Why Bodyboarding is the Unknown Origin of Surfing

[@AndyMBurgess]

Hey guys 👋 thanks for checking out Origins, let me know here what sport we should learn more about next?

[@LaceLoop]

Yeah mountain biking

[@LizCalifia]

Jiu jitsu

[@renatofonte]

I love the boggie!!

[@tim__sadler]

Whitewater Kayaking (I can hook you up with everyone you need to talk to...)

[@Mike_Outdoors]

Climbing 😊 I can help with that too 😉

[@presleyxd4404]

Body-boarding is so underrated. No matter the conditions, whether it’s sloppy or perfect, you can body-surf. It’s so much fun too, you can barrel through waves that surfers couldn’t even try to barrel through. I love surfing but I love body-boarding just as much.

[@Michael-cs3li]

No its not, its easy and cringe

[@willpearce100]

@@Michael-cs3li like yo momma

[@drownedsnowmjweni]

@@Michael-cs3li even if you feel that way bro. we all want one thing...barrels, aerials, speed. A true Waterman has respect for all water sports

[@Michael-cs3li]

@@drownedsnowmjweni No hahaha

[@hospagalief]

​@@Michael-cs3lishut up nerd, just cos u and ur mom started surfing during the pandemic doesn't give u the right to talk down to people. Kook

[@HUGOPINHEIROBODYBOARD]

So nice to be part of this... Thanks you all 🙌🏻✌🏻

[@AndyMBurgess]

HUGO PINHEIRO ❤️

[@ajaymanoj3527]

Thanks to Red Bull we now know the history of surfing and current status of body boarding . Oh and well presented

[@Mr3andrew3]

I grew up body boarding in Hawaii because my mom wouldn't let me surf. I now just moved to Puerto Rico from Austin and am going to turn 50 - born in '71, same year as the 'boogie board.' :) Walked to the beach here at San Juan yesterday- new years and there was almost no one in the line up. Can't wait. Thanks for the post and a little history. *A.

[@AlexPettitt]

Yes Andy, absolutely love this! The shots, the story telling, the legends in this... It's all kind of awesome. More of this please Red Bull & Andy!

[@TommoCarroll]

Super proud of you and everyone you worked with Andy! This is such a solid first episode, I can't wait to see more! Editing, cinematography, sound design and most importantly the actual story, thoughts and info you shared was all on point. NICE.

[@redbull]

More to come!

[@AndyMBurgess]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wavefriendsfilms]

I love Bodyboarding. Thanks to Tom Morey the Creator 💯🤙🏾

[@richardsaville6531]

Great film, a refreshing take on an extreme sport - yes, more please Red Bull and the team!

[@TommoCarroll]

YES ANDY!

[@Peace-tk3gr]

Took up the sport in 1998 at age 38. Still ❤️ it madly. Best fun ever 👌😎

[@ColinandSamir]

So rad well done Andy 🙌🏼🙌🏾

[@AndyMBurgess]

Colin and Samir thanks boys!!!

[@NowhereMenTV]

Wow, this is so good. I remember body boarding as what I did on the New Jersey Shore as a kid. So cool to see the history of this sport and how extreme it actually is. Will there be more of these @redbull?

[@redbull]

Thanks for the feedback! We're surely going to try to make more similar videos. What sports should we look into next time?

[@kylelewis8980]

@@redbull More bodyboarding - so epic!

[@xXcp1994Xx]

@@redbull you should do skiing!

[@coerochford8234]

so sick, I have waited and waited for red bull to do something on bodyboarding, so stoked about this.

[@joeskienz]

That was awesome! You interviewed the perfect guys to talk about bodyboarding and surfing. I just wish you mentioned how Kainoa McGee could ride Pipe on a shortboard, longboard, SUP, and bodyboard, and how many titles Mike Stewart has won in bodysurfing too. Cheers.

[@kieranmurphy5101]

tbf bodysurf comps arnt about the competition more about pipe or sandys with a couple of guys, just swimming around

[@joeskienz]

@@kieranmurphy5101 Nope. You could use the same dumb logic you've used and apply it to any sporting competition.

[@kieranmurphy5101]

@@joeskienz no you couldn't , for one surfing as sport is debatable , people don't play pro football to play on a pictch with only two teams like what

[@olsim1730]

​@@kieranmurphy5101lay off the crack mate 😂

[@kaipoikoa]

Support the sport of bodyboarding! Aloha from the birth place of surfing and bodyboarding! So stoked to see so many other cultures adapting and continuing to perfect the sport. Let's go!

[@seblivefloormanager]

Great job Andy. I'm a sailor, windsurfer and bodyboarder. Love for all ocean users, but it's great to get a spotlight on bodyboarding for a change. Hugo + legends + Pipeline + your ernest and engaging presentation = fantastic Red Bull film. Thank you! 😊

[@redbull]

What other sports origins do you want us to look over? Let us know below ✌️

[@sasharouze4222]

Climbing

[@21cup]

Is the title meant to say bodyboarding?

[@jakehbrown3436]

skating!

[@parkourman0114]

Parkour

[@joaonuno101]

Skimboard!! When i say that i skim most people think/imagine the kids throwing their wooden boards and skimming in the sand with water and don't know we can actually catch waves!

[@MatthewVandeputte]

This is such a well made doco. Loved every bit of it!!

[@shoesters6298]

I used to surf and having two kids threw me outta surf shape. Bodyboarding has allowed me to get back in and actually charge more waves and complexity than I ever thought possible.

[@jetsonbass3966]

Seems most people are unaware that wood bodyboards existed long before the modern versions. I just made a new one like the one I rode as a teenager over '50 years ago. Took it out for the first time recently in Huntington Beach, & it was a blast. Thanks for posting this awesome vid!

[@LizCalifia]

Yes!!I love this; it was so cool to learn about body surfing! All those legends mentioned!❤ Thank you redbull and all those involved in putting this together🤘

[@skfjhdilkjag]

Good video on body boarding. I recall when living on Oahu in the early to mid sixties the Waikiki Wall was my favorite hangout and would marvel at some of the kids STANDING up on Paipo Boards shaving the wall on the small waves. Some of the boards were just pieces of varnished plywood with a round nose, in fact I even saw a kid out there once using a McDonald's tray. Would love to see some recent body board foiling as it is still pretty scarce.

[@chadwells7562]

They’re still using the trays. They take them from Jack In The Box up the street 🤣

[@afilmbycam]

Amazing work Andy! Loved seeing your longer form storytelling. Really nice work. Excited for the next.✌🏻

[@alhassant9204]

Great stuff. I have bodyboarded in both Cali and Hawaii and have only ever heard negative comments from surfers in California. Like the guy said, as long as you're having fun and respect the ocean and others, in Hawaii it's all aloha

[@joseluisarbildocastro4869]

You have to investigate Peru’s culture, 10,000 B.C “Mochicas” made totora boards, they fish and ride waves many years before Tahitians or Hawaiians

[@grappling.enthusiast]

You need to learn what surfing actually means before spreading misinformation.

[@nightmare1507]

@@grappling.enthusiast do you even know why is it called surf or surfing ?? it is not misinformation is Peruvian history you dont like it is your problem bra ;D

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@nightmare1507 I do know what surfing is and it is misinformation.

[@nightmare1507]

@@grappling.enthusiast still don’t answering the question bra

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@nightmare1507 Surfing is the sport or past time of riding towards the surface on a wave with a surfboard

[@doc8882]

Bodyboarding is a special thing to do in the world

[@jotstar16]

Bodyboarding so underrated! Red Bull thanks so much for making this episode and educating people on “Boogie” Bodyboarding🙏🖤

[@stormstaticisme7868]

Missing bodyboarding so much, soon we will ride again.

[@redbull]

For sure! Stay healthy in the meantime and get ready to ride 🙌

[@SF-wr4zn]

I feel ya bruh 🤙🏻

[@blinkMATIC]

that JOB's place at 9:06? Anyway, keep the bodyboarding content coming!!

[@MatthewVandeputte]

Haha saw that too. Someone should send it to him.

[@evannramirez286]

I don’t think so maybe

[@zakaria600]

Yes it is haha 😂🤙🤙

[@FCPXFullAccess]

So sick! Beautiful film. More of this guys!!!

[@axelbrawn2726]

I love surfing.. Thanks red bull

[@joaomendes4321]

Congrats to redbull for putting more bodyboarding content! cheers

[@gabrielperez5024]

I love bodyboarding and it’s rlly fun and I’m 9 haven’t rlly done bodyboarding this year back last year when I was 8 it was the best thing ever

[@basso2012]

Great video bro 🙌🏼 😎 good as always

[@Ricky7777ful]

He couldnt had said it better bodyboard changes lifes 😊 greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹🤙🏻

[@FraserJames1]

So many legends! Aww yes!

[@tonygiovannini7230]

I love surfing

[@anitakurnia2812]

Thank you for making and sharing this awesome documentary ❤️ make me love the ocean more and respect everyone who's having fun on the wave. 🌊🏄

[@petermcdougall1152]

Man I grew up in Jupiter FL. And I have done both surfing and body boarding. I have to say I had more fun body boarding! I miss it actually! Great video!

[@luv7114]

The most underrated sport and the fact that the Olympics didn’t have bodyboarding sucks

[@christimko9296]

When I was a kid in Hawaii in the 70’s we rode wooden “Paipo “boards for skim boarding and bodyboarding, then boogie boards came out... too expensive for us kids 😂🤙

[@sennabody]

Kaino e Mike, duas lendas!!

[@sanpedroez3367]

Stoked to see bodyboarding here, keep the bodyboarding coming but get a different host

[@jasonkravet]

really liked this one

[@dulichion]

Thanks for this, took tons of flak for this for years. been surfing Bodyboards since I was 11 in VA beach on these inflatable rafts. Then Tom Morey made the first, and I got myself a 7-SS and then a Turbo Designs back in the 80s. Im 50 now still bboarding, was in PR this year riding Domes, and many spots. Ride on boys!@

[@daeganpatterson9630]

Stand up and get accepted or stay down and get pitted.

[@jpvoxdawg]

So true man. Bodyboarding has been my passion since I was a little kid. Always looked down on by cringy surf culture.

[@daeganpatterson9630]

Yeah I love to surf, bodyboard, bodysurf. As long as your in the water having fun and excercisning who cares. Just be cool and follow the rules.

[@Dbdabo05]

Amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@K-FOREST_Original]

Surfing may also be another magic that takes me to the unknown world.

[@rollingtinfist]

This was awesome to watch. Thank you.

[@redbull]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fabianbrinz]

CAN I HAVE A HEART PLEASE THIS VIDEO IS SO COOL AND MOTIVATING

[@macbong01]

30 seconds! 30 seconds? Dead! :D what a legend.

[@DarrinBouch]

Imo bodyboarding is a better sport than surfing I mean bodyboarding has such an easy entry and yet such a high skill ceiling

[@outofofficetravels8374]

great stuff

[@LaceLoop]

Do mountain biking if you haven’t already

[@dboy69395]

The bored Biker easier to run from bears innit

[@alecblumenfeld2128]

It's Tom Morey, not Tom Morley*

[@MrRC-tz6qm]

I looooooooove bodyboarding

[@omararcher214]

Nice video..bring him to barbados 🇧🇧..we got Nice waves here

[@krusher74]

It's a pity you didn't use much footage of the paipo riding and missed out on the whole history of foam and fiberglass paipos that were around before the boogieboard.

[@arnaudparadis-hiare4641]

FINNNAAAALLLLLY !

[@arizonaranger527]

I'll be bodyboarding all summer here got all my gear ready

[@ciscosebanes]

Boogie boarding is happiness❤

[@camocamilionOLD]

bodyboarding is probs the most underated sport ever

[@Kshdhdmshehyd]

I like seeing them riding kahalu on big island and not just pipe or Waikiki

[@sealaka]

Great story. But surfers can thanks George Greenhough for the progression of surfing and boards.

[@christopherthomas596]

And surf mats.

[@aidanbotha6556]

3 minute mark: "Tom Morley". Andy, Andy, Andy. Tom Morey. Hence "Morey Boogie". How the production team etc didn't catch that one is anyone's guess. Cool clip nonetheless.

[@nicfromearth]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@ianck193]

Good Red Bull Video and They Are The Best I Want It .. I want a Ps4 I don't have :(

[@interruptor]

Something that needs to stop: the conjunction of the letters N and H (or L and H) in Portuguese make one sound, similar to the Spanish ñ. Hearing words like Pinheiro as Pin-heiro makes me shiver. ;)

[@adpegun8156]

BODYBOARD FOREVER

[@SF-wr4zn]

Most bodyboarders know that bodyboarding is closed to the purest form of surfing, most surfers don’t. But remember the ocean is for everyone and if you’re having fun your getting it right.

[@kieranmurphy5101]

bodysurfing is the closest tho

[@TommoCarroll]

Love this attitude so much!

[@oliverlennard]

natural progression, you crawl before you can walk. But some never learn to stand.

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

@@oliverlennard get new material.

[@rankinwaves]

Bodyboarding is forever superior

[@leopolddelassence5224]

GREAT

[@monarch8086]

Can I work for you? Seriously this is the kind of thing I want to do and I could really be of benefit!

[@FawknHayn2986]

Maybe 90% of the world dont know the origins but i know the origins of both surfing and bodyboarding. So before i start it i wanted to write this. I hope they use the original paipo board. The origin of a bodyboard. Okay now watching this lil docu, i should also say Hugo should feel better to know now that i know hes Portuguese alot of us hawaiians are Portuguese. Crazy. I never heard of Hugo.

[@tahab3rk]

WOW

[@tahab3rk]

FİRST :)

[@pyromind9169]

14:39 thought I would have started the new conjuring lol

[@mandatethis8024]

I own two of the first. Morey boogie body boards made by Tom morey in 73 .... 132 B.E They are kinda hammered but what would you expect after 47 yrs, Smithsonian material.

[@xxxhawaiian3601]

Do a vid on why everything died out

[@shoesters6298]

Facts

[@groundbreaker5525]

Kelly Slater started out bodyboarding he said it years ago so did I now look and we still jump back on.. blair Conkin same

[@kyleemsley2033]

The body board was invented at honls beach. By Tom morey. Kailua kona hawaii. Super deadly wave .shallow. Hallow. spitting barrels. Surfing i pulled to backside 720 .right and left.we tore down the old shaping shack.made a beautiful beach .with the honls boys . Lyle. Krista .

[@MaryCarriger]

What I was hoping to hear more about. The modern evolution of the sport. No just a blanket over view, This leaves a lot to be discussed in more detail. I used to ride Honl's, Old A's , etc. the birth places of modern body boarding.

[@timhayman103]

Who likes bodyboarding I I I I V

[@redeyestones3738]

Pretty cool. Your work is appreciated. But unfinished. Were you aware that Peruvians had been riding waves on crafts designed to ride waves, long before the Polynesians ever colonized Hawaii. Look into it. Very interesting stuff. The bodyboard of course is a direct offshoot of the paipo, but surfing existed before that.

[@redeyestones3738]

I grew up in Hawaii, and learned all this same stuff. It wasn't until about 10 years ago i discovered that Peruvians had done it longer

[@grappling.enthusiast]

Peruvians didn't surf, your misinformed.

[@redeyestones3738]

@@grappling.enthusiast if you're gonna chime in, ateast know what you're talking about. Peruviana might have used a different craft than the modern surfboard, but they've been surfing for thousands of years. Look into it, kook.

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@redeyestones3738 How about you look up the definition of Surfing buddy? "the sport or pastime of riding a wave towards the shore while standing or lying on a surfboard." Totora does not fit the definition. Think before you speak.

[@dreko1971]

@@redeyestones3738 apparently they used the reed totora to get out past the surf for fishing... when done, they rode the wave back in, sitting on it like a kayak/canoe. It was just a small float craft for the fishing...

[@olsim1730]

3:00 *Morey not Morley

[@mandatethis8024]

R.I.P. Todd Smoke..............

[@wheelfreak6405]

Nice

[@marcielynn4886]

I used to be a test pilot for Turbo bodyboards. No pay but free equipment.

[@marcielynn4886]

Before body boards there were skim boards homemade from plyboard.

[@jackgregory3025]

[cool]

[@kaichristensen1441]

Boogie*

[@Kealohapono]

Umi a liloa favorite surfing place was on the big island of Hawaii down in lapahoehoe point Yessahh i see my home Waipi'o Valley where umi a liloa from cuzn cj kanuha

[@laurencew5220]

Traditional surfers are now surfing wave once ony surfed by body boarders and really well

[@21cup]

Zimbora Hugo!

[@HUGOPINHEIROBODYBOARD]

Thanks 😜

[@21cup]

@@HUGOPINHEIROBODYBOARD haha abraço desde Londres/Praia do Guincho

[@HJ-sn5gt]

definitely not Nazarre but get in some Soup!

[@sickom576]

Bro it's called the jack stans from the original dk rider

[@liamraney1952]

Nice shorts

[@angkolgais3854]

👍👍👍

[@cycologist7069]

Don’t forget surf mats.

[@pradanakusumaatmaja2450]

30 secs? Dead. LOL

[@Howleebra]

bodyboarding is way better than surfing because its way tougher cardio and works more of your body in a more equal fashion plus you can do barrel rolls and backflips... the only real drawback is you are set deeper in the water and thus more vulnerable to sharks

[@치키니-k9y]

너난 정말 잘하다