Midwest Kettlebell Sport Association

pion of Russia and the World renowned Kettlebell Sport Coach with International Kettlebell Sport and Fitness Association (IKSFA) . Along with Sergey Rudnev, she has also trained with Vasily Ginko, IUKL general Secretary and Latvian Team Coach, Hetmanenko Serhiy, Honored coach of Ukraine and AKA Head Coach, Anton Anasenko-GSU president and head coach, Honored Master of Sport in Russia and Valentyn Berbenychuk, president of Ukrainian Kettlebell Federation, Honored Coach, Honored Master of Sport. Rhonda began teaching kettlebell in the basement of her home which transformed into a 4000 sq ft Kettlebell Sport and Fitness facility. It is the first IKSFA International Training station where athletes from around the world can train at any time. Kettlebell Hot Spot has trained over 1,250 athletes, students, children and adults of all ages since it first opened in 2010 creating 37 Sport Team Athletes. It is anticipated that all these athletes could qualify for International Championships as members of Team USA. Three years in a row Kettlebell Hot Spot has had qualifying athletes who went on to compete internationally on Team USA Kettlebell Sport. In 2014, KBHS had its first qualifying athlete for Team USA and traveled to Hamburg, Germany. In 2015, KBHS created 4 Qualifying athletes to compete in Dublin, Ireland. Year three 2016, KBHS brought 3 of its team members to Aktobe, Kazakhstan. We have created alliances throughout the Kettlebell Community which has resulted in our success. It is known throughout the world that Russian team is the strongest team at all World Championships which is why we decided to connect and build bridges with the longest standing Kettlebell Sport Teams and athletes to advance our technique and Kettlebell Sport Knowledge. Our first allegiance is with The American Kettlebell Alliance (AKA) was founded in January 2012 with a simple purpose: to promote the growth of world-class kettlebell lifting in the Americas. The strength of this purpose has propelled the AKA to become the largest and fastest growing kettlebell sport organization in the Americas. The goal of the AKA is to promote kettlebell sport in accordance with international (IUKL) standards by supporting individual athletes, coaches and clubs. The AKA achieves this goal by:
• Providing information about kettlebell training, techniques and skills
• Organizing workshops, clinics and professional certification programs
• Sponsoring tournaments and other competitive events
• Publishing a unified ranking table based on international standards
Today, the AKA is recognized as the official representative of the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL), the sport’s governing body. As an international group, we also strive to strengthen friendship and cooperation between nations though competitive sport. As kettlebell coaches and athletes, we recognize the health and fitness benefits of kettlebell lifting for athletes of all ages. We actively promote the development of sport mastership among athletes at the junior, adult and senior levels. The AKA is a nonprofit organization; we welcome all to join who share the goal of promoting kettlebell lifting. All AKA members are independent but agree to hold competitions according to the rules and standards of the IUKL. Members may charge participants and spectators whatever they wish for such events and keep any profits; AKA does not charge fees or require any payment from members. Top AKA lifters also qualify to become members of Team USA, the official team selected to represent the United States in the IUKL World Championship held each November. Since first competing in 2013 Team USA has progressed to being the 5th ranked kettlebell sport team in the world out of over 50 countries participating.