HARDSTYLE VENTURA 2010

SAVE THE DATE: November 6 and November 7, 2010 Strength

—Day One: Bodyweight, Day Two: A Mystery

Workshop with Pavel

What is “Hardstyle”?

“Hardstyle” is reverse engineered body language of the most powerful people in the world.

Originally “hard style” referred to martial arts like karate which concentrated total body muscle tension into one extraordinary effort—“one punch, one kill”. When Pavel served in the Soviet Special Forces, his unit was among those who had adopted a karate-based style of hand-to-hand combat. The hard style of kettlebell training was born to support the hard style of fighting.

Determined to take the skill of strength as far as possible, Pavel researched every possible venue that could be of help ranging from reading obscure neuroscience papers and old Soviet biomechanics texts, to picking the brains of gymnastics, powerlifting, and arm-wrestling elite. Powerlifting coach Louie Simmons has said it best: “Pavel has reverse engineered what the strongest athletes do naturally”.  This is Hardstyle.