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The Black Series Kettlebells have been designed for explosive hardstyle kettlebell training and are the recommended kettlebell for StrongFirst Great Britain. These kettlebells look slightly different to our Competition kettlebells as they have a larger, flared handle which makes it suitable for both one and two handed work. The thicker handle will help build grip strength over time and make upside-down movements easier.
What is Hardstyle?
Hardstyle is a style of kettlebell training that emphasises power and tension. It is called ‘hard’ because of its resemblance to the ‘hard’ martial arts, such as Tae Kwon Do and Karate where ‘hard’ means meeting force with an opposing force. It does not mean that it is more difficult than other kettlebell training styles.
Origins of Hardstyle
Hardstyle training was born in the Special Operations Units of the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Select units adopted a karate-based style of hand-to-hand combat, focused on the energy in the snap of a swing or punch. Pavel Tsatsouline is credited for bringing hardstyle kettlebell training to the West when he founded the Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) in 2001. In 2012 he founded StrongFirst, a school of strength that promotes hardstyle training techniques.