Cooper's Gym

Fantastic experience: My children and wife really like this school. Mark jr and Kelly participate in the karate classes and their self esteem has increased. Sue has lost 25 lbs in the kickboxing class. I want to join but I work 65 hours plus, hopefully next month.

Fantastic experience: This is the greatest Dojo/martial arts gym in the United States. Period! It is easily one of the hardest training gyms that takes the success of its students very seriously. However, with that, there is no intimidation factor, no egos and no stress of being "new" or inadequate. All members are treated as family, with each member being seen as an equal student and contributor. From the professional fighters to the single parent, everyone is on equal grounds. What you will notice immediately is that the higher the student's rank, the more willing they are to contribute, help and teach. At Cooper's Gym you learn the essence and become the embodiment of family, honor, knowledge, duty and hope. Under the tutelage of the world renowned and legendary staff and support group at Cooper's Gym, you will be resurrected and built up as a better version of your idealized self. You not only gain the knowledge of the fighting arts from elite grand masters whom have trained all over the world, but you will understand how to break the limits of your own constructs and those that society has placed on you. You walk in as Clark Kent, but you leave as Superman: powerful but with a gentle, kinder and giving spirit; knowledgeable without the ego; you are humble, but -- God forbid! -- should the time come, you are an absolutely unstoppable force to be reckoned with and feared. This is Cooper's Gym.

Fantastic experience: A great place to train

Fantastic experience: They work with working moms they do what ever they can to help you and your family

Fantastic experience: The Best!

Fantastic experience: I have been coming here for about 3 years. Training in Muay Thai. I am a full time student at Wayne State University and this is only 10 minutes away from campus. This is the perfect place to get your stress out. Freaking out about exam or your self worth in life? I have been there. That is why whenever I come train here I always feel so good about myself.

Fantastic experience: I wonder is this for kids

Fantastic experience: Coopers Gym is a school of martial arts that provides training by experts. This is a place that you can trust. It provides an excellent education within a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. There is no other place like Coopers gym, not only are you taught by experts, you are also treated with kindness and respect. I recommend this gym for anyone who wants to train and learn martial arts, it is the best!

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Detroit if you’re looking to get boxing or Muay thai experience. Great price too

Fantastic experience: Love the gym and the experience couldn’t recommend it more coach buck is very helpful friendly environment great for learning sensei is very helpful and very understanding

Fantastic experience: The staff here have been nothing but helpful, understanding, and fabulous. From signing up, to group fitness classes, this team goes above and beyond to make sure you have everything that is needed. Recommended!

Fantastic experience: Just joined. It’s a great gym great staff and very clean environment. I really Love the shape of the equipment, everything is new and extremely organized.

Fantastic experience: Amazing for just about any martial art the coaches are champions so there very qualified to teach any mixed marital arts

Positive experience: Just so it can be a 5 star

Fantastic experience: Come learn and fun in a rewarding and fun place

Positive experience: Great gym love fighting very expensive however

Fantastic experience: My kids love attending classes at Coopers Gym. They've learned alot in a short period of time. Instructors and are friendly and helpful.

Positive experience: Nice gym defenitly the place u wanna get into shape at only reson took one star off is cause they dont do as much sparring as i would like

Positive experience: PROS: 1. Multiple locations 2. Multiple disciplines trained 3. They don't go easy on you in general (so you get results) 4. They can work with you on payment plans 5. Multiple instructors (both male and female) 6. Members are looked at as part of one big Cooper's family 7. A lot of training equipment 8. Safety and discipline generally stressed 9. They are good motivators in general CONS 1. While they purport to offer a whole lot of different systems and martial styles, they tend to steer you to the systems they want you to learn while ignoring what you want. 2. The instructors often don't seem to be on the same page. What one instructor tells you in one class is often contradicted by another instructor in another class. 3. The family feel and atmosphere sometimes strays over into feeling almost cult like. 4. Though they have a lot of good equipment, most of the locations I saw could use better equipment set ups in general (e.g. they need more hanging bags). 5. At certain locations parking can be a problem. Coopers is a good gym if you want to get in shape, learn basic self defense, martial arts or fighting sports. They don't go easy on you like a lot of places which charge an arm and a leg but, baby and pamper their students because they are afraid of losing paying customers. You will get into shape quickly and learn good basic skills that you will be confident in using in a self defense situation. A lot of places just tell their students what they want to hear and have students walking around thinking they have proficiency and skills they really don't possess. That could get you killed. On the other hand, Cooper's does have some issues they need to address. Some of the members join for boxing, MMA or other fighting sports but, complain they never get any bouts/fights scheduled despite many promises to the contrary. They also seem to welch on other things. I trained there a while ago and was told multiple times I could train in some different disciplines they claimed they offered but, I was stone walled for months. All indications were that they were feeding me BS the whole time. The head guy, while nice, swore up and down they taught all kinds of different systems which I never saw any traces of. It was like dealing with used car salesmen and cult members all rolled into one. The basic classes are affordable but, if you want to learn real skills beyond the most rudimentary, you need to get Cooper's private lessons which cost an arm and a leg. Sometimes some of the classes will shut down out of the blue for extended periods of time with no word from anyone. Also, while questions are not discouraged, they clam up if you ask the "wrong ones" (like, "What happened to such'n such instructor that disappeared a month ago?"). Due to my contract period running out, schedule, and a non training related injury, I stopped training there. At first the training got me into good shape and I progressed on the basics but, shortly after that I realized that the general classes were not set up for much progression beyond learning the basics. You have to pay a lot to go beyond. That, and being given the run-around about other systems they claimed to teach, prompted me to reflect on where I wanted to go from there. I may return but, at this point it's not likely. I wish Cooper's well either way but, their program would be a lot better if they stopped to reorganize it. If you're serious, it's still better than your typical strip-mall Tae Kwon Do or Aikido class though. If you are just looking for basic self defense and/or staying in shape then Cooper's Gym is certainly above average. If however, you are looking for a specific system, advanced training, and/or competition at an affordable cost, then Cooper's is hit or miss when it comes to how good it is.

Fantastic experience: Wish my membership could have lasted forver great gym would reccomend to anyone way more hands on than big company gyms so progress is gaurnteed

Fantastic experience: Best gym

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Great gym will throw u right in to fight

Fantastic experience: My daughter who is 12 has been boxing here for about 6 months and her confidence has grown her attitude has changed even her physical appearance changed she feels good and she's excited about training this is a good place