Koo Self Defense - Remarkable Students
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Cartersville, Metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Home of the World Youngest Black Belts
Master Koo and his students have appeared on numerous television channels since 1989 both in the United Kingdom and the USA.
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Mr. Terry Mays, 35 years old, the 52nd Black Belt at K.S.D became the 1st. Student on January 26, 1996 and only student so far to obtain 'The Perfect Score' at the K.S.D Black Belt Test. Read what Mr. Terry Mays had to endure to achieve this feat. Go
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Mr. Dax Edwards, 8 years old, the 94th Black Belt at K.S.D became the 2nd Student on November 17, 2007 to obtain 'The Perfect Score' at the K.S.D Black Belt Test.
Tough Man Contest 1997 Steve Greenway, 34 years old is one of our remarkable students who joined us weighing 335 lbs. in October 1996 and after about 4 months of training has quadrupled his hand power, lowered his blood pressure and on 02/28/97 had a resting pulsing rate of 60. After 6 months of training his weight is now 311 lbs, currently (06/28/97) a resting pulse rate of 56 and his had power is now 6 times more powerful than when he first began training at Koo Self Defense.
In one of our intense stamina class where we execute continuously 600 awesome power hits on focus mitts, Steve actually delivered 900 hits in the same time frame as 600 hits.
Steve (6'2") entered his first "Tough Man Contest" held for the first time in Bartow County, GA on Thursday 26, 1997 at White Gymnasium. Steve knocked out his opponent 6'8", 390 lbs (a professional bouncer in Atlanta, GA., experienced in real life fights) with a hook. His opponent had to be carried out on a stretcher, was laid on the grass in pouring rain and took 15 minutes before he recovered. Steve had an old injury to his right biceps. His opponent hit him in the same spot and damaged it during the fight. Steve decided no to compete in the finals (to prevent further injuries to his right arm) which he could have easily won. Well done Steve! All candidates wore boxing gloves and head gear and followed boxing rules. Steve's knockout punch is a truly remarkable feat even amongst professional boxers' championships. It is probably one of the rarest, longest knockouts for an opponent to recover from.
Steve prepares to deliver a knee kick to the groin.
David Eubanks, 20 years entered the 1998 Tough Man Contest in Calhoun, Georgia on Friday August 7, 1998 which was held at the National Guard Armory. The minimum weight for the Light Weight Division was 130-165 lbs. David only weighs 120 lbs., he was asked repeatedly by the organizer whether he still wanted to compete. Without hesitation, David at 5ft 6in. entered the contest with the prospect of facing taller and heavier opponents. David's photo in on the cover of the KSD Video Library Series, Beginner Level, Tape #1 and #2.
David's bout with his opponent who was slightly taller and weighed 145 lbs. was the best fight out of the whole two days' event. There were many furious powerful exchanges between the two over the three rounds. David won the fight. His opponent lost 4 teeth, exhausted and disorientated from the fight that he could not leave the ring for 3 minutes.
No matter what size, shape or fitness level you are at this moment, our remarkable unique training system is suitable for everyone! Steve is not the only one that is remarkable, and there are many others!
Daxton joined Koo Self Defense in 1992 at the age of 13, passed his Black Belt Test on June 4, 1994 and 1st. Degree on July 29, 1995. Jesse Frankson of Alaska with no prior martial arts training broke the world records for the highest jumping kick 9 feet 8 inches on Guinness World Record, Primetime on Fox Television Channel which was aired on Thursday, September 6, 2001. The previous record was 8 feet 9 inches. While Koo Self Defense was in transition back in 1994, we used to have a demonstration team similar to traditional martial arts demonstrating amazing feats such as high jumping kicks and power breaking, we had two black belts gifted students Daxton Edwards, 14 years who jump a record of 9 feet 2 ins. and Matthew Huskey, 14 years old reached a height of 9 feet 1 inch both breaking a plastic rebreakable board. For high flying side kick, they both can achieve 8 feet 4 inches. His amazing feat was published in our local newspaper on June 24, 1994. According to the Guinness World records, the highest martial art kick stood at 8 feet 9 inches, we were not even awared that such a record existed otherwise Daxton would have entered for the event back in 1994! Both of them could also break 6 new plastic re-breakable boards with a side kick during that same time period. See article published in local newspaper below. Daxton stopped training for several years and resume back in 2000. Daxton is a remarkable student performing great feats in his teens, and has appeared on local television and newspapers.  Daxton was also one of the students who can perform 23 movements in 4 seconds. Congratulations to Anne Rapp for achieving 1,000 classes on August 26, 2004. She is the second student at Koo Self Defense to achieve this event!  Anne Rapp, 2nd from right after class, August 26, 2004!
From G. Martin Kocanda, Streamwood, IL. Copy from ksdi.net Signed Guestbook, April 15, 2004 I finally had the pleasure of meeting Master Koo and participating in a workout as a guest of a former student, Bridgette Bowen, on April 12, 2004. I was visiting the area as a prospective graduate student at Georgia Tech. Having viewed the KSDI website several months prior to the visit, I was most certainly impressed and had made the visit to the studio an integral part of the trip to the area. I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of intensity and duration, as this was to be an hour-long training session. The workout was exceptional! Having been an active participant of martial arts and also a certified fitness instructor, I had assumed that I was in good shape. I was in for a rude awakening. What an intense and satisfying workout! From what I have seen on the website and from this brief personal experience, Master Koo certainly has a way of reaching in drawing out one's inner strength and using it to the maximum potential. The multiple-punch combination aerobic routines during the first half of the class made my deltoids feel as if they were on fire. The target punches and kicks against a resistance were a real killer! I haven't ever worked this hard in all the years of practice! I'd give this class the highest rating of all the workouts that I've ever done and would give the school a very high rating. Should I choose to pursue graduate studies at Tech, I'll be an active participant at KSDI! Email to Master Koo From: "G. Martin Kocanda" |
