Basic Beginning Surfing Tips

Series Summary

The earliest record of Europeans surfing was recorded by Lieutenant James King while finishing Capt. James Cook's diaries in 1779. A water sport that began in Hawaii, surfing was part of Hawaiian religious and social culture since their culture's inception. After it was discovered in 1779, surfing began to spread throughout the world to become an ocean past time and sport on almost every continent. There are now surfing competitions held all over the world where professional surfers can go and compete. Whether its surfing professionally or surfing just for fun, surfing is a blast and worth learning how to do.

In this free video series, watch as professional surfer Howard Lefstein teaches how to surf. Learn how to find a surf board, what equipment is needed, safety precautions before surfing, how to gear up, how to wax a surf board, how to enter the ocean, how to ride on a surf board, what good surfing conditions are, and how to find good surf shops. If you're ready to catch the perfect wave and hang ten, then let the experts at Expert Village help you get started. Watch these free videos and start surfing today!

Video Transcript

"Hey everyone! I"m Howard Lefstein and I'm with expertvillage.com, and I'm going to teach you all how to surf today. Surfing is a great magical sport. It started way back in the 1600's with the Polynesians introducing the sport to us Americans back in the 1700's in the island chain of Hawaii. Since then it's been brought to America. I'm only 32, so I've only been surfing for 20 years. I wish I could say I'm not old and been able to surf since the 1700's, but unfortunately. I'm going to teach you guys a trick or two on how to surf today. Today we're in beautiful Malibu, California. This is perfect excellent beach as you can see. There's no rocks, hazards, or anything in the way. Just the occasional crowd, but that's not my fault. This is the best beginning beach to learn at. This is a great beginning beach to learn at because there is no hazards, no pro suffers tearing it up, no nothing. No one where you're going to get in the way, hurt someone. If you hurt someone, you might have to pay for the board, medical bills amongst other things. The best bet to do is ask someone where the best beginners surfing beach is and go there. Remember, stick to the beginners beach until you know a trick or two."