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The RKC--the Perfect Training System?
Graphic: Senior RKC, Robert Rimoczi
INTRODUCTION
Everyone is looking for the perfect “thing”–the perfect diet, the perfect car, the perfect vacation, the perfect look, the perfect mate (sorry, not g…
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RKC Kettlebell Hinge Analysis
OVERVIEW
There are six basic movement patterns : Push, Pull, Squat, Hinge, Carry and Groundwork (i.e. Turkish Get Up, Rolling, etc.). A thorough understanding and utilization of these movement patter…
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Importance of the Overhead Lockout
So many kettlebell exercises go overhead.
Some move quickly like the Snatch (top left picture) and Jerk. Some move slowly like the Press (top right picture) and Bent Press. And some are simply just he…
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Take Those Kettlebells Outside
It’s spring, the weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming and the sun is shining.
If you’ve been hibernating all winter and your workouts have gotten dull, now is the time to breathe new life i…
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...It's Only the HKC!?!?
I’ve had the honor and pleasure to attend pretty much every certification that Dragon Door has offered for over a decade and I’ve always been impressed with the extremely high quality, professionalism…
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Painful Elbows? Look at Your Technique
I can’t count how many people I run into, that have elbow pain and had to stop or back off their kettlebell or pull-up training. I’m sure you know someone who has developed pain in the elbows after wo…
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Martial Artists and the Kettlebell Swing
When I encountered the kettlebell, it was love at first swing.
I knew immediately that this was a tool that would complement (rather than interfere with) martial arts training. Traditional efforts in…
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Pendulum (Low Swing) Workout
I’d like to share with you a little story about myself. Last September while traveling in Scotland I fell down an escalator and dislocated my left patella. Not fun! Especially since it was the 4th t…
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The Dirty Dozen: Move #1 – The Kettlebell Swing
The Kettlebell Swing: Often to referred to as the “Mother of All Kettlebell Exercises” and is the root of all Kettlebell Training.
The Kettlebell Swing is not only the basis but one of the biggest dif…
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