What’s a Kettlebell? Diddy’s Weapon of Choice

Music mogul, vodka salesman and sometime rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested this week at UCLA where his son plays football. Diddy’s transgression? He allegedly assaulted an unidentified person (maybe a coach) at the university with a kettlebell. This obviously leads people to ask a lot of questions, but the biggest one is: what in hell is a kettlebell? Is kettlebell now going to be the new bad-ass Hollywood weapon, the nunchucks of the 21st century? After all, Diddy makes his living as a trendsetter. (Have a Ciroc, why don’t you?)

Well a kettlebell is a large round heavy weight like a cannonball — with a handle. It’s for strength, flexibility and cardio training. Here’s a page full of Kettlebells you can buy if you want to be like Diddy. In Russian (in case a movie villain uses it) a kettlebell is called a girya. (The kettlebell, or girya, was invented in Russia in the 18th century.) The Russians consider kettlebell lifting a distinct sport. Another question is did Diddy first say to his victim, before he started swinging his kettleball: c’mon, step into the circle?