My INSANE 1 Year Kitesurf Progression // Beginner to Competition

So, it has been 1 year already since i started kiteboarding. i never knew kiteboarding would have had so much impact on my life. It started out as just loving to watch kiteboarders fly in the craziest conditions. Couple years later i decided i wanted to do it myself as a bucketlist thing.
after my lessons and the first time i was able to ride upwind i was immediatly addicted. After that i bought my own set i kited all year to progress.
Every time the wind was over 16 knots i would go out. I don't live near any spots so for each session i needed to travel by public transport for 3 + hours. I guess you could say there is a lot of time behind the scenes.
Kiteboarding changed my life in a positive i never knew was possible. Starting like everyone els with jus a waterstart to coming in second in a competition is insane to me. i thought i would'nt do so well since it was my first competition and other people in my division have been kiting for years.
To me it reaaly showed what could be possible if you have the motivation, passion and dedication to achieve something in life, what can be possible.
I've got many more goals i want to achieve within kiteboarding which i hope to reach a couple in this year.
dont forget to comment what trick you wnat to see me try next session, out of the top 3 most liked comments ill pick one depending on the conditions.
If you did like the video, consider liking or subscribing as it motivates me to make more videos.
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[@ruanruanvir7026]

Bud absolutely loved this video. Perfect music to go with it. Live here in Cape Town, Blouberg. Was so afraid of kiting from all the horror stories I'd heard. Your video has definitely inspired me to just begin. Definitely going to Langebaan soon and going for lessons. It'll just be a sin not to utilise these perfect weather conditions here in Cape Town

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Man, to hear this makes my day! So happy that you want to get started. It's definitly worth it, let alone kiting in cape town! The holy grail of big air spots! Thank you so much for this comment!

[@kitingkai]

Good luck!

[@keonpearse3728]

See you in langebaan tomorrow

[@ruanruanvir7026]

@@keonpearse3728 ja just need to get myself a good reasonable priced instructor

[@JoshSmeda]

How's it going so far Ruan?

[@keendnb]

Great video, you have a fantastic spot to learn and progress. Nice work and congrats 👊🤙

[@pokite99]

This is actually very impressive ! No clickbait, real insane progression for a 1y period ! Congrats !

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

thank you dude!

[@JamesLamb]

I took lessons at age 59. I have learned our local spot is not necessarily the best place to learn - and that's part of the reason I'm not more advanced. Another reason is I'm not as flexible as I used to be! But I'm still progressing!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thats the good part! My spot isnt ideal either but that makes progressing so much more fun and challenging!

[@DmitriyLaktyushkin]

A bit jealous, it took me years to be worse than this. Impressive dedication to power through all the pain of learning so much so quickly.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Everyone has a different learning curve. I've been doing all kinds of boardsports since 10 years old so i have some expierence i i used from that. Keep pushing your limits because you can do more than you think!

[@victor_4435]

nevr compare yourself to others bro and keep up the grind!

[@barrymonteiro8893]

Awesome progression! Congratulations on your results. There is no shortcut for these type of gains. It speaks volumes to your hard work and dedication.

[@zuzatoblerone2017]

Have balls and high tolerance for pain. Great progression!!!

[@filipl7697]

the first "holy shit" big jump got me chuckling, good progression video man, really shows how much effort it takes!

[@aindriasobriain11]

Unreal... Well done.. I'm turning 30 soon and I wanted to add something new to my life and I have been thinking about kitesurfing for some time now.. This solidifies it for me.. It looks like such a thrill

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

go for it! it might seem intimidating when you start but it is so fun! every kitesurfer is so nice to each other, you can make the sport as extreme as you want it to be and you'll feel completely free of everything its insane. just take some lessons untill your first waterstarts and then you'll see what im talking about. at that point your hooked like i was when i did my first waterstart and still loving it!

[@andreastapper7468]

Do it! I turned 30 this year and I got my first lesson scheduled for when the snow comes! I'll start on the snow though since I don't live near any good surfing areas...

[@Thatguykites]

Good pop is everything! Great video keep progressing

[@yodadi00]

fantastic. Been at it for over a dozen years and can't do much of that!

[@devonmike]

Absolutely incredible watching your progression.Look forward to seeing you in competitions in future vlogs.

[@robjohnston2982]

Holy smokes thank you so much for this video. You’re right that is an insane first year. Really helps me move past a lot of frustrating days and keep working…

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Keep it up mate! It will get easier over time. You got this 🙌

[@NoSkills2660]

Man deze video eeft je al veel views opgebracht van mij… montage en dat Liedje te same… heerlijk! Zoizo 1 van de beste videos op KZbin omtrent kitesurfen

[@kitingkai]

Watch this guy! He is going crazy! 🚀

[@mikeRobinsonCharlton]

man ! this is awesome. Ive just started my KS journey ..... WOW

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Then this video shows what you can achieve within 1 year 😁 now its your turn!

[@maksnadolski584]

You did great job through this 1 year ! It's incredibly inspiring for me seeing all those hard moments, failures and progress. It's even more incredible because you can literally feel the pain by those first loops/landings, but you didn't gave up GREAT EFFORT!!! Hopefully you will be even better, good luck man with the grind wish you a lot of wind be safe out there practicing. 🤙💨🌊

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you so much! "Fall 7 times, get back 8" i always tell myself. Crashing is a part of the sport! Will try tp be safe once i get back on the water, currently injured haha

[@0Jake0Eden0]

Very impressive progression in one year! Great stuff man 🤙

[@art3mis86]

Wow i’m really out of words. You’ve accomplished so much. I’ve starte like a years or two ago not really sure when but my progression went really slow compared to yours. Since i was living fare from the spot i didn’t really get the opportunity to put has much time has i would have liked and school wasn’t helping. But stil i’m happy with what i’ve accomplish it might not be like the pro stuff for exemple i’m still struggling with retreaving my board if i loos it, but i got past the transition and i’m supper proud of it. now my progress is lagging because i had to move in an other country for studying i’m missing my kite so much ! I really hope to get back in the water soon !

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Don't compare yourself with me, i had the oppertunity to kite alot due to covid. I also have alot of expierence with other boardsport which i've started doing since the age of 10. Keep on kiting and enjoy it every moment on the water! That's more valuable then skill.

[@freeupminds]

Amazing Brother!!! We share the same love ❤️

[@shaysando]

One year! Well done💪

[@Δημητρης-χ4ρ]

i start lesson in 43 ! i have 4 hours only with kite ...You have exelent progression for 1 year !!!! Is very hard ...

[@bradycarlson6061]

Nice work! Kiting is such a great sport. There are endless things to learn. Can’t wait to see what your doing after year two!

[@konstantineE1]

Merry Christmas my friend much love and respect for you

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

You too man! Much apreciated!

[@Profreegolfer]

Siiiick dude. Ive been kiting just over a year now in Blouberg, Cape Town. (I live there) havnt tried backloops but been trying to get heli liops down. Your prigression is insane.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Awesome spot to learn! I appreciate the compliment 🙏🏼

[@Profreegolfer]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing yeah, managed some small back loops the last two sessions. Now need to go a bit higher. Learning at Blouberg is awesome. But I fear it's going to make many places seem tame in the future when I get to travel!

[@Island606]

really insane progression - you are a natural!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Not a natural, lot of hours, mistakes and hard crashes where made in the making. Every one can make this progression with time and practice 🤙🏼

[@snorremortenkjeldsen6737]

Awesome & inspiring video, plus music! Also, you just come off as a really nice guy

[@Riaa111]

Well done you did a great job I wish u best of luck 🇪🇬

[@valeriomarazia8522]

very well done mate! keep on pushing it!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you! Will keep on pushing my limits!

[@physmichaeltsui]

insane progression! i've been a vacation kiter mainly because my home spot is avg 10 knots.. took me years to archive what you've done. hope to see you in comps soon!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you mate ❤️ Hope to aswell sometime, we'll see 👀

[@stokakrishna]

Man!!! Great progress!!! If only I was that quick with my progress. Keep going

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Haha thank you! Just do you and you'll get where you want to be 😁

[@windsurfsnow]

What a great video Stijn, this is a epic vlog on how much fun someone can have doing the greatest sport in the world.

[@nicolasvds7528]

Congratulations !!!

[@antonkettner9712]

Congrats on this awesome progression👏🏼 trying to get to kiteloops myself, just cracked the 10 m barrier on surfr a month ago. At the moment I am still struggeling with accidental half rotations during heliloops though which really messes with my confidence... Keep shreding💪🏼

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Awesome mate! I lived the feeling when i broke the 10m barrier. Keep pushing and if you need advice you can contact me on instagram!

[@danielibanezkite]

Congratulations!!!! awesome progression!

[@michaelsedgwick6929]

Epic !! You need to come to Cape Town! You’ll fly !

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Definetely a goal of mine! Hopefully im all recoverd to go this year!

[@shengma8472]

Man just a year good on ya buddy I’ve been just going left and right struggling with going upwind(rpm and small board didn’t help) I’ll be trying a lot more after your inspiring video (i don’t think I ever heard ppl start pulling loop in their first year not around my area anyways 😄) good job 👍

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

You'll get it in no time! What might help is to watch yt videos "how to ride upwind". They'll tell alot about body posture. Keep it up mate! You might be able to try loops yourself in a year!

[@JHulst]

Hey Stijn, nice man this is really great what you have learned in a year, if I may give you a tip then get started right away with your less favorite side so that you can alsoloop like crazy with N - W and not only with ZZW to W. Also useful if you go on holiday abroad with non-Dutch conditions. Good luck and best regards, Jan 🤙🏻🔥👊🏻

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you! Thats exactly what my focus will be on this year. I jump right foot forward so with n-nw it will be usefull but s-sw not really. Will keep the tip in my mind.

[@ronenstanciu9479]

Awesome video, kept me excited and into your experience the whole time. Good job.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

That's awesome to hear man! Thank you so much!

[@FLIRTER3970]

Epic inspiring progression, well done. Thanks for showing the learning journey. Reinforces the philosophy that to learn fast you need to make mistakes fast too.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

thank you! ''its not about how many times you fail, but how many times you get back up and try again!''

[@scottmh]

Wat mega!! Ben net begonnen na jaren wakeboarden en dit is zwaar motiverend. Precies mijn doelen. Keep it up!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Goed om te horen!

[@MrGreidie]

Dude! you inspired me to dust of the gear and try it again!!!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

That got me so happy! Thank you so much for your response and go for it! If you need any advice you can hit me up on insta 🙌

[@nicolascarval2579]

Félicitations bro, quelle évolution...top ne lâche rien t es au top

[@marcelcuadros9905]

nice progress! You are an example, thanks for the motivation !

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you!

[@raulyanez7400]

nice video bro🥳

[@aeons8314]

Haha, the pure joy at 3:19 . Nice dude, awesome progress. I just got my certificate and would love to surf in those conditions. Good wind, sea, not a lot of people around... looks amazing.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Awesome! Keep it up and the progress and people will follow 🤙🏼

[@aeons8314]

@Stijn Brandt That is definitely the plan! Now I just need to buy my own equipment. Any tips for sizes of kites to look at for someone with 90kg, living in the Hague?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

@@aeons8314 look for a freeride kite in either quiver sizes 8-11 or (7)-9-12 depending on your freetime and budget. these are basically the quivers most people use

[@kitefamily6478]

Hey Stijn! Lekker gedaan gozer, zeker omdat alles geleerd is op een zee spot met golven en stroming! Keep it going!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Zeker niet makkelijk altijd maar maak er het beste van. Zou fijner zijn als ik een lagoon had 😉

[@Egorishex]

I've been kiting for 4 months in Egypt. my highest jump is 15 meters in about 20 knots of wind and weighing 55 kilograms. I've already started making my first kite loops because I think I'm ready for it (It is very difficult to ride here, because there is rarely a strong wind, and a strong chop that interferes with cutting in for a jump.)

[@Tobyezzz]

Very nice mate! Amazing and inspiring. I am also pushing the limits quite hard over the last years and love it, but started in 2015 - so no comparison ;-) The recent change to North Orbits is helping a lot. Just amazing kites for Kiteloops. Keep on pushing and always track your progress somehow in a diary or sth similar - this keeps up the motivation a lot! Regarding new tricks that I recommend besides the obvious next steps like boogie or late back: Do a high inverted frontroll (send the kite a bit over 12) and after the frontroll land with a downloop and a second late frontroll into transition - best with a big kite. Feels super natural and you will love it!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you Toby! appreciate it! i'll definetely keep on pushing to reach my goals, what ever it takes. will try the trick!

[@vikingh3008]

Fantastic progression 🤙

[@enzomichieli8177]

bro wtf, you teached my kite summer camp in 2021

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Now you know the real me haha

[@liloadventures]

un saludo desde la habana, cuba, buenas vibras!!!

[@paulsimpson1514]

Great progression nice to see you onboard with Surfr. Can follow your progression now. Try some low level tricks... Darkslide is what I'm working on, super cool and hand drag backroll transition.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

its a great app so why not! what do you mean with some low level tricks? Backroll handdrags are the best in my oppinion! i can't do darkslides unfortunately because of my bindings that open up...

[@leapnlarry]

Cold water not for me, great progression, everyone loves transformation stories. Larry

[@dezzy8942]

Nice video, I was really stunned because I was in the exact same spot as a tourist there this autumn and it was very windy, so there were many kiters including one with a black north board and a blue kite. My family and me probably watched you kiting.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Haha thats great! Altough i don't have a north board 😅 it is black though so maybe 🤷‍♂️ where did you sight see me 👀

[@magictransfers1927]

One year? Amazing progress well done! 👍

[@__Gus_]

Great job bro liked and subscribed right away I'm starting now myself can't wait to get jumping something about it seems so beautiful and calming just soaring through the sky but for now I'm good with just learning upwind downwind and cross wind riding lol wish you the best man stay safe out there and keep up the great work I'm sure you shocked a lot of people telling them you've only been doing this for a year lol

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you mate! The entire journey leading up to jumping was something incredible to me. I remember my first "jump" over a wave and i was freaking out! After that you only want to go higher and higher which will push you into wanting to learn more tricks. Most people are shocked of what you can achieve in 1 year of kiting when they see, the key to this is consistency and passion. I'm most of the time the first to arrive on the spot and the last to leave. A lot of work went into this which you'll see as a result. Loved the question and keep me updated on your progression! Would love to see it!

[@dpwild328]

Impressive improvements! Great video!! Hey, what mouth mount are you using with your gopro?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Hey man! I'm just using the floater from the gopro 10 and bite on it or the regular mouth mount from gopro. Hopefully this helps you out 🙌

[@maxen-4q2]

nice one

[@joaquinzaji7472]

So inspiring, thanks for sharing this mate

[@neilbeaton9498]

Welp I've been at it for 3 years and I'm just learning transitions haha. Did a self-land once and may learn how to self rescue soon.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Nothing wrong with that! Keep doing what you love and you'll do them one day 🙌

[@PiotrMys]

So what will be your first trick? Me: Backroll? This guy: Kiteloop you are insane bro :D

[@abelvannieuwenhove2620]

Thats insane!! How did you learn to jump and loop, did you take extra lessons or just experimented. Also, how do you find new stuff to learn cause i had no clue loops were even a thing (I'm a nub so that might be why, but still. Just wondering)

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thanks mate! Slowly building my skills up. 1st learn to jump, 2nd learn proper technique, get co comfortable with downloops, try it with a transition jump and build the height up from there Learnt most of the tricks by watching videos and trying/crashing a lot!

[@Shotbyjarno]

Heel dik! Deze video laat mij wel twijfelen of ik voor mijn tweede surfboard ga of een kite set🤯. Wellicht dat jij mij kan overtuigen hahah. Maar echt een epische video man!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Overtuigen kan ik zeker! Heb vroeger ook een tijdje gesurft alleen bakte ik er niks van 😂 kiten geeft je meer vrijheid. En jij hebt het voordeel dat op de dagen dat er geen wind je gaat surfen en wanneer het waait lekker gaat kiten! Waar kan je nog meer voor vragen?!

[@Shotbyjarno]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing dat is zeker een goede! Heb jij suggesties waar ik een leuke tweedehands set aan kan schaffen? Ik heb zelf namelijk niet de ervaring om te checken of alles goed is.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

@@Shotbyjarno tegenwoordig zijn alle kites prima, kites vanaf 2017 tot nu zou ik zien als het veiligste. Verder is het belangrijk dat je geen c-shaped kite koopt. Voorbeelden van goede kites om het mee te leren: Duotone evo North reach Naish pivot Eleveight rs Reedin supermodel F-one bandit Cabrina switchblade

[@Shotbyjarno]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing thanks! Ik ga even online kijken of ik wat kan vinden. Vaak koop je meerdere kites tegelijk. Welke formaten zou je aanraden?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Ligt aan je gewicht, als je dat doorgeeft kan ik je een advies geven. Heb je al kiteles gehad of hebben ze je hier geen advies over gegeven?

[@sergemann5951]

Great video man! good to see you stuck with it. Also, I can tell the right gear has made a difference in your riding. Would you be willing to touch on that? what worked and what worked better? Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

I started with gaastra pures (freestyle kites) which where great in the beginning but after 3 months i wanted to boost and that wasnt really possible on those. So i decided to change my quiver after 6-7 months to '21 orbits and man do i love them. I was able to define my technique to go higher, feally trust the kite and how fast it is. It really learned me how to as the kite will most of the time catch me from 5m which most kites will do from 7m. Hopefully this helped!

[@NoSkills2660]

Geweldige video man.. doe zo verder✌🏼

[@casimirrey7742]

great job !!

[@АндрейСтаролад]

amazing progress as for 1 year🤩

[@Elmer_Buckwhistle]

A late millennial or gen-Zr that states he is awesome and really happy with himself. After some yawning, back to watching Kevin Langeree.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

To be fair, kevin is a millennial 😂 and i don't state i'm "awesome" but you just did so thanks! Just want to show people what is possible with 1 year and motivate people to go kiting.

[@stefanjorna1447]

Respect man, dit motiveert mij weer om volgend jaar ook te starten met downloops :) Ik heb zelf nu dus een Gaastra Spark & Pure en twijfel om over te stappen naar een ander merk. Heb jij in je jumps & transitions veel verschil gemerkt toen je van Gaastra wisselde naar North?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Lekker voor gaan! Meeste denken dat het heel eng is maar dat is het niet! Helpt alleen maar met je progressie. Ik was over gestapt omdat ik de gaastra gewoon niet chill vind. Ik had de pure en die was gewoon voor freestyle wat ik niet wilde. Een kite die past waar je hem voor wil gebruiken helpt met je progressie. Kies iets wat jij wil gaan doen en test dan een aantal kites in dat dicipline. Dat ik met north vaarde wil niet zeggen dat iedereen deze fijn vind!

[@Aaron_p]

How are you recording your own POV? Mouth mounted go pro or something else?

[@Aaron_p]

Actually just saw the clip at 5:10. It's a mouth mount.

[@azizkh1569]

Loved every thing, but you could use better music for the editing to the action. Friendly advice.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thanks for the advice! I could've indeed but i was new to editing and the quik app would'nd allow multiple music clips. year 2 will be better!

[@azizkh1569]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing i’m still on my first year, I wish the best to all the new kiters. We will rock it 💪🏼

[@sforum4893]

Where did you practice mate? How much hours do you think you dedicated? Did you ride with helmet and impact vest?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

my most riden spot is at Egmond aan zee in the Netherlands. i always went kiting when the wind was blowing no matter the conditions so i didn't keep track of amount of kite hours. i do wear a impact vest under my wetsuit just in case. had a couple bad crashes so the ribs.

[@MarkPeterson2023]

Nice man

[@DavidAlonso-nb2gl]

Great progression!! Congrats! Nice Video to see 👍. Which Spot is it?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

It's in the Netherlands called Egmond aan zee

[@DavidAlonso-nb2gl]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing thanks a lot. Didn't recognized. Maybe see you there 👍

[@jaychristian1]

Lekker Stijn, voor je volgende trick: megaloop KGB lijkt me wel wat ;)

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Weet hoe dat eruit ziet, doe eens voor 😂

[@jaychristian1]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing volgende week weer wind voorspeld toch? Bel ik alvast de ambulance voordat ik het water op ga :p

[@breytengrad]

Insane progression. how many times did you find time to rock? do you live at the shoreline? great video.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

hey man! i started before the pandemic, during i had quitte a bit of time but i still needed to travel 3+ hours to get to the spot. i coulc spend the night and then needed to get back another 3+ hours... was a struggle but all worth it

[@breytengrad]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing Cheers man. Impressive

[@FlorentinHaunold]

Super inspiring, man!

[@timhoogkamp5473]

This is just beautiful

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

even better to do it yourself!

[@koleS320]

Did you take any lessons? If so, how many hours of lessons did you take and after how many lessons did you start to practice only on your own?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Hi Jakub, For kitesurfing you really need to take lessons as it is a dangerous sport and need to know the safety features en dangers of it. I myself learnt it quitte fast +/-8 hours and after that i bought my own gear and tried it myself. I did have expierence prior from other board sports which helped me out a lot. Hope this helps you out 🤙🏼

[@koleS320]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing hey mate! Thanks for your reply! Yep, I have already taken some lessons (about 15h and I am only about to stand on the board) so it kind of goes slowly, but I had some lessons with huge waves, which made it more difficulty. Probably this will improve my control of the kite & board in difficult conditions in the future. Sick progress mate, keep it up and have fun 🙌

[@Jules1238bla]

Great video, I hear you are from the Netherlands (right?), where exactly do you kite?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

I'm from the Netherlands indeed! My home spot is called Egmond aan zee 🤙

[@Jules1238bla]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing thanks! got any tips for any Belgian kitespots?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

@@Jules1238bla dont know any unfortunately, would love to ride a good spot there tho. I expect the channel between england en belgium as a really good spot for hard eind as it gets channeld, but there will be a lot of current aswell. If you know any, let me know 😜🙌

[@viltnieks]

Great progress! I also started a year ago and just jumped 11m in height, but loops are still giving me the trouble. I noticed you use Ozone Torque v2 board, but ride North kites. Did you test also North boards? Why did you choose Torque v2? I'm considering it as well as my next board.

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thats some great progress! You should filn your progression! Loops is something you get better at by trying over and over again. It doesnt go always go right for me aswell, part of the game! I ride ozone torque because my previous board (crazyfly shox '17) sucked. I was looking for new boards with channels for grip and the boards i had in my vision where torque, atmos and eleveight commander. The atmos only had channels at the tips wich i didnt really see the point of at that time and the commander was in my opinion to much. So i chose the route in between which was the torque. But nowadays all boards are great choices!

[@Kitetarifa7]

Congrats bro, next year competing in the KOTA!!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Lets first try to make it to BAKL 😂

[@corey6417]

Lol clicked on this hoping to trace my journey as well but then the second clip is him jumping and im not even there yet 😅

[@michadanielewicz1403]

great job mate! i've been kiting since 2017 but I still learn how to do proper kiteloop :v

[@timkamper4275]

Lekker gozer. Veel progressie geboekt sinds die sessie met de 12 op Egmond

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

zekers!

[@tehuezapp7032]

Wow i wish i progressed as fast as you

[@emilvdv9391]

Welk strand is dat en hoe vaak ga je kiten? Gewoon altijd als er wind is?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

mijn motto is ''iedere sessie telt'' ik ben er dus eigenlijk altijd wel. en als ik een keer echt niet kan, zit ik de hele dag mijn kop op de tafel te rammen haha. mijn homespot is Egmond aan zee en is de spot die je het meeste ziet in de video. anders moet je aanstaande vrijdag komen kijken, voorspellingen zien er mooi uit!

[@emilvdv9391]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing hahaa dat ken ik. Helaas kan ik vrijdag niet :(. Ik zie nu ook dat je in die Egmond aan zee what's app zit.

[@nicolessmann6800]

Very impressive bro, witch kite do you have?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you! Used to ride woth Gaastra pures '21 but after half a year switched to north orbits

[@DhrRobMoorman]

Leuke video hier ook hard bezig progressie te boeken!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Bedankt! Goed bezig en blijf zo doorgaan!

[@franksnyder363]

Curious why you don't jump/kiteloop going to the left (since your wind direction sets up for using the waves as kickers). Maybe it was just your choice of footage. Your progression is beyond impressive. It's not just time on the water, you've got heart (being willing to crash often pulls the trick off itself).

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

i have a history when it comes to ''boardsports'' and i was always riding goofy. as i started to progress i learned to do them the same direction as i was practising kickflips, right foot forward. for next year i want to learn to be able to jump properly regular stance and do the same tricks. thanks man! i'll keep on pushing tricks with a smile :)

[@rnelias]

amazing! I've been kiting since 2019 and developed some skills since then, including small jumps (bellow 7m) and hydrofoil but have not learned how to progress on kiteloop yet. I'm a little bit scared to get hurt on my age (45's)

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

That's great! Just keep learning to jump higher as you get comfortable with looping the kite. Try some downloop transitions to jump fownloop transitions and keep building up the height! Be aware that the kits most likely will not catch you in the 3-7m heights so either go slow or full send it! And why worry about can happen? It hasnt right? Just stay mindfull and know your limit. Looping the kite is something which i think is overrated as the pull dependa on the wind. Hopefully this helped!

[@devogelaerejimmy9416]

SICK MAN !

[@fredericjacques6348]

Very amazing progression in one year man!! Also super cool video! Quick question for you what’s the kite that’s you have been using and in which size? Keep going like this!!

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Thank you mate! I used to kites the gqastra pures '21 for the first 5-6 months and the progressed into north orbits '21. Sizes shouldnt matter because everyone has a diferent weight and rides different. Look what suits you best. Keep shredding!

[@fredericjacques6348]

@@stijnbrandtkitesurfing Thanks! What’s your feeling with the orbit?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

It is a great kite. Me personally, i love it, no other words for it. But if you are looking for a kite you need to try kites yourself abd not go for the kite i like!

[@nickmedukha]

Thats awesome progression man! Wondering where do you mount your camera?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

It is with the mouth mount

[@turkeyphant]

How many hours did you do in one year?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Enough haha If i had to guess it would be somewhere around 150-200 hrs

[@MiloCosemans]

Amazing progression man! Should start filming my own progressing a bit more. You using a chest mount for most of it?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Definetly film your progression, its not only fun to watch but also te rewatch after x months years like "was i that shit 😂" i mainly used the mouthmount because the chest mount doesnt give that wel pov effect

[@tiesto213]

Congrats on the podium! You beat me and the guy in 3rd place who both have +15 years of experience kiting all around the world. Really impressive. What size were you flying during the second heat?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Damn, didnt realise that 😅. Well riden though! i was using a 9m but the guy in first used a 10 i think...

[@tiesto213]

I was riding a 9 as well, wish I had brought a 10 or 11 for that last heat though.

[@Riggins_cetrulo]

Do u have a string of a leach or smth attached to your mouth mount/gopro?

[@stijnbrandtkitesurfing]

Always, dont want to lose it between the waves haha

[@gillesbkf4315]

I felt that holy sh!t