Once Upon a Time Simple Karate was enough.

Many years ago Karate and Taekwondo was enough, some did boxing too. However with the every ready internet to provide information for fighting and disabling techniques (taught right or incorrectly) you have to know more.

Thats right Taekowndo and Karate is not enough. IF your teacher is not teaching you to take down the attacker, to control and restrain the attacker, to hold them on the ground effectively and efficiently then your in the wrong school for self defence.

For several years now we have been teaching MMA and Gracie Jiu Jitsu to complement our Taekwondo. And I consider our Taekwondo to be one of the most contemporary and effective not left and the dark ages without advancement....

Gracie Jiu Jitsu is the most effective form of self defence that you can get your hands on and we have it here taught to us by the founders sons, grandsons and their blackbelts.


It is ok to disbelieve but it is not ok to blindly follow your teacher and have he or she say that you don't need it! But you do, now more then ever your need it.


When your kick or punch misses and it will, what will you do???

Call us to find out exactly what it is you can do either through BULLYSTOP® or or Programming that works.

I hit this guy square in the head with a roundhouse kick, yes it was in competition but it was square in the head. It did not knock him out and if he knew Gracie Jiu Jitsu and I didn't and he then followed up to take me down what would you do.... I will tell you that you will freak out.

Don't leave it to chance take lesson in Gracie Jiu Jitsu and Taekwondo  :)

Why do you need a Properly qualified Blackbelt Instructor in Taekwondo in particular?

Why do you need a Properly qualified Blackbelt Instructor in Taekwondo in particular? 
A 1st Degree Blackbelt cannot Legitimately Promote Taekwondo Students !!!!

In a age of technology and with people are wanting everything now and not delaying gratification for any length of time what does one do? 

We are seeing more and more supposed Martial Arts Schools open up almost monthly with quite exquisite names... claiming to be this or that even.  Where do they come what are their lineage? Are they even qualified to teach? Why have they broken away from their instructor or were they kicked for improper behaviour? 

 Did they excel when they were students or scrap by with satisfactory results? 

A 1st degree Blackbelt in Taekwondo can be achieved in only 2-3 yrs these people are really only advanced students. 

Did they train twice a week or did they train everyday and commit themselves to the art? Have they tested themselves in an arena of competition? Mostly not... 

Probably not and no more then likely only a couple classes of week training.

They have been made blackbelts because it is the next step, not because they are instructors and not even close to being examiners neither.

An Instructor in Taekwondo is when they are 4th degree Blackbelt according the the World Taekwondo Federation, not 1st Degree or 1st Dan. Until then they can be known as advance student or maybe assistant instructor... 5th Degree is Master Instructor, 8th Degree is GrandMaster. GGM 9th Degree

A 1st degree Blackbelt has NO GRADING privileges i.e. they cannot under any circumstances sign certificates to validate any colour belt grading/ promotion test. 

An legitimate Instructor or Master Instructor of a Taekwondo school in particular will not accept your ranking given by one of these people when their school finally closes and you seek out other options. 

Get the accredited Instructor NOT a student Teacher in the first place.

Competing Victoria 

A style is a style because Grandmaster/Founder sought out the best in their country and formulated a system usually prior to the 1950's. When it is broken down and mishmashed together you have nothing but mishmash. You want Taekwondo then learn Taekwondo, not a exquisite name on some certificate. 

 You can buy a certificate but you cannot buy experience, or proper accreditation. When the younger student is doing things better then the teacher in no time flat alarm bells should ring 

"Houston we have a Problem"

Got my Blackbelt 1989 (R)

 Breaking with Grandmaster Ha 9th Degree 

                                             Coached For Australia 2001 Yesou

          Trained with and Promoted by Great Grandmaster Have Man Park 10th Degree Vice President ChungDoKwan (pre World Taekwondo Federation 1st Taekwondo School Korea) 

Master Robert's  lineage 

                                           GGM Won Kuk LEE Founder Chungdokwan 10th Degree
                                                                           ^                                        
                                                      GGM Have Man Park 10th Degree
                                                                           ^
                                       GM Jong Sang Ha & Chong Won Lee 9th Degrees
                                                                            ^
                                               Master Robert Cooley 7th Degree
                                                                            ^
                                                                Robs legacy (students)

Master Rob has promoted over 165 Blackbelts up to 6th Degree Blackbelt in 28 years continuous Taekwondo experience, he has produced international champions and national champions, Australian Coach and Olympic selector; but more importantly 99% of the people with great ethics and role models.

 Don't be tricked into being promoted by 1st degree Taekwondo Blackbelts thinking they are instructors. 

                                                  Keeping it Real and don't be mislead just because they are your friends doesn't mean they are correctly following procedure. Demand the best, demand authenticity.

$6.5 million BullyStop®

Why do instructors believe BullyStop is worth $6.5m?

 Olivia Cooley and Royce Gracie

Master Jodi Brown recently wrote that our BullyStop® Program was worth $6.5m to the kids that attended her class in Victoria.

She says well what it the value a child being made safer, having confidence, being able to say NO, being able to ask questions, and being able to use simple real life self defence the Gracie way to save themselves or others?

You know all these things culminate into a well adjusted child that can go to school and learn and not be bullied.

So i ask you what is the value of a child that becomes a person of influence and change in society to the child that seldom ventures out of their comfort zone?

For it is those ones that venture out and create value that become successful in so many ways.

We believe the difference could equate to $6.5million, thats only part of the value we put on our BullyStop® program


www.bullystop.com.au

Only days away until i pick up  Prof Clark Gracie from Sydney airport and bring him down the coast to our school. It is going to be a action packed last 2 months of the year.

Welcome the World Jiu Jitsu Champion Clark Gracie.

What an Amazing year for the only licenced Gracie Family Jiu Jitsu school in the Illwarra/South Coast under Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Banner. We get our Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu fix from the source graded by the source.

We have had:

Prof Royce Gracie,
Prof Rodrigo Gracie,
Prof Royler Gracie (in Syd)
Prof Clark Gracie (after Friday)
Prof Luke Beston (Gracie by Marriage)
Prof Chris Traish (Gracie Barra)

and maybe one more surprise for you guys...........



RIP Rullivan Gracie (lost his life last Sunday in Brazil in a tragic Car accident.)

Professor Royce Gracie 
(UFC Champion, Hall of Fame and Most revolutionary Fighter) 
said of Master Robert Cooley 7th Dan

"I highly recommend training Gracie Jiu Jitsu with my student Robert Cooley to anyone who is in the Wollongong /Illawarra area. Robert is very passionate about learning and teaching my fathers Gracie Jiu Jitsu. I really enjoy coming to Shellharbour, it is a pleasure to visit and teach there. I hope to see you at FiveStar next time I am in Australia teaching Robert and his students." 
Sincerely
Royce Gracie UFC Champion

"Master Rob is a Martial Artist who I have a lot of respect for. His passion & dedication to Gracie Jiu Jitsu as both a student and instructor is always evident both on and off the mat. I highly reccomend training with him and his students to anyone who has the opportunity" 

Prof Luke Beston RGJJN Australian Rep.

simple maths

Are all nightly fees cheaper in the long run?

Some people advertise only $12 a lesson pay as you go. Sounds cheap .....hmm maybe it is not.

lets see $12x 2 night wk x 4 = $96 mth x 12 = $1152 per year.....

Or what we do is unlimited training upto 6 days/week $88 per month x 12 = $1056 per year..... cheaper and more lessons. When you add the significant cost for more lessons without the $12 a session it get extraordinarily cheaper! You will save loads enough for a family holiday.

Here is the important thing most schools that you train maybe twice a week at how long does it take to get a blackbelt? 2 years? I think not more like maybe 4 years..... so 4 x $1152 = $4608....

Training at our school usually will take most people upto 3 yrs x $1056 = $3168... save $1500 on training fees alone and get a accredited authorised blackbelt by an accredited international examiner 7th Dan 
# 05069269 WTF.

Do the sums it can be way more expensive and what do you get at the end of the day?

Keeping it Real with Royce Gracie UFC Champion and Hall of Famer

Wow what a weekend!
Chilling and rolling with Prof Royce Gracie and Prof Luke Beston.
These moments validate my choice to leave Taekwondo competition behind and glad i did
after all Australia is doing terribly with athletes being beaten by unto 10 points or more and many not going past first round unless they got a bye.

Being around such a honest, funny, caring, and successful athlete that belongs to the family that changed the martial arts world forever was life changing. Prof Royce Gracie is one of the small amount of champion that are champion people as well. I have been fortunate to be around a few of these type. Thankyou Prof Royce for the time you gave my family and the intrinsic things you gave to us.

It was such an honour and the start of a wonderful journey in the Jiu Jitsu world. If you ever get the chance don't miss training with Prof Royce.

I knew straight away that the fit and friendship with Luke Beston and Angela Gracie was a good fit and the weekend validated that, so thank you guys onwards and upwards fro all of us.! Oss

Master Rob 7th Dan TKD, Bluebelt Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu  and Prof Royce rolling

Prof Royce promotion @Shellharbour Royce Gracie Jiu JItsu


IF you hang with those that promise and continually fail to deliver and make poor excuses, it is like treading water with lead weights on your ankles you have to cut the ropes and swim.