Steve Cotter is a world renowned martial artist and strength and conditioning instructor. He is the owner of FullKOntact Kettlebells and Full KOntact Fitness. Steve is also director and founder of the most recent kettlebell and fitness certifying organization, the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation, with certified instructors in every continent: www.ikff.com . [1]
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| Name: Steve Cotter |
| Age: 40 |
| Location: San Diego, CA |
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Steve Cotter began formal training in physical development when he was 12 years old with the Internal Chinese Martial Arts system called hsing-I ch’uan (xingyiquan). He then trained tae kwon do full time throughout high school and into his mid twenties. Although Cotter loved physical development, his mother never allowed him to play any organized sports. Cotter’s last competition in point fighting was in 1996 in Taiwan. He fought for the USA Full Contact Kuoshu team in the World Championships, after he won two USA titles, in 1995 and 1996. In early 1997 Cotter began college full time and eventually received his degree in Kinesiology. In 2005 he began competing in Girevoy Sport Competitions and was the captain of the first ever USA team to compete in an international competition in Moscow, Russia. [2]
Cotter now lives in San Diego and Italy. He teaches seminars and instructor certification courses all throughout the world and has certified instructors in every continent. He is the world's most sought after kettlebell and fitness instructor due to his very clear and concise teaching style. [3]
• Director and Founder of the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation www.ikff.com
• 2 time US Full Contact Champion
• Team Member, USA National Kuoshu Team
• Bronze Medal Winner, 1996 World Kuoshu Games, Taiwan, R.O.C.
• Team Captain on First-ever USA Team to compete in World Championships of Girevoy Sport (Kettlebells); Moscow, Russia, 2005
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) - National Strength & Conditioning Assoc. (NSCA) [4]
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• Creator of Full K.O.ntact Kettlebells System and DVD series
• B.S. in Kinesiology, San Diego State University
• USA Weightlifting Club Coach
• Health/Fitness Instructor- American Colleges of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Trained in Dean Brittenham’s Elite Athletic Program-Shiley’s Sports Center [4]
• Strength and conditioning instructor for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers, NHL's Anaheim Ducks, MLB's Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodger as well as other professional sports teams, and the US NAVY SEALS in Virginia Beach and the US Marines at Quantico Marine Corps Base. [6]