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Jaimal Yogis with Cassandra Feliciano, Coco Keevan, Olivia Martin, and Jenna Scatena | Photography by Jayms Ramirez / Alex Tehrani / Dmitry Gudkov | | December 21, 2011

"Take your mind off of the numbers and focus on the elegance of your execution." -Maya

Australia’s 1st Master of Sport, Emily Friedel interviews Maya about motherhood, double jerks for women, and the history of the ICKB Girls:

You are a mother, as is one of your team members, how have you guys achieved such a high level of lifting with so much else going on in your lives?

“…I think kettlebell fitness, as opposed to sport, is far more compatible with my lifestyle right now, but I got into the competitive aspect of this long before I knew what I was up against as a mother (our son was only 10 months old when we first started competing).  The only reason I didn’t give up after a series of disappointments and failed attempts on the platform is because Steve, Jess, Sara, and Surya wouldn’t let me…”

READ the FULL interview HERE

Eduardo sporting his IC apparel on the podium

Congratulations to Eduardo for winning the Silver Medal in the Black Belt Division at the 2010 Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Irvine, CA today!

As part of Team USA, Mike and Annie always fight amongst the best in the world

Meanwhile Annie and Michael were down in El Salvador fighting in the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships.   Annie writes: “Mike and I didn’t have a good year this year at Pan Ams. Mike went 0-2 yesterday and I went 0-1 (I didn’t get pulled through to fight in the repechage).  However, I got the chance to redeem myself in the team competition going 3-0 helping win against Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Argentina.  I had to fight up a division (-52kg) because the team event only had certain weight classes and mine (-48kg) wasn’t picked. So I fought up and was able to redeem myself…”

We are extremely proud of all of our athletes. Win or lose, you guys represent the IC to the fullest.  Keep up the great work!

Team Ice Chamber made another impressive showing this weekend at the World LongCycle Championship in NYC!

Mel won the Silver (earned CMS rank) while Jen took the Gold in their respective weight classes of the 16kg division.

Sara and Surya take it to the next level by winning two Golds in the 24kg division!

Finally, Maya took gold in her weight class and simultaneously became (along with Lorna Kleidman) one of the last women to earn a MS rank in the 20kg Long Cycle (current WKC rankings).  With this accomplishment, the ICKB Girls became the only team in the country to be comprised 100% of Masters of Sport!

Best,
Steven

Karen Dutina featured in World Kettlebell News!

Be sure to pick up today’s (Tuesday, November 10th) edition of the Wall Street Journal to see Celebrity Chef Beth Wells and the Ice Chamber featured in the paper’s “What’s Your Workout?” section.

You can also read the online version and watch the video of Beth clean, jerk, and snatching her favorite kettlebells!

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In case you missed the ICKB Team on KGO Channel 7′s View from the Bay this afternoon, here is the video stream.

Enjoy!

Michael Eldred took Gold at the 2009 USA Judo Senior National Championships in San Diego, CA over the weekend.  This win has secured his spot in the World Championships to be held August 26-30 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Congratulations Michael on another remarkable performance!

Check out today’s EXAMINER.com article on KB Sport and the ICKB Girls!

“…If the sport conjures images of burly weight lifters grunting through a series of vein-popping sets, you’ll find none of that at Ice Chamber. The usual stereotypes fail to apply here. And if you hang around long enough, contrary themes about fitness, lifting weights, the sport of kettlebell and how all of this applies to women emerge…”

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