KITEs Method

Method E-course

2010-06-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

Learn to kiteboard online?

The KITEs Method is now available online.

Learn to kite using the KITEs Method online E-course. The method is the quickest way to learn and the safest way to teach:
- kiteboarding
- kiteboating
- snowkiting

The E-course is a compilation of
Curriculum:
KITEs Method Book ISBN #9889978192-1
KITEs Method E-courses
Secrets of Kiteboarding Book ISBN#9889781913
Kiteboarding’s Simple Plan ISBN #9781553950813

I asked KITEs Method producer John Holzhall just how easy it is to learn using the KITEsEcourse Method Online

"Amazingly Simple" says Holzhall. "Repeat the exercises and you'll cruise through to expert riding!"

Q. How safe is it?
A. A million times safer than the traditional Method. There is no tea bagging or needless walking. The chaos associated with learning is gone.

Q. Why don't more schools use the KITEs Method?
A. More an more do, we are now on every continent.

Q. I learned from the second Method DVD after suffering a horrible lesson, or what the guy called a lesson, that was two years ago, the guy is still teaching the same way, how is that possible?
A. There is a lot to running a school, shop or brand. A guy may be a good business man and have little interest in learning the best ways to teach. On the other hand, I know great teachers who have no ability to sell or market.

Q. So how many instructors out there are just doing it for the money.
A. There are a lot of cruisers out there, but every day there are more good instructors.

Q. I guess it's buyer beware?
A. Ya, a lot of guys think they are going the safe route by taking a lesson, but learning the traditional way is simply chaos. Probably seven out of ten people who try to learn that way quit.

Q. So what is the answer?
A. Time, we all learned the traditional way. We took it hard, pain, fear, beatings and considerable walking was part of the deal. Today more and more riders are learning the KITEs Method, many of them will be tomorrows instructors, pro riders and shop owners.

Q. So there is hope for instruction?
A. Oh ya, instruction is just going through the same revolution that equipment just went through.

Q. Do you ever ask instructors why they don't change?
A. Oh ya

Q. What is the response?
A. Some good, but usually bizarre

Q. What is the most bizarre response you got?
A. A good friend of mine and a world class ride asked me honestly "why do you want to teach riders to go up wind?"

Q. What was your reply?
A. I was speechless

Q. So what do riders do?
A. They learn to go upwind from day 1! Navigate, Park and Edge, but definitely no tea bagged down wind and walking back upwind for more punishment. For more about the
KITEsEcourse Method Online

KITEs Method E-courses

2009-12-14T11:33:00.000-08:00

Here are the KITEs Method E-courses, volume #4. Email us to get the review questions and exercises. To learn the KITEs Method with John Holzhall on the Kite Beach contact us.

KITEs Method Kiteboarding E-course Lesson #1

KITEs Method Kiteboarding E-course Lesson #2

KITEs Method Kiteboarding E-course Lesson #3

Method Guarantee

2009-05-28T06:20:00.000-07:00

Finally, there is a Method that makes sense and provides a proven path towards safe riding. The KITEs Method is guaranteed to be the safest way to teach and the quickest way to learn. Email us to book your space.
That is right, there is a full money back guarantee. Upon completion of any of the Method Courses, if you are not certain that the KITEs Method is the safest way to teach and the quickest way to learn, we will refund your money!
This does not mean that someone can sign up for a course, not do the work and get a refund. Simply do the work and we guarantee that the KITEs Method is the safest way to teach and the quickest way to learn.
Email us to book your space.

Kiteboarding is a Pass Fail sport! Kiteboarders chase wind, when they find it, they need to have the tools and experience to deal with strong wind and waves. Coaches need to prepare their students to handle gear in the lesson and after the lesson. Coaches who don't do this are not only failing their clients, they are failing the sport of kiteboarding!

Become a Method Center and/or a Method Coach. It is easy and will lead to happier customers.

Method centers stock the KITEs Adjustable Line Lengths, Books and DVDs. Centers also offer the KITEs Method Lesson plans.

To become a Method Center, contact us at methodlodge@gmail.com

Be the best Rider and Coach you can be!

KITEs Method Coach

2009-04-30T07:54:00.000-07:00

Learn to teach more students better, using less gear and less beach. Become KITEs Method Certified, the quickest way to learn and safest way to teach!

Join us at the Method Lodge on Kite beach Dominican Republic and learn the amazing new sport of Kiteboating and Kiteboat fishing. Only on Kite beach DR can you learn the ins and outs of kiteboating.

Finally, there is a Method that makes sense and provides a proven path towards safe riding. Learn the KITEs Method and receive your Kite License to teach and Ride. Kiteboarding is a Pass Fail sport! Kiteboarders chase wind, when they find it, they need to have the tools and experience to deal with strong wind and waves. Get your Kite License Now! Learn how to teach the KITEs Method way! The Method is the safest way to teach and the quickest way to learn.

Become a Method Center and/or a Method Coach. It is easy and will lead to happier customers.

Method Centers stock the ALL KITEs , KITEs Adjustable Line Lengths, Books and DVDs. Centers also offer the KITEs Method Lesson plans .

To become a center, contact us at methodlodge@gmail.com
Method Centers need to meet the KITEs Method Standards for lessons and retail sales.

2009-04-30T07:47:00.000-07:00

Train with Premiere Coach and the author of the KITEs Method, John Holzhall. This is an opportunity to gain insight few riders have. Learn safer, faster and develop skills the "pack" will be envious of. John trains Coaches and Riders of every level daily at the Method Lodge, Kite Beach Dominican Republic.

2009-04-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

Method ALL Kite

Method ALL Kite
Come train with the Method ALL Kites on Kite beach Dominican Republic.

The Method ALL Kite , bar and lines are simple, 5's + 5's plus 15's give you a combo of 6 kites:
# 1 = bar directly to kite - great for pre-waterstart teaching
#2 = kite on 5's great for giving new riders a "taste" of the power in a kite
#3 = kite on 10's (5's plus 5's) Super for teaching waterstarts
#4 = Kite on 15's great for riding and upwind riding
#5 = kite on 20's ( 15's + 5's) Super for lite wind or powered riding
#6 = kite on 25's Great for light winds, competitions or extreme air!

More about the ALL Kite
Most of a kite's range is in the length of lines it is flying on! Not many Coaches or riders understand this and they end up paying physical and monetary price! How is it that an entry level rider can be comfortably working on his waterstarts on a 12 meter kite while expert riders are powered on 12 meter kites? It simple, the new rider is using 10 to 15 meter lines.

Q. Help me with the math. How do you get six kites out of one kite?
A. Simple...The KITEs Adjustable Line Lengths allow riders to get the most out of their kites and the days wind. The lines lengths of 5m, 5m and 15m can be used on their own or easily be attached together to make 15m, 20m and 25m lines. This is like getting 5 free kites!

A 12 meter kite on 25 meter lines pulls harder for longer than the same kite on 20 meter lines or 15 meter lines or 10 meter lines.
1. 25 meter lines = full power 12 meter kite
2. 20 meter lines = 11 meter kite
3. 15 meter line = 10 meter kite
4. 10 meter lines = 9 meter kite
5. 5 meter lines = 7 meter kite
6. bar to kite = 5 meter kite

Most kites are sold competition ready, stuck on MAX Power all the time! The Method All Kite has years of proven experience behind it.

Park and Edge?

2009-04-29T09:12:00.000-07:00

What is parking and edging? It is the discipline behind all snow kiting, kite boarding and kite boating.

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All good kiteboarders park their kite's in the power hour as they Edge their boards upwind!

Edging is some what intuitive, but parking the kite in the power hour is absolutely non-intuitive and requires a lot of practice. Edging the board and parking the kite are very easy as long as riders have time to practice in a controled setting. Here is the best way to start to learn how to "Park" the kite in the power zone. Attach the bar directly to the kite's bridles...then park the kite in the power zone as you edge across wind.

KITEs Method update 401

2009-04-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

"...it's not about the kite!"

...it's all about the lines and your method!

The discipline in kiting is to "park the kite and edge the board." Once riders learn how to "Park and Edge" up wind, they will become kiteboarders. Until they learn to park and edge, they are tea baggers.

Kiteboarding is a Pass Fail sport! Kiteboarders chase wind, when they find it, they need to have the Line Lengths and experience to deal with strong wind and waves.

For more about the KITEs Method, check out methodkites.com or train with Premiere Coach and the author of the KITEs Method, John Holzhall. This is an opportunity to gain insight few riders have. Learn safer, faster and develop skills the "pack" will be envious of. John trains Coaches and Riders of every level daily at the Method Lodge, Kite Beach Dominican Republic.

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