De Witt Martial Arts Est. 1993 KOREAN CHUNG DO KWAN KOREAN HO SHIN SUL HAP KI DO (218) 828 - 8522

Korean Chung Do Kwan UTB - TKD I.T.F. W.T.F. Central Minnesota's Only Chung Do Kwan * Hap Ki Do & Weapons Dojang

DE WITT KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS

Est. 1993
Chung Do Kwan * Tang Soo Do * Hap Ki Do

Our History: "Old School Korean Martial Arts."

The following is a brief history of De Witt Korean Martial Arts.

Master DeWitt and wife Brenda moved to the Brainerd area during October 1993 and Master De Witt was
already teaching Tae Kwon Do / Hap Ki Do to a small number of students in Sedahl Center on the
BRHSC campus. Although Master De Witt continued to travel to Cambridge for his workouts, to teach Tae Kwon
Do and work with the boxers at the Cambridge Golden Gloves Boxing club which he also opened and operated.
The classes at Sedahl Center were becoming more intense and with more students, another space was needed.
During the spring of 1994, Master De Witt located an empty building on the corner (1302 Oak St) of
Oak and 13th St in Brainerd and with the assistance of Dr.Jeffrey Nyblom - 4th Dahn and Mr. Jerry Lundeen -
1st Dahn, Brainerd Tae Kwon Do / Hap Ki Do was opened.

Classes were offered four nights per week, with four classes per evening. There were over one hundred students
involved in Brainerd Tae Kwon Do. Although either going to high school or to college, Dr. Jeffrey Nyblom, Dr. Taryn Nyblom
and Mr. Jerry Lundeen were always at Master De Witt's side, driving to Brainerd and assisting, instructing and promoting
each and all students in attendance at this new location. Our first Black Belt ranked student at Brainerd Tae Kwon Do was
Mrs. Cindy Eschenbacher. Mrs. Eschenbacher was soon joined by more Black Belt ranked students, a few of them are still with
us, i.e. Master Karmon Keppers and Mr. Todd Dahl. Brainerd Tae Kwon Do was at this location (1302 Oak St.) for approximately
three years. We than moved to our present location. In 2004, due to bad behaviors within the community by "other"
martial artists who were never affiliated with Master De Witt and their inexcusable use of the name Brainerd Tae Kwon Do,
Master De Witt changed the uniforms from white to all black and changed the name to De Witt Martial Arts.

*August 2009: Although we have had approximately 5000 people try classes at our dojang, we have had 2,418 people sign
up for our classes since we opened our doors. Of these 2,418 students, the following have received Black Belt rank.
1.) Fifty-one (51) Promoted to First Dahn
2.) Twenty-two (22) Promoted to Second Dahn
3.) Seven (7) Promoted to Third Dahn
4.) Two (2) Promoted to Fourth Dahn
5.) One (1) Promoted to Fifth Dahn

Our promotional tests are quite difficult and very, very few have demonstrated the committment and dedication to obtain
Black Belt rank at our dojang. Many have tried, few have made this goal. We are always asking students to commit to
being at De Witt Martial Arts three or four hours per week over a seven day period, for classes, most will NOT commit.
I highly doubt that many worthwhile goals can be obtained without this committment or dedication. Our quality of Korean
martial arts is unsurpassed within the Upper Mid-West and if any student at DMA really wants to obtain the Black Belt rank,
they absolutely MUST put in their time.

Our Korean Martial Arts: We are Central Minnesota's only Chung Do Kwan, Hap Ki Do & Weapons Dojang.
We teach the Korean Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do, Kuk Sool Hap Ki Do and a weapons curriculum. Master De Witt has an original
Chung Do Kwan curriculum which was brought by Koreans to the United States in 1962. In addition to this Chung Do Kwan curriculum,
we have incorportated curriculum from the W.T.F. (World TaeKwon Do Federation) Tae Geuk Hyungs and from HoShin Sul Hap Ki Do.
In accordance with the original CDK curriculum, we continue to teach the Chang Hon Tuls/Forms. These are directly from the
Korea Tae Kwon Do Association & the International TaeKwon Do Federation curriculums. We work very hard to have our students
become proficient in the W.T.F. Tae Geuk Hyungs, I.T.F. Chang Hon Tuls/Forms, Kuk Sool Hap Ki Do, Bong techniques and
forms, along with Juhl Bong hyungs. As with all of our training, we are known in central Minnesota for our tough, no nonsense
physical training criteria. There are very few martial arts schools within the Upper Mid-West which have the continuously intense
physical training requirments which we have. Old school is just that.

Master Karmon Keppers:
Master Keppers is a Fifth Dahn in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do. She is also certified in Kong Shin Bup (TM)
Hap Ki Do under Grandmaster Rudy W. Timmerman (NKMAA). Master Keppers has provided extensive Tae Kwon Do and
Hap Ki Do training to Men, Women and Children within the Brainerd Lakes area for many years. Two of Master Keppers'
son's have rank through De Witt Martial Arts as well. Joseph is a Second Dahn, Kodi is a First Dahn and Kodi's wife
Amanda is also a First Dahn through our school. Master Keppers has been inducted into the World Family Sokeship
Martial Arts Hall of Fame as well.

Dr. Jeffrey Nyblom:
Dr. Nyblom is a Fourth Dahn Black Belt in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. Dr. Nyblom and his wife, Dr. Taryn Nyblom
have both trained in Chung Do Kwan for many years. The Nyblom's live in Braham, MN., and own/operate their
Chiropratic clinic in Cambridge. Dr. Jeffrey Nyblom is a re-nowned martial artists and has competed at all levels at
countless martial arts tournaments. Dr. Jeffery and Dr. Taryn Nyblom have been with Sr. Master De Witt during his
Cambridge TaeKwon Do Center training/instruction and have never waivered on their support and encouragements for the
successfulness of Brainerd Tae Kwon Do and De Witt Martial Arts.

Dr. Renee Taylor:
Dr. Taylor is a Third Dahn Black Belt in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do. Dr. Taylor is a dentist within
the Brainerd Lakes area. Dr. Taylor began her Korean martial arts training at Brainerd Tae Kwon Do with her son Colin
and daughter Natalie. Dr. Taylor and daughter Natalie continued their martial arts journey and were tested and promoted
to First Dahn at the same time. Dr. Taylor has continued with her martial arts training and has become an excellent
Chung Do Kwan and weapons instructor. Dr. Taylor is very dedicated to the Korean martial arts and encourgages
everyone to do their very best in life.

Mr. Randy Mertes:
Mr. Mertes is a Third Dahn Black Belt in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do. Mr. Mertes has been with
Brainerd Tae Kwon Do / De Witt Martial Arts for many, many years. Mr. Mertes joined our dojang when his son became
involved with us and has continued on his martial arts journey ever since. Mr. Mertes is an outstanding instructor and
mentor. He has dedicated years to learning and teaching the very basics of the Korean martial arts and is an excellent
role model for everyone. Mr. Mertes tested for his Second Dahn with Dr. Taylor and it is hoped that he too will test for
his Third Dahn Black Betlt in 2009.