Here is the vid of the superkite Brazil event.
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Awesome stuff! Great to see the straps are off

looks so much better without the straps, these guys are killing it!

Okay might get a bit of abuse, but call me what u will, I need to ask this.

These guys who ride strapless in the vid are awesome, super talented and skilled and stylish, and the list goes on. Basically i respect them, so don't think im hating on them.

But when the guy says " I was so stoked to see all these guys out there looking like they didn't have a kite in their hands, looking they they would when they were surfing normally."

Again, i agree, super talented and all that. But if you want to keep pushing kitesurfing closer and closer to surfing, why not just surf? I personally ride a twin tip and i love all the super technical freestyle stuff. Hadlow, youri zoon, etc. And i do respect the other styles, but i also believe the fantastic thing about kitesurfing that separates it from normal surfing is that u have a kite. And this allows u to get massive and technical airs.... with straps.

I dunno, i just don't get why everyones trying to get so close to surfing and looking like there's no kite there, when they can just surf....? if u don't want to embrace the kite then don't have it at all?

Be nice.

JonoKB said...

Okay might get a bit of abuse, but call me what u will, I need to ask this.

These guys who ride strapless in the vid are awesome, super talented and skilled and stylish, and the list goes on. Basically i respect them, so don't think im hating on them.

But when the guy says " I was so stoked to see all these guys out there looking like they didn't have a kite in their hands, looking they they would when they were surfing normally."

Again, i agree, super talented and all that. But if you want to keep pushing kitesurfing closer and closer to surfing, why not just surf? I personally ride a twin tip and i love all the super technical freestyle stuff. Hadlow, youri zoon, etc. And i do respect the other styles, but i also believe the fantastic thing about kitesurfing that separates it from normal surfing is that u have a kite. And this allows u to get massive and technical airs.... with straps.

I dunno, i just don't get why everyones trying to get so close to surfing and looking like there's no kite there, when they can just surf....? if u don't want to embrace the kite then don't have it at all?

Be nice.

Because there are too many sheep in kiteboarding

JonoKB said...


I dunno, i just don't get why everyones trying to get so close to surfing and looking like there's no kite there, when they can just surf....? if u don't want to embrace the kite then don't have it at all?

I guess for those that come from a surfing back ground they want it to be like surfing

For those that come from a wakeboard back ground they want it to be like wakeboarding

For those that don't come from either don't care to much and just want to enjoy the stoke.

But that is the great thing about the sport, it has many aspects and can be enjoyed by all.

The crew that is more vocal does not necessarily mean it is the most popular or dominant.

The real talent will master more than one aspect of the sport and push it in all directions, not just one direction, look at Keahi

JonoKB said...


But when the guy says " I was so stoked to see all these guys out there looking like they didn't have a kite in their hands, looking they they would when they were surfing normally."

The GOAT, Ben Wilson.



And why the red thumbs for the video, I'm assuming its for the inclusion of that fake wake boarding stuff?