FLEXIBLE STEEL Introductory Workshop
Flexible Steel is a training system focused on building flexibility without losing strength and strength without losing flexibility. Why choose when you can develop both skills simultaneously? Build better body control with proven training methods.
The founder of the Flexible Steel system is Jon Engum, a Master StrongFirst and Grandmaster Taekwondo 7 Dan. The vast majority of the material included here comes from Pavel Tsatsouline, the founder of the StrongFirst strength school. Both organizations are partners.
Are flexibility and mobility limitations hindering you from achieving your training goals? This training is for you! Learn which techniques to use and what details to pay attention to in order to unlock your body to new possibilities that come with improved joint ranges.
Learn to properly perform exercises that enhance mobility and flexibility, logically structure training units, all so that your body can regain greater freedom of movement, and you can derive more satisfaction from your training.
Better body control also means increased safety and minimizing injury risk.
If you want your strength and fitness to go hand in hand with health, the knowledge and skills gained in this training will surely help you achieve that.
Flexible Steel INTRO:
Flexibility and Strength
Shoulders and Chest Overhead Positions
The overhead position (straight arms above the head) is a pose that many people struggle with today, especially if most of our time is spent in a hunched and closed position. Compounding such mobility deficiencies with strength training only worsens the situation. Firstly, it puts a brake on your strength potential, and secondly, it increases the risk of injury due to incorrect overhead press technique, for example. How can you build better ranges for a safer overhead position? You will learn about this in the training.
Hips and Ankles Pistol Squat
The Pistol Squat (one-legged squat) is a demanding form of squat that requires flexibility, mobility, strength, and good balance. It’s easier to perform it with a light weight that provides counterbalance than with bodyweight alone. The latter variant poses a greater challenge, especially for ankle joint mobility among other things. At the training, you will learn which exercises to use to improve mobility and flexibility to enhance your Pistol Squat technique or even consider it as a training goal.
FLEXIBLE STEEL in BULGARIA
Two individuals in the rank of Flexible Steel Instructor Specialist are responsible for organizing Flexible Steel certifications and events in Bulgaria.
Andżelika Stefańska-Kowalik
Professionally helps busy individuals build strength using kettlebells, barbells, and bodyweight. She also specializes in training to improve joint mobility and muscle flexibility. As a StrongFirst Teacher of Strength (Senior/Elite Instructor) and Flexible Steel Instructor Specialist, she trains and examines instructors during certifications worldwide, including in the USA, China, Italy, Greece, and South Korea.
She holds a title of Medical Trainer/Movement Therapist certified by REPs after completing a year-long Blackroll® Therapy training with distinction. She regularly aids individuals dealing with pain issues after injuries to return to physical activity, fitness, and full strength.
In her coaching work, she combines the philosophy of Eastern martial arts Kung Fu and StrongFirst. A four-time Wushu world champion and longtime representative of the Polish National Team. The founder and head of Centrum Kettlebell Krakow and author of online courses at Tiger-Zone. She believes strength is a choice.
Piotr Kowalik
The founder and head of the Sports Center and Martial Arts School IRBIS in Krakow. A trainer in Chinese martial arts and the coach of gold medalists in the Polish Wushu Championships.
He possesses knowledge and experience in building and developing human body skills in terms of fitness, coordination, strength, and endurance. An instructor of StrongFirst SFG2/SFB, Flexible Steel Instructor Specialist, Ground Force Method, and FMS. With passion and commitment, he imparts his knowledge during training at Centrum Kettlebell Krakow, as well as during conducted seminars and workshops. Since 2009, in his self-founded school, he has been teaching Chinese martial arts – Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu, which he has been training continuously since 1991. For years, he has been one of the most decorated, leading Kung Fu (Wushu) athletes in Poland. He trains traditional forms and sports forms, holding world champion titles won at the World Championships in 2004 in Chile and 2006 and 2010 in China.
Reserve your spot!
FLEXIBLE STEEL
INTRO WORKSHOP
- Participation in Flexibel Steel INTRO workshop
- Plovdiv - October 18, 2026
- Registration - 9:30-10:00
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Workshop - 10:00-16:30
(6h of workshops + 30 min break) - Certificate of participation in the workshop
☆ REFUND POLICY ☆
What if you cannot attend the workshop? Regardless of the reason why you are unable to attend the workshop you have purchased, the refund policy is as follows:
- Up to 14 days from the date of purchasing the workshop, you have the right to resign from participating in the workshop and recover 100% of the amount paid.
- If you resign from the workshop within 14 days before the workshop, the fee is not refunded.
- In the event of resignation from the workshop within 14 days from the date of purchase and up to 14 days before the workshop, you get a refund of 50% of the amount paid.
At any time after purchasing the workshop and no later than 2 days before the workshop, you can transfer your purchased place to another person who is not registered for the workshop.
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