The kitesurfing videos title is a reference to those magic days when you score the perfect combination of wind and waves. The film contains a collection of footage of some of the world's top kitesurfers smashing waves and getting barreled in exotic locations from every corner of the planet. The who's who of wave riding deliver stellar performances including, Josh Mulcoy, Maurcio Abreu, Reo Stevens, John Amundson, Bertrand Fleury, Ryland Blakeney, Moehau Goold, Marc Ramsier and of course Ben Wilson himself. Supported by a cast of the usual suspects including Grant 'Twiggy' Baker, Jake Gordon and Martin Vari just to name a few.

This year Morten Gjerstad pulled out all the stops to bring you the kiteboarding video Dimensions. An exploration of all sides that snowkiting has to offer in search of the hidden realm. Join a group of the world’s top kiters on an epic adventure as they continue to raise the bar of what’s possible.

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PKRA World Tour 2007

Price $24.99 - List Price $34.95

Discover the turqoise liquid beauty of Mexico's Historic Rivera Maya region as the world's best kiteboarders showcase this year's newest tricks in this well made kiteboarding video. See Ruben Lenten pull fifty knot kiteloops in Tarifa, Spain. And enjoy an introduction to the Aaron and Ruben show featruing Gianni Aragno.

Price $24.99 - List Price $34.95

Learn to Kiteboard with style as Leading Edge Productions & Elevation Kiteboarding coach you through the key steps to riding upwind. By focusing on fundamental skills like kite control & body position, My Session helps speed up the learning curve, & prevent bad habits - before they start.

The lesson plan includes discussion of some general characteristics of wind, like speed and direction. Then there is a comparison of different kites based on aspect ratio, de-power, relaunch, and safety. There is also a discussion on the general evolution of kite design over the history of the sport. After that the DVD moves on to kite control, first using a trainer kite to go over basic kite flying skills and kite positions, showing how each is linked to flying the larger, more powerful kites. This provides the knowledge and flying skills required to get up and riding. But before you can ride it you need to know how to rig it. Rigging may sound easy but pumping up and laying out your lines can get messy, fast. Then the video coaches you through both assisted and self-launching techniques. Then you take to the water for your first downwind bodydrag, followed by body dragging upwind. The next step is the waterstart. Once you are up and riding basic stance, hand, and kite positions for all types of wind conditions are covered. Then learn how to turn around on a twin-tip.

Somewhere along the way you are going to crash your kite, so My Session shows you the basics of water relaunching. And finally, the lesson ends with assited landing and self-rescue. Learn to be independent, & safe - while still having fun. Starring IKO instructor Marie Leclerc and Mark 2 Dog.

From Tronolone Productions comes a new in-depth look at the PKRA World Tour: Check out the picturesque flat waters of a Venezuelan Island Paradise as we find out what it takes to become the best competition kiteboarders in the world. Go on a kite surfari through the barrels of Chile's Matanzas Beach and get a glimpse of old Tarifa in the Aaron and Ruben Show bonus movie.

The Cabrinha crew (a different trio this time) hook up with Elliot Leboe for another trademark kiteboarding DVD effort. The film highlights the lifestyles and riding styles of Andre Phillip, Pete Cabrinha, and Susi Mai, focusing on how each rider cut their own path as a rider. Shot on location in Maui, Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Dominican Republic, and Hatteras. No one has better access to these guys than Elliot Leboe, and no one puts more creativitiy into their filming techniques. From remote control helicopters to cable-mounted cameras, Elliot puts it all out there every time.

How To Snowkite
Volume 1

New snowkite video from Morten Gjerstad comes new up-to-date snowkiting instructional DVD. Like his action DVDs, this one is filmed in stunning hi-definition. Volume 1 is an incredibly thorough introduction to snowkiting with chapters on terminology, equipment, kite flying, foil kite instruction, tube kite instruction, riding basics (edging, turning, upwind), back country riding, expedition kiting, kite repair, and basic jumping - 2 hours in all. Volume 2, when it comes out, will go beyond the basic jump and introduce all the trick jumps and other specialized snowkiting skills. A bit pricey, but all in all the cheapest way to learn to snowkite safely.

New kiteboarding DVD from Alexis Bilderback Add it all up and this is video rocks. There is a great cast of characters, none of whom is taking themselves too seriously. There are truly insane waveriding locations, and a great flat water section in Cape Hatteras. The emphasis is definitely on waves though, and aside from the unfortunate fact that the waves are mostly lefts (can you tell I'm regular foot?), there is a great mix of strapped, strapless, hooked, and unhooked riding, with no particular emphasis on one over the others. I'm calling this by far the most progressive and entertaining surf footage ever. And it's about time with all the coverage riding surfboards gets in the mags. I don't know whether that's a long-term trend or not but this video isn't doing that image any harm. Great soundtrack, great length at about 1 hour 20 minutes with the bonus stuff just tacked on at the end, and a great soul/surf video feel. Unless Elliot Leboe gets his act together and releases his new video Future This, nothing is going to challenge this DVD for a while.

Ben Wilson has followed up his new action kiteboard DVD The Unknown Road (which we also have, with a surf instructional DVD. Ben is known for his hardcore strapless and unhooked riding so our first concern was that this would be all about riding strapless and unhooked, which is not the way most people ride. But fortunately it caters to both hooked and unhooked riding, although the word "strap" is rarely mentioned throughout the video. My take is that it's a very good video and very well done, but suffers slightly from "the guy who's teaching rips" syndrome, meaning that it has a pretty high-end emphasis. Some of the feedback about the Real Surf DVD is that it's very basic, and truth be told, that's the way all the Real DVDs are...on purpose. This one is at the other end of the spectrum. That said, there are sections on basic stuff like board and kite selection, safety, basics skill requirements, getting out through the surf, etc. etc. However, it progresses through all that stuff very rapidly. In fact, just about every single topic receives around the exact same explanation time, i.e. short. This keeps the video moving along rapidly and at no time does it become a boring instructional. Smack really starts to shine once Ben gets to the maneuver sections. He breaks down very subtle differences in board turns into different specific moves, and explains how to do them both frontside and backside, which is nice.

Morten Gjerstad rocked the world with the release of snowkite DVDs like Entropy last year. He pretty much made every other DVD look bad after he filmed the first kite DVD in high definition (the clear mountain air doesn't hurt either) and then hit it out of the park with breakthrough performances in snowkiting combined with fantastic editing. Something Stronger is the sequel so this is the one to get for winter 2008. Take a journey to the frontier of snowkiting in the snowdeserts of Norway, the windblown peaks of the Alps, and the bottomless powder of North America. Another hi-def film that fires on all cylinders.

Join 2004 PKRA world champion Aaron Hadlow, female wave ripper Ammy Naff, pro surfer turned pro kiter Josh Mulcoy, filmmaker Peter Trow (of course), and others on a wave rich journey to the enchanted waters of the Caribbean, deep into dusty Baja, Mexio, and all along California's diverse coastline. This kiteboarding video was filmed in colorful 16mm film and professional digital video, Soul Fly captures the essence of wave kiting as well as a look into the progression of freestyle riding. Experience this intriguing ride into the wind, the waves, travel, and soul.

And if you know anything about Peter, you'll guess that there's a serious dose of hardcore waveriding action, epic down-the line perfection, and heavy Santa Cruz power. Peter is also a stickler for clean, well-composed cinematography, and searches untiringly for the perfect soundtrack to create a masterfully edited film that appeals to everyone, one reason why Peter doesn't pop films out every six months. Reflecting Peter's surfing roots, Soul Fly is created with an old-time surf movie vein, but with the modern technical wizardry of kiteboarding today.

Concept of Motion takes you there - snow kiting the best spots on Earth, the best waves ridden by the best riders in the world, plus whatever the land or sea has to offer. Concept of Motion isn't about the latest trick, it's about the love of the elements we play in. This video won't be out of date when the next new handlepass trick comes along, i.e. tomorrow. With a solid slate of footage, including handlepass moves, board-offs, wake moves, snow kiting, and in particular, wave riding, this video will last. And a great "road trip" feel makes it an experience every one can relate to. Some highlights include the best Lanes (Maui) waveriding footage we've seen, ultra fun and perfect California wave riding, a unique Oregon Coast trip, and some awesome snowking from Mammoth and Lake Tahoe featuring 16mm film footage of Jason Slezak and Mark Doyle.

Sick Days

$28.95

Boost

The videos features expert kiteboarders such as Mauricio Abreau, Jeff Howard,
Max Bo, Pete Cabrinha, Chris Gilbert, Pascal Hardy, Fadi Issa, Elliot Leboe,
Robby Naish, Mauricio Toscano, Lou Wainman, plus many others in action and
giving their tips.

2 video set

$24.95

Un-Hooked

  Kickers, sliders and sick wave footage. "Unhooked has it all." Locations like Cape Hatteras Waddel Creek and Maui, 35 Minutes of the best riding to date

$26.95

Tronolone Production's sequel to their popular kiteboarding video Unhooked. And as one should always strive to improve on the original, Tonolone does not disappoint. Buster Tronolone consolidated all the best of his footage from his travels around the world over the past year. The result, Unhooked 2, is a great video that has all varieties of riding - giant waves complete with several psychos pulling into death barrels and toying with shorebreak itching to crush peoples spines, crazy slider park action, and all the rest of your state-of-the-art kiting, i.e. powered handlpass moves, kite loops, crashing, etc.

$29.95