Dragon Door Archive
With the kind permission of Dragon Door, we have preserved this unique treasure of hundreds of kettlebell articles and made it newly accessible.
- Kettlebells and 007 (Part 2) Intensity? Or Insanity?
- Kettlebells and 007 (Part 03): Practice versus Working Out
- 2 of the MOST Common Kettlebell Mistakes
- 4 Secrets to Engaging and Retaining Clients
- Learning About Eating Disorders
- A Set-Up for Success from a Senior RKC
- How To Accelerate Fat Loss by Breaking Out of Your Set/Rep Plan
- Are You Making These Mistakes With This Key Kettlebell Drill?
- Athletic Achievement—And Why I Chose to Stay with Dragon Door’s RKC
- Back to RKC Basics with the Plank Position
- Being Purposefully Primitive
- Check Your Neck (Before You Wreck It)
- Convict Conditioning Rebound
- The Dirty Dozen Exercises: Move #4, The Hanging Abdominals
- The "Dirty Dozen" Exercises (Part 1)
- The Dirty Dozen: Move #1 – The Kettlebell Swing
- Dirty Dozen Move # 5: The Kettlebell Press
- Dirty Dozen Move # 6: The Pistol
- Dirty Dozen Move #7: The Kettlebell Clean
- Dragon Door’s Vision for the HKC and RKC in 2013 and beyond
- Fixing the Press
- Hitting the Right Snatch Position
- How Do You Arrive at Your Ideal Bodyweight? Here’s an Important First Step.
- How Eric Added 75lbs to His Deadlift PR in 6 Weeks—Despite The Limitations of a Shoulder Injury
- How To Get to 8% Body Fat…And Stay There
- "I was Stuck With Needles for Research."
- The Importance of a Clear Business Plan
- It's in the Hips, Part 4
- It's in the Hips, Part 2
- It's All About the “C” Word
- It’s in the Hips: Part 1
- It’s in the Hips: Part 3
- Kettlebells and 007 (Part 1)
- Melt Fat Like Raw Meat on a Hot Grill with These 7 Time-Crunched Kettlebell Workouts
- The Metabolic Punch-Up Workout
- My Best Friend ...
- My Journey to the 1 Arm, 1 Leg Push Up
- Pendulum (Low Swing) Workout
- How to REALLY Do a Perfect Plank
- Perfecting Squat Mechanics with the Prying Goblet Squat
- Revenge of the Lunge!
- RKC Prep: Troubleshooting Snatch Technique
- Snatch Up These Tips!
- Run for Your Life
- Single Leg Deadlifts: Do Them or Else
- Smart Fat Loss Circuits
- One Strength, Two Strength's, Three Strength's… More!
- Ten Reasons to Train with Kettlebells
- The 9-Minute Kettlebell Complex From Hell
- The Best Kettlebell Exercise You Aren’t Using
- The Deadlift Row With Andrea Du Cane
- The Dirty Dozen Exercises: Move #2, The Bridge
- The Kettlebell Jerk
- The Smarter Complex
- The Usual Suspects
- The Windmill: Safe and Effective Implementation
- This Moment Brought to You From Nicole Money’s Soap Box
- Top 3 Strength Exercises That Carry Over Into Other Training Areas
- Troubleshooting the Squat with Master RKC, Keira Newton
- Trust Me, You Are in Good Hands
- "Turkey Burn" with Master RKC, Keira Newton
- Understanding Kettlebell Ballistics and Grinds
- Using the SAT to Fix Your Kettlebell Snatch
- The Vital Few: Ab Exercises For a Stronger, Harder Midsection
- Want a Foolproof Planning System for Group Workouts?
- My Weight Loss Struggle
- Why the Get Up?
- How to be Zombie Fit—Not Zombie Fodder
- 10 Reasons to Hire an RKC to Learn to Use Kettlebells
- 3 Traits of Those Who 'Have What It Takes' for Kettlebell Training
- 7 Fun and Whimsical Kettlebell Workouts to Burn Fat and Build Muscle
- Instant Gratification - A Charm Hard to Resist
- A One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Problematic Kettlebell Presses
- Are You Really Missing Out?
- Combining RKC and FMS
- The Core Issue
- Dirty Dozen Move # 10: The Pull Up
- Dirty Dozen #9 The Get-up
- Dirty Dozen Move # 8: The Handstand
- Why The Double Kettlebell Push Press
- Elite Abs: "Hollow Body Lat Pull" (Part 5 of 5)
- Elite Abs: "Hollow Plank Positions" (Part 3 of 5)
- Elite Abs: "Hollow Plank Positions" (Part 4 of 5)
- Fitness, Health, and Performance
- Flawless Victory
- Advanced Kettlebell Workout: Forget the Snatch
- The Four Pillars of Strength
- From Broken to Team Leader
- Gripping Your Strength
- Elite Abs: "Hollow Plank Positions" (Part 1 of 5)
- Elite Abs: "Hollow Plank Positions" (Part 2 of 5)
- Importance of the Overhead Lockout
- Improve Your Windmill
- Workout of the Week: Lifting Heavy Bells
- ...It's Only the HKC!?!?
- Kaizen–The Ancient Japanese Art of Continuous, Incremental Self-Improvement
- Martial Artists and the Kettlebell Swing
- What is the most versatile RKC movement?
- Painful Elbows? Look at Your Technique
- Pass Your RKC: A Complete 6-Month RKC Level One Preparatory Program
- Put your pistols down!
- Quiet Coaching Lends Itself to Loud Results
- RKC Kettlebell Hinge Analysis
- Running 10 Miles Without Any Training Runs
- Smart Kettlebell Training for Competitive Endurance Athletes
- Stumped on Warm-ups?
- Successful Training with Kettlebells--Four Things to Consider
- Take Those Kettlebells Outside
- Team RKC—Restoring Freedom, Respecting Individuality, Realizing Full Athletic Potential, Rewarding Skillful Effort
- The 3-6-9-12 Program
- The Only Three Ways to Build the Body
- The RKC--the Perfect Training System?
- Using DVRT Training to Improve Your Turkish Get-Ups
- Why are you working out?
- Why I Run and How I Keep My Motivation
- 11 Specialized Variety Methods For Blasting Through Overhead Pressing Plateaus
- Breathing, Backswings and Ballistics
- Does the Snatch Test Really Matter?
- Get out of Your Kettlebell Rut with These Partner and Group Exercises
- Getting Strong Fast: Four Effective Overhead Kettlebell Exercises
- How To Avoid Back Pain From Kettlebell Swings
- How to Build Muscle Mass with Kettlebells
- How to Replace Expensive Equipment with Kettlebells
- How to Replace Expensive Equipment With Kettlebells Part 2
- How to Run Injury Free Using Kettlebells
- How to Use RKC Level-II Skills with Everyday Clients
- How Well Do You Move?
- Is Certification Worth It?
- Is Your Training Making You Better?
- Naked Swings
- RKC: The Community of Fitness
- Swinging Through Pregnancy, Prenatal Kettlebell Training - Part 1
- Swinging Through Pregnancy, Prenatal Kettlebell Training - Part 2
- Take Responsibility and Achieve Your Goals
- The Fitness Program of the Future—Now!
- The Get-Up
- The Road to the Iron Maiden Challenge
- Warm Up and Cool Down Flow
- Why I Like Hardstyle Kettlebell Training
- 11 Ways to Use Your Environment in Strength Training
- 7 Steps to a Bang-Free Kettlebell Clean
- A Sensible Approach To RKC Prep
- A Superset Series for Shoulder Mobility
- Awareness and Kettlebell Training
- Be More Human
- Become a Deadlift Boss
- Build Your Inner Citadel
- CrossFit, Kettlebell Training, Kale Salad and Donuts
- Dan John, Dr. Chris Holder and Chris White instruct at the San Jose RKC
- Discover the Greatness that Lies Within You
- Do You Even Stretch, Bro?
- Don’t Fear the Work, EMBRACE It!
- Don’t Ignore These Two Common but Crucial Kettlebell Mistakes
- Finally, I'm an RKC Instructor
- Fine-Tuning the Get-Up
- Five 5s: Five Simple, Effective, Nourishing Kettlebell Workouts
- Get Rid of Nagging Back Pain and Build Abs of Steel
- HardStyle Breathing: On and Off
- Heart Pumping Ten Minute Workouts
- How 40 Semper Fit Instructors Got Trained in the HKC
- How Are Your Ankles?
- How to Dominate the RKC Snatch Test
- How to Increase Your Grip Strength for Better Kettlebell Swings and Snatches
- How to Keep Training When Life Gets in the Way
- How to Lead the 10,000 Swing Challenge with Small Group Classes
- How to Nail the RKC Kettlebell Snatch Test Once and For All
- How to Smooth Out the Kettlebell Snatch
- Improve Your Posture with the RKC Kettlebell Swing
- It Isn’t Sitting, It’s the Chair
- Kettlebell Ballistics Analyzed
- Kettlebells at Work: Reversing the Negative Health Effects of Extensive Sitting at the Workplace
- Moving Strong(er) Equals Training Strong(er)
- My “Body” of Work: Part 1
- Olympic Lifting’s Best Companion
- Primitive Stretches
- Programming the TGU
- Recruiting The Core
- RKC: An Equal Opportunity, Self-Improvement Program for Fixing Flaws and Enhancing Function
- Rowing and Kettlebells
- Safely Applying the American Kettlebell Swing
- Simple Hand Training Drills To Compliment Your Kettlebell Training
- The Barbell Strength RKC Prep Program
- The Clean Viking Salute, a New Spin on a Kettlebell Classic
- The Difference Between Amateurs and Experts, Strength and Weakness
- The Get-Up—The Ultimate Triplanar Exercise
- The Journey Doesn’t End with the Title
- The Ki to Kettlebell Pressing Power
- The Science of Fitness: Power, Performance, and Endurance
- The Standing Power Band Plank
- The Triple Extension Swing
- Training an Olympic Judoka with Kettlebell Swings and the Goblet Squat
- Transform Your Kettlebell Swing with Two Simple Cues
- Try This Solo Version of a Classic Kettlebell Corrective Partner Drill
- Two Quick, Easy and Effective Kettlebell Exercises for Any Population
- WE ARE RKC
- What Is The Linchpin of Kettlebell Training?
- Where and How To Grab The Kettlebell Handle
- Why Do I Train? Why Do I Want To Be Strong?
- Why Recertify?
- Why the RKC?
- Why the Single-Leg Deadlift is a Go-To Leg Exercise
- 3 Motivational Tips For Those Who’ve Failed The RKC
- 3 Ways to Get More from Your Kettlebells
- 5 Reasons Every RKC Should Train for the RKC-II
- Achieve Pain-Free Single Kettlebell Cleans From The Start
- Find Your Passion
- Fitness Freedom + Play = Increased Strength and Conditioning
- Five Things The Turkish Get-Up Teaches You About Life
- Friend Zone Exercises
- Fundamental Human Movements and Training in Opposite Planes of Motion
- Getting the Most Out of Your Turkish Get-Up
- Hacks for an Iron Clad Goblet Squat
- HardStyle Health and Wellness
- How I Improved my Barbell Deadlift with Kettlebell Training
- How to Become a Kettlebell Professional
- How to Turbo Charge Your Big Six
- How to Turbo Charge Your Big Six (Part 2)
- It’s All About the Data
- Kettlebell Training, the Secret to an All American Distance Runner’s Success
- Kettlebells and Mountain Marathons
- Kettlebells and Moving Planks
- Living the Standard--A Snatch a Day Will Keep the Doctor Away
- Mental Focus: A Trainer's Secret Weapon
- Miyagi Pinball: Tilt Your Kettlebell Snatch!
- Movement and Learning the Get-Up
- My RKC Experience
- New Fury. New RKC.
- Practical Programming
- Regress to Progress—Why Patterning is the Key to Fixing Your Swing
- Work Together And Thrive
- The Single Rep Dead Stop Swing, Clean, Snatch Workout
- So, You Want to Train Athletes...
- Squat Controversies
- Stop Fearing the 5 Minute Snatch Test
- The Best and Simplest One Kettlebell Workout
- The Best Things You Aren’t Doing With Your Kettlebells
- The Mindset of Mastery—From Exercising to Practicing
- The Power of One Year
- The Purpose Can Change, But The RKC Principles Remain
- The Sweaty Beast Workout
- Training Mindfully
- What It Takes To Be A Better Trainer In 2015
- The Who, What, Where, When and Whys of the Hinge and Wedge
- Why Kettlebells Will Improve Your Life
- Why The HKC Is The Answer To (Almost) Everything
- Why We Grunt
- 3 Reasons To Train Barefoot with Kettlebells
- 5 Reasons Manual Therapists Should Get Their HKC
- Frankly, I never thought the RKC II was worth it.
- Here's How I Built a 6 Figure Online Kettlebell Coaching Business
- How and Why to Fix the "Drinking Bird" Kettlebell Swing Mistake
- How I Set A Guinness World Record For Turkish Get-ups… And Then Beat It!
- How To Burn Fat With Kettlebell Swings
- One Kettlebell And 30 Exercises For Infinite Workouts
- Stop Using Machines and Start Using Kettlebells
- The Kettlebell Get-up in Detail Part 1
- The Kettlebell Get-up in Detail Part 2
- The Real Story Behind the Birth of the Modern Kettlebell Movement
- The Turkish Get Down Press and the Road to Windmills and Bent Presses
- When to Breathe During Different Kettlebell Exercises
- 4 Standards To Master The Kettlebell Swing
- 5 Important Considerations For At-Home Kettlebells Workouts
- 8 Essential Kettlebell Exercises for Hikers
- Deadlift Variations with One Kettlebell
- Four Kettlebell Workouts to Maximize Fat Loss
- How Dragon Door Certifications Helped Me Grow BuitenFit Haarlem
- How To Fix 4 Common Kettlebell Swing Mistakes
- How to Survive & Thrive as a Personal Trainer – However Hard it Gets
- How To Work Out At Home With Your Kettlebell
- The Hardstyle Kettlebell Basics for Hiking
- To Open or Not to Open? A Georgia Gym Owner’s Dilemma and The Story So Far…
- When You Want to Up Your Strength Game, Who Best to Choose?
- Why Hikers Should Train With Kettlebells
- Workshops in the time of the pandemic: What to expect at the RKC right now
- Beyond the See-Saw Press: Two New Variations
- Coaching the Kettlebell Coach
- Finish Your Training Session With The Kettlebell Squat Massacre
- How and Why to Practice Slow Motion Kettlebell Get-Ups
- How Long Should It Take To Do One Kettlebell Get-Up?
- How to Effectively "Cue" a Client
- How To Improve Your Golf Game With Kettlebell Training
- Is a “Fun Workout” an Oxymoron?
- Kettlebells for Life
- Rubik’s Get-Up
- Shoulder “Packing”—The Right Way
- The Happy Challenge
- The Importance of Single Leg Training
- Three Ways to Reinforce Tension
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