I Crash... A LOT! // Kiteboarding SA Masterclass

Failing is part of the game and I have a high amount of crashes during my sessions. Most of them are mellow, others hurt a bit more. Learn from them and try again
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Filming / cover picture: José Denis-Robichaud
Song: A$AP Ferg - WAM x Another One Bites The Dust
• A$AP Ferg - WAM x Anot...
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[@brentedgington9353]

Refreshing to see. Hear so many guys in kiting say they never crash, are bored and switch to winging, but they never tried anything more than cruising for fear of looking uncool crashing

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Oh yes, I can totally imagine that. It makes such a difference if you're willing to crash and keep on trying new things.

[@michalostaszewski4718]

Best kitesurfing YT channel as of today in my opinion. Thanks for this video, showing us to embrace the failure, as always in a super likable way. Keep up the great work Steven.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Wow, thank you! Thanks for the support and I'm really stoked to hear that you enjoy the content.

[@vinny61389]

@2:33: DO A KICKFLIP! This was fantastic. It's nice to see that in between all the perfect executions there's many attempts that don't always work out and that it's ok to fall.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Oh yes, it's very rare to get it right the first try!

[@xapuri11]

Sensacional!!!!

[@odysseyalternative]

I feel at home now! Hahaha Crashes are definitely for the cool kids guys…..mowing the lawn never got NO ONE any honeys! 😆

[@stevenakkersdijk]

🤣🤣🤣 oh yeah!

[@jellejanwillie]

Love the focus on rotational 'small' air tricks! So refreshing to see after all the standard big air whoopiedoopies.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Glad you also like it! the small rotations are usually very technical but without the high risk factor from big air

[@nx9537]

Super Steezy moves!

[@williamrick1543]

Haha your best video so far, i really enjoyed it 😝😝

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Crashes are just awesome to watch right 😂

[@sauce729]

After spending 70% of the time in the water yesterday, trying to learn riding switch and tacking, a really appreciated seeing this video. We're all beginners at something.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I can imagine that this video made you feel better. We've all been beginners and when we try something new it often involves many crashes! You'll be surprised about the amount of crashes I go through before I land a new trick.

[@sauce729]

@@stevenakkersdijk Your kite foiling videos are also really helpful. Tacking on a foil feels so weird, I haven't quite figured out the timing / kite control.

[@criminaldave3703]

Awesome riding brother.. living the dream !!! Tunes were kicking too

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the view

[@LeCharlesLozanoBD]

THIS IS SO GOOD 🤩🔥🤩🔥🤩🔥

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Glad you like it!

[@707rudo]

Fun fun fun 🎉

[@stevenakkersdijk]

It is for sure!

[@miukymiu1104]

Yeah! it's never embarrassing to fall! Wish so much that can attend your master class live!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Come to one of my camps or Capetown, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

[@miukymiu1104]

@@stevenakkersdijk Couldn't make to Cape town this year. But I'm waiting for your new schedule coming out!

[@mohizzle]

Best video yet!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Happy you're enjoying the crashes 😉 I also enjoyed yours 😂

[@mohizzle]

@@stevenakkersdijk 🤣

[@eugene7758]

Man, your crashes are way more stylish than many others' tricks done properly

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂 That's because I practice my crashes a lot 😉

[@707rudo]

Dude that moves you pull are mental!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks Rudi!

[@Zateshilov]

respect!!!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

🙌

[@PaintedSoundRecords]

Eindelijk een eerlijke visie op het kitesurfen voor je echt progressie creërt 🤙🏽bedankt Steven🪂

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Dat is zeker zo, crashen en nieuwe tricks gaan altijd hand in hand

[@Carllab]

Nice to see your human! Great clips.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Oh yes, I am for sure 😉

[@KITEFORUMcom]

Very true! Only crashes take you further! And some crashes also lead to new ideas! Keep trying and see for yourself guys! Shared!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

So true! I can imagine that you try to find your inspiration for new tricks everywhere! What number are you at now?

[@KITEFORUMcom]

@@stevenakkersdijk yes, also from other guys who try new stuff like you 👍🏻 currently at 10020 😎

[@stevenakkersdijk]

@@KITEFORUMcom damn! That is a lot! Way to go mam 🤙

[@KITEFORUMcom]

@@stevenakkersdijk thank you! More to come …

[@nx9537]

@@KITEFORUMcomThat's a lot of hours spent in the air! 👍👍

[@loridelia5414]

Love this video! Now I can justify all my crashes that I am made fun of!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

If they're making fun of your crashes they're probably not trying anything new themselves 😉

[@fasteddiegr]

Very nice

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks!

[@b5watersports]

haha Love it... Thanks for charing, its a lesson for us that are trying to improve, that the best of us also gets fcked...

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Exactly 😂

[@sauce25]

one of us! one of us! one of us!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂😂 Always been 😉

[@freddydad1]

Me too, the trick is not to get injured..

[@stevenakkersdijk]

That's for sure! There is a big difference between crashing with control and crashing out of control. Most of the crashes you see here are with control (I know what the kite is doing and what position I'll be in when I hit the water)

[@kekuatanalam6189]

sukses selalu teman

[@ronanron4410]

You fall well man !

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂 Thanks

[@nx9537]

Formula for learning new trick: 1. Watch SA Masterclass Video 2. Crash repeatedly 3. Return to 1 multiple times. 4. Finally master the trick. 5. Return to SA Masterclass for next trick tutorial

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂😂 Love it! As you can see in the video I am often stuck at number 2 😅😉

[@He110World]

man loved that, cracked up loads.. Irrespective if you did actually complete the trick the attempts were just amazing.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Happy you enjoyed it! Hopefully it inspired some new tricks or got you excited to go out there and try something new. 😉

[@elliotbawden7205]

I used to not give this guy a chance, but after listening I really respect his pov and have started to incorporate his methods. I was watching get high with mike but he is always way to happy to enjoy his content

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I'm happy to hear you changed your mind! Would be curious to hear why you didn't give me a chance to see if it's something I can improve on 🤙

[@XE-4]

So confidence inducing to see this. If you don't go past your limits how do you know where they are?

[@stevenakkersdijk]

True words!

[@CaneFantasma00]

Ok... you crash a lot but you are a funcking master man.. =)

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😅 Thanks, I just kept on trying and trying 😉

[@Nilz4FR]

Sick video brother. Thanks for the outtakes. Whats your imperator board size? I am 85kg 1,90m and got the 141/43

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I ride the 139x 42,5 with 88kg and 196cm. Depending on the conditions you're riding the 141 is awesome though. Better in the days where the wind is less than 20 knots. Thanks for the support and have fun on the water

[@Nilz4FR]

@@stevenakkersdijk Cheers. Thanks for this awesome channel! Keep me updated if you have any kite camps going

[@Nilz4FR]

2:20 my fav!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

🙈 that is a good one

[@Witjes]

Lekker veelzijdig zeg! Alle disciplines komen voorbij...zelf crash ik vaak genoeg maar een flinke klap kan je toch wat huiverig maken om het nogmaals te proberen!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Ja dat is zeker zo! Voor mij werkt het het beste om hem dan wel weer gelijk te doen (wetende wat je fout deed) Dan ben je er ook een stuk minder bang voor bij de volgende sessie 😉

[@fifty-sqrd]

Yeah, more simple crashes - less bad crashes. Hopefully 🤷‍♂️

[@stevenakkersdijk]

That would be nice. I have to say that crashes usually get less bad as you understand body and kite position more and more. Which helps a lot with "controlled" crashes.

[@fifty-sqrd]

@@stevenakkersdijk oh yeah! How to break through our limits just enough to progress but stay safe at the same time? It relates for me to the "flow state" idea by Csikszentmihalyi, Hungarian philosopher.

[@a.lame.username.]

Proud to say I can do nearly all those!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂😂😂

[@AZAZA19981907]

Steeze overload, even when crashing

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks 🤙

[@Vladishit_Putler]

list to do for next session: crash 50 times

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Don't forget to learn from them 😉

[@NikolaiBatov]

This video is lacking typical step-by-step explanation on how to achieve and master the shown material! 😉

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂 At first I just read the comment and was wondering who would "complain" like that. Then I saw which video it was about 😅

[@NikolaiBatov]

@@stevenakkersdijk 🙃 I guess I'll figure it out on my own ))) today was one of those days when nothing was going smoothly or working out even though all the ingredients were seemingly there. As a result I too crashed a lot 😆

[@gusbisbal9803]

Did anyone notice that the base line of this song was ripped off of "Another one bites the dust" ? EDIT: Ahhh... its a mash up

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😉 You have a good ear. And it's a mashup indeed.

[@moffmo]

Note to self: Crash more.. :D

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂 More or less yes

[@mrmonkeboy]

I can only do two tricks, jump and crash.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

That's a good start! Means you have enough tricks to try out 😉

[@esignoretti]

I crash more! 😅

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂

[@nummerzweipunktnull]

My videos always look like this 😁😁😁

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂 Not only like this I hope. You're supposed to learn from your mistakes 😉