We gave you a quick teaser of the next DVD in the Progression Series, Kiteboarding Intermediate Volume 1, when we got back from our last filming trip to Egypt. In that time we’ve been re-working the script as we review and analysis the footage for some of the more complex technical sections of the DVD and it hasn’t been as straight forward as we first thought.
Half the DVD will follow the standard Progression Method – First Run Through, Key Elements & Common Mistakes, but some of the insight we want to in part can be very technical and confusing if not explain in the correct manner – things like kite dynamics, apparent wind and kite tuning. These and other aspects are the kind of things you pick up over time from an experienced kiter, and are best explained face to face, as and when you come across the need to understand them. But for many access to this level of experience is not readily available or worst still you may not realise the question needs to be asked!
So though we hoped to have the new dvd available for Christmas, we didn’t feel that the we could if we wanted to offer the level of instructional expected, in a clear and easily understandable manner. So anyone looking to master carving turns, toeside riding, jumping, lightwind riding, Strong Wind riding, understanding riding in waves, chop, tide & current along with tuning of your kite, lines, bar and board, we’ll you’ll just have to wait until January 2010. Sorry but it will be worth the wait.
Also to clear up a little bit of confusion – this new Intermediate Volume 1 DVD is not a replacement for the current Intermediate DVD. It sits perfectly between the New Beginner 2nd Edition and the current Intermediate, which will later be re-branded Intermediate Volume 2 – so there is no reason to hold off buying either of these DVDs in time for Christmas 
Tags: intermediate, kitesurfing
I would like to purchase a copy of your new Intermediate Volume 1 DVD to be released in January 2010.
Please keep me posted and send me payment instructions.
Cheers
Fabio
hi,
I watched the 2005-2006 dvd’s beginner, intermediate and advanced dvd’s from a friend a couple of months ago. My conclusion was that only old C kites were used and that I would be interested only if 2008/2009 bow or hybrid kites were being used.
Is the instruction in the new intermediate dvd still based on C kites?
fredt
Hey Fredt, the new intermediate uses all styles of kites. For the riding technique side of things (jumping, toeside riding & carving turns), the concepts are generally universal but for things like self launch and tuning obviously are effected in different ways by the style of kite.
Regarding the existing Intermediate, Advanced and Professional DVD, the style of kite doesn’t really effect the overall technique. Certain kites might make certain tricks easier to learn but the technique is on the whole identical. So even when we do update these DVDs (which we have no firm plans to do as yet) I don’t forsee that the style of kites will change the instruction much at all.
Hope that clears things up…
Also, some more delays with the new Intermediate DVD, gonna be a couple of months until its ready unfortunately… Sorry, we are trying but its be a complex video to make and other company prioritise are slowing it down too. Be worth it when it does arrive