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ince Dragon Door launched the modern kettlebell movement in 2001, this amazing "gym-in-the-palm-of-your-hand" has redefined the fitness landscape on a global level, liberating hundreds of thousands from the limitations and frustrations of machine-based workouts.

Dragon Door challenges the tyranny of rigid thinking and of outmoded ideas about how best to cultivate yourself physically. We free you to achieve your full athletic potential by offering you the most effective, results-producing strength and health programs on the planet. We create equipment and systems like the RKC that free you from the wasted effort and time associated with the traditional gyms and health clubs.

The ultimate tool for independently-minded individuals looking to take charge of their own health and strength is the kettlebell. The kettlebell gives you more health, strength and conditioning benefits than you’ll get from a whole facility full of equipment.

Dragon Door’s premium RKC, military-grade kettlebells still lead the charge for a high-impact, high-yield device that has just one purpose in mind: to free you from any hint of weakness—and allow you to move with dynamic power and long-lasting strength.

And Dragon Door’s RKC instructional SYSTEM remains the leader when it comes delivering you the most efficient, cost-effective and thorough education in how to become a skilled kettlebell trainer. And become a trainer who gets consistently exceptional results for their clients, be it in weight management, athletic performance, foundational strength—or building a superb physique, at any age.

In fact, coaches, trainers and health professionals of all kinds have been quick to take advantage of the kettlebells' almost magical ability to reduce unwanted fat, restore lost function and rebuild lost strength and vitality…

Chiropractors, massage therapists, physical therapists, physicians, sports coaches, you name it, have also eagerly embraced the kettlebell's uncanny ability to rehab injuries—in particular, back and shoulder injuries.

Athletic coaches at the school and professional level have seen their athletes gain an obvious competitive advantage through proper kettlebell training.

The police and military—whose very lives can depend on their physical strength and conditioning levels —have welcomed kettlebells as a high-yield, simple, portable tool for fast and permanent strength, power and cardio gains.

With the kettlebells growing popularity as the exercise tool "that does it all"—be it for the professional athlete or the everyday fitnes enthusiast looking for a more effective workout—there's a rising demand for highly skilled and competent kettlebell instructors.

And there's ONLY ONE KETTLEBELL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM in the world that delivers the depth and breadth of core competencies critical to successful kettlebell instruction… Dragon Door's RKC…

The RKC Curriculum Teaches You:

• The Six Fundamental Kettlebell Lifts—The Swing, the Get-Up, The Clean, the Front Squat, the Snatch and the Military Press.
  Numerous ancillary drills are taught in relation to each core lift, with corrective cues, progressions and regressions as appropriate.
• A Set of Non-Tested But Extremely Valuable Exercises To Have In Your trainer Arsenal.
  Includes the Suitcase Deadlift, the Single Leg Deadlift, 3 Kettlebell Carries, Lunge variations and an Active Recovery Series.
• Program Design
  Get a detailed blueprint that includes Ladders, Sets, Loads, Series and Variations—so you are never at a loss on how and when to apply your training with clients.
• A Mobility Complex
  Contains 10 high-yield drills to help you and your clients perform better and stay more safe.

For the RKC Curriculum’s complete Table of Contents click here now.

The RKC Manual itself is the gold standard for kettlebell instructor certification manuals, with 127 pages of highly practical, user-friendly information.

Get all this and more when you attend The RKC Workshop:

• Master the world's premier, cutting-edge strength and conditioning system,
• Absorb the fundamentals of kettlebell lifting, then explore the deeper secrets of elite strength skill
• Fine-tune your technique—as you elevate your kettlebell power to unprecedented heights
• Dramatically accelerate your own and your clients' acquisition of elite lifting skills
• Achieve a higher level of "trouble-shooting" ability as a trainer
• Get a tool box of unique remedial drills to correct major and minor imperfections in lifting form

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  Experience powerful, instructor-led workouts—a phenomenal way to demonstrate different training techniques and the endless variations of kettlebell use
• Mix with instructors and fellow students to absorb additional powerful strength training perspectives and applications
• Learn how to successfully instruct newbie, "high-learning curve" clients
• Understand how to tailor kettlebell training to best fit the individual client
• Get specific tips to more effectively teach kettlebells to women
  

• Learn how to integrate kettlebells with other types of training
• Gain hands-on guidance, correct unknown flaws in your own technique—to transform your athletic performance
• Eliminate the compromise between power and safety—by mastering unique alignment techniques that channel the force away from your joints
• Instantly "lighten" heavy weights—with dramatic, little-known, high tension techniques
• Master the skill of 'relaxed tension' for going the distance with power

• Discover the little-known breath technique which dramatically boosts your stamina and endurance
• Learn how to 'shift gears' for maximum performance in a variety of applications, from heavy lifting to kettlebell throwing to girevoy sport
• Eliminate "power leakages" in your muscles to greatly improve your strength
• Learn breakthrough techniques to overcome sticking points
• Understand the true meaning and application of "body hardening"

• Conquer stagnation by linking the right exercises together into exceptional 10-20 minute circuits
• Develop a warrior-like resilience—to endure and overcome the toughest challenge
• Discover how to train without pain around a variety of injuries—and neutralize the apparent deficiencies of a "high-mileage" body
• Amplify your lifting power with martial arts "rooting" techniques
• Discover how to vastly improve your mobility and flexibility with kettlebells

• Boost your efficiency and generate greater results with fewer exercises
• Discover the real secret of "core training"—to unleash dramatic new levels of power
• Help your clients successfully employ the secrets of abdominal pressurization—within minutes—for a tremendous boost to their strength
• Understand the finer points of "power breathing"
• Learn how to generate optimal power with the unique "power inhalation" technique—while simultaneously unloading the spine

• Boost your deadlift and squat with kettlebells
• Learn kettlebell applications for elite cardio-respiratory endurance
• Know how to get a top-of-the-line whole-body workout with just one kettlebell
• Discover how to make a drill easier or harder without changing weights
• Learn the key skill of shock absorption—for harder, yet safer athletic applications

• Correct deficiencies and fill the gaps in your personal kettlebell training
• Receive invaluable lessons on how to apply kettlebell lifting to sports, combat, and life's worst surprises
• Grasp the rationale behind the use of kettlebells, and understand why kettlebell training rules over traditional fitness methodologies
• Receive a thorough, detailed, clear instructor manual, packed with kettlebell information you'll get nowhere else

• Receive free referrals from Dragon Door's national customer-network
• Receive a free three-year listing of your training-contact information on Dragon Door's website
• Receive an automatic 20% wholesale discount on all kettlebell purchases for three whole years

"I am the owner of a physiotherapy practice and strengthening is an integral part of recovery. Unfortunately, I have found that most conventional strengthening systems are impractical for most of my clients for various reasons. I had excellent results personally with kettlebell training and felt that it would be applicable to my clients as they are available in a variety of weights.

Like most everything I have experienced from DragonDoor, the course exceeded my expectations. Since the course, I have successfully used the kettlebells for rehabilitation. I have also run up to three classes per week after work hours at a local gym because of the buzz that has been created. I should note that there have been no injuries in the past year and a half since I started teaching, which is remarkable considering many of my students are also clients who have been recovering from injuries.

Although I have never advertised these classes, I am already busier than I want to be with teaching due to the word of mouth generated by my students. This exposure certainly hasn't hurt my physiotherapy practice either.

The kettlebells have solved my previous dilemma of effective exercise prescription and I truly believe have started a lot of people who otherwise would never before participated in an exercise program down a lifelong path of better health and fitness.

I now feel like I am a complete health care provider with the skills I can pass along as a kettlebell instructor."—Keith Weber, BScPT, RKC, Red Deer, Canada

"The RKC was an intense learning period for exercise practice that you can't get anywhere else with people you probably couldn't find together in one group if you searched a lifetime. Excellent and thorough knowledge by all instructors. Scope is probably the broadest I have ever dealt with. Practical use is excellent." —Bud Jeffries, Author, Lakeland, FL

Athletic Achievements, training background or specialty:
Competitive Powerlifter, Strongman, Full Contact Fighter, Highland games competitor & kettlebell lifter. State, regional, national and world records in Powerlifting. Martial arts discipline, shootfighting, jujitsu & tae kwon do. Titles in powerlifting, strongman, highland games and kettlebells

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"A really complete and well structured course: Theory, practice, review, marketing. Nothing is left! Top quality of information." —Mario Civalleri, Fitness Consultant, Cantu , Italy

Athletic Achievements, training background or specialty:
Former National Level bodybuilder, 1999 Powerlifting World Champ, Former Paratrooper.

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"Since I am a gym owner, I have been to a lot of different workshops: this one is by far the best. The quality of instruction and level of attentionis second to none. This is the highest quality of instruction I have ever had, and I have been to some excellent workshops.

There is tremendous depth and it is extremely practical for anyone in athletics or just looking to get in shape. This workshop accomplished everything and more that I was hoping for." —Thomas Phillips, Special Education Teacher/ Owner personal training studio, Tinton Falls, NJ

Athletic Achievements, training background or specialty:
2002 Body-for-Life Grand master Champion. Certified personal trainer, sport specific trainer, certified stretching coach. Motivational speaker for EAS transformation camps. Owner of personal training studio, featured in Muscle Media, 4 times. Outside magazine, various local TV networks, various newspapers. Former basketball, baseball, cross country, boxing and various other sports competitively.

"Informative and overall a great experience. I think every trainer and coach should be required to take this course! Quality of instruction was top-notch. By far the most challenging and in depth training course I have taken, (and I have taken a lot or courses.) —Ryan Lee, Fitness Entrepreneur

Athletic Achievements, training background or specialty:
10 years as a trainer and coach (sports med and HS strength coach) Track and Field sprinter — state champion in college. Specialize in online training and consulting.

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"The RKC was incredible. I learned a ton and it had taken my own personal strength and conditioning training to the next level. An awesome fund of knowledge & insight. They are doing to kettlebells/strength and conditioning what George Washington Carver did with the peanut." —Luc Readinger, Physician, Minneapolis, MN

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"It was the best decision that I have made in many years in regards to advancing my personal fitness levels and career. The course was far beyond what I expected. All of the instructors are top shelf and exude what kettlebell and hard style strength training is all about. To use one word: Outstanding!

I'm a strength coach and have studied with some brilliant people and the knowledge of the RKC Instructors are just as or even more knowledgeable as they are. I learned from each and every instructor. The information is practical, universal, and extremely effective. It has been life changing as far as I'm concerned." —Terrence Thomas, Health, Sports Conditioning, Rehab Consultant, Miami. FL

Athletic Achievements, training background or specialty: 
I have been an athlete all my life. From a nationally ranked sprinter as a youth to HS wrestling and football, to martial arts.

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The RKC Kettlebell Instructor Certification Workshop  Gaithersburg, Maryland   March 12 — March 13, 2022 Saturday: 7:45AM-12:30PM & 1:15PM-6:00PM Sunday: 8:00AM-12:45AM & 1:30PM-6:00PM   New Certification Requirements — read before you register! Register on-line or call 1-651-487-2180 for credit card orders. Mail check to Dragon Door Publications, 2999 Yorkton Blvd, Unit 2 Little Canada, MN 55117 Certification fee: $1,199.00 $300.00 fee for cancellations or transfers, no exceptions. No refunds on cancellations after March 3rd, 2022 Workshop Code # WPKB372 Workshop reference: RKC, Gaithersburg 2022   • Register and pay by November 19, 2021, fee is only $999 (Save $200.00)   • Register and pay by January 14, 2022, fee is only $1,099 (Save $100.00)   * Registration deadlines are 11:59PM Central time.   Certification Location: CrossFit Koncepts 16720 Oakmont Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20877   Map: maps/QCUXoBdg7BgdL69L9 Contact: Michael Krivka Email: cfkoncepts@gmail.com Phone: 301-404-2571

This workshop limited to 40 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. For your protection, 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.