IKFF Kettlebell Sport competition – rules, policies and definitions

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The IKFF International Rankings: Biathlon = jerk + snatch Men’s Biathlon: every lift in Jerk is 1 point and every lift in Snatch is 0.5 points. The snatch score is calculated as the sum of total lifts made with both hands, divided by 2. For example: 35 lifts were done in Jerk and the snatch = 24 lifts with right hand and 40 with left hand. The total count of points = 35 + (24 +40)/ 2 = 35 +64/2 = 35 +32 = 77 points. Women’s Biathlon: every jerk with one hand is 0.5 points and every snatch

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Some KB sport drills

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A few 10 minute sets (4) of KB sport type drills. These are all short bursts, so not too taxing mentally or physically. Variety, while still teaching the body to NOT panic under load for 10 minutes

Steve Cotter B/D workout

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The tradition at IKFF Africa is that when it’s someone’s birthday, we use the numbers that make up their age and date of birth as the basis for the workout…preferably using their preferred/favourite exercises.Steve Cotter 17-1-1970 44yrs Using the pistol…we do “Pistol Sally” – first set L leg…2nd set R leg.After that…3 rounds (getting progressively heavier on each round)…Jerks 44 repsSwings 70 repsLong Cycle 19 repsSwing-Swing-Clean 17 reps(PS. these are all doubles) This is a much nicer version than the original idea – 1971 double jerks with 44kg (2x22kg) [let us never speak of this again!]

Kettlebell Sport – 1st ever in Africa

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IKFF Africa will hold, for the first time ever, an IKFF Kettlebell Sport event – 15 February 2014 08h00 (we will finish when we’re finished – no time limit). The event will take place instead of the normal Saturday class, and is open to everyone. The events will be as follows: Men – 10 min Jerk Long Cycle Snatch Men – 5 min sprint Jerk Snatch Ladies – 10 min Jerk Long Cycle Snatch Ladies – 5 min sprint OALC Snatch Entrants will select their own weights for each event. If they successfully complete their set, they have the

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