Welcome to the Koo Self Defense's Cartersville Studio (4,500 st ft includes weights training area) which has been in the same location for 17 years at 41 S Public Square (corner with Main Street, Hwy 113/61), Downtown Cartersville, Georgia since February 3, 1992. Master Roger Koo (40 years in the martial arts industry) created Koo Self Defense in 1992 from a completely different 'out of the box' approach. Although he was trained in various martial arts, his unique concept was to develop a training curriculum, not a style based purely on a simple premise: A Martial Art & Self Defense Training System = Extreme Physical Fitness + Devastating Power This is what Koo Self Defense represents. CLOSED on Friday, July 3 for Independence Day Holiday Programs Offered: Month to Month Tuition Fees (NO Contracts) & Unlimited Workouts! Non Belt: $75.00 per month Belts: $105.00 per month (includes all belt advancement fees, except the Black belt Test Fee) The No Belt and the Belt program offers the same workout. The Belt program are for individual who likes to set the goal of achieving a Black Belt and visually see where they are in the belt rankings. The No Belt program are for individual who do not care about the status of becoming a Black Belt. He or She is only interested in some or all of the benefits of Koo Self defense workouts. Benefits of Koo Self Defense Workouts: KSD Kickboxing Hyper-Aerobics KSD Anaerobics Abdominal Exercises Anger Management Awesome Knockout Power Balance Boxing Like Movements Challenging Workouts Concentration Co-ordination Dirty Fighting Endurance, Health Fitness Flexibility Interval Training Jump Rope Kick Boxing Mental Focus Mobility Muscle Fibers Drills: Fast-Slow Twitch Muscle Tone Physical Therapy Plyometrics Maximum Power Drills Variety of Push-ups Resistance Training Rhythm, Self Defense Speed Drills Stamina Drills Stretching Static/Dynamic Street Combat Street Fighting Stress Reduction Strength Total Body Workouts Weight Reduction Yoga What makes Koo Self Defense unique from other types of martial arts/self defense training and Gym workouts? Unlike other martial arts training, Koo Self Defense reinforce natural and instinctual movements developed through evolution by thousands of years for survival conditioned responses to 'real life street situations' while maximizing your cardiovascular conditioning and producing awesome maximum hitting power often surpassing that of 'professional boxers' and kick boxers. Koo Self Defense training focuses on individual development rather than competition. Koo Self Defense offers the ultimate "total body" cardiovascular workout program that will challenge anyone from beginner to Olympic athlete. No other exercise training program comes close. Every student decide the level of fitness desired. Whether your goal is health, fitness, flexibility, weight reduction, street self defense or any of the benefit listed above, Koo Self Defense is for you! Koo Self Defense's workouts will definitely be the most challenging that you will ever encounter! Master Roger Koo's Yoga Master Koo's Whole Body Jumping push-ups 1994 VIDEO CLIPS Master Roger Koo's (55 years old) Whole Body Jumping Push ups taken on Monday, April 20, 2009 The Daily Tribune Newspaper, Front Page: Monday, May 25, 2009. Master Roger Koo, left, works out with Ben Hanks at Koo Self Defense in downtown Cartersville. Koo Self Defense The Official website for Koo Self Defense: A unique martial art - The ultimate for Fitness & Power. Koo Self Defense was created February 1992 in Cartersville, GA, USA by Master Roger Koo (40 years in the martial arts). D K Color Salon - The Hair Color Experts RKPC Service: Computer Repair & Website Design Fascinating documentary about Crop Circles This site was created and maintained by RKPC Service - Computer Repair & Website Design