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Originally posted by padi
We are based in Brissy with qualified IKO Instructors and do group lessons too. We can cater for your whole family and work out a deal to suit your budget. We guarantee to beat any quotes in the market provided they are from an authorised distributor.
Wherever you go, make sure you are getting lessons from qualified instructors, not Joe Blog who sells off his van, non-qualified, no insurance, and doesnt give you the qualification on paper you so deserve. Kiteboarding is a very high risk sport. What happens if.... is the simple question you need to ask. Do you sue the pants of him/her? I think you never want to have such worry.
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Originally posted by bjhjames
Thanks for the feedback
Padi I will give you a call next week. (I tried to order a trainer kite from you, left a meassge on your service, & didnt hear back from you! So next time call me!!)
Cheers
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Originally posted by Joe Lyon
Theres limited high risk! If you undergo good quality instruction it reduces that risk(i agree). IKO is not the be all and end all of instruction. For Gods sake 'it aint brain surgery'
Please tell me Padi, prior to the LORD apearing to you in a vision and imparting his great knowledge upon yourself re: IKO,what insurance did most schools use?
Yours and like most others ran quite well without IKO. Whats changed?
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Originally posted by padi
I never instructed before I attained my IKO qualification. I employed instructors who were IKO and had their own insurance. I would never teach without insurance myself as I know the risk involved and would not recommend anyone to do so unless you want to risk everything you own. I do not agree with your optimistic view that kitesurfing is a easy sport to take up and doesnt require serious consideration of the dangers and risks involved. You do not have to look far to find tons of kiting accidents in your local scene, youtube and online forums, from careless and idiotic acts, mostly due to people not having proper professional tuition in the first place. At the end of the day, if you want to save a few dollars and risk your own life and learn from non-qualified people, it is your own choice and your own liability.
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Originally posted by Joe Lyon
Theres limited high risk! If you undergo good quality instruction it reduces that risk(i agree). IKO is not the be all and end all of instruction. For Gods sake 'it aint brain surgery'
Please tell me Padi, prior to the LORD apearing to you in a vision and imparting his great knowledge upon yourself re: IKO,what insurance did most schools use?
Yours and like most others ran quite well without IKO. Whats changed?
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Originally posted by kitecrazzzy
god damn it, i said the complacent bit to highlight that people forget how crap they are when they started and base their opinion of the sports degree of difficulty on how hard it is for them now.
if you think that IKO isnt worth the effort why dont you make your own organisation that is. Padis comment on not going through joe blogs is very fair as i could charge people for something they have no idea about and then when they realize they got a ****ty instructor its too late.
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Originally posted by Joe Lyon
Thank you for your response Padi
Please correct me if i am wrong but how does a school 'non' IKO employ instructors that are IKO accredited, correct me if i am wrong but i believed that only IKO instructors could could work for an affilated school. Please clarify.
And i disagree with the assumption that most accidents happen because of little training. It is a proven fact using the driving school industry that NO matter how much instruction that is given to people whilst learning,accidents between the ages of 18 to 25 has still climbed. Could one agree it comes down to attitude and common sense of the student?
In fact the research i have done , the majority of crashes were from experienced kiters,maybe complacent? would you agree?
Thank you for the discussion
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Originally posted by bjhjames
But at lessons quoted of $200 + a 2 hour session, 4 of us learning, every family day of lessons is heading towards a grand a day! And that before I buy 4 kits, boards, harness which will cost me 15K+ to get the good gear etc
