User:Robertdtucker

Robert D Tucker Jr (Rob Tucker), currently lives in Sarasota, FL and works as a real estate agent with Tucker & Associates (Keller Williams Realty - Sarasota).

Rob was a professional cyclist for a number of years living in Boulder, CO and racing in North America. He raced for the Morgul Bizmark cycling team - which included such well known racers as Tyler Hamilton, Pauly Burke, Anton Villatoro and others. He went on to found ARZone.com, quickly becoming the first and largest adventure racing supply and information company in the world. He has competed in numerous adventure races including: The Beast of the East and the Elf Authentic Adventure.

Rob graduated from Georgia Military College (Associates Degree) and served 9 years on active duty and reserve at Fort Bragg, NC and Fort Benning, GA. He completed his Bachelors Degree at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He left the Army as a Captain in the Inactive Ready Reserves.

Rob started his Real Estate career in December, 2000 with the Allen Tate Company in Charlotte, NC - he quickly moved to RE/MAX Executive Realty in Charlotte and was named RE/MAX International Rookie of the Year in 2001 selling over $12Million and 54 homes in his rookie year. He then opened the first Keller Williams Realty office in Charlotte, NC in 2002 as the Operating Partner. He quickly grew that office to the 4th largest real estate company in Charlotte in the first 9 months. He also opened two additional office in the University and Ballantyne areas within the next 16 months. While opening these offices, Rob was names one of Charlotte's "$) Under 40" by the Charlotte Business Journal. Rob then moved back to his favorite city - Boulder and quickly became the top agent in his office in only 6 months.

Rob's first love has always been martial arts. He started when he was 7 years old in Kyokushinkai Karate under Master Darrell Wilson in Winston-Salem, NC. He has continued his studies in various forms of martial arts over the years including: Tae Kwon Do (Pat Coyle, Stephen Oliver), Kali/Escrima (Cacoy Canete, Bobby Taboada, Tom Kier), Muay Thai (Chai Sirisute, Kevin Seaman), Jun Fan/JKD (Richard Bustillo), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Charles dos Anjos), Kun Lun Pai (Keith Moffett, Uncle Bill) and others. Rob has competed in, and won, various competitions including point, semi-contact, full contact, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is still active in training and consulting in the martial arts industry.