Boring sea kayak group? Improve sea kayak skills

boring sea kayak group improve sea kayak skills
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How to transform a boring group paddle into a fun sea kayak skill development workshop, without having anyone even notice.
This video series is all about practicing sea kayak skills while paddling with a group who like to go from a to b.
Most of us enjoy paddling with friends. But there may not be an opportunity to stop and practice the skills you need for a more ambitious trip into the wild.
In this video you will learn to easily practice one of the most important sea kayak skill for those who want to move with more control and ease.
You can easily practice it as you paddle. It won’t slow you down. In fact you may find that you end up saving yourself some energy just because you’re becoming more efficient.
And no one will even notice you’re doing it.
Yet as you improve your comfort with edging your sea kayak, you start to use the design of the kayak to help you move more smoothly and effortlessly.
Turning becomes much easier.
And it’s easier to keep going straight when the wind is trying to turn you where you don’t want to go.
You won’t need to waste so much energy on corrective strokes that slow you down.
It will help you develop the fluid body movement you need to stay secure in the waves.
This will help you not only make everyday paddling more efficient and enjoyable...but will also give you the security you need to paddle in waves without risking a capsize.
I just recently took my own edging to a new level and the benefits are way more ease and pleasure.
Paddling feels even more like a dance.
It’s like the power steering on a car. You barely have to make any effort and the sea kayak turns. Almost like it’s reading your mind.
It will help you move even your fully loaded,hard to turn sea kayak with ease.
Using that edging is what makes the sea kayak so uniquely qualified to give you agility on the water. Yet most people never come close to developing this enough...and they don’t get to experience the ease and peace of mind it can bring you.
It all starts with being able to move different parts of your body independently. The best thing I ever did to improve how much control I have when putting my kayak on edge, is not even something I practiced in the kayak.
A simple body movement routine I do from home helps me move my pelvis, spine, shoulders, head. All independently.
And that allows me to move them all together more smoothly. And I feel much more secure when I put the kayak on edge.
I’ll leave a link in the description in case you want to learn more about this body movement routine.
Edging is not about forcing the kayak on edge by lifting a thigh against the thigh brace. It’s more about positioning your body in a way that makes the kayak go on edge, while keeping just enough pressure on the thigh brace to give you stability.
It feels more like you are hanging on the thigh brace.
It should feel easy. And secure. Like you could paddle like that for quite a distance without tiring.
Your body weight is in balance.
And your head plays a critical role.
When you tilt your head to keep it balanced over the kayak, it moves your pelvis to give you way more edging. And you notice your kayak turns with more ease.
The practice is in edging the kayak and also keeping your pelvis free to rotate to keep your forward stroke smooth and easy.
Your pelvis is the key to your agility. And If you don’t learn to move it to help you, it’s probably the biggest obstacle to having easy and precise kayak control.
I don’t know of a quicker way to gain this ease of movement then with doing the body movement routine I mentioned earlier.
Here’s how to make it smooth and easy.
Let your pelvis rotate towards the side you are edging.
This will put you in a natural position to edge without effort.
It will also put you in a better position to save yourself from a capsize if you edge too far.
It puts your body in a more flexible position for keeping your head over the centre of the sea kayak.
This is sideways.
This is with rotation.
Notice the kayak can edge more and still stay in balance.
The opposite thigh is hanging on the thigh brace but there is not a lot of pressure there. Just enough to keep you stable.
Your head can stay balanced on top of the kayak. The more flexibility you have to keep it on the center of the kayak the more your kayak will edge.
And the easier the turn.
As you can see there are a lot of moving parts here. The pelvis has to rotate. And also tilt to the side, and also tilt forward and back.
If you want to get good at this movement I made a video to show you more about how to develop that, you can watch it by clicking the link in the description below.
You will learn about this new movement routine that helps any kayakers develop this quickly.

[@flatheadfletch]

Paulo, I found your channel a little over 3 years ago. I have been learning your techniques and it has truly evolved my kayaking. I’m using a P&H Volan which I never would have considered purchasing had I not learned how to make my kayak an extension of my body. Thank you for all the years of training your videos have provided. I’m 63 and it’s the perfect timing in my life for this wonderful thing we call yakking !

[@unclemick-synths]

Something else to practice! Even in my armchair this is more comfortable than just tilting my pelvis.

[@tonysfishingadventures6725]

This guy is very knowledgeable and his videos are so relaxing to watch

[@richardhelmy8061]

Getting a kayak soon after paddling canoes for years. I feel like I’m in a learning meditation video. They are very knowledgeable

[@Lessouvenirsdek2]

Un travail de qualité !😊😊😊

[@philipoakley5498]

Your observation about pulling ones knee/thigh back to allow a hip rotation (on the seat) which then greatly improves the 'hip flick' mobility was great. It is a direct action linkage, compared to the normal 'shoulder rotation' and other visuals that rarely work for those that just 'haven't got it'. Worked well at my hip flick t-rescue session last night!

[@steenhjrup295]

Inspiring video just in time. Thank you, Paulo. I'm already practising this when out on the water. Now I can't wait till next trip.

[@BryanSarauer]

Edging is fun, efficient, and helps me be a MUCH better paddler.

[@kylekuzirian1771]

Watching this video alone has taught me a lot. Thanks dude.

[@anderssandstrom545]

Great video!

[@emmab7658]

Just about to start the paddling season here in Sweden and found your channel, now I am even more inspired!

[@khelben1979]

I'm in the same situation myself! I'm going out training with the greenland paddle this summer, hasn't been out on the water like that for 30+ years. Good luck out there! Greetings from Sverige

[@paddockaddict]

Very informed video Just subd 👍👍

[@chrisrobinson8366]

Hi, love the video and advice, but cannot find the link for the excercises. Can you repost it? Thanks