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100 Key Topics on Lockpicking and Security

2025-03-23T13:51:37+01:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, News and events|Tags: , , , |

100 Key Topics on Lockpicking and Security Throughout 2025, we’re bringing you a unique blog series exploring the world of locks, security, and non-destructive entry. Every Monday and Thursday, a new article dives into a timeless, engaging, and practically focused topic. From the history of locksmithing to modern technologies, from security psychology to everyday risks – this blog is for lockpicking enthusiasts and anyone wanting to better understand what protects them. Below you’ll find all the articles published so far. Welcome to a world where a lock is not an obstacle, but a story waiting to be unlocked. [...]

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15 Years of ACL: Looking Back at Our History and Looking Ahead to the Future 🔐🎉

2025-03-22T08:58:56+01:00By |Categories: All posts, Interesting, News and events|

15 YEARS OF THE CZECH LOCKPICKERS ASSOCIATION | LOOKING BACK AT OUR HISTORY AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE 🔐🎉 This year, we celebrate 15 years of the Czech Lockpickers Association (ACL) on both the Czech and international scene. Since our founding in 2010, we have made great strides in raising awareness about lockpicking as a sport while actively contributing to education and security testing. The pioneer and founder of ACL, Evžen Ivanov, played a key role in establishing the association and laying its solid foundation. Thanks to him, ACL has become a respected organization that brings together lockpicking [...]

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You can already register for the 12nd Czech Lockpicking Championship 2024

2025-03-21T19:53:20+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

From February, 2024, you can register for the 12nd Czech Lockpicking Championship 2024, which will take place on April 12. 2024 in Marina Orlík. Find out more about the championship here.   The registration form can no longer be filled out.  

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Marina Orlík – info about accommodation (Lockpicking 2024)

2025-03-21T19:53:03+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

INFORMATION ON ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING AT THE 12ND ANNUAL LOCKPICKING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2024 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. ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE MARINA ORLÍK The price for [...]

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LockFest 2023 is over!

2025-03-21T20:08:57+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , |

Lockfest 2023: The Largest Locksmith Trade Fair in the Czech Republic Every two years, the Lockfest trade fair takes place at the Thermal Hotel in Karlovy Vary, bringing together professionals from the security, locksmithing, and lockpicking industries. The 2023 edition was no exception, as experts gathered once again to share knowledge, explore new technologies, and discuss the latest trends in the field. This year’s event was filled with innovation, professional seminars, and networking opportunities for security professionals, locksmiths, and lockpickers. Throughout the two-day event on Saturday and Sunday, visitors had the chance to explore a wide range of exhibitors [...]

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You can already register for the 11th Czech Lockpicking Championship 2022

2025-03-21T19:53:47+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

From 1 August, 2022, you can register for the 11th Czech Lockpicking Championship 2022, which will take place on October 28-30 2022 in Marina Orlík. Find out more about the championship here. The registration form can no longer be filled out.  

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Marina Orlík – info about accommodation (Lockpicking 2022)

2025-03-21T19:53:57+01:00By |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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LockFest 2021 is Behind Us!

2025-03-21T20:09:55+01:00By |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

2025-03-21T20:10:20+01:00By |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

2025-03-21T20:10:42+01:00By |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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Looking Back at 2020 – What Happened and What Didn’t?

2025-03-21T20:12:03+01:00By |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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Wendt Open House 2020

2025-03-21T20:13:10+01:00By |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)

2025-03-21T20:13:41+01:00By |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

2025-03-21T20:13:53+01:00By |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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A reminder of 2019 or what happened and did not happen

2025-03-21T20:14:50+01:00By |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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The foreword of the organizer – 10th Czech Lockpicking Championship 2019

2025-03-21T19:57:41+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , , |

OUR PLAN, OUR LOCKPICKING CHAMPIONSHIP, OUR FUTURE 🏆 The date of the event is coming slowly but surely, this year we have really challenged ourselves! We want to organize a grand event and fit a lot into one weekend. So, what will the extended weekend of September 13-15, 2019, look like? What will the 10th Czech Lockpicking Championship bring? What did we plan for you? FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 On Friday afternoon, we will begin with safecracking of keyed locks. We don’t want anyone to miss the official opening of the event, so it will be [...]

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Czech Lockpicking Championship 2019 – Downloads

2025-03-21T19:54:50+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Here you can download the bulletins about lockpicking 2019. Bulletin 1 - Basic information Lockpicking 2019 Bulletin 2 - Preliminary schedule + Workshops Bulletin 3 - Competition disciplines and rules Bulletin 4 - The foreword of the organizer

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Championship Venue: Juniorcamp Nová Živohošť

2025-03-21T19:56:55+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

INFO ABOUT THE VENUE FOR THE 10TH CZECH LOCKPICKING CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 The tenth anniversary of the Czech Lockpicking Championship will take place in a beautiful landscape at the right bank of the Slapy dam, about 60 km from Prague, near the city Neveklov of the Benešov district. Attractive atmosphere of the area, many possibilities for sports activities and reasonable prices are among the main reasons why this site is very popular for tourists and locals alike. For reservation of accommodation or any questions, you can reach us at info@lockpicking.team. ACCOMMODATION The price for the basic accommodation in the Juniorcamp venue is 250 CZK [...]

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LockFest 2018 – International Lock Exhibition

2025-03-21T20:20:55+01:00By |Categories: All posts, News and events|Tags: , , , , , |

LockFest 2018 The third year of international lock exhibition was placed in days from 22nd till 23rd September 2018 and we had the opportunity to be a part of it. International exhibition LockFest is dedicated not only to professional locksmiths, but also to public and to the managers of apartment buildings to achieve the overview regarding the new trends in development of securitity technologies and so on. There were many of talks and presentations how to secure the property which were accessible to public, and also there were professional presentations and workshops to locksmiths only and special education and trainings [...]

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