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Marina Orlík – info about accommodation (Lockpicking 2022)

2025-04-26T08:13:39+02:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

INFORMATION ON ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING AT THE 11TH ANNUAL LOCKPICKING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2022 This year's competition will again be held near the Vltava river, this time we will move a few tens of kilometers further from the Slap dam to the Eagle dam, again in a beautiful Czech landscape, approximately 100 km from Prague, near the town of Chrást (Kovářov) in the Písek district. To reserve accommodation at Marina Orlík or for other questions, send us an e-mail at info@lockpicking.team or fill out the registration form here. ACCOMMODATIONS [...]

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Regular ACL training sessions in Prague 2022

2025-04-26T08:13:53+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Trainings and seminars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

REGULAR ACL TRAINING IN PRAGUE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! ACL training will now be open to the general public after prior registration. Come and take a look and get a glimpse into the world of this fascinating sport. If you like solving puzzles and have patience, we can help you open your first lock. Maybe it will be the first step on a long path to becoming a champion in competitions in this discipline, or a specialist who will help develop new, safer locks. In addition, you will certainly make many friends with a common hobby. Please note, the association's [...]

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LockFest 2021 is Behind Us!

2025-04-26T08:14:06+02:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , |

We can call it a successful weekend, but once again, it flew by quickly. After a long three-year break, the international exhibition LockFest took place on the last weekend of September at the Thermal Hotel in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Friday morning started early, as booths had to be set up, exhibitors arrived throughout the day, and everyone was busy preparing. By the evening, we could finally relax and enjoy the Welcome Drink, which included a wine tasting of the Village series (Nové Vinařství) from the Mikulov wine region, near the Pálava Hills. A rich buffet with both hot and [...]

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Mini Lockpicking Competition 2021

2025-04-26T08:14:23+02:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , |

This year, we organized at least one small lockpicking competition as part of the international exhibition LockFest 2021, which took place on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in the afternoon at the Thermal Hotel in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The main sponsors of the event were Locksmith Service s.r.o. and A. Wendt GmbH. The competition featured only one discipline, where participants tested their skills on more challenging locks and cylinders. This was reflected in the opening times—if they managed to open them at all. The time limit for opening was 5 minutes, and only picks and tension tools were allowed, with [...]

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Lockpicking & LockFest 2021

2025-04-26T08:14:35+02:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , |

In the end, it passed quickly and finally we have a great event - LockFest. LockFest is a major international exhibition, a major event in the Czech Republic, where the security comes together. Foreign manufacturers and exhibitors, technicians and specialists from this field come here. The LockFest event is primarily intended for people dedicated to the security of persons and property, people in the services of private detectives or the government security area, providers of technical services for the protection of property and persons. After all, professional development is an integral part of each of us! And last but not [...]

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SURVEY – Lockpicking and Me

2025-04-26T08:14:45+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting|Tags: , , , |

Census of Lockpickers 2021 – Results of the “Lockpicking and Me” Survey The survey has been successfully completed! In 2021, following the national census of population, houses, and apartments in the Czech Republic, we decided to conduct the first historical census of lockpickers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The aim of the survey was to find out who is involved in lockpicking, what their experience is, and what they enjoy most about this hobby. Based on the responses, we gained a unique insight into the Czech and Slovak lockpicking community. Below is a summary of the results. Basic [...]

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Regular ACL training sessions 2021

2025-04-26T08:14:57+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Trainings and seminars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

ACL TRAINING SESSIONS IN KARLOVY VARY – NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Great news for castle lovers! ACL trainings are now open to the general public after prior registration. We have already organized spring and autumn trainings (2019-2020) in Prague with public participation and we are preparing trainings for 2021. This time in Karlovy Vary. Come and experience the fascinating world of lockpicking! If you enjoy solving puzzles and have patience, we can help you open your first lock. This might be the first step on a long journey towards becoming a champion in lockpicking competitions or a specialist in [...]

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Looking Back at 2020 – What Happened and What Didn’t?

2025-04-26T08:15:34+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, News and events|Tags: , , , , , , |

2020 IS BEHIND US?! WHAT HAPPENED & WHAT DIDN’T? Exactly a year ago, we counted down, “three, two, one… and soon it will be 2020,” stepping into the new year with excitement and big plans. However, none of us could have predicted what would happen in the spring… Despite everything, those 366 days flew by. We can now divide 2020 into the pre-COVID era and the COVID era. What We Accomplished At the beginning of the year, our chairwoman Nikol Ivanovová and the Czech Republic’s 2nd vice-champion in lockpicking, Karel Burian, appeared on the TV Seznam show Rozstřel. [...]

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Lockpicking in the Czech online world (COVID-19 pandemic 2020)

2025-04-26T08:15:53+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting|Tags: , , , , , , , |

WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? LOCKPICKING GOES VIRTUAL As we all know, we’ve had to retreat into the virtual world for a while. But there’s a silver lining—our community is growing stronger! Lockpickers are training more, and thanks to online platforms, we’ve made even more friends. This article highlights the achievements of lockpickers during the COVID era in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Lockpicking in the Digital Space We share photos and videos in our Facebook group “Lockpicking nás baví”, which now has nearly 200 members. Some are newcomers who have only been practicing lockpicking for a year but [...]

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Trainings in lockpicking 2020 are behind us

2025-04-26T08:15:59+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Trainings and seminars|Tags: , , , , , , |

A FEW TRAININGS HAVE BEEN MADE IN LOCKPICKING, BUT WE ALSO OPENED SAFES We organized several trainings in lockpicking, for the public or the association Narnie from Liberec. We also had a Czech-Hungarian training in Prague, where our colleagues not only from Hungary but also from Poland visited us (FB photo here). During this weekend meeting, we opened non-destructive safe locks and much more. Our trainings in lockpicking for the public were supplemented by basic theoretical knowledge - terminology of locks and lock systems, as well as the subsequent composition of the cylindrical insert. >>> PHOTO GALLERY HERE <<<  

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Wendt Open House 2020

2025-04-26T08:16:14+02:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , |

EVERY TWO YEARS IN THE SAME PLACE – WENDT OPEN HOUSE Once again, the Wendt Open House 2020 took place in Bergheim, Germany, at A. Wendt GmbH (Zieh-Fix). This event is held every two years at the end of winter and focuses on innovations in professional opening tools, automotive electronics, and various seminars. It also includes a competition in impressioning. As members of ACL and representatives of Locksmith CZ, we attended not only to observe but also to test the latest professional decoders for automotive locks, safe locks, and specialized manipulation tools for opening lock cylinders. All the [...]

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Mladá fronta DNES – Special Edition (February 26, 2020)

2025-04-26T08:16:32+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

The DOMA magazine issue, which is included every Wednesday in Mladá fronta DNES, was published on February 26, 2020, and is available only in the Czech language. You can find the full magazine issue here.

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“All Locks Can Be Opened,” Say Lockpickers in Rozstřel

2025-04-26T08:16:43+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

“ALL LOCKS CAN BE OPENED,” SAY LOCKPICKERS IN ROZSTŘEL Nikol Ivanovová, the chairwoman of the Association of Czech Lockpickers, sees lockpicking as a competitive sport. She was joined in Monday’s Rozstřel interview by Karel Burian, the second vice-champion of the Czech Republic in lockpicking. Lockpicking is the art of opening a lock without damage and without using a key. “I come from a family of locksmiths, so my father taught me the basics, and it felt natural to me,” Ivanovová explained. Together with Burian, she discussed who is legally authorized to open a home lock. The answer? Either [...]

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Home Security – What Should We Do?!

2025-04-26T08:16:56+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting|Tags: , , |

PROTECT YOUR OWN PROPERTY – AND YOUR NEIGHBOR’S TOO! Last year, 6,500 homes, apartments, and cottages were burglarized. Recently, the media has reported about a highly organized gang operating in Central Bohemia, and authorities have yet to catch them. In today’s world, good mechanical security alone is no longer enough – it needs to be combined with electronic security systems. Saying, “It will never happen to me, I don’t have anything valuable at home!” is the wrong approach. Even if a burglar enters your home and steals nothing, the psychological impact of knowing that someone invaded your personal [...]

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Regular ACL training sessions in Prague 2020

2025-04-26T08:17:08+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Trainings and seminars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

REGULAR ACL TRAINING SESSIONS IN PRAGUE – NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Great news for lockpicking enthusiasts! ACL training sessions are now accessible to the general public with prior registration. We have already held spring and autumn training sessions (2019) in Prague with public participation and are preparing monthly sessions for 2020 as well. Come and experience the fascinating world of lockpicking! If you enjoy solving puzzles and have patience, we can help you open your first lock. This might be the first step on a long journey towards becoming a champion in lockpicking competitions or a specialist in developing [...]

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A reminder of 2019 or what happened and did not happen

2025-04-26T08:17:21+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, News and events|Tags: , , , , , , |

YEAR 2019 IS OVER?! WHAT HAPPENED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN?! Three two one .. and in less than a minute the year 2020 is here. The previous 365 days have gone so fast and the same thing awaits us in 2020, but one more day?! Funny, but again there is a leap year with us. Before we fine-tune and debug our annual report of the Association of Czech Lockpickers, let's recall 2019 what made it special and what we did. An important change was that we organized regular lockpicking trainings where the public could participate. In the total number [...]

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Trainings in lockpicking 2019 are behind us

2025-04-26T08:17:36+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, Trainings and seminars|Tags: , , , , , , |

THROUGHOUT YEAR 2019, TRAINING SESSIONS IN LOCKPICKING WERE HELD Throughout the spring and autumn, we organized lockpicking trainings that were open to the public and held in Prague. We were visited by many future lockpickers, but also curious people. Next year we will focus more on the terminology of locks and lock systems, besides the disassembly and subsequent setting up of the cylinder will be the part of our trainings. Several dozen future lockpickers, enthusiasts or curious tried lockpicking. >>> PHOTO GALLERY HERE <<<

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Christmas Lockpick Party and Christmas Mini-Competition in Lockpicking 2019

2025-04-26T08:17:56+02:00By |Categories: All posts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Every year we organize ACL Christmas party in Sokolov not only for our members but also for invited guests. This time there were unbelievable 30 people, not only in the field of lockpicking, but also in the field of locksmithing (locksmiths and representatives of foreign companies Urban Alps AG, Keyprint Security Ltd). At the party there were of course home-made potato salad and chicken cutlets, rather maxi giant cutlets. There were also homemade cookies, which were not only in the shape of stars, rounds or trees, but in the shape of small keys or gingerbread and many other [...]

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The challenge how to open a cemetery chapel in non-destructive way?!

2025-04-26T08:18:03+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting|Tags: , |

THE CHALLENGE HOW TO OPEN A CEMETERY CHAPEL IN NON-DESTRUCTIVE WAY?! There are only 186 inhabitants in the village of Vrbno nad Lesy (as of 1 January 2019) and the oldest mention of the village dates back to 1143. The mayor of the village Mr. Radomír Volek asked us if we can help with opening the door from the old cemetery chapel and also make a key. We did not hesitate and accepted this challenge, part of the team of the Czech Lockpicker Association (a team of professional locksmiths) went on a journey to the North to [...]

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EVVA Training Autumn 2019

2025-04-26T08:18:25+02:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting|Tags: , , |

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, all-day professional training took place at EVVA in Barrandov, Prague, which was divided into three parts and some members of the Czech Lockpicker Association were there. First, Mr. Koudelka, CEO, introduced all of the participants to the company's product portfolio, namely mechanical locking approaches (MCS, 4KS, ICS, EPS, FPS) and electronic locking systems such as AirKey or Xesar. These electronic access systems are characterized by high security and ease of use with a smartphone. In the second part, Mr. Ladislav Kratochvíl (president of AZKS - Association of lock and key services) introduced [...]

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