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Today we’re going to breakdown one of the most important yet underutilized fundamental moves. The Surface Pass. It’s not so much a trick in itself but a drill to help you progress into spins. You must learn this If you hope to land anything blind, wrapped. This is the foundation for rotations like the Blind Judge the 313 and beyond.  Lots of people skip this step but if you think about it, you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches if you learn the movement pattern on the surface of …

10 months after surgery, Craig Cunningham from Duotone Kiteboarding headed south to Brazil. He met up with some of the crew from Duotone to ride one of his favorite spots: Taiba, Brazil. Taiba is a small fisherman’s village that has become increasingly popular and well-known as the spot where the pros train for the fall season, along with its bigger neighboring town, Cumbucco. These spots and many others in Brazil have become popularly known for consistent wind, warm weather, epic downwin …

The goal of this video is to help you decide if the Vegas is right for you. I’ve done videos on C-kites in the past and when checking the forums, a lot of people got the impression that I am completely against C-kites like the Vegas. That’s not the case. That video was meant to deter beginners from starting out on a kite that would hold them back. The Vegas is an incredible kite but it does have some drawbacks for inexperienced riders. The grey area comes into play when you hit that inter …

Welcome to our latest playlist: The Unhooking Fundamentals. With freestyle kiteboarding being so advanced these days, it can be overwhelming. Strangely, unhooked riding has a weird reputation. You see it all over in the magazines and in pro rider videos, yet on the local beach it has become far less common. Often people are worried that it's too intense or dangerous. In truth, unhooking is one of the most fun aspects of kiteboarding. If you learn to do it right, it's actually easy and …

It has come to our attention that this particular grab is actually a Crail grab. In the video we call it a Nuke, however for the written steps, I'll be using the correct name. My apologies for any confusion. The Crail Grab is your backhand reaching across to the nose of the kite. The Nuke is technically when you take that a step further to your heelside edge. -Rygo Today we are going to go over how to do a powered transition. The powered Crail grab with a downloop. Last time, we covered a sent C …