


WA Chief Instructor Dane Meade

Dane Meade began his TaeKwonDo journey in 1983 under the guidance of Master Vernon Low in Adelaide, South Australia, training diligently at the Woodville, Port Adelaide, and Henley Beach branches. Upon relocating to Perth, Western Australia, Dane continued his martial arts progression under the mentorship of the esteemed Senior Instructor Michael Chew, one of Perth’s most prominent TaeKwonDo figures of the time.
In 1987, Dane achieved the milestone of 1st Dan Black Belt and quickly stepped into a leadership role, assisting Senior Instructor Chew in teaching at various branches, including Morley, Duncraig, Melville, and Midland. His dedication and passion for the art led him to establish the Beechboro branch in 1994, a stepping stone in his journey to opening numerous training centres across Perth.
With the retirement of his mentor Michael Chew in 2003, Dane Meade took on the role of Perth Head Instructor, continuing the legacy of excellence in TaeKwonDo instruction.
In 2020, marking an extraordinary 37 years of commitment to TaeKwonDo, Dane Meade was honoured with the rank of 5th Dan Black Belt by Master Instructor Vernon Low and the First TaeKwonDo Australia organisation. This prestigious achievement solidified his place in history as the first Western Australian instructor to attain this rank.
Today, as Chief Instructor of First TaeKwonDo WA, Dane Meade is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of traditional martial arts. Under his leadership, the organisation remains steadfast in preserving the time-honoured values and benchmarks that define the essence of TaeKwonDo.
Chief Instructor Dane Meade’s journey exemplifies a lifelong commitment to excellence, inspiring generations of martial artists to embrace the discipline, respect, and tradition that TaeKwonDo embodies.
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Western Australian Senior Instructor




Our First Martial Arts Instructors' knowledge and commitment to empowering their students with self-confidence, fitness, self-discipline, and realistic self-defence skills is second-to-none.
Each of our Branch Instructors have decades (20, 30 or 40 continuous years) of TaeKwonDo training under their belts and have been personally appointed by Master Vernon Low; to ensure our students receive the highest standard of traditional martial arts training available in Western Australia.
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Western Australian Branch 2IC Instructors


