Gerard Robbins is the president and founder of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame. Robins is a three-time USA National Taekwondo Gold Medalist, 1978 Pan Am Gold Medalist, and Grand Champion of numerous tournament including the Henry Cho’s All American Open Championships held at Madison Square Garden. Gerard Robbins holds the distinction of being the first and to-date only person of African descent to have received 9th dan from South Korea.