Ultimate Kiteloops. Episode I. Beginner level surface kiteloop.

This is a how to kiteloop tutorial for intermediate riders. It is the first part of 3 and it's dedicated to surface kiteloops and downloops.
Take your time to try everything shown before trying a jump with a kiteloop!

[@markusbroyles1884]

I don't know when I first saw this as it's 8 years old as of now 10 17 2023 but it makes much more sense now. Anton is one of the all time greats on YT ! I rewatch all of these and they make more sense every time because my knowledge is waking up.

[@ronblume3071]

I’m luvin’ your explanations of not only the “how to” loop but of how to use them safely in such a wide variety of manoeuvres. Thanks again 👍. I’m quickly becoming a fan 👏👏👏

[@keithm8419]

Thanks Anton... just getting into 'Kiteloops' and your vids are by far the best to watch and understand..!

[@ShipwreckTeapot]

Definitely the most educational video I've watched and dudes were ripping

[@pascalecourrieu8535]

After watching dozens of videos, this one nails it. It explains what not to do and why. Very useful, specially how to do a tight loop vs a large loop. Thanks from Canada!

[@mattirobinson]

Wow! Down loop transitions are my last goal before working on jumping. This video is perfect. Thanks!

[@bykerboi88]

Awesome and well explained tutorial! Thank you!

[@hooplernono7033]

Brilliantly 👏 👏 👏 this is the best 👌 instructor ever! Thank you! Thank you for security advices!!!

[@gbsnb]

Just did my first power loop at 6meters. I started with this video. Thank you very much.

[@lenniemcmillian9451]

This is hands down the best instructional kitevid on the interweb. Fantastic work, looking forward to more vids please keep them coming.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Saw your comment again, and have to say, that's sooo good to read something like that) Thank you!

[@ivansavchenco5636]

Your tutorials are really the best. And here is the reason why. I started windsurfing this summer and I am really good at it: I went from big learning board to 140L normal board and from small 4m to 6.5m sail in only 10 hours of exercises! Guys who started with me couldn't achieve such results even after 30 hours of training. But even though I understand wind/sail interaction really good, I always was really confused about how kite works... But after watching your videos it became clear! Thanks!:) Please keep filming videos at the same level, your explanations are gold!

[@theo8326]

I just love your videos. Such a master kiter and master instructor. Thank you for helping me on my journey to mastery!!!!

[@igormm]

Great tutorial!

[@larelekman]

Thanks Anton! Really helpful and professional videos. Ready to try the downloop turns on my next kite sessions. :-)

[@unityraptor]

Great Great Tutorial. Maybe the best i've seen so far ! Please continue to post tutorials like these...

[@antonchernyshov8759]

unityraptor Thanks, will do my best to go on)

[@Island606]

Excellent video! Keep them coming

[@Dmitriter]

Thanx for professional tutorial , all works even for very beginner !

[@zapzen]

Thank you! Thank you Mr. Anton! Excellent tutorial!!!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Great to hear that, thanks!

[@cogitopy]

Excelent tutorial!

[@alter7181]

These tutorials are fantastic! Kudos to you man.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thanks for your words! Trying to do my best)

[@heathluke69]

Smooth dude!

[@TheIalanta]

Awesome video, thanks!

[@markcarol2609]

Best explanation and video footage on KZbin, awesome.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Mark Carol Thanks, man) Will do my best to keep it coming. Check out Ep. II also!

[@RavenSteakO]

One of the best videos out there. Keep em coming Anton! Only been riding for 20 sessions but got the down loop transitions etc dialed in. Started to jump in high winds and is eager to try out some surface slides/tricks with loops. Thanks a lot!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

David Johansson Thanks! I have some plans of an episode dedicated to surface tricks. They are a bit more tricky then they seem to be, though using a kiteloop while doing them is quite easy. Having good tension in your lines to provide enough hang time is the biggest trick.

[@RavenSteakO]

Anton Chernyshov Sounds very good Anton! I managed to do a backroll with kite loop unintentionally when I tried the backroll. And I was baffled. So next turn I went for it and stomped it, and then quite a few crashes also. But it's getting there!

[@goxita29]

love the video very nice!

[@grigv.5205]

Great videos! One of the best there is online! Thanks for the info on different types of kites. It is very important to know if you can do the same tricks with different equipment and gear. Expecting more cool stuff from you! Thanks! Спасибо!!! Очень техничные видосы и как замечено никто не учит входить в петлю и выходить из нее. Это должно быть как с самолетом - входить в штопор и выходить из него.

[@richzzzard]

looking forward to the next episode! keep up the good work

[@antonchernyshov8759]

richzzzard yeah, I have all the videos filmed for Ep.II, just some cut/edit work left. Thanks for watching, great that you like it, stay tuned, ep.II is coming soon)

[@BnaToToSnap]

Anton Chernyshov Me too !!! nice work man

[@luissuriani]

great explanations for my growing knowledge on kitesurfing

[@madsteeez]

Wow that was great! I've played around with loops in the other direction in light winds. Gotta try those down loops!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Glad you likes it! It's a very useful thing to play with)

[@fronziocalheiramota5641]

Vídeo muito didático e tecnicamente muito bem filmado e editado. Parabéns aos responsáveis!

[@merikt9615]

Good work Anton, great video. Surface down loops is a great idea, but also body dragging is a good way to practice the kite loop initially.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

+Merik T Thanks! Well, When I was teaching guys on the water, I also tried bodydragging with a loop several times as an exercise. BUT failed) With my North Rebel I was always getting such a hard pull, sliding like a stone over the water! That was a hardcore, my student said "OK, I've got it. Not for me." And was even about to quit)))

[@kitersrefuge7353]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@user-tb1hh3go5q]

Очень обстоятельное объяснение кайтлупа именно для новичков.Жаль на английском- но в принципе итак всё понятно.У меня сразу всё получилось .Буду пробовать с прыжком теперь.Спасибо Антон!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Татьяна Устинова Спасибо! Дорогая Татьяна, подождите пробовать с прыжком, дождитесь следующей серии) А если серьезно, то проблемы как раз и возникают в основном потому, что народ начинает прыгать с кайтлупом, не отточив даунлуп на воде (без прыжка) до автоматизма.

[@samokta84]

Can't wait for the next episode!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Sam Moxham ) It's coming soon. Working on it) Just adding some episodes, requested by the audience. Feel free to make your request, what you really wanna see in that episode, you still have time)

[@bastoonLAB]

Good video ! Good explications ! Nice done !

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thanks) Nice to hear that!

[@cemfirat_com]

good work!

[@angelpena9425]

Great explanation!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thank, doing my best)

[@swolfdo]

just what i needed . thanks guys

[@chrismuir4569]

Ive learnt loops in about 3 sessions on the water, basic over head loops but i can do em. sweet as thanks, Anton. Keep the vids going.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thanks, man! Will do my best to provide you with more interesting stuff in the future!

[@lizfranzotti9594]

Very good!!!!

[@giothudong]

I like it. Will try. Thank you.

[@sebastienjurkowski]

Well explained, thx

[@MrDwayno]

Fantastic video....

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thaaank you so much, man!!)

[@Einarga1975]

Good explanation for a rider that's just starting to get into kiteloops!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thanks! That was the audience, I was having in mind while filming.

[@MrMoonwalkingBear]

Agreed!

[@MrMoonwalkingBear]

Agreed!

[@etiennedesaunhac]

AWESOME i want to do like you !

[@miguelneves8758]

Hi Anton, loved the confidence of the step by step approach. Please give me a hint on what kite I should use for tricks as my North Rebel seems to powerfull and not so fast in turns when I try to loop it. Thanks and congrats.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

+Miguel Neves Hi! Sorry for answering late. Well, you can do everything described in this video with your North Rebel. I had the same kite, when I was learning to do all that stuff. Had a chance to test North Evo recently and I found it really good for powered loops, lots of fun. So, if you want an idea of a kite to try you first powered loops, Evo sounds good. For heli loops without power Rebel will also work well. BR, Anton.

[@PaioBrasa]

nice one

[@kkanicki]

brilliant !

[@antonchernyshov8759]

🙂❤️ Thanks!!

[@robertrecco3191]

Best learning video of all time make one for jumping and board offs

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thanks! But I've already done that, man) vimeo.com/ondemand/learningtoflyepisodeone

[@lamaranabalde5852]

Great !! Thanks

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thank you :)

[@ipodopi]

Thnx Anton 4 your reply

[@adaada2178]

Антон, добрый день ! А русская версия будет ? Просто не так силён в инглише, а дьявол прячится в деталях. Держу кулаки за русскую версию =))) Видео классное !!!!

[@Microname1000]

Да, может быть кто добавит русские субтитры. Сделать мегалуп несравнимо легче, чем освоить английский

[@AP-fl1ln]

Thank you very much

[@alex197855]

Wow, super explanations, I will try it next time, just a question, what your suggestion, my weight is 95kg, 13-16 knots with kite 13m or 16-20 knots with kite 9m (both ozon edge). Thanks

[@vanart]

Indeed, one of the best videos on kiteloops! Anton do you have a school!? where are you located bro!?

[@antonchernyshov8759]

vanart Thanks! Well, my school is just me, man) You can find me giving lessons on Philippine islands in winter, in Sri Lanka in summer, at Egypt (sometimes) in autumn. Or at home, in Russia) or you can give me a mail for a bit of "remote lessons", it also works nice. Especially if you have a video of you doing something on the water you want to improve. Detailed analyze is possible then . Feel free to send me a mail.

[@pablom695]

Awesome video, Anton. Great explanation for beginners with a very good video production. Just one thing I missed is that you do not mention the effect of pullling the bar has on the loop, you just focus on the bar turning. Is the sheeting in/out not as important as the geltle/agressive bar turning?

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Thanks, Pablo! You're right, sheeting the bar in or out is not the keypoint! Just hold in the way to feel normal tension of the bar...Like 3/4 of full sheet-in travel, I guess.

[@sebas0608459]

my first surface kiteloop unfortunately crashed (nothing serious), because i did not understand this point. i thought that "less" power by sheeting out then steering was necessary. this caused the kite to have too high radius, and thus too much power. @anton, that would be the only thing i would try to add in the video, for the rest amazing!!

[@makanfouladi8785]

Thanks;Awesome tutorial video!Today I did exactly what was said and shown in the video and it all worked for me without fear. Have you any videos or tips for back loop riding toe side? I ride toe side but whatever I do I can't pop out of the water to do my back loop.

[@antonchernyshov8759]

+Makan Fouladi Hi! What do you mean, a backroll while riding toe side? Well, yeah I tried to film a bit on this topic couple of weeks ago. Not enough for the real tutorial. Just some random footages. Well, it's not that complicated. Keeping your lines well tentioned, distributing your weight right (so the board's edge works for 100%) and pushing away from the kite just a bit will provide you with height, neccesary for a backroll. Just hard to say, what you are missing, without watching you riding. Put some small video online, if possible!

[@makanfouladi]

+Anton Chernyshov Thanks for you reply,that's correct I meant a backroll while riding toe side; I'll try to do your tips next time and see how I go.In general every time I try to push-off the power of the kite doesn't let me to push off and holds me in the toe side position;as you mentioned above it could be not having enough tension in the line and not edging right.I'll try to capture some video as well.

[@Vladimir_pobeda]

Круто!

[@MrTheblackbaron]

Great video! Maybe the best I've seen so far! Looking forward to your next vids as Im having problems with jumping high and to much horizontal motion. Is the North Evo suitable for learning kiteloops? I'm thinking of changing my material. Thanks! Keep it up!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

MrTheblackbaron Yeah, lots of guys have that promblem with high, stable, upwind jump with a smooth hanging. I think the next Episode is gonna be dedicated to that topic, not the easiest one, by the way! That's a really basic skill, but still mysterious for many riders. I'm planning to introduce you to my specific approach on solving that problem)

[@antonchernyshov8759]

MrTheblackbaron Well, I didn't like Evo much, it was so hard to put to the edge of the wind window for a nice big air. Though it was an old model. May be they have improved it now. Evo is positioned as a half-freeride half-wakestyle kite and....that Evo I've tried was non of these 2 kinds as a result) Didn't have a chance to try a kiteloop on that one. Vegas is ways better for loops - 100%)

[@Tobeon2]

Whoa!!! How can I take some lessons from you?!!

[@Ivan-yo4hy]

Why this isn't in kite lessons? :\ Awesome explaining and beautiful footage, especially camera angles!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Ivan Granić Thanks, man! You'll be really surprised how many important things are missing in most of the kite lessons, when we'll get down to basic jumping techniques in one of the next episodes! Hope right after Kiteloop ep. II. We'll find out what we've been taught wrong form the beginning, why most of the kiters fail to perform nice and smooth tricks, struggle to jump high and so on. And how to fix it. If they want to)

[@Ivan-yo4hy]

Anton Chernyshov Happened to me exactly like u said. Was in the field with 8 meter on probably 17-18 kts, engaged loop, felt the gust coming and released the bar in the middle of the loop. Kite fallen down (probably stall) right in the power zone. Was licking the grass about 40-50 meters. I am sure if i finished loop, pull would end after 1 sec, especially when i did it from 11-11:30. Was lucky wind was kinda low :\ If u taking suggestions, pls add explanation of power (or behavior) during the loop with different kites. I read somewhere that it's not the same power in the loop with bows (rotating more around center of the kite) and hybrids or c's (more rotation around wingtip). Can't wait for E#2 !

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Ivan Granić Hey, that kind of crash is the reason why so much of people are affraid to go futher with the loops. Such a pity. They start to think that kiteloop is a question of courage they do not have. This approach is completely wrong. After having that "bar-release-crash" they should just step back to surface loops, practicing it again and again to bring that feeling of "safe- aggressive- steering" deep inside of their mind. For sure, I will include in Ep II some info about how do different kinds of kites behave while looping. Thanks for suggestion. But I can guarantee that every kind of modern kite, any size, is able to perform a low powered heli-type kiteloop if you follow basic rules. Ep II is on the way) But don't be in a hurry. I will repeat myself again: Ep I is a thing to practice a lot, if you don't feel "brave" enough to try the jumping kiteloop again! Just spend some time on it. You will feel the profit)

[@libertadrespetoverdadequid720]

thx

[@maxlirnyk9032]

Самый доступны видео урок. Спасибо!!!!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Спасибо, я стараюсь)

[@oerbyy]

05:33 Anton, what if a person chasing you jumps at the moment you start downloop? )))) Maybe you will be right in this case, but still you both will be in trouble :\ What's your experience in such situations? Do you feel safe doing this when another one is behind? P.S. Thanks for great video actually! 8)

[@richzzzard]

We want more!

[@antonchernyshov8759]

richzzzard Thanks for you support!) Ep. II actually is almost done, working on it, when I have time. Will fix the soundtrack soon and it's ready. It's a bit challenging to do mostly everything alone: planning the scenario, riding, video-cutting, recording sound and so on)

[@AndreySemjonov]

Anton Chernyshov Looked on your video. It is very good. Hope therer will be more soon ;)

[@antonchernyshov8759]

richzzzard Yeah, it's finally there) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXmzZYSHZ8mIp68

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Andrejs Semjonovs Glad you like it! Ep II is just done, still hot)

[@SleDDeROrg]

Astropilot:D

[@swichkite]

the vid at the start of how not to kiteloop 0.25 is at Ramsgate and is off one of my mates did you ask to use that??its also on your other vid

[@antonchernyshov8759]

+swichkite Hi! I've used couple of times some non-commercial footage and only as an educational example to illustrate something I was talking about (it's called "fair use", I guess) only in my free videos. But just in case, I always tried to contact the owner and ask, if it's ok, if there was a way to find them. I'll take a look and check where did I take it from and try to find the owner again, if it was not a repost, like it happens sometimes..Thanks. BR, Anton.

[@swichkite]

+Anton Chernyshov Hi Anton thanks for getting back the clip was of a mate of mine and was taken buy another friend,i have let them know and i dont think hes too fussed as its a teaching vid and free! it is a helpful vid and quite well put, i use to teach myself and have used vids like this as examples in the past so i can see the good in vids like yours

[@Cesar-zo9rl]

Hello , I like them all videos!! Could you activate the opción of subtitles ( spanish)in the video??

[@ipodopi]

when do you do the downloop when you are jumping @ what hight?

[@antonchernyshov8759]

ipodopi When you do a downloop while jump, height does not matter. It's more important to pull the bar AFTER you passed the highest point of the jump, on the way down, before landing. It can be 5 meters or half meter. Depending on how high was your jump. Let's say "as late is possible" - is the best way. There's a detailed explanation in Episode II, why you have to do it that way. Just wait a bit) Thanks)

[@diablo-wtf1836]

@Anton Chernyshov Спасибо за твою работу, пожалуйста сделай русские субтитры для этого эпизода

[@fujimatosa]

На русском есть это же видео?

[@RomanShafigullinChannel]

Пожалуйста! Добавьте субтитры на русском🙏🏽

[@antonchernyshov8759]

Добро, сегодня займусь!