What is your advice for the situation when the bow gets turned downstream immediately? Is this an issue with angle?

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Thank you Anna 💓 it is very much a whole body experience.. I started off kayaking class 3 and 4 in my teens then wasn't able to get back into whitewater in the kayak until this past year, my thirties.. starting over from the basics, learning properly, and my priority is to learn my roll before i really kayak river journey.. sadly most of our rivers we are unable to be in right now in western north carolina... so, just a different focus these days.. then longer journey to clean, safe rivers when we need that, you know.. so thank you, looking forward to trying your teaching of rolling and all

I’ve always gone right for the better ride.

Can't remember why I wasn't there that day but my friend said Bren probably saved her life on the "dirty thirty" section of the Lochsa. She said he was one of the nicest guys she's ever met. RIP, Bren 🙏

hope you go all around the east coast and tell your stories.

Why is bro going the wrong way??

perfect. thanx

I’ve been struggling with my role and this video offers so many empowering strategies mentally, emotionally and physically. Thank you Anna!

This content always provides clear and useful information.

Ready to listen. Thanks.

nice job. Lee;s to Diamond in a kayak . You are unique !

Really awesome.! I am no whitewater kayaker, and he had great success, but I think he could of had an reflexive high brace ready and instantly been back up rather than going under to set up for that nice roll. I have been spending a lot of time low bracing, high bracing, sculling, ( and going under and getting my head and shoulders under water ) and making them my go to. But in a foam pile, things may be different. Great clip.

I cannot recall the source, but I heard of the concept recently about setting a mistake quotient. The idea is to be Seeking out opportunities to make new mistakes and tracking them. If you’re not finding yourself making mistakes today, you’re missing an opportunity to learn something.

Love the positivity!

Magic place pura vida , saludos desde Costa Rica

Thanks a lot for this Video Anna... I did exactly go through the self doubt a month back when I tried learning white water kayaking as an absolute beginner. I was rescued once, did the wet exit twice, got injured and being the only one in the forties in the group, I felt ashamed... I walked away from the next day's session. I am going again next week and my brain is cautioning me.. But I wanna do it... This helps a lot.

super relaxed and super controlled! very helpful, thank you for that! wish to have such a river in front of my home😁

Just saw this. Thx. I’ve previously dislocated my shoulder, is this something I need to be careful with when attempting to roll?

Great stuff. One thought that I'd picked up from another video is also to think of the upstream flow as being like a boof where one keeps the bow high, and sometimes practice by wiping ones bow over a rock, etc (get the bow round, past, over, ..). One of many potentially useful visualisations;-)

I've been kayaking since I was 12 years old and got my first combat roll when I was 15 (they didn't teach rolls as early in the learning process in the 90's). I'm in my 40's now. I took a few year break in my 30's then eventually came back to whitewater and such via private rafting trips but also have been getting back in a kayak a few times a year. I've taught a bunch of people how to roll over the years, but I've really been struggling to get mine back and reluable after being away and have been very frustrated by that and feel like I'm "survival boating" and always scared of flipping. I used to be a Class V boater and had a pretty solid roll and think I'm at least a Class IV boater these days except for the fact that my roll is unreliable. I do a sweep roll as well, but I always seem to come up laying back on the deck no matter what I do and how much I focus on trying to stay centered on the kayak. Its double trouble since laying back that far can kind of dislodge my hips form the hip pads so the hip snap is less effective. I probably need to get with an instructor to iron this out, but just curious if you might have any insight into what might be happening and any pointers to try out. I really want to kayak a lot more and can feel my skills coming back every time I get in a kayak and tend to be relatively comfortable in up to Class IV whitewater(but have been focusing on Class II/III and building skills/confidence back), but tend to default back to my raft/cataraft because of the likelyhood of swimming if I do flip in my kayak. I wouldn't say I'm scared of swimming necessarily, but more frustrated and embarrassed and it sucks having to get everything to shore and empty the boat and all that.

I just want to say this is my favorite podcast. I have a unique job training service dogs and actually mostly teaching people with disabilities to train their own service dogs. Most of my clients have some type of anxiety so helping people to step into and hover around their discomfort zone is a major part of my job and I LOVE it. AND I’ve always been a challenge seeker and just started whitewater in the spring of last year. So listening to this just combines some of my passions. Keep it going!

Great webinar, start to finish. One or two instructors told our group 'forget the hip snap, instead push on the opposite (left) foot.' Pulling down is my biggest fault when stressed. I really need to follow the blade with my eyes. Many still say to lean forward, the biggest myth that delayed my roll progression. Eric Jackson's recent roll series, the students come up flat against the back deck. By the time you're on the back deck, youre upright. For EJ, it's the fastest, safest. Combat roll in heavy rapids and shallow, rocky rivers are still a big challenge. You'll have to work on your rock roll, which feels a lot different than water. IMO, fitness is VERY under-represented in WW kayaking instructional videos. Core strength and mobility, yoga stretching, cardio, myo-fascial massage, Thai stretching, floor pilates. At $120, TRX is the best value in fitness equipment. Never discount the value of flatwater stroke practice and drills.

Beautiful roll❤

Thank you

you are awesome

Hello Anna, Thank you for the video and sharing problems with the roll. I've also a dominat right side. This season I had problems on my left side. I guess that I've too much tension in my opposite hip. My head comes up first, than I (nearly) fail. What do you do to consciously relaease the opposite hip? Is there a trick? Sorry I didn't get it from the video. Warm greetings from Munich! 🥨 René

How does one reconcile training oneself to relax via breath and breathing when you are underwater (especially unexpectedly) and don’t have the ability to take a couple deep breaths?

You have a knack for explaining without going overboard and talking needlessly. Other channels ramble on too much or leave me mystified. Keep up the excellent vids! I'm going to share them with a kayak group I recently joined.

Thank you for stressing rotation of the body before planting the paddle. Been missing that piece. Now to put it to practice. Cheers!

Great video! Very helpfull 🙏thanks

Good info. - here’s a comment for the algo. 👍

That's great thanks - got it. I do wonder if I can do it for real though without the time to set up properly, or if it rolls the other way etc😮 Time will tell...

You know you’re getting old when you have to stretch to do a non athletic activity. 💯 That’s not being mean… just true, cuz I’m there too 😂

Very helpful! Thanks! I would like you give some more explanation for position and angle

You only showed 360 full Eskimo rolls. But what about actual combat rolls where you get flipped and have to roll up on the same side?

I think a lot of the problems you are seeing manifest themselves are the result of 50,000 different you tube channels demonstrating the 30,000 variants of this, and other strokes, without the emphasis on the basics of the stroke and then the 30,000 ever so slight variants. It's also being mixed up between whitewater and sea kayaking.

I have a hydro phobia hence reason I started kayaking last fall 2023 i have not attempted the roll yet& i'm glad I found your video! My intuition was telling me that I was in for a real mental game with this move dry suit a sox for the yqk and warmer weather & someone there to assist i spend two times a day from 1hr to 6hrs & as long as 12hrs on or next to the river seeing a harbor seal & a sealion&her pup for past two months didn't help for the first month and the beavers who are very territorial and aggressive and attack the yak at night or any boat for that matter made me question why i was out there so i say off the water at night for now none of this slowed me down made me spend even more time on the snoq. River so to pull this roll thing off is going to be a challenge for me for sure just being on the water scares the fucking hell out of me so being under water in a yak is going to be interesting to say the least ! I mentioned that i have a phobia of deep or murky waters and drowned when I was 5yrs old in a swimming pool drowning was pleasant and peaceful not scary at all it's when your slammed back into the body after being Ressessatated! That's the traumatizing part! I'm now 50 and don't want to carry this damn phobia into the next life because it's from a past life already. Thank you so much for this helpful & informative video! Every thing happens for a reason weather one believes in it or not it dose! Lovelight lightlove & safe water work& play for every one!

I don't know if it's device or what? But i'm 30 seconds into rhis video and i'm not getting any movement on the screen

Simple. Easy to follow steps. Thanks for sharing.

So well described. Just 5 minutes in but it's obvious that you both know what you're doing and are keen to communicate it.

Working to twist instead of tucking may be a difference maker.

I like your video, however I cannot find the link to subscribe.

Ann I would like to have a conversation with you! As you know I have over come some very literal‘Seth defying’ experiences and would love to share. Lincoln

Encouraged by listening to your advice. Thank you.

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