Fallout Shelter Martial Arts and Self-defense was founded in 2005 as a simple martial arts school in Miller SD as Miller Martial Arts. In 2009 we moved the school to Watertown SD, following our family’s move to the 5th coldest city (over 20,000) in the USA. 

After years of growth and observing the needs we see around the world, we founded Fallout Shelter Ministries.  Fallout Shelter Ministries was established as a non-profit ministry in 2016, with the clear goals of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, and preparing people for the unexpected.

The ministry is founded by and operated by the Ohm Family, led by Rich and Beret.  The focus of the ministry is simple – to say yes to the opportunities to serve in God’s kingdom, doing the good things he has prepared for us in advance. As our capacity to serve has increased, our opportunities have grown. We teach, we serve, we love, we live the mission.  The following are a sample of how we serve:

1) Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, around the globe in mission work, in conversations locally, and in worship services on Friday evenings at our home-base.

2) Teaching self-defense, locally, regionally, and around the world. We have taught more than 33,000 people as of February 2025.

3) Providing temporary emergency housing for those in need in our home-base.

4) Providing respite for missionaries, a place to rest and reset, in our home-base.

5) Providing emergency transportation for survivors of human trafficking, sexual assault, domestic violence, and those expereincing homelessness.

6) Providing emergency food and meals to those in dire need.

7) Serving the community Thanksgiving meal in Watertown, SD – starting in 2022, we have averaged about 1000 people served at each event.

8) Providing pastoral and prayer counseling for people in crisis, and helping them build a relationship with our Savior.

9) Teaching good citizens firearm safety and self-defense use. More than 14,000 individuals taught since 2008.

10) Teaching martial arts to youth and young men and women (some old guys too) for sport, fitness and fun.

11) Leading teams to build homes for the impoverished in Mexico – we have led teams and built 7 homes for people in Tijuana MX.

This smattering of work is a sample of how we love. We seek to share the love of Christ, to meet the needs of ‘the least of these’, those suffering in crisis, brokenness, the lost, lonely and hurting.  

We invite you to join us. 

Join us serving, stop by for a conversation and a coffee. – the coffee is always on. 

 Join us building a home – the tacos will change your life. 

Join us serving God, sharing his love. Because heaven awaits, and I want you all there. 

Reach out if you want to know more. 

In Christ, 

Rich Ohm, Co-founder of Fallout Shelter Ministries.