Aleš Zemljič; was born on April 13^th 1978. In the fourth grade of elementary school, he decided to start training taekwon-do, back in the days of Yugoslavia. After the independence of Slovenia, he was accepted into the youth national team at the age of 15, under the auspices of Tomaž Barada. He immediately achieved great success, winning a 4-8^th place at the World Junior Championships in Prague. In 1997, he achieved great success, winning in Zreče in the category up to 71 kg.

At the same time, he also started training kickboxing. A few injuries followed, but he never stopped training. From the very beginning of high school, he helped Tomaž train the younger generations, which he still does today. He also works with children with special needs at the Anton Skala home. He has successfully combined his professional and career path at the Barada Sports Centre, where he conducts trainings for children, professional and recreational athletes, competition groups, body boom and more.