25/09/2026
Shilla Taekwondo 13th Year Anniversary!👌🏼
Shilla is officially a teenager.👍
I always said as a teenager training, one day I want to have my own Taekwondo school.
Our training session on Wednesday for students that could make training, and our gathering, I totally understand for a lot of students that couldn’t make it.
Wednesday, 23rd September 2026 marks 13 years.
I opened up my own Shilla Taekwondo school, in a gym at St Mary’s UTC in Lincoln Hudson’s gym on Monday 23rd September which was actually the day my son Brandon turned 10 years old, it was just me and my 2 boys that started.
Jayden being a black belt and Brandon as a Provisional Black Belt.
After 1 week, I said to my eldest son Jayden, OMG have I done the right thing son? Jayden said at 15 years old, yes dad absolutely, you won’t know unless you try, you’re an awesome instructor.
It started off being a hobby just 2 nights per week (Mon & Wed) my sport I’ve been training all my life 32 years of training when I opened up, now up to date 46 years - coming up to 47 years of training for myself and still can’t get enough of it.
I got my first student Jayden Dabit, and Shilla continued to grow with more and more students coming through the door.
Since then, I moved on into a big community hall in Werrington Downs and Cambridge Park, still running 2 nights per week and 4 classes.
I opened up another night on Friday night in a different location in Emu Plains, in JA Gym Sports in Jodie’s gym, a parent from one of my white belt students, who now happens to be my Assistant Instructor, 2nd Dan Logan Grant, and ready for his 3rd Dan.
I then moved into my own full time Dojang in the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Cambridge Park with the support of the general manager Luke Hepburn, just as covid hit.
I opened up another location as well in Bringelly, I was running Thursday night and Logan running Tuesday night.
In 2023-2024, I decided to go full time Taekwondo, with me running 4 nights per week in our Cambridge Park Dojang running 10 classes during the week Monday to Thursday evenings, with several junior Black Belts that help me every day in our kids Ninja Classes and another Senior Black Belt Belt female that helps me in our Warrior classes.
I sincerely like to thank our whole Shilla family for all your support during these years! And for having faith in me teaching your child/children or yourself.
Gisella, one of my students you are absolutely amazing for making all the jelly’s and cheese cake for all our students. WOW!!!
As mentioned I will definitely be your first customer, not if but when you open up your own shop!👌🏼
As I always like to say, without you guys there is no Shilla Taekwondo!🥋🥷🥋🥷 It’s very much appreciated.😊😊😊
Thank you Kylie and Mark for all the pics taken on the night as well, it’s very much appreciated.
7th Dan Master Benny.👊🏼