Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Who is The Real Stig? There can be only one!
When they met Stig Hoefnagel, an upcoming kiteboarding talent, the directors immediately linked his name with the mysterious race-car persona in Top Gear. And so, the idea of a race was born that combines wheels and water with one common denominator: speed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Kate visits the Grand Lake Nordic Center and shows us the equipment and technique of Nordic skiing. It may look easy, but with no chairlift in sight, it's hard work, and definitely good exercise.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Filmed over six days during the first Suzuki Nine Royals, Castles Made of Snow is a documentary that examines the evolution of the Nine Knights and Queens event series, from breathtaking exploits to its position in the skiing and snowboarding world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Jamaica, USA
Decades later, the events of the nineteen eighty-eight Winter Olympics seem harder and harder to believe, even to the men at the heart of the original Jamaican Bobsled team. But it really did happen, and the proof is in the strong sporting and commercial legacy they leave for the next generations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada, Jamaica, USA
Brothers Dudley and Chris had the honor of being part of the first ever Jamaican bobsled team, competing at the nineteen eighty-eight Winter Olympics. We hear the true story of how this unlikely team came into existence, and how Chris went from being a spectator to an Olympic competitor with less than a week’s training.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Anne-Marie shows us a section of a “Kata,” a series of defensive moves designed to fend off multiple attackers. Then she applies these techniques with Alex playing the role of the attacker as she demonstrates a part of the “Bunkai.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
It’s radio presenter Roman Kemp’s turn to learn some moves from Anne-Marie. He sounds worried when she mentions “nunchucks” and “knife defense”, but he just isn’t taking his lesson seriously, and keeps distracting her. Eventually she suspects he’s done some karate before, and maybe isn’t such a complete beginner.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom South
Anne-Marie is a successful singer and songwriter, and she believes that all the hard work, discipline, and focus learned while becoming a black belt in karate has prepared her well for her busy life. She clearly loves her teacher Jo, and her sport, in which she has won gold medals at World Championship level.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Cabrinha product development staff and distributors have a sweet annual meeting in Maui to talk business, test kiteboards, and even sing and strum Bob Dylan tunes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Renowned kiteboard manufacturer Naish invites us to share in the adventure.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Ultimate player's days of losing discs and sitting on the wet grass are over. The Hucket provides 6 gallons of room to transport discs, cleats, and jerseys for hectic weekend tournaments and is topped with a padded seat for any downtime. The video was produced for a kickstarter funding campaign.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Bahamas
Hope Levin, a pro kiteboarder from Turks and Caicos Islands, has some pointers on how to ride toeside into the wind. One key takeaway is that the rider should look upwind and avoid looking at the kite.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Shaun White has won another gold medal, and it's all due to his ability to get huge air on the superpipe. John Brenkus of ESPN Sport Science explains how he pulls it off.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Egypt
Egyptian athlete Omar El Ghazaly, a discus thrower and competitor in the Olympics, talks about his sport and his motivations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Here's a concise and comical history of rugby, the game invented in 1823 and named after the Rugby School, a boarding school in Warkwickshire, England.
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