Why Red Dragon?

All of our trainers are Kukkiwon certified, hold working with Kids Checks as well as Australian Taekwondo Coaching Accreditations and 1st Aid Qualifications. Instructors must hold a 2nd Dan Black Belt to teach and assistants are required to have a 1st Dan. We don’t use overseas Instructors and all our blackbelts are constantly training and keeps their skills current and at the top of their game.

We have many Black Belts and Assistant Instructors at all classes meaning students get excellent support, we also control the numbers for each class, so we don’t have a high Student to Instructor ratio.

Red Dragon is about creating the right culture…

At Red Dragon we embrace all our students as part of our family, but at the same time push them out of their comfort zone. Be it Little Ninjas learning through games and discovery, or our Elite Sparring Team who is being pushed to perform, we have dedicated lesson plans, structured syllabus and entertaining training that keeps out students focussed to learn.

Red Dragon is about good quality Training, with minimum injuries…

At Red Dragon, we do extensive warm-ups and stretching and this is ingrained into our students. This minimises injuries and ensures the training experience is not held back through tight muscles and not being warm enough. This is why our Dragons classes are one hour 20 minutes, to ensure we have sufficient time for warm-up and cool down. It also allows tie for our fun warm-up activities that our students keep coming back for: Dodge Ball, Mitt Game, Shuttle Runs, Sumo Wrestling, Inch or Switch and many more…

Meet some of our team below…

Head Instructor | Founder

John Tsoutis

Specialisations
6th Dan Black Belt
38 Years of experience
Taekwondo NSW Coaching Instructor 2011 - 2015
Australian Taekwondo Qualified Coach

Master John founded Red Dragon Taekwondo in 2002 but has been teaching Taekwondo since 1992.

"Taekwondo has been a passion of mine ever since I discovered that if I worked very hard on myself, I could impress at class. I would get chosen to demonstrate techniques or do Self Defences with, or to spar the top fighters over the higher belts. I was challenged straight away hence I feel I grew in confidence and found benefits from doing Taekwondo as a result. This has helped me in my life, meeting amazing people, getting rewarding employment and career, making amazing life long friends, all due to the confidence building nature of Taekwondo!"

Master Instructor

Chris Kubisch

Specialisations
5th Dan Black Belt
24 years of experience
Qualified Personal Trainer
Australian Taekwondo Qualified Coach

Chris started Taekwondo in 1997 and has never looked back. In 2012 he moved from Sydney to Melbourne and set up a Red Dragon Class in Kilmore. This class is still going on strong boasting numerous outstanding Black Belts and strong numbers in his classes. Chris also studies and competes in Poomsae and is our Head Coach for the Red Dragon Poomsae Team as well as Head Coach for the Kilmore Sparring Team

Master Instructor

Adam Hopper

Specialisations
5th Dan Black Belt
16 years of experience
High Performance Manager for Sparring Team
Former Qualified Referee
Australian Taekwondo Qualified Coach
Instructor for Guildford, Westmead, West Ryde, Meadowbank and new Stretch, Box, Kick Classes

Adam is the other full time instructor with Red Dragon Taekwondo. He has 12 years teaching experience and is the backbone of the club. Adam has proven to be an excellent coach, his fighters constantly finding success at State and National Level. He is the High Performance Manager for the Club, putting together strong programs for our elite athletes so they can reach their goals in our sport.

Instructor (right)

Christopher Piller

Specialisations
4th Dan Black Belt
11 years Experience
Level 2 Referee
Qualified Coach and Active Sparring Team Member
Instructor for Guidford and Westmead and new Stretch, Box, Kick Classes

Assistant Instructor (left)

Sabrina Walsh

Specialisations
3rd Dan Black Belt
9 Years Experience
Level 3 Referee
Active Sparring Team Member and State Championship Silver Medalist