Kiteboarding Lessons

Video Transcript

"In this clip, we're going to talk about the absolute importance of taking a lesson from a certified instructor. I'm a PASA and IKO certified instructor, Level II. What that means is basically those are the two governing bodies for the sport of kite surfing right now. PASA, is the Professional Air Sports Association and that's a national thing located in the U.S. IKO is the international equivalent and you know they both certify me letting my students know that I'm fully capable of doing my job. In the sport right now, you know, it's absolutely just growing like a wildfire. And a lot of people are getting their kites from the online retailers, which isn't a bad thing at all you can get a lot better deals. But they're actually going out there and trying to teach themselves. So what that's doing is, you know, guys are going out there and not putting their kite up properly, putting other people in danger, and you're actually putting the entire sport and the access to that said launch that you're at in danger. So, if you're not going and taking a certified lesson from a certified, insured kite surfing school/instructor, you're actually not just putting yourself at risk but you're putting the entire sport and all its participants at risk. So you definitely want to make sure when you're getting into this sport, you do it the safe, efficient and proper way and take lessons from a certified instructor. Don't be that guy who's on the beach trying to teach himself, because you will get called out on it and it's not a very cool thing."