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KookCast: Surf Education The Surf Continuum
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4.8 • 216 Ratings
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The best podcast for beginner surfers! Tune in to The Surf Continuum's Coach Chris, Coach Evan, and their guests talk about learning to surf and how they learned the hard (and usually hilarious) way to be a little less kooky--or in some cases, just embrace it! Head over to thesurfcontinuum.com/signup to become a member of our team and receive even more value and educational surf content.
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2024 La Misión Surf Trip Recap
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:
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Shark! with Erin LaVallee
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 -
Alek Rockrise from The California Surf Academy
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
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7 Pillars of The Surf Continuum
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 -
Blame it on the Boogie Board
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 -
Paddling Somewhere? Follow the North Star with Rob Case
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
Customer Reviews
Ultimate Kook
I don’t even sure and I love this podcast! Keep it up guys.
Encouraging, Supportive, and Experienced!
Coaches Chris and Ev are extremely experienced and very wise educators. They are able to share logical clear instruction and advice from their personal surf journeys as well as lessons they’ve learned as teachers. They are able to answer all questions in a supportive and honest manner with a good dose of lightheartedness and true passion for their craft.
Every beginner should listen to this show
Fantastic resource for beginners - really helps you to develop the right mindset for surfing. Still early in my surfing journey I learned so much about surfing fundamentals and surf etiquette. The coaches are so knowledgeable and give great advice, all the while keeping things light and fun!