Owner/Chief Instructor Mr. Craig Willits, a 4th Degree Black Belt in traditional taekwondo, has been teaching traditional martial arts since 2001 and reality-based self defense since 2003. He has cross-trained in Japanese jiu-jutsu, police defensive tactics, and krav maga.

Director of Children's Programs Mr. David Willits, a 4th Degree Black Belt in traditional taekwondo, is a multiple state champion in traditional taekwondo competition. He has cross-trained in Japanese jiu-jutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and krav maga.

Taekwondo Pioneers:

Won Kuk Lee

By Craig Willits

In an era when millions of people practice taekwondo, it's easy to forget that this martial art would not have evolved to where it is without the effort of a small group of courageous and determined pioneers.  In the 1940s, these instructors began to re-introduce martial arts training to Korea, where it had had been banned during nearly 50 years of Japanese occupation.  One of these pioneering instructors was Great Grand Master Won Kuk Lee (1907-2003), who founded the first Korean school of what would later become known as taekwondo.