Cloud Forest Martial Arts

Cloud Forest Martial Arts is a martial arts school in Greensboro, NC, located on W Gate City Blvd E. It operates as a private club and traditional training hall dedicated to the preservation of Wei Family Kung Fu, a 38th-generation lineage of Chinese martial arts. The school serves students of every level, from beginners to advanced practitioners, offering classes for all ages including children as young as three. The curriculum spans combat application, internal cultivation, and scholarly study, with specific offerings in practical kung fu self-defense, combat jujitsu, Chinese boxing, and karate. For those seeking health and inner calm, the school provides tai chi, kung fu forms for cardio, and internal Taoist arts. Fitness-oriented students can participate in boxing, forms for strength, and weapons training. An online academy is also available for those who wish to study Taoist internal arts from home.

The faculty is led by Sifu Michael Johnson, the 38th Generation Chief Inheritor and Dean, who holds the rank of 8th Duan Grandmaster and is recognized as a Dim Mak expert. He is supported by a team of instructors who specialize in both traditional and modern martial arts, creating a supportive environment rooted in lineage and discipline. The teaching staff includes Casey Martin, a 4th Duan Master specializing in combative arts and kids sport jujitsu; Sally Nolte, a 3rd Dan Karate and Tae Kwon Do instructor for the Tiny Tigers program; and Kristian Gordon, a traditional Wing Chun Sifu from the Samuel Kwok and Ip Man lineage. Other instructors include Chris Lyle, a 4th Duan in the Wei Family lineage focusing on Mantis and Iron Palm; James "Tobey" Howell, a 7th Kyoshi and Goju Ryu head instructor; and Sharn Tolbert, a professional boxing coach with 30 years of experience who leads the Iron Roses Teen Girl Boxing Team. The team also features Cequence Henry, a 4th Dan Liger Ryu Jujitsu instructor and fight choreographer, and Elvin Fields, the 10th Dan founder of Liger Ryu Jujitsu and a Judo expert.

The school maintains a 5.00 rating from its customers. By keeping classes small and personal, the private club structure ensures that every student is known by name and looked after on the floor. This approach allows the school to transmit a complete system of Chinese martial arts through proven methods passed down across generations, fostering skill, discipline, and character in the Greensboro community.