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August 2006 Russian Kettlebell Challenge Instructor Certification Workshop, Denmark — Participant Praise

Julian Monk, Fitness Trainer Liverpool Football Club Academy. Bury, United Kingdom.

It has been a great weekend that has provided me with new ideas to improve the physical development of the young players I deal with. I have met new people from different countries, made new friends and learnt from excellent instructors.

Second to none, I have been on many courses, and they are among the best I have met. It is always good to go on a course where the instructors have in depth knowledge of what they are talking about.

Quantity and delivery of course has been excellent. It has covered a wide scope of material from developing mobility, increasing strength and delivering extreme pain.

Information has been very practical as it can be delivered to the unfit and super fit.

Sam Robards, Actor, New York, NY

Wow! This weekend has shown me that most, if not all, my limitations reside in my mind

There is no way to overstate the VAST knowledge and experience at our fingertips: master’s degree in sports, decades of martial arts experience, decades of kettlebell and human physiology experience. In addition, the complete honesty, humility and humor of Pavel and the Senior instructors was inspiring and refreshing. The concept of “becoming a better man (or woman) does not end at the physical but extends to the mind and soul as well. To me, the demeanor of all the instructors inspires me to relentlessly search and eliminate all modes of behavior that are at odds with that demeanor, not just in strength training but in life.

It blows away anything that I have experienced in physical training. Period.

Dennis Frisch, Officer with Danish Light Recon/Recce Battalion, Greve, Denmark

I learned more and received better instruction during these 3 days then in 90 lessons of physical education on the Officers Academy.

The quality of instruction is equivalent or even possibly superior to working with highly experienced special operators. In this I stress the level of attention to details and the complete mastery of basic human mechanics.

I learned more during the first nights get-together than during a regular lesson by an experienced instructor. The drive and knowledge in these people are inspirational!

Absolutely superior to anything I’ve experienced in my short life.

I’m looking forward to my next Dragon Door/Tactical Strength seminar with the joy of a child before Christmas.

Tommy Blom, IKMF KRAV-MAGA Instructor, Lindome, Sweden

I had been training about a year before but these 3 days took my understanding and skills at least 5 steps up the ladder.

Anders Eriksson, Editor/Dietican/Coach, Goteborg, Sweden.

In spite of high expectations (from Pavel’s written material and from training previously with Tommy and Kenneth) I was blown away by the actual level, the professionalism, the pure knowledge of the coaches and the simple but highly thought-through concept together really exceeded my expectations. It as an exceptional course!

A much more thought-through, simple and effective concept than I have ever encountered.

Jason Dean, Personal Trainer/Sports Therapist, Leeds, United Kingdom.

It is probably the most profound demonstration of the body as a performance machine I have come across. A host of world champions and world class coaches as my mentors and an iron ball, as big as my head, with a handle attached (as the training tool of choice) Have shown me the way past myself and into the nature of my body’s design.

Exceptional people delivering AND receiving an exceptional volume, superior quality and world-wise wealth of knowledge. Seriously not to be missed by anyone who aspires to mastery of their body.

The RKC system provides a fast, accessible way to quickly transform Joe Soap into GI Joe. For those who choose the harder path into advance training a more profound athletic legacy awaits. This training makes log runs feel like Sunday School runs.

Richard Thomas, Sports Science Student, Copenhagen, Denmark.

An inspirational weekend, surrounded by like minded ‘comrades’ and taught by a group of great instructors, a lot of learning, a lot of fun and of course a lot of pain.

An impressive array of experience and knowledge communicated in such a way to make understanding the more complex ideas and principles possible.

For me it is something which stands out as unique and profoundly more rewarding than other physical exercise I have tried or practiced. Simple, practical and fun with many benefits all at once.

A well organized, structured and rewarding weekend, I can’t wait to take my KB training to the next level, with everything I’ve got out of the course and I look forward to trying to teach others the benefits of kettlebells.

Astrup Madsen, Instructor, Army (SFC) Danish Army, Copenhagen, Denmark

Useful in any aspect, if you try to improve strength.

Very high quality, enough and good material. Will be very useful to future troubleshooting with any “victim”.

The program was very good, starting at the basics and adding more intensity and harder skills.

Gudjon Svansson, (future) Personal Trainer, Mosfellsbaer, Iceland.

I would say that this is the most professional and second to none in quality course that I have ever attended. Firstly, because of knowledge and skills of the Sr. Instructors. Secondly, because of the extremity positive attitude and nature of the Sr. Instructors that are all, it seems, brought to this earth to pass on their knowledge and creating a community heading in one direction: forward.

Very inspiring, motivating way of passing on knowledge and of body. I have learned more in their three days than I ever could have imagined.

Thanks for the best 3 day session of my life!

Natalia Marquez Gomez, Administrative Assistant/Translator, Barcelona, Spain

It has sincerely been one of the most amazing experiences in my whole life. I’ve received good teaching form all the people involved, met great people with my same passion for kettlebell training, had lots of fun and got my motivation to keep on training hard both for me and for my future clients hugely increased. Highly RECOMMENDED!!!

The quality of training is really good. All of them showed that they are expert people, very capable as athlete, teachers and human beings. I loved the fact of having them around all the time during the course, meals, etc. to help, answer questions, fix problems.

3 days, working out around 8 hours a day (practicing, learning, spotting problems.) with instructors that you’ve seen in videos and admire has been really enriching because it has helped me, REALLY helped me to improve. It has not been a quick, light course that gives you false confidence by teaching a few things and tapping you on the back. This is a course were you work HARD and REALLY leave having learnt tons of useful training. You on day 1 and you on day 3 are significantly different.

Jacob Søndergaard, Exercise Physiologist, Copenhagen, Denmark

Great inspiration to be trained by the people I have read books about. I’m used to train like this, so there is not that much new about the choice of exercise, but all the finesse in the exercise and key points, trouble shooting were excellent.

Very much applied knowledge which I find very useful in my quest for greater strength, and equipment for my clients.

One of my best training experiences I have tried. This kind of training is my lifestyle, and I appreciate you all for sharing it with me.

Peter Lakatos, Kvau-Mapa Instructor/Director, Business Advizes, Budapest, Hungary

Loaded with relevant information. One of the toughest two days ever. Most of the aspects very detailed.

Professional presentations. Useful staff, very informative workshops. Many “new” concepts for me in

The depth of the teaching is great. The instructors are not only good in KB, but many other things, like MA.

Dmitri Artemov, Medical Practitioner, Larnaca, Cyprus

Good experience. Should be held yearly for Europe. Very useful and to the point instruction.

Coen Luiken, Physical Therapist, Prinsenbeek, Netherlands.

Absolutely worth the investment in time, money, and pain. You have to really earn your certification and I really, really respect that, is all about quality not quantity.

Christopher Akpenyi, Pharmacist, London, United Kingdom.

It has been a very awarding experience. Not only were the finer points on all the techniques presented in a clear fashion, but the mobility/qigong exercises were a pleasant addition.

Joachim Barth, German CPA, Ahorn, Germany

Outstanding – because of a top organization, good material and top Senior Instructors, every one inspiring.

Karsten Jensen, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Broendby, Denmark.

I’m participating in the Chek-Programme as well (RKC is superior with regards to teaching high-tension techniques and aha-drills. The Chek-Programme gives a much more thorough understanding of the body and the exercises they teach span a much wider range of difficulty. In fact the two programmes complement each other extremely well!

Rudi Bouler Frisch, Physical Instructor, Greve, Denmark

It’s fantastic to be with so many excellent people not only the instructors, but all the “victims” too.

Laust Palle, PE Instructor in the Navy, Jaegerspris, Denmark

Total professional instructors. Was having a lot of “aha” experience. Thought I could make a swing – now I know with training that I can do a good swing.

RKC is a great tool, and I have “learned” more being inspired more at this RKC, that I have with my other training courses.

Alberto Oddone, Self-employed, Mozzate, Italy

It has been amazing. It stimulated me to become more fit and strong.

It has been absolutely superior to any other form of training because the instructors are really competent and with on only one tool you can do a 360 workout for every type of necessity.

Thomas Andersen, Personal Trainer and Filmmaker, Copenhagen, Denmark.

The practical applications of the RKC system makes more sense than anything else I know about.

Matej Hocevar, Interpreter/Entrepeneur, Ljubljana, Slovenia

I have gained an invaluable insight into strength training and conditioning with the help of a tool and a system that is applicable to holistic athletic performance and exercise. The certification training has helped me to understand that basic and simple exercise work best when conducted properly and safely.

The quality of training was outstanding, the knowledge the instructors posses is invaluable when applied correctly. The frankness and openness of the instructors impressed me, they laid themselves bare for the students.

Orjan Edstrom, PE Teacher, Markaryd, Sweden

The most informative, professional experience I have ever witnessed in the sports training area.

The blend of top instructors involved is really amazing. The total knowledge is absolutely enormous. Very high tempo, but still clearly explained in detail if needed. It’s so inspirational just being around those guys!

Way beyond anything else I’ve ever been through. So many top level instructors at the same place an time made this really awesome. Everything I’ve learned this packed weekend will come of practical use.

Soren Bulow, Danish Navy, Birkeroed, Denmark

It is really impressing how much knowledge they contain. It is certainly among the best workshops that I have taken.

Morten Unger Nielsen, Student at the Institute of Sports Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark

The training was very hard, but not to the extend that if felt dangerous – good thing. The instructors seemed very competent and professional.

Vala Johannesdottir, Occupational Therapist and Personal Trainer, Mosfellsbaer, Iceland

The course is a diamond in the rocks. The knowledge Pavel, Maxwell, and the others have is inspiring and yet they respect the fact that they can always learn something new, even in the unlikely places.

It was “tough love” all the way through. They treat the pupils with respect at the same time pushing them further in their growing.

It is top quality, very thorough and the most important thing: it works, like you say: it’s a system, it makes sense.