KookCast: Surf Education

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are chatting about respect and how to earn it from other surfers, especially the old heads and long time locals.  Timestamps: (02:33) - How you show up to the beach (05:29) - How you get in and out of the water (07:42) - Check your pace (10:12) - How you show up to the line-up (11:38) - Surfing inside and wide (13:41) - Smile ! (16:30) - Coach Ev’s story about following the rules (18:37) - Coach Chris’ story about a friend who did not follow the rules KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

This week on KookCast, Catherina Duval de Navarre jumps on a Zoom call with Coach Chris to share screens and talk us through a clip she shared of herself getting absolutely burned during a session of a lifetime. If you're a member of thesurfcontinuum.com, be sure to login and watch it over there so you can see the clips we're discussing.  Time Stamps: (03:10) - How Cat started surfing (08:05) - The Crime (21:30) - What could Cat have done? (27:26) - Cat's Kooky story (32:26) - Cat's wetsuit brand - Naluka KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

In this episode of KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are talking about their approach to surfing, specifically speaking on the dynamic of how they move through the line-up. Time Stamps: (03:39) - The Surf Continuum and surfing in circles (05:54) - Connection to your equipment (06:35) - Staying on the move and in circular patterns (07:53) - Circles, to spirals, to rhythm with the ocean. (09:01) - Circumferences of circles (09:56) - Seeing this principle in the micro and macro (10:53) - Circular vs Linear surfing (15:09) - Why surfing leashless helps you surf circles KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

This week on KookCast, Sid Abruzzi joins Coach Chris to discuss his new documentary with the Kinnane Brothers, Water Brother: The Sid Abruzzi Story. The world premier is July 26th at the Angelika Theater in NYC. Details for other premier locations below. Premier or not, make sure you watch this film. It was epic. Asbury Park, NJ - August 8 House of Independents Narragansett, RI - August 9 Narragansett Casino New Smyrna, FL - August 17 FLA Surf Film Fest Nantucket, MA - August 21 Dreamland Theater

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev got Adam Davenport back on the phone after he was dropped halfway through the first call with Kris Carlow in part one of this now two part series. Time Stamps: (01:41) - Adam’s family and beach life growing up (03:47) - How Adam came to be a shaper (06:47) - The basic foundation of a good longboard for novices (08:41) - Mastering the importance of mastering the basics (15:11) - Innovation vs. Tried and True (18:31) - Elements of traditional design (23:01) - Coach Chris’ Hobie story (24:51) - Hobie Cat background from Adam (26:43) - Coach Ev shows an old Hobie to Adam (29:38) - Adam’s kooky story (32:43) - Ordering a Hobie surfboard KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are joined by Kris Carlow and Adam Davenport of Hobie Surfboards to celebrate the brands 70th anniversary. We're first introduced to them through their surfing background before Kris, the brand manager at Hobie, takes us through the life of Hobie Alter and how the Hobie brand came to be.  Next week in part 2, Adam describes his job of lead shaper and how we has a passion for preserving Hobie's standards and many of the traditional elements of surfboard building. Time Stamps: (02:23) - Kris Carlow’s Surf Background (09:45) - Adam Davenport’s Background (13:18) - Hobie Alter and the Hobie Brand history KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

Emma Bukowski, creator of Nose Rider Surf Club, joins Coach Chris to talk not only about her surfing journey, but the effort it took to reach the starting line of that journey. Coming from Wisconsin, it might not have seemed like surfing was in the cards for Emma. Tune in to hear how Emma played her hand and now gets to live her dream. The discussion eventually turns a little more serious as we hear Emma's perspective on being a woman surfer and shares her worst experience while surfing. Stick around to hear the one thing that gave her surf confidence a huge boost and how a homemade bathing suit that stayed in place during wipeouts was the start of her brand, Nose Rider Surf Club. Time Stamps: (02:13) - Emma’s surfing background (10:30) - Being a woman in surfing (14:06) - Her worst experience ever as a woman in the water (34:45) - Emma’s confidence boosting challenge (38:04) - Noserider Surf Club (43:13) - Emma’s Kooky Story KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

This episode is a recap of the annual surf trips Coach Chris and Coach Ev organize to La Misión in Baja. It begins with an introduction from Coach Chris, moves into a discussion between him and Coach Ev debriefing on important takeaways and key lessons, and finishes with some clips drawn from the raw recordings of both group one and group two at our final dinner of the week.  Time Stamps: (00:00) - Coach Chris' Introduction (02:15) - Coach Chris and Coach Ev debrief (39:57) - Audio clips from group one's last dinner (43:06) - Audio clips from group two's last dinner KookCast is brought to you by Coach Chris and Coach Evan of The Surf Continuum. Find unedited pre and unreleased episodes on through their membership website: thesurfcontinuum.com Sponsored by: www.crookedsurf.com

This week on KookCast, Erin LaVallee joins Coach Chris to share her story on fulfilling a lifelong dream to surf, the mistakes and successes on the journey, and of course her kooky story. (01:58) - Intro to Erin (08:25) - First Surfboard (09:56) - First Boogie Session & Revelation (16:08) - Background as a tattoo artist (18:08) - Being a woman surfer, courage, and perseverance (27:55) - Surf tripping to the East Coast (30:57) - Erin’s Kooky Story

This week on KookCast, Alek Rockrise joins Coach Chris to talk surf education, sharing your surf knowledge, and the personal battles that come with it. Thank you to our sponsor Crooked Wetsuits for helping us stay warm in the water. Episode timestamps: (02:01) - Alek’s surfing background (07:15) - The grom mentality (08:49) - Teaching “how to read waves” (13:06) - Surf etiquette (16:08) - How we learned to surf (18:58) - Paddling technique (24:15) - Catching waves (27:25) - Why do surfers hate instructors/student surfers? (37:45) - The importance of surf history (41:02) - Surfboard talk (57:00) - The California Surf Academy (59:20) - Alek’s kooky story (1:03:54) - Alek asks a personal question Episode links: The California Surf Academy - Website Alek's personal instagram - @arockrise The California Surf Academy instagram - @thecaliforniasurfacademy

In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are sitting down to discuss 7 pillars upon which they've built their brand of surf education on. Head over to the membership site and check out the video version of this episode to see pillar #8, which they forgot to include in this recording.  (02:04) - What makes surfing special (03:31) - #1. No touching, stabilizing, or pushing students (08:39) - #2. Fundamentals are the foundation (10:27) - #3. Good surfing is simple (12:03) - #4. Create Space (17:53) - #5. Unconditional surfing (20:17) - #6. Slow is fast (link to deeper discussion about this topic) (23:43) -  #7 - The joy is in the journey (26:46) -  Members Bonus #8 

Coach Chris and Coach Ev are taking you back to the boogie board! One of the most overlooked crafts in helping beginner surfers progress is the boogie board, and in this episode we're telling you a few reasons why. (01:28) Come to La Misión with us (email: info@thesurfcontinuum.com) (01:49) Why Coach Chris gets self conscious about the boogie episodes (03:15) Why the "grom mentality" is so important (05:16) The Values of the Boogie: Timing: Getting Through Waves (11:12) The Values of the Boogie: Catching Waves (14:08) The Values of the Boogie: Setting Your Rail (19:02) The Values of the Boogie: Paddling (20:16) The Values of the Boogie: Release, Corking & Sitting Up (24:54) The Values of the Boogie: Getting Your Feet off the Bottom (27:29) The Values of the Boogie: Getting Your First Tube (28:52) The hardest aspect of this episode

FINALLY! Rob Case has entered the chat. With KookCast over 200 episodes in, it's safe to say this episode is late. Rob is a paddle technique coach and one of our personal favorite surfers to talk shop with. Check out his website, subscribed to his newsletter, and see the timestamps below to find key moments in our chat together.  https://www.surfingpaddling.com/ (01:08) - How I discovered Rob (06:21) - Moving the needle: New board vs Fundamentals (08:23) - The importance of technique (14:17) - Corking technique (22:00) - Finding the sweet spot = control (30:31) - Personal feelings towards copy cats (40:10) - At home workouts & training for paddling (49:37) - How to learn more with Rob (53:26) - Optimizing your surf energy (1:02:04) - Rob’s kooky story

This week on KookCast, we're happy to have Matt Warshaw back on the show. The premier historian and archivist of surfing, the value of this man's work isn't lost on us, and it shouldn't be lost on you either! Subscribe to the Encyclopedia of Surfing and consider making a donation to make help make sure Matt continues his good work. Here's a link to The New Yorker article we discuss at the beginning of the episode: "Can't Tell an A-frame from a Poo Stance? Try the Encyclopedia of Surfing"

It's in the title! Take care of that thing and don't be a wetsuit kook! Booking spots on our La Misión surf trip 2024. E-mail us: info@thesurfcontinuum.com to learn more.

Coach Chris sits down with Matt George to discuss his book In Deep, a highly recommended read, which is a compilation of his life's work as a surf writer and journalist. The book covers some serious ground in the surf world, but it's only on KookCast you'll get to hear some of the insights you won't find anywhere else.  Watch our video call with extra content on TSC membership site: https://thesurfcontinuum.com/podcast-videos/interview-with-matt-george/ Buy the book: https://www.diangelopublications.com/shop/p/in-deep    

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing a surfer characteristic you should develop, but exercise wisdom with how you wield it.

Do you feel like "it all happens so fast" ? When taking off, or while surfing and suddenly realizing there's a person in your way ? In this episode, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are speaking on a few ways to create time and feel more at ease with the things you need to do in the line-up.

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Ev are discussing 10 surfer instincts that separate the experienced surfers from the rest of the pack. 

This week on KookCast, Coach Chris and Coach Evan are discussing the difference between surfers who paddle hard to catch waves and surfers who slide effortlessly into wave after wave.