The Ohio Kettlebell Club is dedicated to teaching hardstyle kettlebell technique taught by the RKC.  We do this by providing seminar based instruction preparing victims for RKC certification challenges, like the HKC, RKC I, and RKC II.  Private training is also available.

Currently all instruction is provided by RKC Gary R. Music, Chief Instructor OKC. 

Other important instructors affiliated with the Ohio Kettlebell Club:


RKC Chief Instructor Pavel RKC 

RKC Senior Instructor and Team Leader Brad Nelson

Amy Dudley, RKC II

Field Stark, RKC

Renee  Yorkievitz, RKC

Be sure to check out the first ever HKC (Hard Style Kettlebell Challenge on the events page.  This is the first ever RKC kettlebell instructor certification in Ohio. 



Gary Music Chief Instructor, Ohio Kettlebell Club (OKC), Shurite Kempo Technique Association (SKTA)

Sensei Gary Music began training in Sang Moo Kwan Taekwondo in 1973 at the age of 13. Sang Moo Kwan Taekwondo is an offshoot of Shotokan Karate-do. Sensei Music attained a rank of first Dan in 1976 at the Gary Harris Taekwondo Institute in Mansfield Ohio. Gary began weight training at this time with his father, James Commodore Music, (101’st Airborne WWII and Korean war Vet) who also taught Mr. Music boxing, shooting and survival skills. These skills were later honed in the military as a USAF aviator and parachute rigger specialist, Officer Music retired in 2002.   

Mr. Music also worked as a FAA Air Traffic Controller and a subject matter expert on South American airlift and security. From 1998 to 2000 Major Music was the USAF go to man for South American operations.  Major Music was the Director of Operations for the first Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in South America, the 12th EAS. Ending his AF career in 2002 as the worldwide program manager for all C-130 Aircrew Training at AMC HQ, Scott AFB.

During Sensei Music's 22 years in the military he traveled worldwide searching out instructors in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Philippines and Thailand honing his hard style striking skills and becoming one of the countries leading authorities on old style kata training and advanced bunkai. Sensei Music also holds a black belt in Ju-jitsu, training with notable instructors such as Dr. Don Smith (taught by Don Dreager at the Kodokan) and John Saylor founder of Shin Gi Tai Ju-jitsu. Sensei Music’s primary instructors are the noted Aikido and Karate Master Vic Louis, Kempo Master the late Stan Hart, kicking master and fighter the legendary Bill Wallace.

Sensei Music continued his study of Karate-Do to this day attaining 6th Dan ranking in Shotokan Karate-Do and Taekwondo. He also is ranked at 6th Dan in Shurite Kempo, and is the Chief Instructor for the Shurite Kempo Technique Association and the Ohio Kettlebell Club in Shiloh, Ohio. Sensei Music began studying Shurite Kempo with the late Sensei Stan Hart in 1984. All of Sensei Music’s rank is certified through the AIKA.

Mr. Music’s kettlebell training began 5 years ago in his basement as a self training hobby. In 2009 Sensei Music decided to search out the leading authority on kettle bells and receive formal training from Pavel Tsatsouline and the RKC staff. He is now a cert I instructor in hard style kettle bell training, and training for a cert II level.   Brad Nelson is Mr. Music's primary kettlebell instructor at this time and is a technical advisor to the Ohio Kettlebell Club.   

Phone: (419) 543-0283
Ohio Kettlebell Club
137 Scott Street
Shiloh, Ohio 44878
www.ohiokettlebellclub.com

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