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Kettlebell Kings recently sponsored the GSAA Australian National Kettlebell Championships at Lonedog in Albury, New South Wales and we are really excited to report about the event! Those who placed at The Championship will be representing Team Australia at The IUKL World Championships in Seoul, South Korea this year. This was the first time in event history that uniform bells were used by all the lifters and they competed with our Competition Kettlebells. We shipped quite a bit of kettlebells to Melbourne and from there they were distributed to the event location in Albury as well as to competitors who had pre-ordered them for training.

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gsaa australian national kettlebell championship recap

One of the exciting things about Kettlebell Sport is how it is growing. Each event we sponsor has been setting attendance records for participants and spectators and this one was no different. 50 Athletes competed at The Championships which makes this the largest Australian Championships ever held. The crows reached up to 300 people with over 500 coming through during the day to support and watch the athletes. This was the first time that our Competition Kettlebells have been used at an event in Australia and as mentioned earlier this was the first time all of one type of kettlebell was used at The Championships. 

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One of our goals in supporting Kettlebell Sport has been to help events have uniform bells so that all lifters can train and use the same equipment. We believe this is important when establishing national teams, records and ensuring that properly weighted equipment is used. 

Kettlebell Sport in general is growing greatly in Australia as it is around the world, 2017 has had the most competitors compete in GSAA events than in any previous year.

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Kettlebell Kings is very happy to announce that we will be sponsoring the GSAA National Championship in Australia this year.  The event will be held August 26, 2017 in Albury, NSW at Lonedog Personal Training Facility. Kettlebell Kings will be providing the kettlebells used for the event so that all bells used will be the same model.

Lifters from all over Australia will be competing for their chance to represent their country at IUKL World Championships in Seoul, South Korea.  

Kettlebell Kings mission is to help Kettlebell Sport grow all over the world, so we are really happy to provide kettlebells for the event which will be the first time in GSAA history that uniform bells are used at the National Championship.  Additionally, Australian lifters will be able to train with Kettlebell Kings leading up to the event in order to ensure their comfort and training with the bells!

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For lifters who want to train with the kettlebells that will be provided at the National Championship, Kettlebell Kings is now having an open order period for Australian lifters with special discount pricing. From now until June 1, 2017, Kettlebell Kings will be accepting orders from Australian lifters at event pricing levels. On June 1,2017 we will temporarily close orders to ensure that all bells get to lifters 6-8 weeks before the National Championship. 

After the open order period we will consolidate the orders and ship all the bells for the event and the individual lifters together to Melbourne or Albury where they will then be sent out to the recipients individually.

We expect participants to receive their kettlebells in late June to mid July in order to begin training with them. 

Lifters should email info@kettlebellkings.com with any questions about pricing or to order kettlebells and we would be glad to put together an order for you and answer any further questions. 

Lifters will be able to train with the bells leading up to the event! Read Below.

Kettlebell Kings is very excited to announce that we have come to an agreement with Team Redgoat Training Centre in Moose Jaw, Sasketchewan to sponsor the gym, kettlebell sport team as well as provide kettlebells for the Canadian National Championships held this year at Team Redgoat Training Centre. Simultaneously, Kettlebell Kings is announcing that we have Free Shipping, No Duties and No Taxes on all orders to Canada! Kettlebell Kings website has been set to recognize Canadian visitors and all prices are viewed in Canadian Dollars.

Kettlebell Kings and Team Redgoat believe this is a really exciting step forward in Kettlebell Sport for the athletes and the events in Canada.  Team Redgoat has some big plans for the events they will be putting on and the prizes that competitors will be competing for and Kettlebell Kings will be supporting those events.

The goal of the alliance between Team Redgoat and Kettlebell Kings is to further the growth of Kettlebell Sport in Canada through Kettlebell Kings promotional channels as well as put on the best Kettlebell Sport events in Canada, you can read more about upcoming events at Team Redgoat through the previous link.  Through this partnership, all kettlebell sport events at Team Redgoat will have a uniform set of kettlebells Kettlebell Kings kettlebells for all lifters to compete with.

This is a major step toward bringing kettlebell sport events a new level of professional atmosphere and providing lifters clarity with what kettlebells they need to train with in order to compete at the highest level.

This year, Team Redgoat Training Centre is hosting the CKA National Championships. All Canadian lifters hoping to represent Team Canada at the IUKL World Championships will be competing at the event in Moose Jaw and full sets of Kettlebell Kings competition kettlebells will be available for the platforms. 

We are really excited to be a part of the Silicon Valley Kettlebell Open. This is one of a kind contest in the world this year in that it is made specifically for competitors who are new to Kettlebell Sport and want to try! This is a great way to be a part of your first kettlebell competition. Watch below to learn more!

What Makes This Contest Great?

It is geared towards you, the beginner, and will have training along the way by some of the world foremost Kettlebell Sport athletes and coaches. The event is being put on by our friends Mike Salemi, Brittany Van Schravendijk and Mind Pump Media. The event will be held at the Mind Pump headquarters in San Jose! You might have read some of our previous posts by Mind Pump, they have a really popular podcast with over one million downloads per month, were recently placed in the Top 8 Fitness Podcasts by Men's Health and developed our Kettlebells 4 Aesthetics training program.

Mike and Brittany are some of the top Kettlebell Sport competitors in the country and amazingly positive and knowledgeable coaches as well. Both of them recently won at the WAKSC World Championship! Watch the video below and read about the free training program leading up to the event!

What a great weekend and great event! This past weekend we attended the World Assocation of Kettlebell Sport Clubs (WASKC) World Championship event at Innovative Results in Costa Mesa, California.  This was one of the biggest if not the biggest Kettlebell Sport event in the world this year.  WAKSC puts on events all around the world as part of their Grand Prix and this year chose to have their world championship event at the California Open which is put on yearly by Orange Kettlebell Club.

What Made This Event So Awesome?

As mentioned, this year's event is one of the biggest competitions in the world. There were over 300 competitors from 20 different countries! One of the coolest things about this event is the team format, so while their are individual awards, competitors came representing their different kettlebell clubs from all over the world and competed on total team scores as well. So, there was an amazing atmosphere of individual and team competition. 

Records Broken

 There were a number of North American and World Records set at the event! Some big time numbers put up in all lifts.  If you have never attended a Kettlebell Sport event we highly recommend looking for one in your area, these competitors are INCREDIBLE.  You can see video below of some of the rep counts, but men and women alike were putting up big numbers with serious weight. 

Prizes

One of the really unique things about this competition is the awards that were given out. There were awesome medals and trophies given out to the competitors for their individual performances as well. Additionally, Kettlebell Kings sponsored the event by providing all kettlebells used at the event as well as gift certificates to Kettlebellkings.com. For individual winners of their events we provided gift certificates of $250, $125 and $75 for first second and third prizes. Additionally, for the men's, women's and team overall winners we provided gift certificates for $500!  

We are very happy to be recognized as a Google Trusted Store. This has been a goal of our since our inception.  

Kettlebellkings.com, which offers a wide variety of high quality kettlebells, was recently selected to join the Google Trusted Stores program. To help shoppers identify online merchants that offer a great shopping experience, the Google Trusted Store badge is awarded to e-commerce sites that demonstrate a track record of on-time shipping and excellent customer service. When visiting the Kettlebell Kings website, shoppers will see a Google Trusted Store badge and can click on it for more information.

What Does This Mean For You?

As an added benefit, when a shopper makes a purchase at a Google Trusted Store, they have the option to select free purchase protection from Google. Then in the unlikely event of an issue with their purchase, they can request Google’s help, and Google will work with Kettlebell Kings and the customer to address the issue. As part of this, Google offers up to $1,000 lifetime purchase protection for eligible purchases.

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Kettlebell Kings is really excited to be part of the first-ever Women's International Kettlebell Sport Summit (#WIKSummit2016)! When we choose to be a part of an event, we evaluate if it is in line it is with our own goals as a company. When we were first introduced to this concept, it immediately sounded like a great fit, mainly because of its goal of educating women about Kettlebell Sport is in line with ours. You might have seen our series about Kettlebell Sport, which we continue to expand on. You can view it here. How is Kettlebell Kings a part of the event? We are committing gift certificates which will most likely be used toward the purchase of some of our Kettlebell Sport Series!

We are eager to be a part of #WIKSummit2016 for a few more reasons:

• It is created by women for women of all fitness backgrounds who want to learn, share expertise and ideas, and help advance kettlebell sport.

• This is the first time in kettlebell sport history that women in kettlebell sport in the United States and internationally will gather female voices and develop more female leadership in kettlebell sport.

• It will offer educational presentations, panel and focused group discussions, networking lunches, and technique instruction by some of the world's top kettlebell sport coaches and athletes, in all of the three lifts: snatch, jerk, long cycle (single and double bells). 

• Eligible attendees can participate in a scientific research study on Kettlebell Sport Snatch.

• Attendees will get a manual complete with information shared at the summit.

• Attendees have a chance to win raffle prizes, including free competition registrations, online coaching, private training, kettlebell sport certification registration, kettlebell gift certificates, and more.

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Official Announcement

Kettlebell Kings is honored and excited to announce we are the official sponsor of The California Open Kettlebell Sport Championship on February 27-28, 2016 put on by Orange Kettlebell Club. The event will be from 10 AM to 5 PM both days, held in Costa Mesa, California at Innovative Results. Kettlebell Kings will be providing our Kettlebell Sport Series as the official kettlebell of the event which all lifters will compete with. 

The California Open is the biggest kettlebell sport competition in North America, lifters will travel from all over the world to compete for the title.  In addition to providing bells to all the lifters, Kettlebell Kings has come to an agreement to provide the men's and women's winners with complete sets of our Kettlebell Sport Series 8-32 kilograms in competition increments.