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Dan John’s Kettlebell DVD

Dan John kettlebell DVD

As I think about the new Dan John kettlebell dvd, part two of his four-part weekend seminar series DVD we’re expecting from the replicator late in a few days, I again realize how much information he packed into the weekend. When you’re in the thick of things, it’s hard to comprehend the quantity of new information, or the value we get when guys like he and Dave simplify things to the core. That’s what happened during our weekend in June, bullet by bullet Dan hit the target for our group of IronOnline attendees.

And as you know, we got it all on film.

Here’s a look at Dan using professional snowboarder Josh Vert to demonstrate the bottom of the Kalos Stenos Turkish getup.

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And in this clip, Dan explains Mark Cheng’s theory of the four knots of the shoulders and hips, and expands on it to include his thinking about the chain-link core.

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One thing that will surprise most viewers is the true explosiveness of the ketttlebell swing. It’s much more violent than what most will expect, and as it turns out… Dan was right, and it’s a good thing. I liked my trusty, lazy old form of swings, and had no back pain experience to cause me to search for a new technique. Less than a half-hour into the workshop, I was convinced.

If you need some convincing yourself, you can order the new Dan John kettlebell dvd today, and we’ll ship it the day it arrives in inventory.


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