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Half the DVD will follow the standard Progression Method – First Run Through, Key Elements & Common Mistakes, but some of the insight we want to in part can be very technical and confusing if not explain in the correct manner – things like kite dynamics, apparent wind and kite tuning. These and other aspects are the kind of things you pick up over time from an experienced kiter, and are best explained face to face, as and when you come across the need to understand them. But for many access to this level of experience is not readily available or worst still you may not realise the question needs to be asked!

So though we hoped to have the new dvd available for Christmas, we didn’t feel that the we could if we wanted to offer the level of instructional expected, in a clear and easily understandable manner. So anyone looking to master carving turns, toeside riding, jumping, lightwind riding, Strong Wind riding, understanding riding in waves, chop, tide & current along with tuning of your kite, lines, bar and board, we’ll you’ll just have to wait until January 2010. Sorry but it will be worth the wait.

Also to clear up a little bit of confusion – this new Intermediate Volume 1 DVD is not a replacement for the current Intermediate DVD. It sits perfectly between the New Beginner 2nd Edition and the current Intermediate, which will later be re-branded Intermediate Volume 2 – so there is no reason to hold off buying either of these DVDs in time for Christmas

We got some great wind at the event, the KTA did an amazing job organising it all and the riders were a great group of guys and gals. There is definitely a huge amount of potential in the Asian riders and I think that this tour will give these guys the opportunity to really focus and we’ll see their standard increase dramatically over the next year.

Overall the vibe at the event was all about making it professional but alot of fun , ensuring that everyone had a great time on and off the water. So if you’re a kitesurfer based in Asian then you should get along to one of the future stops, hang out and give it ago! We’ll be at all the events so hope to see you there…

So we’ve setup a couple of lists of people you might find interesting:

• Kitesurfing Pro Riders
• Kitesurfing Magazines
• Kitesurfing Manufacturers

To be honest the manufacturers list is a little light on updates – not many of the kite brands seems to get twitter at the moment but the Pro Riders and Magazine lists get updates regularly and are probably the quickest way to find out what is new in the kitesurfing world.

We’ll be adding some more lists for News sites, schools & shops over the next few days so keep an eye out on our twitter page. If any riders, magazines or manufactures have been missed off then let us know…

Starting with a Krypt – a cool name for what is simply a raley landing toeside!

Then we have a Toeside hop to blind, its technical and the full backside 360 without an airpass makes it look fast and stylish.

Finally we a Raley to blind with a pop out – not as easy at looks, but pop outs are getting added to all types of tricks by the pro’s and it’s definitely a cool addition to your repertoire.

What tricks do you want to see next? We’ve got a couple more waiting in the wings but we are open to suggestions…

Tail Grab during a sent jump

Roast Beef Grab during a sent jump

Crail Grab during a sent jump

And a new series of trick definition videos are for those you trying out skimboards, a great lightwind board and fun alternative. We’ll start with two of the more basic techniques:

Upwind tack on a Skimboard

Shuvit on a skimboard

More videos coming on Tuesday….

First up we have the next two parts of the Jame Boulding Interview, following on Part 1 two weeks ago:

Part 2: James explains about adding Shifty tweaks to your unhooked tricks
Part 3: Some insight into the Pros & Cons of riding with bindings

Then we have half a dozen trick definition videos:

Back Roll Transition with a Hand Plant
Back Roll Transition with a Mute Grab
Back Roll Transition with a Lien Grab
Back Roll to Toeside (Unhooked)
Shifty Back Roll
Front 2 Wrapped

Next up with bit another batch of grabs for both powered and sent jumps.

So we hope to have a constant barrage of trick definition videos to show you from this point onwards and to kick things off we’ve taken a dip in our archive and found some footage we shot nearly 3 years ago with Aaron Hadlow when we were making the Kiteboarding Professional DVD – here are 4 tricks all based around the Back roll to blind with an Airpass but each has a different grab that adds a little something different to each one:

Back 2 Blind with an Airpass and a Back Hand nose grab

Back 2 Blind with an Airpass and an Indie Grab

Back 2 Blind with an Airpass and a Nose Grab

Back 2 Blind with an Airpass and a Tail Grab

In a couple of days will have some video for the Intermediates out there with some more grabbed transition…

James is currently out in Egypt with Sam Light and Ali Barrett kiting and filming, so expect some nice videos coming from James, himself, over the next few weeks.

You can find out more about James at his website or follow him on twitter.

Progression will be at the event to capture all the action on camera and deliver regular videos updates through the KTA YouTube channel, our hope is to give you a taster of all the goings on at China’s first IKA recognised kitesurfing event. The KTA aims to help aspiring kitesurfers across Asia to gain competition experience and hopefully provide a stepping stone to the world tour competitions. Its also an opportunity for some amazing kitesurfing spots to gain exposure to a wider kitesurfing audience. Hopefully the videos we create with the KTA, will give a greater insight into these great locations, and the riders that we will meet along the way, inspiring you to get out and ride and maybe even visit a new destination in the not to distance future.

As Progression moves forward over the coming years, we aim to inspire and motivate you to be a better kitesurfer. We think that competition is one way in which many riders can focus on improving their kiting skills whether its at a professional, semi-professional or amateur level. Its not for everyone but for those that get involved it will push them to try something new and share that with a group of other riders.

Being part of the KTA events also gives us an opportunity to meet a whole load more kitesurfers, finding out what they what to see from us. You can expect to see a many more interviews on our website, along with more videos in our ever expanding trick definition library, all taken at the KTA events.

We’re also lucky to have Dimitri Maramenides, launching his new kite brand, Epic Kites at the China event. Anyone who has seen him ride will know that he has a pretty explosive style and for those that haven’t, you’ll be able to soon enough, as we’ll no doubt capture Dimitri peforming at his best in Xiamen next weekend!

Stay tuned to www.progression.me, www.kiteboardtour.asia and www.youtube.com/kiteboardtourasia for updates.