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The Purpose Can Change, But The RKC Principles Remain
RKC Team Leader, Aaron Pierson running the Bear Chase 50. Photo by the Running Guru
What does the RKC mean to you in 2015? For me it’s a new chapter. A new year is often followed by new goals. Looking…
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Five Things The Turkish Get-Up Teaches You About Life
Try to imagine an exercise that could make your life easier—a “magical” exercise that improves your response to everyday challenges and can make you into a better human being? Would you include it in …
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What It Takes To Be A Better Trainer In 2015
Recently, I saw a greeting card that said, “Treat your body like it belongs to someone you care about”. What occasion was this card for? This statement couldn’t have come at a better time. For me, the…
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Team RKC—Restoring Freedom, Respecting Individuality, Realizing Full Athletic Potential, Rewarding Skillful Effort
RKC Team Spirit, Chicago 2014
2014 was a banner year for Dragon Door’s resurgent RKC, with 26 3-day and 28 1-day certification workshops in almost as many cities worldwide. And we already have 31 RKC …
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Advanced Kettlebell Workout: Forget the Snatch
Are you a good snatcher? Is your kettlebell snatch effortless and smooth? If you love to snatch try this combo. Add a lunge to the snatch. Your concentration will heighten with the multiple movements.…
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From Broken to Team Leader
I was broken in October 2012 at the RKC-II. It happened because I was stupid and I let my ego get the best of me at the certification. I thought that I only had a minor training injury prior to arrivi…
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A One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Problematic Kettlebell Presses
The learning and skill continuum that begins at HKC and progresses through RKC and RKC-II follows a fairly straight line. We begin with patterning exercises in HKC—two hand swings, the goblet squat, a…
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Successful Training with Kettlebells--Four Things to Consider
When I started training with kettlebells, and right after I went to a beginner’s kettlebell seminar, it was really frustrating for me to only have a very restricted number of exercises for my training…
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Flawless Victory
Winning at video games like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat is all about performing well executed combinations. Linking up the right sequence of punches and kicks can get you that perfect score or a f…
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3 Traits of Those Who 'Have What It Takes' for Kettlebell Training
To properly train your body with kettlebells, you must continually enhance your skills. Correct me if I’m wrong but the Wright brothers crashed many model planes before they actually took flight, righ…
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Running 10 Miles Without Any Training Runs
I hate running. I really mean it. I would rather go shopping for furniture with my wife and kids, then run around the block. So when I participated in the 3.5 mile Warrior Dash Challenge, I did not in…
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Kaizen–The Ancient Japanese Art of Continuous, Incremental Self-Improvement
I was introduced to this term years ago when I worked as an IT Consultant for a German automotive supplier. I learned that it was this ancient Japanese concept that transformed Toyota from a small and…
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