Welcome to Range Martial Arts!
Range Martial Arts is one of the largest and longest running Martial Art schools on the Iron Range. We teach Tang Soo Do which is a traditional Korean Martial Art. We appeal to students from all ages ranging from 4 years old to upper 50's and 60's. We have a very family oriented school focusing on the traditional values of the martial arts. Check out our class schedule and class information.
Our Instructors...
We have three instructors certified by the World Tang Soo Do Association. From left to right we have Bryan Fagerstrom who is the owner/head instructor of Range Martial Arts. He is a third degree black belt, third degree instructor. Next we have Ramona Wickstrom who is a second degree black belt, second degree instructor. Not pictured is Ryan Bittner who is a first degree black belt, first degree instructor. Together we have a combined experience of over 40 years and love what we do!
Our school...
Our school was started in 1982 by Steve Yukich, a black belt instructor, in Buhl MN. The school, working out of the high school gym in conjuction with community education, was a small group of students led by an instructor who loved the arts and wanted to teach as many people as he could. As the years passed, classes grew and the school moved to a new studio location on main street in Chisholm. The school continued strong, showing its dedication to the community, teaching martial arts and holding women's self defense classes. In 2003 Steve Yukich retired and the school was taken over by Bryan Fagerstrom. Classes continued to grow and by 2005 the existing studio became too small and a new building was purchased. After some renovations classes continued Feb. 1 2006 at its new location. Today we have more than 50 active students of all ages. We continue to grow as we seek to instruct students in the traditional ways of Tang Soo Do.
Mr. Yukich, founder and former head instructor of Range Martial Arts.