RKC II Kettlebell Instructor Re-Certification Workshop

Dragon Door’s mission for the RKC II, is to turn out highly competent, knowledgeable, skilled instructors who place a premium on strong, safe, health-based movement—for themselves and their clients. We consider the ability to move well, model well and teach well to be of equal importance to the instructor’s strength and endurance capacities.

A hallmark of Dragon Door’s RKC I and RKC II programs is the insistence on intelligent programming and safe progressions—for the long-term development of both health and strength.

Graduates of Dragon Door’s RKC I possess the skills to perform and teach the fundamental lifts in the kettlebell trainer’s repertoire.

Graduates of the RKC II will possess the skills to perform and teach the next most important set of kettlebell lifts—while refining and enhancing their RKC I competencies.

Key to the RKC II, will be an understanding of the progressions needed to help even the "average" client achieve "above-average" results—and continue to develop their health and strength for years to come.

Invest in Dragon Door’s RKC II to:

• Enhance your kettlebell training expertise
• Deliver highly effective kettlebell training to a wider spectrum of clients
• Boost your income as a kettlebell trainer
• Establish yourself as a leader in the kettlebell-training world
• Join and network with an elite group of high-level kettlebell instructors
• Fine-tune your essential RKC skills
• Develop significant new levels of power, strength, conditioning and physical resilience

RKC II Entrance Requirements:

• Pull-up/Chinup 5 reps for Men, Flexed Arm Hang for Women (20sec)
• Snatch Test
• Retest all RKC I Drills as Doubles (minus snatch and getup)

Exit Requirements:

• Weighted Pull-up for Men, Single Pull-up for Women
• One Arm Military Press: See weight classes
• Pistol
• Pull-up
• Windmill
• Double Jerk
• Bent Press (teach and review, not pass or fail)

Not Tested, But Taught:

• Single Arm Push Press
• Variety Pressing Drills (See-saw, Bottom Up, Single Leg, Kneeling)
• Walking Swings

 PRESS REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL II

In the pull-up you will be required to start from a dead hang, pull up without kipping, and finish by touching the bar with your neck or chest using the thumbless overhand grip. Women will be tested with their bodyweight only. Men will be required to hang a kettlebell on a foot (a weight belt is not allowed). Kettlebell sizes: 24kg for up to 220 pounds bodyweight; 16kg for over 220 pounds. Men masters (over 50 years old): 16kg up to 220 pounds; bodyweight; 12kg for over 220 pounds.

In the pistol you must be able to descend at least to parallel and come up exercising control. You may hold a counterweight. Successful performance of the pistol with one leg is sufficient.

Successful performance of the windmill, bent press, and push press with one arm is sufficient.

The jerk will be tested with two kettlebells of the size required for the snatch test.

The Strict One-Arm Military Press

Standard

• Performance of the C&P with one arm is sufficient.
• Chalk is allowed.
• The candidate will clean the bell with one hand.
• The candidate must initiate the press with the fist of the working arm below chin level.
• The candidate must press the kettlebell overhead to a full lockout for one repetition.
• The candidate must be standing still during the entire press attempt.
• There must be a distinct pause between the clean and the press, the candidate and the kettlebell motionless.
• The knees must be completely locked during the attempt.
• The candidate must demonstrate full control at the lockout. The candidate and the kettlebell must remain motionless until the head referee’s "Down!" command.

What disqualifies an attempt?

• Failing any of the above standards.
• Using the legs in a push press fashion.
• Bouncing the kettlebell off the chest.
• Downward movement of the kettlebell after the pause between the clean and the press.
• Raising one or both heels, moving one or both feet.
• Leaning sideways so the press turns into a side press. Look for the elbow angle: if it increases at any point during the attempt without a simultaneous elevation of the bell, the candidate has leaned away from the kettlebell and thus has turned a strict press into a side press.
• Excessively leaning back during the attempt.
• Rolling the kettlebell onto the shoulder.

The Tactical Dead Hang Pullup

Standard:

• The candidate must perform one strict dead hang pullup with a kettlebell hung from the foot.
• The bar shall be set high enough not to allow the candidate’s feet to touch the ground when hanging with the arms and legs straight.
• The grip must be thumbless overhand. The width is not specified.
• The candidate may use a box or similar object to reach the bar.
• There must be a distinct pause in a dead hang before an attempt is made.
• The elbows must be straight at the start; the legs may be straight or bent.
• The neck or chest—not the underside of the chin— must touch the bar at the top position.

What disqualifies an attempt?

• Failing any of the above standards.
• Kipping, swinging.
• Raising the femurs above parallel.

If you fail any of the above tests, you will be given three months to retest with a Master RKC, Senior RKC, or RKC Team Leader. Your RKC II Instructor certificate will not be issued until you have passed all the tests.

IMPORTANT RKC 1

TESTING AND RECERTIFICATION UPDATE

Regardless of how recent your Level I cert is, in addition to the above Level II requirements you will be retested for Level I: the technique in the six Level 1 basics and the five-minute snatch test. This will recertify you as a Level I RKC for two more years.

If you fail any of the Level I tests you will not be certified as a Level II instructor, even if you have passed all the Level II tests. You will not be recertified as a Level I instructor either.

If you fail any of the Level I tests, you will be given two months to retest with a Master RKC, Senior RKC, or RKC Team Leader.

RKC II ReCertification Workshop

Saturday, February 15—Sunday, February 16, 2025

Sat: 8:30—6:30, Sun: 8:30—4:30

Jersey City, New Jersey

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Register on-line

 

Tuition: $400.00

$50.00 fee for cancellations or transfers, no exceptions.

No refunds on cancellations after February 6th, 2025

Workshop Code # WPKBR415

Workshop reference: RKC II, New Jersey, February 2025

 

This workshop limited to 30 participants.

Workshop price does not include room & board or meals.

A map for the location and a list of convenient hotels/motels will be provided to all registrants.

Workshop Site Cancellation

Workshop sites may be cancelled up to 7 days prior to the beginning of the scheduled workshop session for any reason. When a workshop is cancelled or postponed, candidates will be notified immediately and will receive a complete refund of all workshop fees or be allowed to transfer at no penalty to the new dates or another course of their choosing without penalty. 

Refunds for credit card transactions processed online will be refunded back to the credit card within 2 weeks after the cancellation. If workshop registration was not completed online or the refund cannot be processed online, a refund check will be mailed within 4 to 6 weeks after the cancellation.

If cancellation is required, Dragon Door is not responsible for any expenses (travel or lodging) incurred beyond the registration fees. We recommend against making non-refundable travel plans. 

Note: We will be providing you with kettlebells to practice with at the training, but these kettlebells are not included in the price of the certification.