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RHINO MARTIAL ARTS
Christian Martial Arts • Veteran Owned • Serving Central Iowa Since 2006
Raise up Warriors in Christ, especially the youth.
Rhino Martial Arts is a veteran-owned Christian martial arts school serving families in Grinnell and Newton, Iowa. We teach practical martial arts in an environment built around faith, character, discipline, confidence, responsibility, and service to others.
Peace-Minded • Battle-Ready • One Spirit • Any Challenge
OUR STORY
Rhino Martial Arts began in October 2006 as Gus’ Christian Black Belt Academy, under the mentorship of Christian Black Belt Academy leaders Grandmaster Troy Stein and Craig Shaw.
In 2020, the school became Rhino Martial Arts, expanding its training approach to include modern self-defense, grappling, and influences from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program while continuing its TaeKwonDo roots.
Today, Rhino brings martial arts, Christian formation, character development, and servant leadership together through The Way of the Rhino.
THE WAY OF THE RHINO
Our students walk a lifelong journey we call The Way of the Rhino—growing in faith, character, wisdom, discipline, strength, and servant leadership as we follow King Jesus.
Rhino Martial Arts is the primary Proving Ground for that journey.
On the training floor, students practice courage, humility, perseverance, self-control, responsibility, leadership, and care for others.
Through challenge, correction, repetition, partnership, and increasing responsibility, students learn to put those values into action.
Those lessons travel with them into their homes, schools, churches, workplaces, relationships, and communities.
PRACTICAL MARTIAL ARTS
Our martial arts focus is practical skill, confidence, readiness, and self-defense.
Students develop striking, movement, control, awareness, and age-appropriate defensive skills while learning to use growing capability with wisdom and responsibility.
Our training draws from:
TaeKwonDo • Modern Self-Defense • Grappling • Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Influences • Traditional Training Methods
OUR PROGRAMS
Rhino Rascals
AGES 3–6
An energetic introduction to martial arts that develops coordination, focus, confidence, discipline, and character while giving our youngest students a strong foundation for future training.
Rhino Martial Arts
AGES 7–ADULT
Traditional and modern age appropriate martial arts focused on skill, discipline, confidence, character, progressive development, and practical self-defense.
Rhino Defense Systems
AGES 13–ADULT
A broader self-defense program incorporating striking, throws, takedowns, grappling, control, and practical defensive application, with increasing emphasis on judgment, responsibility, and leadership.
A PLACE FOR FAMILIES
We believe martial arts can become one of the experiences families remember for the rest of their lives.
Students grow from where they are today, develop confidence through genuine accomplishment, support their training partners, and celebrate the progress of others.
Our Christian identity shapes our culture and teaching, and families from every background are welcome to train with us.
OUR LOCATIONS
GRINNELL, IOWA
NEWTON, IOWA
OUR MISSION
We want our students to become:
CAPABLE PEOPLE WHO USE THEIR STRENGTH WELL.
Protect rather than dominate.
Serve rather than seek status.
Lead with humility.
Stand firm when life becomes difficult.
Develop others as they grow.
We are raising Warriors in Christ and Ambassadors of His Kingdom—one student, one family, and one generation at a time.
Peace-Minded.
Battle-Ready.
One Spirit.
Any Challenge.
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