COBRA Self Defense Center

Specialties

Skills learned in the C.O.B.R.A.™ self-​defense program are to be used in real life situations. This is not a sport or a point match. In real life you do not get to pick your bad guy. He/​she will almost always pick the time, place and/​or method of attack. You will never get this luxury. We train our students with this in mind. This is why C.O.B.R.A.™ was developed to be extremely effective in real life.

In your 10 Week Academy you will develop the ultimate mindset for real self defense and the skills you need to defend against any situation.

Why C.O.B.R.A.™ Is So Effective

The Combat Objective Battle Ready Applications or C.O.B.R.A.™ self-​defense program is designed to be highly effective in real world situations where your survival is on the line.

C.O.B.R.A.™ was created from experience in law enforcement, close quarter combat techniques and martial arts with further extensive study on the psychology of criminal intent and realistic self defense.

History

Established in 1984.

* This is the history of the location where the COBRA program is held. MA Fitness*

Originally established in 1984 in Largo, Florida by current co-​owner and World Kickboxing Champion Jim Graden, the school moved to Seminole and underwent several name changes, being called World Champion Karate (1990) and then Cardio Karate Center (1996).

The name change to Cardio Karate Center reflected the business’s desire to offer more adult fitness programing and Cardio Karate was the name of a very successful national martial arts fitness program that Jim developed in the late 90′s.

In 2010 Jim teamed up with current partner Dave Stickler and together decided to change the name to MA Fitness. MA Fitness is now in two locations; Seminole and St. Petersburg and growing fast. MA Fitness currently offers a wide variety of martial arts and fitness based programming for the entire family. These now include: the Ultimate Body Challenge, Cobra self defense, martial arts for children and kickboxing

Meet the Manager

Matt D.

Manager

Matt has been working with MA fitness since 2011 and has been certified in the COBRA self defense systems as well as kickboxing class instruction.

He joined MA Fitness after graduating from college with a B. A in Community Health ed. and Exercise Science.

Matt comes from an athletic background after captaining his high school football team and playing a couple of years in a DII college system. He also played 2 years of collegiate lacrosse before taking up kickboxing and self defense training.

«Self defense is one of those things we overlook but when it comes down to it and the situation arises where your safety is on the line the COBRA program is the most effective. Best of all it doesn’t matter who you are and what your physical condition is. No crazy athletic moves, just raw self defense and survival that anyone can learn and do.»

– Matt D

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