Written by Mike Barbato RKC Monday, 28 September 2009 19:10

HardStyle Kettlebell Certification, the HKC

— your chance to join forces with the world's premier kettlebell instructor training system.

As with the RKC, the HKC will be earned through diligent testing of each candidate. Besides having to pass the requisite pullup test at the outset of the workshop, each HKC candidate will be evaluated for technical proficiency at the end of the workshop and will then be granted either a pass or fail.

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 key kettlebell exercises (the Swing, the Get-Up, and the Goblet Squat)
• A "simple and sinister" set of extra exercises that are easy to learn, easy to teach and a great bonus for both you and your clients
• The confidence you can now correctly teach the three essential kettlebell exercises—and troubleshoot common technique problems
• The ability to write kettlebell training programs for athletes (GPP) and fitness clients in a private or class setting

And discover all this and more in the course of your HKC training:

• Understand why mastery of the kettlebell swing is fundamental to high-level HardStyle practice
• How to develop power through compensatory acceleration and overspeed eccentrics
• How to train hip extension for back and knee health and athletic performance
• How to employ bracing and neutral spine—for injury prevention, enhanced performance and optimal transmission of force
• How to recruit the lat as a "core muscle" to improve the spine safety and glute strength
• How to employ the plank as an effective assessment tool and a corrective drill
• How to increase power with the biomechanical breathing match
• A safe, effective modality for developing different types of endurance
• Explosive training techniques for more effective fat-loss
• The two-arm swing and corrective exercises
• The concept of rooting and two key drills for developing it
• The manual overspeed eccentric swing
• The one-arm swing
• The hand-to-hand swing
• Russian relaxation exercises to enhance the acquisition of skilful movement
  
  
• The two hundred year history of the get-up
• The get-up as an assessment tool
• The strength and health benefits of the get-up
• How to correctly perform the get-up and teach corrective drills
• How to move from mobility to stability, then from stability to strength—and why this progression is crucial for truly effective kettlebell work
• The get-up, shoulder mobility and stability exercises. The role of the lat in shoulder stability and strength—and advanced lat facilitation techniques
• How to employ and teach steering strength
• The concepts of leakage and linkage—and their importance for effective kettlebell lifting
  
  
• How to perform the goblet squat and corrective drills
• "Strength stretching" for the hips
• How to quickly teach professional technique in the barbell squat and deadlift with a special kettlebell exercise
• How to overcome gluteal amnesia
• How to most effectively stretch the hip flexors to dramatically improve athletic performance
  
  
• Seven effective and easy-to-learn extra kettlebell exercises—to add variety and depth to your clients' kettlebell workouts
  
  
• Understand the key components of general physical preparation versus special physical preparation
• How to train athletes versus training the general population
• Special considerations for training military and law enforcement personnel
• Personal training versus class training
• The essentials of effective kettlebell program design

For more on the HKC or any other Kettlebell related questions Click Here:

HKC Certification: http://www.dragondoor.com/hkc001.html?apid=pkbells