Calm But Deadly. Poekoelan Kung-Fu

Learn the art of necessary self-defense. Focusing on building discipline and the technique of defending yourself when need be.

About me

William Dobich

Teacher

Poekoelan Kung-Fu Teacher

Having been trained by Willy Wetzel, the last known ninth level Poekoelan black belt, Bill
“Butch” Dobich (Nagasep) is an eighth level Poekoelan Kung-Fu black belt. While holding down
a job and going to college full time he opened his 1 st Poekoelan martial arts school in 1975,
continuing to teach for 25 years while working as a Loss Prevention and Security District
Manager for a major food retailer. In 2020 Dobich returned to teaching Poekoelan and now sits
on the council of the newly formed Poekoelan Kung-Fu Association; United Poekoelan.

calm but deadly.

What Is Poekoelan Kung-Fu?

Poekoelan is defensive in character. To use it offensively with malice is to render it no better than the most aggressive actions of those whom we train to defend against. A mental attitude is a great aid in Poekoelan knowing that the defensive actions you are taking are justified and unavoidable. The guiding principle of Poekoelan never permits you to hurt another unless attacked. Some of our simplest strikes can cause extreme pain, disablement, or death. It should never be used in violence only to deny violence to those who would attack you.

Self-defense

What Is Self-Defense?

Self-defense is the technique of using deescalation strategies to prevent or defend yourself from violence or harm. Harm being emotional, mental, or physical. The skills learned in the process of improving your self-defense should in no way be used to initiate or cause pain to anyone unless it is a final resort and you have no choice.

United Poekoelan Mission Statement

Our Goal

Poekoelan Gung Fu (Kung Fu) is one of the first Chinese Indonesian Martial Arts to be taught in the United States. An art that brought here in the 1950’s by Grand Master Willy Wetzel, who headed the system until his untimely death in 1975. United Poekoelan is an organization headed by some of its remaining direct students; our mission is to preserve the original Poekoelan system, its traditions, and techniques for future generations. We seek to move past the politics that have divided us since his death and move forward with unity to promote the art as taught by Grand Master Willy Wetzel in its original form. Poekoelan is a style that promotes mind, body, and spirit., it is effective in self-defense and is a philosophy that Grand Master Willy Wetzel taught and believed all his life. We are fortunate to have some of his closest personal students here to help pass on his teachings about Martial Arts as well as about life. United Poekoelan seeks to promote the original system as taught by Nagasep Bill Dobich in the way he originally learned it from Grand Master Wetzel in Beaver County PA. We invite anyone in the Poekoelan system to reach out to us to join and participate as we move forward with a unified vision. The goal is to unite us all again under Grand Master Willy Wetzel’s teaching of this amazing, beautiful, and deadly Martial art.to those who would attack you.

The Animals Of Poekoelan

“Poekoelan Tjimindie style Kung-Fu is a combination of movements derived from the long
low to the ground movements of the tiger, the weaving of arms, body, legs and fast striking out
of any position comes from the snake. The monkey inspired the parries, crawl, low moves,
leaping, jumping and rolling at medium height. And the long legs stances come from observing

the beautiful movements of the crane. The position of the closed hand used in various fist blows
and moves came from a form of martial arts called Kenpo.”