Welcome to Northwoods Martial Arts
Our family oriented school is located in the middle of beautiful, downtown West Salem, Wisconsin. We train in the martial arts of Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi Chuan as well as basic self defense. We host a full schedule of classes and one-on-one training. We offer a safe and friendly environment with experienced instructors. There are no sign up fees and no contracts. There is no required equipment and we don't charge testing fees. At Northwoods, you pay for your training - you earn your belt.
Student Progess
Congratulations to Anthony Baldwin, Ruth Danielson, Benjamin Black, Kyle Meston, Kelsey Meston, Trinity Heinz and Colton Muellenberg on moving up on rank this month! All of you did very well at your test! Keep up the great work!
Testing Requirements
We have our testing requirements online for your convenience. Feel free to
print them off and use them at home in preparation for your next test.
In-house Tournament - August 20
Friday, August 20th, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. The students of Northwoods will be competing with each other in the first annual End of Summer Tournament!
Competition will be in forms, sparring and a Judo game.
Midwest Summer Kyuki-Do Tournament 2010
August 21, 2010 - This summer's Midwest Kyuki-Do Tournament will be held at the Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center. Competition in forms, weapons, point sparring, Judo and Jiu Jitsu.
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Christian Science Monitor features Gracie Bullyproof Program
Recently, The Christian Science Monitor featured a piece by Lisa Suhay - a Hip-Hop Chess Federation partner and a children's book author - about the usefulness of the Gracie Bullyproof program for kids dealing with bullies at school, as well as herself, a grown woman dealing with volunteering in bad neighborhoods and walks home in the dark.
Enter the New "Dragon": MMA's Karate Kingpin Lyoto Machida
The late, great Bruce Lee, today considered the "godfather of mixed martial arts," said it best way back in the 1960s: "It's not the style that makes the man, it's the man that makes the style." Those prophetic words have taken shape some 40 years later with the meteoric rise of Brazilian Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida, the Shotokan-based black belt who's the first fighter to successfully apply karate techniques in MMA competition.
"During Parent-Teacher conferences last week, my son's teacher asked me what we were doing to creat such a positive change in him. She said in over twenty years of teaching she has never seen such dramatic improvement in a student's behavior and focus in such a short time. We've been seeing the changes at home also. The only thing we've done differently is enroll him in Mr. Baldwin's martial arts program." --Anke Swartz