Giorgio Rojas

Location: Sydney, Australia

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Giorgio Rojas is a level 1 Certified Kettlebell Teacher (CKT), and one of the first in Sydney, Australia to be certified by world class trainer Steve Cotter. Giorgio's experience in fitness and martial arts began at the age of seven, in his native country Peru. He started in Karate where he attained his Black Belt and then he moved to Australia and started kick boxing at the age of thirteen. A few years later he studied the chinese art of Praying Mantis Boxing and then later found the smooth art of Brazilian JiuJitsu. Giorgio has been training Brazilian JiuJItsu for six years and was recently awarded his purple belt under Royler Gracie's student Brunno Panno. Giorgio has experience in competing gaining first, second and third place in various Brazilian JiuJitsu competitions throughout Australia.

Giorgio has been Kettlebell training now for two years and it has become a very significant part of his everyday life. The training has assisted him in all aspects of living including his full-time professional career as a musician. He is a drummer and is currently touring the world full time. The flexibility that Kettlebell training provides, means that he can train anywhere he is touring. He constantly seeks like minded people to train with and also teaches where he goes. As a martial artist, Giorgio believes that you have to take care of your mind and body because they are the important tools in life.

He has a very patient and energetic method of teaching. His experience in learning has developed his passion and knowledge for teaching. He gets enormous satisfaction from seeing people grow and progress through Kettlebell training.

Jason Donaldson

Location: Perth, Western Australia

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Website: www.thecellfitness.com.au

    * International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation (IKFF) Certified Kettlebell Trainer
    * CrossFit Affiliate Owner since January 2008
    * CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
    * CrossFit Gymnastics Coach
    * CrossFit Running & Endurance Training Sports Coach
    * Australian Weightliftng Federation (AWF) State Weightlifting & Sports Power Coach
    * Australian Strength & Conditioning Assoc. (ASCA) Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach
    * ASCA Mentor Coach
    * Advanced Boxing Instructor
    * Police Life Support First Aid Certificate
    * Royal Life Saving Society – Bronze Medallion
    * CrossFit HQ Certification Trainer – Brisbane, October 2009 (Intern)

Jason is an accomplished athlete having been involved in sport from a young age. He has played Australian Rules Football at State and Western Australia Football League (WAFL) Colts level and trained at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in long jump, triple jump, 100m and 200m sprints. Jason received representative honours during high school in many sports including, athletics, football, water polo, baseball, softball, rugby league, rugby union, cricket and basketball. Jason first commenced strength and conditioning training at the age of 13 to assist him with his sporting pursuits.

An operational Police Sergeant with over 15 years at the front line of crime in WA, Jason has been CrossFitting and training with Kettlebells since early 2006. Jason knows first-hand what it is like to rely on your fitness to simply stay alive and protect others. His main training aim is to attain and maintain an elite level of fitness that ensures he is ready for anything. Jason has coached the Australian Army and the WA Police and has a special interest in fitness for the Tactical & Combat Athlete.

Kate Kraschnefski

Location: Brisbane, Queensland

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Website: www.krasch.com.au

*Certified Kettlebell Teacher - Level 1 (IKFF)
*Certificate III & IV - Fitness (Australian Institute of Fitness)
*Bachelor of Applied Science (University of Queensland)
*Certificate in Nutrition & Diet (Beck Health & Nutrition)
*Group Cycling, Yoga & Pilates Instructor (Multitrax)

Since 2004, Kate has been a Personal Trainer with a passion for helping her clients achieve happiness & health through fitness.  Kate has trained with Kettlebells since 2008, and was excited to become an IKFF Certified Kettlebell Teacher in 2009.  Along with fellow CKT Nathan Barrett, she runs the Brisbane Kettlebell Crew, which is outdoor group Kettlebell training sessions for all ages, shapes and sizes.  Having fought her own weight loss battle in her early 20's, Kate is particularly interested in helping people embrace the Kettlebell as an effective weight management tool. 

In addition to her Personal Training endeavours, Kate is a Lecturer at the Australian Institute of Fitness, where she finds it an absolute privilege to train up and coming fitness professionals.

Coach Stef Sifandos

Location: Cockburn Central. Western Australia

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Website: www.thecellfitness.com.au

Credentials
    * CrossFit Affiliate Owner
    * CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
    * CrossFit Gymnastics Coach
    * CrossFit Running & Endurance Training Sports Coach
    * AWF State Weightlifting and Sports Power Coach
    * Certificate IV in Fitness – TAFE
    * ASCA Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach
    * ASCA Mentor Coach
    * International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation (IKFF) Certified Kettlebell Trainer
    * Gym Jones Athletic Development Seminar Attendee
    * Senior First Aid Certificate
    * Bachelor of Behavioral Science – Major in Philosophy. University of Notre Dame
    * Ayurvedic Practitioner & Massage Therapist – Office located in Central Fremantle

Stef has a deep interest in all that challenges him, not only physically but also psychologically and spiritually. For many years as a constant discovery of self, Stef has purposely placed himself in physically compromising situations in order to strengthen and test himself, his capabilities and potential. Stef has developed a broad understanding of what it truly means to be fit in real terms. Stef is heavily involved in Boxing, Brazilian Ju Jitsu, short and long distance triathlons, running, cycling, intensified strength and power training.

Stef also has a strong interest and passion for extreme outdoor sports such as rock climbing, hiking, mountain climbing, trekking, white water rafting, mountain bike riding and nature and the elements itself, and has spent time trekking in the Amazon, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Thailand, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and has cycled solo around Italy.

Knowing oneself and their capabilities is paramount to who Stef is. He believes it is a constant search via an at times painful journey that truly has no end, due to the ever changing nature of self. Stef realizes that the blood, sweat and tears expelled in the gym can only help prepare one for the reality of life and its obstacles, but that real training is done within.

Patrick J Land

Location: Melbourne and surrounding areas

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Website: www.goaloutdoortraining.com.au
Telephone: 0438 388 711

Patrick J Land is a cert  111 & 1V personal trainer based in Melbourne Australia. Patrick uses kettlebells to get his clients to reach peak fitness physically and mentally. Training his clients in various locations ranging from local parks to his clients office or home He has found that whatever his clients requirements and abilities are, by starting with basic body weight exercises and gradually teaching  correct technique and posture while using kettlebells, his clients fitness and general health has improved far quicker than with any other method of training. Patrick had the pleasure of being trained last year by Steve Cotter which has been the highlight of his career in personal training. Patrick has adapted Steve’s teaching skills to improve his clients technique and also further improve their state of mind during training. Patrick has completed certs in Advanced resistance training , Managing back pain, Shoulder injuries rehab, dealing with Knee injuries and Pilate floor exercises. Patrick is also a member of I.K.F.F and Fitness Australia.

Daniel Harkness

Location: Frankston Melbourne Victoria 3199, Australia

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Website: www.alliancept.com.au

My background is Martial arts , Judo ,kung fu, Jujitsu,karate. I have also done a lot of yoga ,Power yoga and Brikram yoga. I have been in the health and fitness industry working as a personal trainer for ten years. I attended a workshop with Steve Cotter about 3 years ago. This opened my eyes up to something very special . Since then I have continued to keep lifting and learning. I have since obtained my Level I CKT  and look forward to doing my Level 2 CKT. I have also opened my own business so I can teach as many people the benefits of kettlebell lifting as possible.    YOU + ALLIANCEPT =FITTER,STRONGER,LEANER,MORE CONFIDENT YOU

QUALIFICATIONS
-IKFF Level I
-Thai Massage Practioner
-Thump Boxing for fitness Advanced Instructor
-Pilates Level I mat teacher
-Certified level 3,4 IN Fitness

Nathan Wells

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

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Qualifications:
- Premier Training Diploma in Personal Training & Sports Therapy Massage (UK)
- International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation (IKFF) Certified Kettlebell Trainer
- Australian Kettlebell Instructor (AKI)
- Fitness Australia Member
- Senior First Aid Certified
- Power Plate Instructor

My main aims as a Personal Trainer are to introduce effective training sessions and encourage clean eating habits so my clients can live a long, healthy, strong & satisfying life without pain or injury.  After being introduced to kettlebells in 2007 by a good friend, I have been using them ever since to deliver challenging full body workouts that promote fat loss, joint mobility, improved posture and aid in the development of strength, work capacity, aerobic endurance and all-round mental toughness. I am available for outdoor one to one or group training sessions in Melbourne.  Let me show you how this very simplistic and 'no frills' piece of equipment can offer a very fulfilling workout & improve your long term well-being.

Karen Ellis

Location: Tasmania; Circular Head District; Smithton township

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Postal Address: Forest Post Office, 256 Mengha Rd, Forest, Tasmania 7330

About Me: My parents introduced me to dance studies at a young age. I eventually taught various styles of dance before having three children. While dancing I began practising the Iyengar method of Yoga & continued this after dance, during pregnancies & still do today. Through personal challenges ( an unknown longer right leg causing challenges with my back) I furthered my interest in stretching & flexibility in 2006 studying with Internationally renowned Stretching & Flexibility author & teacher Kit Laughlin, who I continue to study with each year. Kits method of working with the body gave me knowledge & practical skills which allowed me to work with my longer leg & I am now free of discomfort. However, my body while flexible & free of pain was not strong, that was until I started training with Kettle Bells. I now look forward to increasing my strength and helping others to build stronger & leaner physiques. I respect & admire Steve's work ethics & approach to training. My classes are a combination of Kit's stretching & Steve's strength training using kettle bells & body weight; I enjoy & welcome individuals of all ages & abilities to attend the classes and work towards achieving their goals.
I have also trained in Stretch Teaching, Stretch Therapy, Naturopathy, Kinesiology & Nutrition and am currently completing training in Nutritional Medicine & Western Herbal Medicine.

Classes
Classes follow the Tasmanian public school holiday timetable and are held at The Uniting Church Hall, Emmett St. in Smithton, North / West Tasmania.
Monday 6 - 7pm Kettle Bells 7.15 - 8.15pm Stretch class
Wednesday 9.15 - 10.45am Kettle Bell & Stretching combo class
Thursday 6 - 7pm Kettle Bells 7.15 - 8.15pm Stretch class focused on 'Overcoming Neck & Back Pain'
Friday 9.15 - 10.45am Kettle Bell & stretching combo class
Friday night 6 - 7.30pm Yoga style stretch class ( held at Stanley Primary School) 

Adam Fato

Location: Melbourne, Victoria

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My background is in sports athletics in sports such basketball playing in the national league, I have a great passion for training people to increase work capacity and functionality aswell as the mental challenge of a workout. Techniques such as Kettlebells,Powerbands, Power ropes and Olympic weightlifting are the things I do with clients to ensure training is always different but challenging.
Joint mobility is also apart of my training I believe is very important which i have learnt with IKFF and look forward to further learn and apply to my training with clients.  

Qualifications:
- Certificate 3 fitness and Certificate 4 in Personal Training
- IKFF CRT (Level 1)
- Level 2 Aussie Kettlebells Instructor
- Senior First Aid
- Kinect Australia Member

Lorraine Dennis

Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Telephone: 04000 81123

Having had the pleasure of learning Kettlebell training from a consumate professional like Steve Cotter has enabled me to offer the best possible classes to all my committed & dedicated clients.  His attention to detail in both form and technique has taught me the importance of achieving the most out of Kettlebell training, which I have passed on to each participant.  My clients have all become noticeably fitter & stronger since using Kettlebells.  This simple tool really does offer a challenging full body workout each & every time you train and I believe it is second to none. 
As a Paul Chek Health & Lifestyle Coach, I promote clean eating & lifestyle habits to help people achieve their fat loss goals and to attain a higher level of wellbeing.

I combine Kettlebell training with effective stretching and flexibility work learned through another great teacher, Kit Laughlin.  This allows greater muscle flexibility and joint mobility which compliments Kettlebell training perfectly.  Added to this is my Pilates training which allows me to effectively teach people the ability to engage their all important core muscles which is paramount not just in Kettlebell Training, but life.

Qualifications:
Certified Kettlebell Teacher
Pilates Instructor
Stretch Therapist & Stretch Teacher
Chek Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1
Massage Therapist

Classes are held at Mernda Uniting Church Hall & Laurimar Community Centre, Doreen in Melbourne. 

Class Times:
Monday        6-7am, 9:15-10:15 & 2-3pm
Tuesday        2-3pm & 6:30-7:30pm
Wednesday   6-7am
Thursday       1-2pm  &  2-3pm
Friday           6-7am  &  2-3pm
Sunday          6:30-7:30pm

Miskad Kidd

Location: Hobart, Tasmania

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My family and I moved across from Indonesia to settle in Australia in January 2010.  After seventeen years in the Asian fitness industry I had found myself working a stressful managerial job at a big Fitness First club in Jakarta, on the ground floor of an old shopping centre, and spent the daylight hours in air-conditioning with brief trips out of the gym to fuel up on Starbucks.

I had long since given up my first love, teaching aerobics, which was my route into the fitness industry when as a skinny teenager I left the familiar rice fields of my hometown in West Java for the dirty skies of Jakarta and a place at the country’s top Sports University. Actually no one liked my classes in those early days. I knew they were wondering why this skinny, self-consciously awkward guy from the rice fields was teaching them aerobics.

So, I went out and bought an odd pair of colourful socks and wore them for my class. Everyone laughed. And so if nothing else, at least they would remember who I was. My colourful socks defined me.

Moving to Australia has been much easier. Hobart’s gym industry couldn’t be friendlier to a newcomer like me and I have been harvesting the fruits of those seventeen years slogging it out in Asia. My name can now be found on the timetables of three of Hobart’s best gyms. I teach Hi-Lo, BodyCombat, BodyBalance, Circuit, Group Kick, Group Groove, Cross-Trainer and Punch Fit just to name a few, and I’ll be taking personal training clients again in the new year.

One of the last things I did in Asia was to attend a workshop with Steve Cotter in Bangkok. I love working out with kettlebells. The endorphin-rush of swinging a bell on a sunny Hobart morning looking out over the River Derwent beats Starbucks any day and I am keen to bring this magical experience to my group exercise classes with a combination of boxing drills and kettlebells.

Even in the darker days of Jakarta I saw it as a priority to demonstrate what many will say is one of my greater strengths, my infectious enthusiasm. Mindset is very important and I always want to show that working out is fun not pain.

David Robertson

Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Telephone: 0428 545 733

David has represented Scotland at age grade level in rugby union and rugby league as well as playing professional rugby league for London Skolars. He previously ran his private gym in South London, UK specialising in unconventional, but highly functional training techniques. His clients are challenged with olympic weightlifting, kettlebells, sandbags, power ropes and much more in order to provide them with the most varied and enjoyable training experience possible. David has also been featured on national television, radio and the written press in the UK. He moved to Melbourne in December 2010 and will be opening his own private gym there in 2011.

Serhat Tongur

Location: Sydney, Australia

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Website: http://www.turkishgetup.com.au/
Website: http://www.serhattongur.com/
Telephone: 0 415 103 880

Serhat has been living in Sydney since 2003,who is a Level 2 IKFF Certified Kettlebell Teacher and AIF Master Trainer. He uses the kettlebell training as one of his powerful training tools to accomplish the training goals of his clients.Utilizing a combination of kettlebells and bodyweight training, he has taken his clients training and conditioning to new levels.
Kettlebell training has been a great addition to his fitness routine and he has realized great physical and cardiovascular results as well unintentional rehabilitation consequences to various injuries. As a Certified Kettlebell Teacher through the IKFF, he hopes to share with others what he has learned and to inspire people to integrate different activities such as kettlebell training into their own fitness routines.

Kent Pumpa

Location- Haberfield Sydney & Newfarm Brisbane

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Website: www.bootcampsaustralia.com

For those who don’t know me, my name is Kent Pumpa and I am the Director and owner of Boot Camps Australia. My head office and gym is in New Farm Brisbane and Sydney. I have over 12 yrs years experience as a health and fitness professional and leader in the industry. Throughout my career I have always worked closely with industry partners including Australian Institute of Personal Trainers where I mentor and train up and coming PT professionals. I’m also a IKFF CKT Kettle bell instructor and help promote Steve Cotter and the IKFF in Australia. From a young age I have been heavily involved with sports on a professional and personal level. I thoroughly enjoy challenging my mind and body to achieve great results which I hope to encourage you to do the same. So for all your fitness needs go to www.bootcampsaustralia.com for a location near you.