Yesterday I travelled to Baltimore, Maryland, the location of Dan Cenidoza's Be-More Training facility. Dan was selected by Iron Mind Enterprises to be my witness / judge for my Red Nail certification attempt.
The Red Nail is one of the challenge based certifications offered by Iron Mind. Completion of this, under official conditions while adhering to a strict set of rules, will enable one to be added to a list of world class short steel benders. The Red Nail is a 5/16" thick by 7" long piece of cold rolled steel bar. The hands are protected with minimal padding, only a pair of Iron Minds pads which do NOT add additional leverage to the bar. Then, while using only the hands to contact the bar, it must be bent, un-braced, into a "U" shape in under 1 minute.
Becoming certified on the Red has been a goal of mine since I started a little over a year and a half ago. With hard work, determination, and perseverance - goals can be achieved. What training goals do you have? Are you willing to do what it takes to make them happen?
3 comments:
Nice one Chris.
Smokin fast!!!
Thanks Scott and John, it's nice to have the goal of certification on the Red crossed off my list.
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