Workshop Cancelled!

We now have a....

FREE PLAY DAY

Sunday September 25th 8 to Noon
Way of Strength Training Center

All RKC's and HKC's are invited to attend! We will work on whatever we want to work on. Come and network and get play with hardstyle concepts. We will have a Master RKC and two team leaders on board!

Jeff O'Connor Lifelong Strong Workshop

Sunday September 25th

8 to 5

Way of Strength Training Center

Hopefully with your blessing, I will skip the introduction of what everyone's favorite Master RKC can do for you and your clients. I will also forgo the introduction of Jeff himself....as it would be nearly impossible for me to believe that anyone reading this blog would not know who he is and what he brings to the training floor. Just in case you can check out his site here. This workshop is targeted at inductee's into the RKC School of Strength.

Ahem...kinda nice just getting the facts without the monster truck marketing so prevalent in our industry....ehh...

Jeff will cover his FMS Fortified patented (only if) mobility and athletic prowess progressions. This is his "zero to hero" material that will be of immediate next morning use for you and your clients. Attendees will be expected to have a solid handle of RKC principles and thus the workshop will only be open to RKC's, HKC's or those who have trained with them. Note that RKC's and HKC's get a discount! Also, if you sign 3 folks up with you then you can come for free! Seriously this is great material that we need to get it out there!

Included in the price is a manual and as a bonus Jeff has agreed to free up the afternoon a bit for attendee directed material! That's right,your folks call! So when you sign up, type up what you would like to see in the "additional comments" section and we will do our best to work it in! We will do Jason's Deli boxes for lunch and you can sign up for the workshop below:

RKC Discounted Price is just $149.00 [paypal link]



HKC Discounted Price is just $179.00 [paypal link]

Discounted Price is just $199.00 [paypal link]


3 + 1 Deal...
Get three people to sign up with you (same time) and you can come for free!

If you have any questions feel free to email me at dustin(at)wayofstrength(dot)com or call my cell at 405-517-8866.

One more thing...

We are holding an HKC the day before on Saturday the 24th if you or any one you know is interested send 'em here:

DRAGONDOOR HKC INFO

I screwed up....

I was supposed to end the extreme early-bird price for the Summit on Friday the 6th....but I did not get a chance to inform everyone of the change. Between the new facility, the upcoming state sporting clays championship, RKC and CK-FMS duties I fell behind on the web-side of life.

So here is what I am going to do....I am extending the extreme early-bird deadline until May the 20th!

You can still qualify for the super cheap rate here: www.summitofstrength

Many Thanks to RKC Team Leader Delaine Ross for...

This:

Time for a few more updates....

...Then off to St. Paul for the RKC weekend. (I can hardly wait to meet Team Rippetoe).

Agenda for today:

1. Answer PM and email inquiry's [Thanks for the questions, btw!]
   
2. Order Vans for shuttle service. [We try to make travel super-stress free. All attendees have to do is make it to the host hotel]
3. Finalize T-Shirt Design and contact the shirt folks. [Everyone loved last years design and wanted to buy extras which we didn't have. This years is better.]
4. Edit the Summit page. [I am obviously not a professional editor....do what I can. Does Ad Copy matter anyway? With the low price and over the top quality it kinda speaks for itself.] www.summitofstrength.com
   
5. Lift some heavy stuff repeatedly.
6. Prep teaching material for RKC!

Grow Stronger,

Dustin

Summit of Strength 2011

This years SOS is in full blown prep mode...we had 20 sign-up before we officially announced the event (a little bonus we gave last years attendees).

The event will be a blast and better in many ways than last years. Considering the positive comments we received last year that is something.

I will be blogging "behind the scenes updates" here frequently so stay tuned...

www.summitofstrength.com

Sayoc Kali

I recently started a couple of new disciplines: Sayoc Kali and Traditional Archery. I will blog about Archery a bit later. The adoption of both these practices came at the urging of Master RKCs. I know, I know I need more stuff to do but there is something to be said for continually development. For some reason, Kenzie seems less annoyed when a get into a new past-time when O'Connor or Uncle Tamer thinks it would be good for me....something to remember!

Kenzie and I went to Nashville for an HKC, tattoos and hang time with Mrs and Mr Irontamer this past December. Among the fun and food and frivolity, David and I started talking all things martial (not uncommon) especially Filipino Martial Arts. I have very, very little exposure to FMAs. Talk lead to contact (not uncommon) and something clicked. The Sayoc system came up and got the Uncle Tamer devil horns of approval. We "played" a bit more and I was hooked. [One notable occurrence was the utter destruction of my blackberry screen despite being in my coat chest pocket and expensive protective case from a well placed thrust of a training blade.]

When I got back to the sooner state I began a search for instructors and not only found one but found one next door to my previous training location. Jason Epps at Premier Martial Arts. Weird how the universe works...oh yeah he was looking for some Kettlebell info/instruction...yep, weird ;) I will talk about '"arm-twisting" O'Connor had to do on me for the Archery habit in a future post.

A little background on Sayoc [The Following is from the wikipedia article on Sayoc Kali]:

"Sayoc Kali is an edged weapon based style of Filipino Martial Arts. It is a family system, headed by Christopher Sayoc, Sr.. The motto of the style is, "All Blade, All the Time".

The Sayoc family lineage links back to General Licerio Topacio, of Cavite. General Topacio was the military engineer of the Katipunan secret society and was among the first Katipunan members to urge Supremo Andres Bonifacio to wage a revolution against Spain.^[1]

Sayoc Kali is taught as part of the more general Sayoc Fighting System, which includes sword, stick, tomahawk, karambit and whip. Sayoc Kali emphasizes the use of the blade. It includes techniques for single knife, multiple knives, projectiles, and secondary support to firearms. Empty hand training is under the Sayoc Silak curriculum.

Sayoc Kali presents itself as an evolving system. The Sayoc family hosted a number of Filipino Martial Arts masters who travelled to the east coast of the United States during the 1970s and learned Filipino Martial Arts from them. Interaction and training from these Filipino Martial Arts masters gave the Sayoc family the idea of creating Sayoc Kali."

21 Goals in 21 Days

I set a new 21 day challenge on Facebook yesterday. The rules are simple make a list of 21 goals and complete them in 21 days. The goals can be big, small, ugly, audacious, simple, ambitious, private or public! JUST DO THEM AND START NOW!

"Vision is more important than planning if you want change it only happens now!" --Somebody Smart

By the way, one of my goals was to begin blogging again...check!

Spreading Hardstyle Love...

Working with Brandon Hetzler RKC to bring about the first HKC in Missouri on April 10th! Should be a great one as SrRKC Jeff O'Connor is leading. It gets even better when you consider that on the Sunday after we be a RKC prep/Advanced Athletic Applications workshop....hardstyle indeed.

Speaking of Mr. O'Connor and all things Hardstyle, I'm heading down to Lubbock with the man for the first TEXAS HKC hosted by Jason Marshall/Lonestar kettlebell! 2010 is going HARDSTYLE!

Making Time for Time

I have made a huge personal breakthrough in time management over the last two week that I wanted to share with folks. About a month ago I stumbled across the Pomodoro Technique by Francesco Cirillo. Yes, I know Pomodoro is Italian for tomato...hang on I will explain. Since using this method. I feel I have gotten more done with less. Less time....less stress....more focus....and more fun (really!)

I will cover more of the technique, how I use it and what I have discovered about myself over the next few weeks. In the meantime here is a link to a free cheat sheet describing the technique!

Why are the intervals called "Pomodoro's?" Mr. Cirillo originally used a tomato shaped kitchen timer to mark his sessions!

One final thing, this is totally free! No affiliate links. No marketing. Mr. Cirillo and thousands of others have made major changes in their productivity and lives and wanted to share...so did I.

The main site is here!

New Website up!!!!!!!!

THE SITE

"Women Shouldn't use Kettlebells"

Is something I would never say to Sara Cheatham Sr RKC!


Way of Strength is proud to host Sr RKC Sara Cheatham February 2010! This is an intro level workshop covering the core elements of Hardstyle Kettlebell, Z-Health and women's self-defense. We have options for attending one or both days!

Day 1 is for everyone and we will be covering the fundamental Kettlebell and Z-Health Drills!

Day 2 is for Women only! We will re-cap day 1 and move into women's self-defense in the afternoon.

Where: 180 Personal Training, Edmond Oklahoma
When: February 20 and/or 21
Cost: For details and options go here!

Sara Cheatham....'Nuff said!

Kenzie is finishing up some gift certificates for Sara Cheathams February Workshop. If you are a woman or know one and you/they would like to move and feel better then you should check them out.

Seriously, great opportunity to learn and be around the best!

Convict Conditioning

This book by Paul Wade is beyond awesome....(back to reading)

Hardstyle Life...

Oklahoma's First HKC is in the books and it was a blast. If you are interested in taking the initial steps into the RKC Kettlebell world and you missed this opportunity. Check the HKC page for more dates. Jason Marshall RKC II, CK-FMS (and general awesome dude) is hosting Jeff O'Connor in January. I'll be there will you?

On other fronts, I'm re-reading Spark by John Ratey. Great book about exercise connection to the brain/emotions. Of particular note is the completion of the flight/fight stress response as THE remedy for our lifestyle of stress.

I'm eagerly awaiting my copy of Convict Conditioning to come in.....

Crossroads

Things are coming together! I'm backing off from my day job the next three months to focus on Way of Strength. Big things ahead:

• HKC this weekend and still spots open!
• I have 3 new spots open on my private client list.
• We are having our 4th Foundation Workshop on December 12th
• May make a visit to Texas to spread hardstyle love at Lonestar Kettlebells.
  
• Heading to San Diego in January (and February) for Z-Health R Phase.
  
• Sara Cheatham Z Health and Kettlebells in February.
• even more....?!?
  

Wisdom from a master...

You have brains in your head, You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. - Dr. Seuss

Barefoot and cold...

and exhilarating pretty much sums up my barefoot walk with the dog a bit ago. For your health's sake take off the shoes and let your feet breathe and grow smart and strong.

On another note....Had a great talk (always) with SrRKC Jeff O'Connor. We were discussing how pleased we are about the interest in the HardStyle Certification Course we are hosting December 5th. Still room left come join us. The importance of Swings and Get-ups may have come up as well...


Oh and MR. Brody, this means you!

Third time around...

Saturday November 12th from 10 to 1 at 180 Personal Training. Way of Strength Kettlebell Foundation Workshop #3 Learn the Fundamental Kettlebells Skills and start the path to a more mobile, stonger, leaner YOU. This is also the mandatory entry point for ongoing Kettlebell Classes.

Foundation Workshop #2

Saturday November 7th from 10 to 1 at 180 Personal Training.

Way of Strength Kettlebell Foundation Workshop #2

Learn the Fundamental Kettlebells Skills and start the path to a more mobile, stonger, leaner YOU. This is also the mandatory entry point for ongoing Kettlebell Classes.