A short review of the Kevin Kearns Certification week-end;
I have to say that after all this time I was excited and nervous about finally meeting Kevin Kean's. I've got to know him a little through telephone calls and Skype, which my son Brandon loves to sit in on and thanks to my friend Ryan wonders if the person on the other line is trapped inside the computer. The day didn't start well, as my lift to Dublin's cars breaks decided to fail on Saturday morning. So we had to drive through Belfast to John's house and transfer everything to his Jeep and then finally, we where on our way. We arrived a little later than I had anticipated and much later than I had told Kevin, so I was a little stressed. The was some comedy value at the end of the journey where Ken's old sign (where the old gym was situated) caused us some initial confusion.
I immediately apologised to Kevin, who made me feel at ease and said, "Don't stress your here now" I met his friend Scott, who is such a warm and friendly person and then it was time for the introduction and formalities. The music kicked off with my favourite Drop Kick Murphy's song and we where on our way with warm-up phase one, "movement prep" I love this warm-up and it was great to have Kevin do it for the class and turn it up a notch. This warm-up is a moving one, therefore raises the temperature gradually as a warm-up should. Warm-up phase two, "core killer" should be the foundation of any body's training as it addresses the entire core. Kevin explained to the participation's what the core was and before I met Kevin I thought it was just the abdominal region. Ladder drills. I find these drills to be a lot of fun and very stimulating, but as always Kevin has a way of turning things up a beat. Throughout this seminar I can honestly say that I have never sweated so much in my entire athletic carear and off I went to change my tee shirt. One of the many aspects of the week-end was Kevin's encouragement of team involvement and we high fived each other after each drill. As this was a certification week-end and not just a seminar, we all got to teach a technique in front of the class, was was really nerve wrecking for someone like me who is not used to this. Still this was a worthwhile exercise and I got to see all different strategies on how to present a technique and as Bruce Lee used to say, "Absorb what is useful"
Kevin shouts, "We like it we love it", and we respond with, "We want more of it" Even though my body was screaming, "dude your almost forty now, stop this" I wanted more! Kevin's enthusiasm for the fitness industry is infectious. His expert tuition and friendly demeanour makes the week-end one that I will never forget. Day two and once more the sweat was flying as we flew through some ladder drills. On occasion Kevin gave us some great lectures, not just on fitness but to motivate, encourage and that great all American, " I can do" attitude. I was impressed that he remembered some of our conversations and somewhat embarrassed that I got a lot of the credit for bringing him to Ireland. One of the highlights (which there where many) was the "Gas in the tank" circuit training. I believe it was sixteen continues circuits of pure Kearns genius. One of the many things that i love about Kevin's system is the sport specific movements, that mimic the movements of MMA/BJJ and buil a strong core at the same time. This was truly awesome and I loved throwing knees, with my partner holding the superband offering me encouragement. I learnrd that MMA is also a team sport and also family which is what Kevin said, "You are now part of the Kevin Kearns family and if you need any questions, just let me know" He means it to!
In conclusion this was a fantastic week-end! A week-end of making new friends, learning and getting my ass burned by the burn master Kevin Kearns. After we had completed the test at the end and Kevin reviewed our answers we each received our certificated, which I am very proud of!
If I can say one more thing to Kevin, "WE LIKE IT WE LOVE IT, WE WANT MORE OF YOU!"
Burton! I would highly recomend that you bring Kevin Kearns to Hawaii. You guys would get on great!!
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