Progressive Tactics of Woodhaven

Progressive Tactics of Woodhaven is a martial arts school in Woodhaven, MI. Since 1997, Progressive Tactics has provided instruction in the martial arts in the Brownstown Twp, MI area, with training also available in Brownstown, Gibraltar, and Van Buren Twp. The school teaches armed and unarmed self-defense, covering weaponless striking and blocking techniques using the hands, arms, feet, shins, and knees, as well as weapons including the staff, sword, knife, dagger, and nunchaku. Programs include a Ladies Class, Clinics in the Park, executive and corporate safety training, and the SMP Arnis organization. It holds a rating of 4.90. Owner and director Bill Barker holds a 7th dan in Filipino martial arts and a 6th dan in karate. Nicole Knott, a 4th dan master, has trained since 2001 and holds the rank of 4th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and 1st degree black belt in Modern Arnis; she also works as a teacher specializing in special needs students. David Knott, a 5th dan master, has trained for nearly 20 years and has instructed for over 10 of them, serving as chief instructor at the Gibraltar location. Theresa Terlecki, a 5th dan, has trained for nearly 20 years in the Filipino martial arts program and instructs the Little Tiger and Little Dragon classes. The school sits on Telegraph Road, about 0.1 miles from Brownstown Township Hall and roughly 0.2 miles from King Road and Thorn Park. King Road Ballfields and Brownstown Creek are each about 0.3 miles away. Progressive Tactics has built a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting a long record of martial arts instruction in the Down River area.