.

During this time I was finishing nursing school and began working in the intensive care unit as a registered nurse. That environment is almost like martial arts. It requires split second thinking and lots of training and education. After nursing school I began pre-med training with molecular biology as my undergraduate major. I love science and particularly cellular biology. Chemistry also fascinates me and I suppose that is why I spent 6 years in college.

I love teaching. It is what I do. Whether it is teaching very sick people in the intensive care environment or teaching students and clients in my academy, I love to share knowledge and clarify the "scientific doubletalk".

Today, we train with intensity but also safely. Every class is challenging and takes the student out of the box and to the next level. Personal and physical growth only occur in times of challenge. Many of us are under-challenged these days and tend to choose activities that never stimulate growth.

Our academy offers a range of activities including NuPower yoga, interval training and kickboxing and clinical meditation. We also provide professional nutrition coaching and customized fitness for clients who have weight issues, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension or other conditions that require trainers with an enhanced skill level.

The beauty of taekwondo is that it offers something for everyone. It is challenging if you are a child, a teenager and adult or approaching your 60's or 70's. Our students range in age from 3 to 70.

I have been fortunate to have trained with some of the foremost martial artists over the last 4 decades decades. I was certified to teach taekwondo by GM H.U.Lee, and greatly influenced and/or trained by GM Art Monroe, GM Kollars, GM Jee Ho Lee, and GM He Young Kimm.

I also earned rank in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under the instruction of Charles Dos Anjos and Larry Shealy.

I studied Han Mu Do under the instruction of Dr. He Young Kimm beginning with my first seminar in 2003.

We teach Taekwondo as our primary defensive martial art. Taekwondo is stand-up kicking and punching. This art was developed by Gen. Choi Hong Hi and formalized in 1955. Our training is descended from Chung Do Kwan and Gen Choi's creation, the Oh Do Kwan. It is a military style and derived from the hand to hand techniques taught to the Republic Of Korea troops by Gen, Choi. Taekwondo has been taught to millions of people around the world.

We also teach Han Mu Do which is an historical art to give perspective but not necessarily as a practical defense methodology.

Ground fighting and grappling will be added to our curriculum in 2017. We feel that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the most effective ground fighting strategy available today.

We also teach clinical meditation as a natural extension of our martial arts programs. This is a non-dogmatic, non-religious program designed to strengthen your mind and help balance the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. It is a clinically documented method for reducing stress hormone levels and promoting wellness.