1) Recently, I have been exercising more frequently.
Prior to beginning this exercise program, I was investing most of my time in building a website on the global financial crisis and particularly global inflation crisis, named www.TheGlobalFCzone.com
Focusing more into exercise is bringing me deeper into the services of the training company I use, named Dragon Door.
2) Dragon Door is a martial arts and physical fitness company with offices around the globe.
Dragon Door is most known for its internal martial arts such as Tai Chi, its bodyweight exercise programs such as Convict Conditioning, its Russian kettlebell programs such as Enter the Kettlebell, and its certification programs for physical trainers seeking to increase their skills with the Russian Kettlebell.
As previously mentioned, Dragon Door is my source of exercise programs.
Here is my review of Dragon Door.
1 – A Cannonball with a Handle? -
3) The Russian Kettlebell.
4) I first discovered Dragon Door when I learned of the Russian kettlebell. A simple way to describe the Russian kettlebell is a cannonball with a handle attached. The Russian kettlebell is an age-old exercise tool – one of the prime tools of the Russian Spetsnaz (Russian military).
A family member of mine regularly used the kettlebell and followed a DVD that I later learned to be Andrea Du Cane's Goddess Workout, which is Dragon Door's highest selling and most popular DVD.
She suggested I look into exercising with the kettlebell, so I began researching.
5) Although the kettlebell was just a cannonball with a handle in my eyes, I was intrigued.
2 – Enter the Kettlebell? -
6) One of the first names I discovered during the search was Pavel Tsatsouline.
Pavel is a Russian fitness coach whose claim to fame is bringing Russian fitness secrets to the United States. Pavel had joined Dragon Door, which provided Dragon Door with a coveted fitness program and Pavel with a distribution method for this fitness program.
7) Perhaps the most important secret Pavel revealed was that of the Russian kettlebell.
Pavel developed the first certification program for the Russian kettlebell, which is now what physical trainers and clients around the globe know as the RKC – the Russian Kettlebell Challenge certification.
It is fairly easy to at least test out Pavel's methods, because he is in serious shape.
Pavel's programs are also entertaining.
Pavel Tsatsouline – Enter the Kettlebell -
8) Pavel created a book and companion DVD named Enter the Kettlebell which are two of Dragon Door's most popular and highest selling products.
Enter the Kettlebell was actually my entrance to kettlebell exercise and has led to me using kettlebells since I first discovered the program.
Dragon Door is now offering an introductory Russian kettlebell Quick-Start Kit featuring Enter the Kettlebell as a book and DVD, as well as a 35 lb (16 kg) kettlebell – the standard for men beginning kettlebell exercise.
3 – Dining with Dragon Door? -
8) Since discovering Enter the Kettlebell, I have been a satisfied user of Dragon Door's programs.
9) Other than bodyweight exercise tools such as the jump-rope and the popular Iron Gym, the Russian kettlebell is the only exercise tool I am using.
10) I began Russian kettlebell exercise with little knowledge, sore muscles, and many bruises, although I am becoming quite comfortable with the Russian kettlebell.
I have looked into many of Dragon Door's publications including Enter the Kettlebell, Power to the People, the Naked Warrior, and even Andrea Du Cane's Goddess Workout.
Andrea Du Cane – The Kettlebell Boomer -
4 – No's and Yes's of Dragon Door? -
11) The major 'no' of Dragon Door is that I have yet to find a follow-along exercise DVD to meet my intentions. When exercising, I either follow a set regimen mentally or I follow-along with a DVD.
The DVD is particularly useful because I am able to see the professionals execute the movements and emulate their procedure. I can also visualize the DVD when exercising without a television screen, which can be quite useful.
I have found Dragon Door's publications to be stellar for explaining exercise programs and providing a solid, simple framework to build from, although the best follow-along, step-by-step DVD I have found has been Andrea Du Cane's Goddess Workout, which would meet my intentions much more if it were led by a man, rather than a woman.
12) The yes's of Dragon Door are many.
As previously mentioned, as an educational tool, Dragon Door is extremely useful. I have learned techniques for developing strength and greater health that are proving to be quite effective without needing large, expensive machinery.
I look into Enter the Kettlebell periodically. I look into The Naked Warrior daily. I have exercise routines from the Goddess Workout memorized, that I adapt to my changing intentions and growing experience in kettlebell exercise. Dragon Door is thus far, a common component of my living routine.
13) Regarding a follow-along exercise program, I recently discovered the Enter the Kettlebell Workbook by Anthony DiLuglio, who received his Russian Kettlebell Challenge certification through Pavel Tsatsouline's program.
At the time of the present writing, I am fresh in the workbook. Thus far, the Enter the Kettlebell Workbook appears to be the follow-along program I have been seeking. Although it is not a DVD, it is certainly a solution.
5 – Who is Dragon Door For? -
14) Dragon Door is for anyone and everyone seeking greater health through physical activity.
15) Dragon Door has a special ability to train high-level athletes such as your experienced martial artists and your members of the military.
16) As previously mentioned, Dragon Door is known for it kettlebell exercise programs.
Pavel Tsatsouline, a leading member of Dragon Door, is the main figurehead of the Russian kettlebell in the United States and Pavel was a trainer of the Russian Spetsnaz, thus his experience along with that of other trainers, manifests in Dragon Door's ability to train professional coaches and military forces.
If you are a trainer, soldier, or martial artist, then you can receive Russian Kettlebell Certification from Dragon Door – in various areas around the globe. I have no experience with Dragon Door's certification programs although Dragon Door has been in business since 1990 and it seems their certification programs have been popular amongst a global audience for many years.
17) Dragon Door is also great for anyone seeking to improve their physical fitness.
18) You can type 'Enter the Kettlebell' into YouTube and find hoards of videos of people documenting their kettlebell exercises, physical transformation with kettlebell exercise, and reviews of Dragon Door's programs – you can find similar results when searching for simply 'kettlebell' on YouTube.
19) Dragon Door is offering a wide variety of quality services, including books, DVDs, teleseminars, equipment, workshops, and various health supplements – for men and women – something for everyone, perhaps.
John Du Cane founded Dragon Door in 1990 as a platform for his interest in Tai Chi and Qigong. Although Dragon Door has added comparatively more aggressive or 'external' exercise programs since its founding in 1990, Dragon Door's roots are in the subtle martial arts – which is useful for anyone seeking a relaxed physical exercise that is easy on the body.
John Du Cane - The Story of Dragon Door -
Dragon Door's services are simple and user-friendly.
As previously mentioned, I have been using many of Dragon Door's programs continuously and am finding them to be consistently effective.
20) Dragon Door's exercise programs are designed for (1) ease of use and (2) practical functionality.
Dragon Door's bodyweight exercises require no equipment and are thus, extremely portable and – free.
Dragon Door's kettlebell exercises require little space and are dynamic exercises that involve your entire body, thereby assisting to develop a fitness skills that are notably functional for daily actions and practical useability, in addition to reflecting a sound body.
Dragon Door can be greatly useful to anyone seeking greater physical health or functional strength, particularly considering the rising degree of political and financial instability around the globe and the need for global crisis security that it may be demand.
21) As previously mentioned, Dragon Door is now offering Pavel's Enter the Kettlebell Quick-Start Kit for men, containing all the necessary materials for kettlebell exercise.
Pavel's Enter the Kettlebell Quick-Start Kit for men and Andrea Du Cane's Goddess Workout DVD for women serve as prime examples of Dragon Door's popular and useful services.