Pro Surfer John John Florence Breaks Down Surfing Scenes from Movies | GQ Sports

[@jamescapel6492]

I love him saying deadly serious "this would never happen in a competition" about a film with a surfing penguin🤣🤣

[@julieann4616]

😂😂

[@brantwilson3279]

"It's amazing what some of the guy's do out there, they really push the limits of our sport."John John...say's it causally like he's not out there leading the charge...respect the humility.

[@brandon7227]

JJ isn't really a big wave surfer like his brother though. He's talking specifically about big wave surfing.

[@sambaman]

@@brandon7227 He charges as hard like any big wave surfer

[@Hamjobb]

@@brandon7227 He won the Eddie. He's solid in big waves

[@commie281]

@@brandon7227 uhh he is closely behind Nathan btw in big waves

[@jonaldiri5056]

@@sambaman but in other way. He does some thing his vrother doesnt. His brother does something he doesnt. They push different limits

[@Rooster1172T]

I used to bring my board to school! At my school here in australia, we had surfing as an actual period for our physical education. We also had skateboarding, bmx, downhill mtb, dirtjump mtb and fishing as well as normal sports haha

[@NAC_11359]

That sounds like a awesome school

[@_Diego_]

Was your school in the rocket power district?

[@Rooster1172T]

@@NAC_11359 it was a crappy school so they tried anything to keep us kids attending haha

[@Rooster1172T]

@@_Diego_ I don’t understand sorry?

[@AWildBard]

nice

[@vishalontheline]

"Next up, Lilo and Stitch" - did not see that coming.

[@cameronjones2200]

Hahaha same

[@eethan5552]

And then Surfs Up lmao

[@vishalontheline]

@@eethan5552 Probably the best surf movie, haha.

[@heyyyyyyy4942]

Hey just wanted to tell you that God and Jesus love you so much that God would send his one and only son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins. Get a relationship with God and Jesus and repent for your sins.God and Jesus love you so much and are always with you. Live for Christ and not the world and Follow God and Jesus.

[@mirazzzz]

@@heyyyyyyy4942 can u stfu

[@OldSaltMedia]

He broke 30 or 40 boards in one winter.... and then there's me still surfing on the same board for five years

[@patipitts6630]

This was so funny...way to sacrifice Jon Jon! This senior auntie has priority for the next 🌊. Aloha

[@vznquest]

Yeah 12 on my Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed!

[@____________4510]

That’ll happen when you live on the north shore of Oahu and paddle out to pipe every chance you get while the winter swells pumping.

[@Fatelvis2]

@Koa when he said that I thought wow thats a lot of money

[@georgelane6350]

To be fair, he's surfing 20 foot pipe on boards designed for outrageous performance, which means sacrificing durability

[@samssantoss]

This guy knows what he is talking about, he might be a world champion or something

[@bradylippold9913]

he should really think about competing in the olympics or something

[@lordofthefliez]

I dunno man I've never heard of him and I do the surf many times

[@kembooo000]

I'm a sarfer and I'm pretty sure I saw him during my last trip in Oahu which is in Hawaii

[@sambaman]

He´s world champ 2016 & 2017 ... and one of greatest in hawaii ever.

[@bradylippold9913]

@@sambaman someone didn’t get the joke

[@kylebrown8760]

"Kind of unrealistic"is the GQ way of saying "that's the fakest thing I've ever seen"

[@miguelgalllego]

For those folks who don't surf, this guy is the GOAT of modern surfing.

[@arcanosftw]

OK! lol

[@graemeandrews7344]

Who's Kelly slater then?

[@matth22]

@@graemeandrews7344 the og goat

[@Lappelduvideify]

@@graemeandrews7344 Retired.

[@granta3044]

Id say jj is way better than slater was

[@JoãoChen39]

john is the most talented guy i ever seen, he´s style is so natural and unique and he has so much knowladge about the sport and the ocean its incredible

[@ccccchhhhh]

Glad to see Johns in good spirits while recovering. This was tight

[@seanpendleton6354]

He got injured again?

[@dieselfeesul4928]

this has to be filmed old cuz he referenced Derek Ho

[@NordikCreative]

This was filmed months ago. He talks about Derek Ho.

[@LaraTang]

@@dieselfeesul4928 yeah I know right

[@Eventual-Visitor]

Although he seems to spend more time recovering than surfing this days.

[@GD-gj6mn]

Penguins charge super hard in huge arctic conditions often directly into or onto rocks and ice on a daily basis. Penguins are savage watermen.

[@BelleTolles]

Loved his breakdown, really trying to be realistic with people and not making it a joke. Brilliant mind at surfing (and other things). Notice also how he talks about his brother doing big wave surfing and others, but never mentions he won the Eddie Aikau big wave competition, one of the most prestigious competitions around, that rarely even happens because the waves have to be huge to call it. The year he won it was massive, and was the last time they've held it.

[@chrispewkreme]

“You wouldn’t have multiple people on one wave.”1 Mason Ho has entered the chat Jamie O’Brien has entered the chat

[@littleboykenson]

true but he was talking contests

[@mariohuerta6188]

@@littleboykenson And on the wave that size, unlike the playful pipe that Mason and Jamie teamed up inside...

[@rastagideon8236]

Party Wave!!!

[@kawikadee9670]

Now Kawika has entered the chat

[@upsidedahead]

I have entered the chat (I'm calling priority 🤣)

[@isaacjamesbaker]

Yess, so stoked you guys picked John John for this one.

[@ericmcdevitt3056]

Hollywood could only wish John & his family would consult them on a surf scene! But honestly just watching them free surf is better than any blockbuster I’ve seen! Great stuff always Florence crew!

[@rastagideon8236]

I met John and Coco Ho in the water and they were so cool. Nice meeting fierce athletes that are humble. LIVE ALOHA!

[@upsidedahead]

Did U offer them a waterlogged spliff ?

[@releasetoreceive]

@@upsidedahead hahahha I don’t think coco smokes? Mmm but maybe she does we may never know

[@upsidedahead]

@@releasetoreceive and as for Mason... He clearly doesn't need any drugs 🤣

[@creed4466]

This guys is pretty good at surfing

[@Dirt_Road_Dollars]

Yeah he's at least intermediate

[@hmu958]

Definitely not a kook

[@Dirt_Road_Dollars]

@@hmu958 yeah he is passed the kook stage....

[@Ejazzle]

I wonder if he knows how to air reverse

[@elijahguillemin2607]

@@Ejazzle he does

[@upsidedahead]

Should have done way more analysis of Surf's Up. That movie really nailed realistic waves and surfing

[@ChickenJoe-tq6xd]

I agree

[@upsidedahead]

@@ChickenJoe-tq6xd Chicken Joe is that YOU 🫢?

[@setnomA]

@@ChickenJoe-tq6xdlol

[@yump7408]

"this is probably the biggest wave I've ever seen" LMFAOOO

[@Justin_GFM]

Who thought it was a good idea to use the Point Break remake instead of the original 1991 movie? Wtf

[@MarleyOrdonezPOV]

Kolohe already talked about some scenes of the original since his dad or uncle was in a scene.

[@bryan_garrick_little]

I know !!

[@LaraTang]

GQ already had Kolohe Andino talk about the original Point Break!

[@boost2464]

Laurie Towner actually injured himself pretty badly doing the stunt surfing at Teahupoo for the Point Break remake. Google it mate. Pretty brutal.

[@gl3832]

Why not? Just wait for the remake of the little mermaid 😂😂😂😂

[@Real.Australia]

I was surfing next to John John once he really is a world champ . super cool dude too , even gave me a wave

[@ITSjustWOOL]

A wave goodbye as he was telling you go to shore? (Joking of course)

[@rsdouglass4]

Jon jon, you’re the man 🏄‍♀️

[@la_gobba_di_aigor]

I've felt a new type of upset when they said "Point Break" and _THAT_ movie popped up

[@FreshwaterFloof]

He’s a pretty introverted dude and you can tell he’s not that stoked on this kind of stuff

[@mickeyminecraftgirl6077]

@Noah K. adrenaline junkies are like this when they aren’t doing something crazy. he’s gotta be relaxed when surfing the hugs waves he does

[@Pescador-sx6ht]

I think he is just trying to hold his composer for an audience that that doesn't understand surf slang

[@SamRid72]

Chasing Mavericks actually got me into surfing one of my life goals are to ride a wave there

[@louiskuamoo]

John John sounds like a professor of surfing! He has the credentials of experience to be one! Humble beginnings & still humble today, makes him respected by the surfing world! Kudos & aloha!

[@mumblerocks77]

RIP Derek Ho. This must have been filmed before COVID.

[@adamnoce4172]

John John is my favorite Surfer by far. I can't wait to see him in the Olympics.

[@obiwanjacobipreece7776]

Every reaction to each Orange County clip had me in stitches

[@aarons.4906]

Commenting cuz John John is the man!... He was being very nice in many of these reviews. The whole Florence family rips even mom, yew!

[@joshberkin5567]

Wtf you know him?

[@chrispewkreme]

John John ❤️🤙🏽 Such a humble yet incredibly talented waterman. Heal up and claim Pipe again

[@lordofthefliez]

Big companies trying to make eco boards: *we need to make surfing more sustainable* Pros breaking 40 boards in a winter: *haha no.*

[@emma-nd2ey]

the video we didn’t know about, but it’s certainly the video we needed

[@tommyhofer1176]

11:40 not even gonna mention that’s steamer lane? Most people probably gonna think that’s Mavericks

[@TZ3Z]

Surfing is intense I have caught a few small waves as a beginner when I was on vacation and such.. the power of the water is wild

[@rebecamorales7508]

Until now one of the best breakdowns videos love john john

[@LaraTang]

Kanoa Igarashi’s break down of surf movies is a better watch!!

[@joshwheeler9732]

I can’t believe they got Jon Jon Florence to review cartoons

[@kellytennant9348]

I've surfed for over 40 years. It's a great sport, but sometimes people underestimate the power of water and get into serious trouble. I'd done it myself, been sucked out to sea, finally made it back to shore after 10pm in the pitch dark.

[@808bboarder]

Wtf guy. You used up all your luck for making it back somehow. Glad you’re here with us

[@Juandobberman]

Love the break down videos

[@gswdeclan]

North Shore legend, so glad GQ got him to comment

[@oahnh]

this…this is the one we’ve been waiting for

[@samuelchepkwony4895]

"i think you would die if that happend." no sheez. but i like how hes super chill 😎

[@xx7secondsxx]

2:44 makes me think of the AGGRESSION song "Locals ONLY!" a great skate punk band! Probably the 1sts BYO RECORDS🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻😎

[@LurgsHowToGuides]

Missed opportunity to have two of the greatest movies ever in here, Point Break 1991 and Big Wednesday. Shame. But nice interview. He's so good they named him twice.🏄

[@LaraTang]

GQ already had Kolohe Andino talk about the original Point Break, and Kanoa talked about Big Wednesday

[@tpmc12]

Derek Ho died in July 2020. I wonder if this was recorded before that or if he just misspoke. He rode for Hurley until the beginning of this year and started his own company, so it looks like it was recorded after his death.

[@raelsidoroff1239]

Yea i caught that and he called steamer lane mavericks

[@revival2817]

The big wave he's talking about is Cortes Bank for those interested.

[@williammartin2842]

During the California Gold Rush days ships approaching San Francisco, after going around cape Horn, passed there in the day or night.

[@Monique9990ful]

I would have loved to hear him break down Jonny tsunami.

[@sophiajamgochian99]

Fun fact my sister and I had a really great teacher in middle school that was a surfer so he let us skip class and levee our boards in the teacher longe!! Now I’m in high school and I’m entering my Junior year so my sister and I our homeschooling !! I can’t wait to be able to surf every day !!! :)

[@andrewmarshall360]

Thank you John ! I knew there’s a reason you’re the person I root for.

[@DavidSchneiderIP]

Is there a reason that the Mavericks film shows Steamer's? Or am I way off base today?

[@trevorlei]

I was wondering that too

[@brettm3431]

when i was 16 i was taking my lifeguard test in kailua and the instructor brought in northshore lifeguards for it . my guy hit me in the head and took me to the bottom and would not let go until i fought back and got loose and dragged him back up . when we surfaced he was smiling and gave me a shaka . those were fun times

[@808bboarder]

Lol brah that’s hilarious. Braddah instructor getting extreme with his methods 😂

[@NickWard-f6l]

His duel with kelly slater is legendary 😊

[@RunninReb15]

you guys short changed Chasing Mavericks here

[@neetft2363]

Chasing mavericks clip was the lane in Santa Cruz

[@timotmon]

I really think this John John guy has a future in surfing.

[@ItsMando]

This John John guy seems like he could surf pretty well, maybe he should try it out.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

I had a nice time watching this episode :)

[@megankeily4858]

Who else was peeved they used royalty free hawiian music for the lilo and stitch bit instead of the masterpiece that is hawiian rollercoaster ride

[@onetwo8847]

He got that prime Paul Walker hair

[@inkainka5128]

so glad to see John!

[@mcgovney6969]

This guy is pretty knowledgeable. He must be a Malibu Lifeguard or something. Go video.

[@fartlord1012]

This is what I have been waiting for let’s goooo

[@bapple7844]

Hey this guy knows a lot about surfing movie. He could be able to do this professionally if he gives it a shot

[@bmjake]

He didn’t say “gnarly” or “brah” nearly as much as I thought he would.

[@justaworm1]

Great Breakdown John John

[@kateburcroff5209]

I know nothing about surfing, but this was interesting. I do with he had said something about people who surf the Great Lakes though, because I'm sure that's different.

[@graysonlucas6569]

This guy seems like he would be a good surfer

[@PhilhellenicAgori]

Surf royalty right there boiii

[@jamesthorne222]

1:51 He takes off goofy and ends up regular but it does look like his leash is on the left leg, so he could have fluked switching up... :)

[@martinklaus2203]

Not very many people, lifeguards and jetskis on the beach at Turtle Beach south side, at least when I was there.

[@massivetree7937]

Just for the record, most people don't acknowledge Point Break 2015. The 1991 version is the only one that matters.

[@Joest75]

How about Takeshi Kitano's A scene at the sea ? It's a movie about surfing

[@madmaxmedia]

Thanks for turning me onto this movie!

[@shoesters6298]

More of this please

[@stevezisk3415]

I watched almost the whole Video. Breakdown The Mavericks Big Scene

[@granta3044]

I remember john john as a thirteen yr old kid at Sandy's. He got huge.

[@brandon7227]

What's JJ doing at Sandy's

[@granta3044]

Having fun. In the summer thats where the waves are.

[@babyruuth]

12' south shore was crazy, 15' NoSho was broken board of death.

[@davewaver5911]

Used to watch jon at val's back in the day !

[@Luxeee]

I just want John John healthy again

[@mojogustavo77]

Thats steamers lane in central California not Mavericks

[@valentinstadler8058]

Somebody , what’s the song name on Chasing the Mavericks segment? Please

[@mikaelnelson8339]

thank you! forgetting Sarah Marshall...A goofy to regular I could digest,But(Call the front desk)😲😬😅😂

[@saltwaker]

Do surfers ride their snowboard stances - total euro angles?

[@thecornishbiker9323]

Its amazing how many people that are holding surfboards in adverts or films dont have wax on them or leashes.

[@jdubs8964]

In point break I swear the wave looks like Mavericks not jaws

[@ProfRybczyk]

He came across as knowledgeable and likable, not as a know-it-all. Well done and now I don't hate him as much for beating Kelly for the olympic spot.

[@bbwvelvet]

Love him!

[@marinadeburgos8666]

Why they switched Lilo and Stitch music? The original song was a masterpiece

[@joshberkin5567]

Copyright

[@snowleopard064]

Copyright for sure

[@bensdemosongs]

Where’s North Shore?!! I wanted Rick Kane and Turtle!!!

[@cez19]

They should've broken down the surf scene in Die Another Day.

[@jonathanswift5952]

What about north shore the movie so much is backwards in that movie

[@christiangrimm2883]

Yesss this is what I’ve been waiting for

[@GFHarmy]

So good they named him twice.

[@chuckbaker8413]

I don’t remember that in Point Break…??

[@soulsurfseeker]

JJ so deadpan about fictional movie waves...hilarious...he's like, where's my check?

[@johnwick4208]

I've never been this early

[@surf101-]

Said your girlfriend!

[@carloscastillo5905]

You: I want to learn how to surf! Me: Go to Hawaii my friend

[@granta3044]

Naw, learn how to surf first than go. You dont wanna be a kook. Cali and florida have tons of kooks so you should learn there. There arent too many surf breaks in Hawaii and nobody likes the kooks interupting there sessions.

[@ooklamoc4411]

Eh. You could spend the day shoulder hopping in Waikiki, lots of tourists and kooks (like me) and nobody really cares.

[@granta3044]

@@ooklamoc4411 theres a spot where i learned to surf in waiks that now is strictly for begginers, like cant stand up beginners. They basically kicked the locals out of the surf spot with the 4 surf schools that paddle out there. Its kinda sad really. And waiks has a layer of sunscreen on the ocean that you can see and smell which is terrible. Learn elsewhere and then come.

[@TheDeuceMcGoose]

Went full Rick Kane in that first one.

[@surf101-]

Not even close...kook!

[@conecrazy]

So disappointed The North Shore wasn’t broken down.

[@rhinestonecowboy36]

funny thing I started boogie boarding near mavericks and i never knew lmao

[@lenny42069]

clearly hasn't been involved in a major competition like Big Zs Memorial Surf Off or he would know the rules...