Site Introduction

Welcome to your school's new web site. Central Iowa Martial Arts has partnered with TeamZoneSports.com to bring martial arts to the internet in a new interactive format.

This site has been designed to be a valuable tool in your training and personal martial arts development. Contained herein, students will be able to find Testing Forms, Order Forms, Class Schedules, a Calendar of Events, School Photos, and a library of information. Students can even gain access to Grand Master Ferry's instructional videos.

A School community page has now been created on Facebook. All students are invited to create their own personal profiles and become active members of a growing interactive Martial Arts Web Community. This community bulletin board can be used for communication between members. You will even be able to upload your own content which you may wish to share with other community members. Please take a moment to find us on Facebook by clicking this link. Or join our group the next time you are logged into your Facebook account.

Central Iowa Martial Arts and TeamZoneSpots.com are looking forward to an exciting future together in which we will build a valuable web experience for our students and become THE online destination for new students who wish to learn martial arts from anywhere in the world.

Thank you for visiting www.centraliowamartialarts.com. We are confident that you will find the information contained in this site to be useful and valuable in your training. We are also hopeful that you will check back often to watch as our site grows in the months to come.

Welcome!!!

Grand Master Ferry Into

Grand Master Greg Ferry has been dedicated to the disciplines of Martial Arts since he began his training in 1977 under an original Korean Master. His many years of experience have earned him several high rankings and honors which make him one of the most well respected Martial Artists in the United States today.

On July 25th 2009, Greg Ferry earned the rank and was promoted to 8th Dan, Grand Master in the ITF style of Tae Kwon Do. This honor was bestowed upon him by the world-renowned Soke Michael DePasquale Jr. Grand Master Ferry also holds a black belt in the WTF Tae Kwon Do style as well rankings in Jiu Jitsu and Hap Ki Do. He has also held several national rankings for competitive free sparring, forms and weapons. In addition to his rankings, he has also been awarded several honors which include the Samurai Award for lifetime achievement from the International Federation of Jujutsuans. He was also named Master of the Year and inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame class of 2006.

Grand Master Ferry owns and operates Central Iowa Martial Arts in Des Moines, Iowa and has been invited to provided instruction at such national events as Karate College in Virginia and Martial Arts University in New York. Over the years he has instructed countless students in the ITF style of Tae Kwon Do and MMA training. His students have included those who have competed and ranked in local and national martial arts tournaments as well as several MMA cage fighting title holders.

Since 1980, Gtand Master Ferry has built and maintained his school as one of the most well respected schools in the Midwest. The key to this success is that Grand Master Ferry has remained faithful to the traditional values of this revered martial art. While some schools choose to focus on business, Grand Master Ferry has continued to focus on teaching technique, meaning, power and discipline as the original Korean Masters had intended. As a result, Central Iowa Martial Arts has produced some tremendous martial artists in addition to hundreds of men, women and children who are leading more enriched lives thanks to the lessons of discipline and respect which they have learned while studying and practicing traditional martial arts with a true Master.

Begining in January of 2010, Grand Master Ferry will be introducing his own martial arts style known as Integrated Defense Tactics (IDT). IDT offers real-life self defense tactics which incorporates a unique blend of martial arts styles including Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do, and Brazilian and Japanese Jiu Jitsu. IDT will give students the opportunity to become proficient in a wide range of stand-up, weapons and ground fighting. For more information about Integrated Defense Tactics instruction, please click here.

Leadership

Mr. Greg Ferry Mr. Tom Taggart Mr. Pete Kaser Mr. Doug Hanselman
8th Dan, Grand Master 5th Dan, Sr. Black Belt 4th Dan, Instructor 4th Dan, Instructor

Mr. Rob Wells Mr. Bruce Lund Mr. J. Hartzell Mr. Dan Barksdale
3rd Dan, Instructor 3rd Dan, Instructor 3rd Dan, Instructor 3nd Dan, Instructor

Mr. Roger Fry Mrs. Lea Anne Stefan
2nd Dan, Instructor 2nd. Dan, Instructor

Class Schedule

Walnut Creek
Tae Kwon Do
Beginner Classes - Rank 10 White Belts and Rank 9 Low Orange Belts - Basic Instruction and Training.

Tuesday Evenings 5:45 - 6:30
Thursday Evenings 5:45 - 6:30
Saturday Mornings 8:30 -9:30 (Colored Belts Only)

Intermediate Classes - Rank 8 High Orange, Ranks 7 & 6 Low and High Green, Ranks 5 & 4 Low and High Blue - Intermediate Instruction and Training.

Monday Evenings (All Colored Belts) 6:30 - 8:00
Tuesday Evenings 6:30 - 7:30
Thursday Evenings 6:30 -7:30
Saturday Mornings 8:30 -9:30 (Colored Belts Only)

Advanced Classes - Ranks 3, Temp 2, Perm 2, Temp 1 and Perm 1 Brown Belts and All Black Belts - Advanced Instruction and Training.

Monday Evenings (All Colored Belts) 6:30 - 8:00
Tuesday Evenings 7:30 - 8:30
Thursday Evenings 7:30 - 8:30
Saturday Mornings 8:30 -9:30 (Colored Belts Only)

Integrated Defense Tactics (IDT)

Wednesday Evenings 7:30 - 8:30
Saturday Mornings 9:30 - 10:30

New Session Instructor Schedule

Thursday, August 12th - Mr. Stone / Mr. Poulsen
Monday, August 16th - Mrs. Zenti
Thursday, August 26th - Miss. Haag / Mrs. Zenti
Monday, August 30th - Mr. Rethman
Thursday, September 9th - Mr. Hartzell
Monday, September 13th - Mr. R. Fry
Thursday, September 23rd - Mr. Stone
Monday, September 27th - Mr. Hanselman
Thursday, October 7th - Mrs. Stefan

***All other classes will be led by Grand Master Ferry

Saturday, October 9th - Testing

Learning Library

Master Greg Ferry's training videos

Click here to see Master Greg Ferry's training videos

Equipment Order Form

Equipment Order Form.pdf

Belt Promotion Testing Forms

TKD Belt Promotion Testing Form.pdf
IDT Testing Form.pdf

Grand Master Promotion Program

8th_dan Promotion Program.pdf

School Directory

In efforts to protect the privacy of our members, the school directory is not available on our site. If you would like to receive the directory, please send your request to jhartzell1@yahoo.com. Once approved, you will be e-mailed the directory in an Excel spreadsheet.

Thank you.