For the very first time, Pavel and Dragon Door's Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification Course will be facilitated in Belfast.  Pavel and Dragon's Door were delighted to again team up with Paul McIlroy and Centaur Fitness to deliver this unmissable course to an expanding kettlebell interest community in Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland.

Course Title: Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification

Date: Saturday 19 February 2011

Time: 08:00 - 17:00

Venue: Centaur Gym, Arthur Street, Belfast (Map)

Trainer: Master RKC Andrea Du Cane

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Further Details: Damian McIlroy, Centuar Gym 02890 242680

"How to master the essentials of kettlebell lifting and dramatically boost your power and effectiveness as a personal trainer or coach
Pavel and Dragon Door's one-day, entry-level kettlebell instructor certification workshop"

Introduction

Since Pavel and Dragon Door launched the world's first-ever kettlebell instructor certification program in 2001, the classic RKC program has become the gold standard, now with over 1,500 certified instructors in over 43 countries.

The prized RKC certificate represents a "Black Belt" in kettlebell instruction that requires extensive pre-training to attain. A grueling, "experience of a lifetime", the RKC program is the ONLY current program which insists on stringent testing of multiple skills and strengths. Currently only an average of 70% of RKC candidates succeed in passing the requirements by which they can proudly hold themselves forth as "RKC-certified".

While qualified RKCs continue to graduate to ever-higher levels of expertise, through such groundbreaking graduate programs such as the CK-FMS and the RKC level II, it's clear that these individuals share a very special combination of drive, passion, skill, commitment and physical capability—without which the RKC would remain a distant dream.

In other words the RKC is not for everyone! Not everyone is ready to step up to that level of intensity and commitment. To pay that kind of price in blood, sweat, tears and money—whatever the final prize and future benefits, be it enhanced financial opportunity or dramatic physical gains.

But what about all of those otherwise-dedicated coaches, trainers and athletes who just can't commit to the full-bore RKC, but would still like to be certified in the most important essentials of kettlebell lifting?

Currently there is no entry-level kettlebell certification program that addresses these folk with the kind of quality and standards Dragon Door and Pavel have become famous for.

Time to change all that and provide this larger group of fine individuals the chance to "Enter the Kettlebell", as it were—and learn from the very best in the business.

So with that in mind, we present you the HardStyle Kettlebell Certification, the HKC—and your chance to join forces with the world's premier kettlebell instructor training system.

In creating the HKC, Pavel drew on his eight-plus years of developing the current Level I and Level II RKC programs, his authoring of the widely acclaimed Enter the Kettlebell! system and other kettlebell training resources, plus thousand of hours of personal discussion and research with high-level training experts of all kinds.

With his deep skill at identifying what is truly essential for effective kettlebell training, Pavel has created, with the HKC, an opportunity to build a superb and rock-solid foundation as a kettlebell professional.

Like the RKC, the HKC includes a qualifying test of physical strength. The RKC is famous for its mandatory snatch test—that immediately sets a high bar for those wishing to qualify as an RKC. We take pride in this. Many fitness certifications have no physical test whatsoever, allowing that curious anomaly of an obviously out-of-shape trainer dispensing advice to clients who are clearly fitter than they are!

To ensure that those who register for the HKC have a reasonable level of fitness, Pavel settled on an entry-level pullup test for men and a flexed-arm hang test for women based on the US Marine Corps'.

Attend the HKC and leave with these major advantages:

A deep understanding of the true benefits of kettlebell training—for both yourself and your clients.
A solid knowledge of vital kettlebell training safety procedures.
A workmanlike grasp of the fundamentals of biomechanics—to ensure your clients move with perfect form and avoid injury.
A grasp of the key HardStyle skills and principles of strength.
The ability to competently perform the three foundational kettlebell exercises (the Swing, the Get-Up, and the Goblet Squat).
The confidence you can now correctly teach the three essential kettlebell exercises—and troubleshoot common technique problems.
The unique HKC template for designing an unlimited number of effective kettlebell workouts.

Read full course details here

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