UKC SPARTAN WARRIOR (online challenge)

This month’s free online kettlebell challenge will be held in our biggest kettlebell community with 63,000 members and runs from the 7th of February 2025 until the end of the month.

The discipline is the UKC SPARTAN WARRIOR.
Single kettlebell.
6 or 12 minute sets.
A maximum of 2 entries per set is allowed.
The combo to be performed is the kettlebell Hang Clean, Jerk, into an Overhead Reverse Lunge performed unbroken, with multiple switches allowed, for 6 or 12 minutes.

Novices who use the alternatives (as listed here) can enter but won’t be judged.

Full details for a valid rep, disqualification, and more can be found here and should be reviewed before entering.

• Submission
• Categories
• Winners
• Summary

Submission

Your video submission(s) should be posted in our community here, the link to that post should then be submitted together with your own verification of the scoring here for 6-minute entries, and here for 12-minute entries.

The official IKU™ judges will verify the top entries and by the end of the first week of March, the results will be made public.

All video submissions need to adhere to the filming requirements listed here.

Categories

We want to make it fair for everyone entering, therefore we have:

• Male
  • Novice
    • 12 kg / 26.4 lbs – Blue
    • 16 kg / 35.2 lbs – Yellow
  • Intermediate
    • 16 kg / 35.2 lbs – Yellow
    • 20 kg / 44.0 lbs – Purple
  • Advanced
    • 20 kg / 44.0 lbs – Purple
    • 24 kg / 52.8 lbs – Green
  • Expert
    • 24 kg / 52.8 lbs – Green
    • 28 kg / 61.6 lbs – Orange
• Female
  • Novice
    • 8 kg / 17.6 lbs – Pink
    • 12 kg / 26.4 lbs – Blue
  • Intermediate
    • 12 kg / 26.4 lbs – Blue
    • 16 kg / 35.2 lbs – Yellow
  • Advanced
    • 16 kg / 35.2 lbs – Yellow
    • 20 kg / 44.0 lbs – Purple
  • Expert
    • 20 kg / 44.0 lbs – Purple
    • 24 kg / 52.8 lbs – Green

• Novice (0 to 3 years of kettlebell training); or
• Intermediate (3 to 6 years of kettlebell training and/or a kettlebell sport competitor); or
• Advanced (6+ years of kettlebell training and/or kettlebell sports rank 3, 2, or 1); or
• Expert (6+ years and/or CMS, MS)

As a professional kettlebell sports competitor, you will be categorized as advanced.

Create a Profile

Create a free KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ account and update your profile to determine your category automatically:

1. Update your profile here
   • Gender
2. Update your kettlebell experience here
   • Years of kettlebell experience
3. Post your video in the group or on YouTube
4. Submit your self-verified scoring here for 6 and here for 12 minutes
5. Include a link to the video in your submission

Winners

The top 3 in each category will receive an IKU™ certificate and a $15 gift coupon to use in our online shop.

The winners in each category will receive 2 months of free IKU™ Gold membership on KETTLEBELL MONSTER™. The runners-up will receive 1 month free.

Everyone else will receive a certificate of participation.

A random draw will take place in each category thanks to Philipp Wolf and will receive the same price as the top 3.

Summary

1. Study the requirements
2. Film your submission
3. Post your submission in our community here (after the 7th of February)
4. Create a free KETTLEBELL MONSTER™ account
5. Update your profile here
6. Update your kettlebell experience here
7. Verify your scoring here for 6-minute entries; or
8. Verify your scoring here for 12-minute entries
9. Do all that before the end of February
10. Wait for the results to be announced in February

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in our community.