Wilbraham, MA · Est. 1999
Champions
Raise Champions.
Most martial arts schools tell you their instructors are qualified. Ours have the trophies, the rank, and a seat on the board of the federation that issues them.
Steve Giroux founded Giroux Bros. Martial Arts in Newtonville in 1999 after leaving an accounting career to teach full time. Since then he has worked with more than 2,000+ families. In 2019 he opened this Wilbraham dojo to bring the same Chun Kuk Do — the Chuck Norris System — to Western Mass. It's run by a father and daughter who have both won at the highest level of the system they teach.
Owner & Chief Instructor
Steve Giroux
Steve Giroux has trained for over 40 years in the Chuck Norris System (Chun Kuk Do). He is an 8th degree black belt, a three-time Grand Champion at the UFAF International Training Conference, a Norris Cup winner in 1999, 2010 and 2011, a recipient of UFAF's Wieland Norris Award, and Director of Professional Development on the UFAF Board of Directors. He has promoted more than 100 students to black belt.
Forty years in, he still teaches on the floor. Parents here describe the same thing over and over: patient, but firm — enough structure to give a kid direction, enough warmth that the kid wants to come back.
The Record
- 8th Degree Black Belt in Chun Kuk Do — the Chuck Norris System
- Three-time Grand Champion, UFAF International Training Conference
- Norris Cup winner in 1999, 2010 and 2011
- Recipient of UFAF's Wieland Norris Award
- Director of Professional Development, UFAF Board of Directors
- Has promoted more than 100 students to black belt
Head Instructor · 3rd Degree Black Belt
Mady Giroux
Mady Giroux grew up on this mat and now runs it. At 18 she became the youngest person ever to win the Norris Cup, taking Grand Champion in the women's 18–29 division in Las Vegas. She teaches the same kids classes she came up through.
Her father won the Norris Cup in 1999, 2010 and 2011. She won it at 18 — the youngest ever to do it. Your child learns from someone who was standing exactly where they are, not long ago.
Our Families
What Wilbraham Parents Say
"Steve Giroux and the whole team are kind, caring, professional, and very talented. They have become wonderful role models in our daughter's life. She is not only learning an invaluable skill set to protect herself but also learning life lessons in perseverance, exercise, confidence, and self-control."
"Moving to Giroux Brothers from a different facility was a great choice for our son. Steve and his staff are patient, yet firm with the students, giving them the direction and guidance they need to grow."
"She is small for her age, but you would not know it. She has learned a lot of discipline and has gained more self confidence that has carried over into the other areas of her life."
Come See The Mat
2400 Boston Rd, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Serving Ludlow, Hampden, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow as well.