Kitesurfing Technique
Jump Transition to Toeside
Variations and add-ons lie at the very heart of kite moves. Combining moves you have stuffed firmly in your box of tricks is a brilliant way to keep moving forward and stoke your mojo. Landing a jump transition to toeside is a perfect example of this kiting chop shop and a cracking progression from last issue’s jump transition. The principles...
Toeside Water start a Strapless Surfboard
The toeside waterstart is a great weapon to have in your surfboard armoury. If you’re up and riding and can carve around to toeside but haven’t yet mastered the art of the foot change, this one is definitely for you. If you already have a toeside but can’t yet carve, this is also for you. Whether you’re riding strapless or...
Front Roll Tail Grab
Continuing the “you can’t have one without the other” theme, which we introduced along with the front roll on the hallowed pages of IKSURFMAG issue 107. You can’t have a grabbed back without at the very least being tempted by the grabbed front now, can you? We always like to start with a bit of good news, and today, the...
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Riding Blind
Looking back in annals of kitesurfing history, riding blind had a similar standing as the darkslide does today. It was considered a decent showy move and was much sort after. Casually skimming across a bay or lagoon in reverse gear, waving at your adoring fans with a Cheshire cat smirk etched on your face was a wonderful sight to behold....
Grabbed Front to Blind Ole
Ok, Ladies and gents, it’s time to spice things up. For starters, we’re going to take your popped front, add some heat to the main with a tail grab, stick it to the blind for a stylish landing, and then Ole out to add the biggest cherry on top! Fear not if that sounds like a proper mouthful and leaves...
Back to Wrapped
The back to wrapped is a fairly funky move in it’s own right, although you don’t get to see them much. Most riders skip it in preference of going straight into the back mobe, and once they land that then they’re unlikely to go back to the wrapped version. However if you’re not one of the better riders in the...
One Foot Back Loop
Hopefully you did your boned back loop grab homework! Here is the natural progression, once again based on the humble sent back loop, grabbing the tail but adding a stylish one foot into the equation! The Approach To have the time in the air to get a foot out and still land you’ll need to perform a slow and floaty...
Back Mobe
Seeing as its getting much warmer up this way, and holding onto the bar is now genuinely possible and even enjoyable, we thought it high time to throw a real cherub of a move at you aspiring unhooked freestylers. So here and beyond lies the A-Z of how to learn the jolly Back Mobe. Just to clarify this is not...
The Can Can
It’s always fun to throw down some shapes whilst airborne, and anything with a bit of humour should get the nod, so why not add a bit of “ooh la la” with the Can Can to your bag of tricks. As the name suggests you’ll be mimicking the great French tradition, and although there is no need to visualise yourself...