Poekoelan Tacoma
.Indonesian and
Progressive Martial Arts
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Welcome to Poekoelan in Tacoma!

We train in a very effective, beautiful, and complete Indonesian martial art. We are part of a network of Poekoelan Tjimindie (pu-ku-lan/chi-min-di) schools whose system was founded by Mas Goeroe Agoeng (grandmaster) Willy Wetzel, a Dutch-Indonesian who immigrated to the United States. Our Poekoelan is an animal style (monkey, tiger, snake, and crane). When choosing a martial art to train in consider how important it is to pick a thorough style. We train all techniques from stand up self defense, to weapons, to ground fighting, and practice moving from all positions. But beyond our diverse physical self defense techniques Poekoelan is an art form valuing self discipline, creative freedom, respect, and ethics.

Classes are available to men, women and children. Our youth program is called Tacoma Dragons and is open to children 5-12 years old (see below). Classes are taught in a challenging but non-competitive environment to anyone that wants to learn. Our style of Poekoelan is adaptable for someone with physical challenges or for an athlete in excellent physical condition. We are not a commercially oriented school and only wish to find others that love training and want to be part of our community. Poekoelan training teaches valuable self defense techniques and also develops all aspects of fitness including strength, stamina, flexibility, mental relaxation, and spiritual focus. We respect the motherland of our style, our elders, and those teachers that have come before us. But we also train with an open mind and are willing to incorporate any effective self defense technique into our dynamic and adaptable style be it striking, takedown, grappling, or weapons techniques. That is why we have "Progressive" in our school name.

We are part of FightAlliance:Traditional and Mixed Martial Artists of Tacoma. The goal of this gym is to provide any student or competitor with a full range of choices in their training so they may achieve their personal goals. Classes in Submission Wrestling, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) are also available. You can check out FightAlliance for details. We are open to renting our gym to other great martial artists that can add to what we offer so please contact us if you are interested. We are conveniently located on the edge of downtown Tacoma at 1014 MLK Jr Way.

Announcements and Contact Info

 

  • We Have Moved!
    Join Poekoelan Martial Arts along with T-Town MMA at our new and improved gym "FightAlliance: Traditional and Mixed Martial Artists of Tacoma." The new address is 1014 Martin Luther King Jr Way. We have settled in and classes have been great thanks to our current and new students!

 

You can also visit us on Myspace www.myspace.com/tacomefightalliance www.myspace.com/poekoelan_tacoma  

 

or check out our gym
Fight Alliance:Traditional and Mixd Martial Artists of Tacoma

 

contact us at
253-344-7031 or poekoelantacoma@yahoo.com
new address: FightAlliance, 1014 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma WA, 98405 (above downtown)

Tacoma Dragons Youth Martial Arts Classes and Competition Team

Poekoelan is a great art for children. Because it is an animal style (monkey, tiger, snake, and crane) and has a lot of free style movement children can have fun and be creative in the art. Our goal with Tacoma Dragons is for children to become more active, fit, self confident, and aware of good boundaries and self defense strategies. As with our adults we teach a very well rounded approach to martial arts and self defense. Children are taught Poekoelan as well as grappling techniques from Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. They are also educated about safety issues but in a way that is fun and not geared towards making them fearful. In class we train together as a team, teaching the children to do their best and support the students around them. Students may participate in martial arts tournaments where the will learn to face challenges in a way that is fun and supportive of them no matter what their skill level may be. For more information see our "Tacoma Dragon's" page.

 

Free First Class

There are many different martial arts to choose from. Your first class is free with no obligation and we are confident you will like our adaptable, interesting, and effective style. All types of people and levels of abilities are welcome to come and participate in our art and we look forward to training with you. Please contact us to schedule a time and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

 

Mixed Martial Arts Competition Team: T-TOWN MMA

Poekoelan Tacoma is proud to train with other great martial artists at Tacoma FightAlliance! We train in the same location as T-Town MMA an active team run by Jimmy Thompson. Our students get to work out with great people, acquire awesome skills, and work to keep our own art competitive against any style of fighting. The Submission Wrestling work out on Tuesday evenings (7:00pm) provides our students with extra training opportunities and the chance to compete or participate in a supportive team environment. Other sparring opportunities are also available. T-Town MMA classes emphasize Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Wrestling, Boxing, and anything that works! MMA classes can also be taken independently. For more information visit T-Town MMA or T-Town MMA on Myspace or contact Jimmy at jmtii77@yahoo.com.

 

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