Improve Your Flat Water Loop: Five Tips and Tricks by Emily Wade | Apr 14, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesImprove Your Flat Water Loop: Five Tips and Tricks The flat water loop is one of my favorite freestyle kayak tricks. You can do it anywhere, it is a sick trick to impress your friends, and it is also super fun! Even better, it’s good for you: working on your tricks in...
[Video] 3 Ways to Improve your Boof Stroke by sethashworth | Feb 5, 2021 | Advanced Moves, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThe roof is an essential manoeuvre for keeping your bow high and dry and yourself in the most fun and efficient lines. Team paddler Seth Ashworth lays out 3 things you can do so that you can be...
EJ’s- How to Squirt and Splat the Jackson Kayak Antix by ericjackson | Mar 16, 2017 | Antix, EJ, Intermediate Moves, Internationalisation, JK University, the teacher, United States, WhitewaterHow to Squirt and Splat an Antix The new Jackson Kayak Antix has hit a nerve among kayakers world-wide. Its sporty river running/creeking character, light weight, fun surfing, and ability to get vertical on the stern makes it a unique kayak in today’s world of...
How to River Surf with your SUPerCharger! by JK Fans | May 20, 2014 | Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterCheck out how to River Surf your SUP with Noah Fraser… [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/93042046[/vimeo]
The Playboating Bible Part 2 by Jezz | May 18, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterThe Playboating Bible project demystifies the freestyle paddling rules. So here are the latest few videos from the Playboating Bible demonstrating the ICF rules of playboating. This project is an attempt to bring every boater info on these moves to better understand...
Shoulder Injury Prevention by samantharuppelt | Apr 27, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Whitewater Shoulder Health and Injury Prevention in Kayaking Just about every kayaker knows someone who has injured their shoulder in some sort of way, if that person hasn’t injured a shoulder themselves. What are we doing that causes these shoulder injuries and how can...
How to Reduce a Dislocated Shoulder in the Backcountry by dianegaydos | Apr 22, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterHow to Reduce a Dislocated Shoulder in the Backcountry This article was written for the new KayakEducation.com website that will be released this spring, 2014. Check it out! Whether or not this is a topic you have personally had to deal with on the river, you have...
How to 45 a Drop by christopherkorbulic | Mar 4, 2014 | Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterHow to 45° a Drop – Instruction from Kayakeducation.com, coming this spring. Do you want to run drops with more control and less risk of injury? If so, the 45 is a technique you want to know. Of the many waterfall-running techniques, the “45” could be the...
Let’s Talk Shoulders by Jessica Yurtinus | Feb 28, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterAs a kayaker I am sure you have either experienced or know someone who has experienced a shoulder injury. It could be high brace that leads to a shoulder dislocation, hitting a rock that separates your AC joint, or overuse giving you tendinitis. The shoulder takes a...
Rescue For River Runners: Putting Rescue Skills to Use on Water by Mike McKay | Feb 3, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterWrapping up this excellent series, swiftwater rescue expert Jim Coffey shows how the skills covered in the previous videos can be put to use on a typical day on the river with a mixed group of kayakers. One of the less skilled paddlers has to swim, and both he and his...
Kayaking Gloves vs Pogies vs Mittens: Hand-y tips for cold weather boating by Clay Wright | Jan 16, 2014 | Beginner Moves, Creeking, Intermediate Moves, JK Team Posts, JK University, Playboating, Reviews, River Running, WhitewaterCold water or cold weather or both, there’s just no way to get around exposure to the cold if you want to paddle as many days as possible unless you have the appropriate protection. Instead of worrying about the temperature so much, why not just prepare for...
Rescue For River Runners: Episode 7 – Live Bait Rescue by Mike McKay | Mar 28, 2013 | Beginner Moves, Intermediate Moves, JK University, WhitewaterLive bait rescue, jumping into the water to help someone in trouble while tethered to a line from shore, is risky but it can be a life saver. Swiftwater expert Jim Coffey and team Jackson’s Mike McKay show several different live bait techniques and describes the...
