I start paddling age age 63, now i am 69, and not to old to thank you VERY MUCH. You will never realize what it brought me, I have been looking for that approche, and will never tahnk you enougft for this seri. Nice lessons very well explained i couldn't aks for more, Paddling is my passsion. MERCI
*Ivan, thank you again. You asked about the idea of the video. Here is the number one idea. Put all your special exercises in one video on the principle of circular training. I think the audience will support me.*
Awesome Ivan, I have personally a lot to work on but I now know what I need to do and have the tools you have given us to get there. Much appreciated. A great resorce for everyone that wants to improve there tecnique. Thanks again
Many thanks for taking the time to pass on these nuggets. It’s been interesting taking your core principles and adapting to Greenland paddle. There’s chunky differences, but all the key elements are applicable. Incredibly useful stuff for long trips with an old rusty engine.
Many thanks for making these videos. I found them to be fantastic. I now appreciate why I've been such a shite paddler...and I've got loads to be working on.
Thanks Ivan for a such a wonderful set of ski paddling technique videos. You have done an amazing job of breaking down a complex motion into 6 lessons that are easy to understand, but hard to master. Legend!
Hi Ivan, thanks very much for taking the time to put these videos together. As an aspiring K1 contender in my late 50’s, video 1 assisted tremendously in applying power effectively.
Thanks a lot for these videos! I'm a recreational, mostly "internet taught" kayaker since I don't train at any club, and I can safely say I learned most from your videos, especially the masterclass one, while trying all the aspects of the paddling technique out on my own. Kudos for making this, stay safe and be well!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and that great sense of humour!!!! 😁 Really appreciate your time and effort that you have given, as a coach of beginner paddlers, I can't thank you enough. Champion sportsperson and a champion human being.
Ivan...Great Vid. Thanks for sharing technique, humor, knowledge, dots, and of course the beard!!! Stay Well. I think I know what you're doing hopefully I can execute.
I am really grateful for each one of these videos which I have watched repeatedly. They have really helped my technique so that I actually enjoy flatwater and upwind paddling instead of just downwind (surfski) because I go faster and more efficiently. Thanks a lot!!
Superb teaching, real insight and clarity, but no surprise there. I really appreciate the careful thought you've put into how you put this across, delivered with a light touch but an expert's judgement. The self deprecation and humour is brilliant, and you've reassured this middle aged male with poor posture that there is hope...... a generous gift to ALL paddlers, competitive and recreational. Thank you so much and I'll mail you some wet sandy socks right now....
Thanks Ivan. A brilliant series especially for we coaches. One thing I've realised is that the problems paddlers moan about are always a symptom of a problem much earlier in the stroke. When we focus on the earlier issue the symptom usually disappears. For example, many decent paddlers will moan about a lack of a solid catch but this is because they are starting the next stroke before finishing the previous one. They don't get to the solid top hand and so give away leverage. Thanks so much! Cheers Gary
Thankyou very much your instructions it is helpful, in 2015 I attempted the Berg river marathon in Sout Africa and on the third day my shoulders were gone, I was in so much pain... I gues if I had this information it would have made a huge diifrence.... However one is never to old change bad habits
Great series ... was in the process of looking to buy a more advance (intermediate) ocean ski to see if I was ready for it. That is now on the back burner as I have a world of improvements to focus on ... and my stable ski will be perfect to put into in practice. Would also love to see a cut of just the exercises (although people will miss a lot of the exercise context if they miss the the theory)
Great series Ivan, only wished I seen it sooner. I feel like I'm finally making improvements based on your explainations. I've been struggling as a master paddler when I went from a stability 4 boat to a 2, exposing many flaws in my technique and creating new ones in attempts to not tip. I know we cannot be friends at the moment because I wear socks, but that was mainly to protect my feet from fishermen lures when I fell in. Hopefully soon I may be able to ditch the socks because I will no longer fall in with my improved skill.
Hi Lisa, we can still be friends, I will trade off the socks thing against the positive feedback and then you break even! Really glad the series has helped you!
Great video Ivan, perhaps you could do a series on tips and tricks for long distance racing, wash hanging, positioning, preparations for marathon racing, etc. I think you are one of the expert in that field. I am an old fox myself, but I think the younger generation has a lot to learn...🙂
You explain so well the tecnic, really thanks for it. Do you think the blade when go out of the watter have to be exactly perpendicular to the boat? Can be a good point to see if some paddeler is doing longer the watter fase? Thanks. Sorry for my english, im from spain😁
How do you get your mint looking so lovely - mine always dies... :) In all seriousness, thank you for a great series. I originally discovered your previous video at Richmond Club when I transitioned from a peddle fishing kayak to a paddling ocean fishing kayak. 2+yrs later I'm looking to try my hand at a surfski paddling and come across this series - I've been given an Epic V10 for free as a starter so technique is going to be key...if I can stay upright long enough. Appreciate it's an advanced ski but it was given to me for free so is worth a shot. A great little reminder of the end to end process - this time with exercises. Thank you
Great video's and instruction's in a very simple lay person way....especially for someone coming from a rowing background, and from Australia!!! The hardest bit is to get the blade into the water without rotating the body. Such a fine movement. Thanks again.
Thank you for your sharing. Your suggested exercises are very good and easy to understand. Can you talk about balancing? How to improve it? I found it difficult to keep balance when i try to accelerate
I am an outrigger coach and believe that much of what you are advocating works extremely well in the small OC 1s and also in the OC 6s. I have watched the series many times and find that breaking the advice into manageable chunks of 15mins or so is perfect. Transfering technique to OC 1s is easier as the sitting position is not so very different than in a ski but in OC 6 the seat is much higher. Nonetheless as long as we have grip on the bottom of the canoe the ideas transfer well. Just one question about which I would like your advice if you can understand my query: With the different position of seat and the length of the paddle I find it difficult to position the top hand so far back (in line with shoulders) to engage the catch. As a result the top hand tends to be some distance in front of the body at the catch. In that position the concept of upper arm being from top hand to the opposite shoulder still works but there does appear to be an angle between the top of the upper arm and shoulder. I assume that if that joint doesn't fold and remains firm then we shouldn't spill power, Am I on the right track. Thanks once more for such an informative and unique look at the biomechanics of the stroke.
I’ve watched the series. My paddle stroke is very raw and untrained I’m hoping to apply your technique in conjunction with Oscars video and technique to surf ski paddling thanks for the video I look forward to seeing more.
Thank you, absolutely loved the series. Two questions please- how much do you believe this efficient paddling technique carries over into whitewater paddling? and secondly, I'm still unsure about the catch- in your earlier Richmond club video I thought you suggested sliding the paddle in slightly forward for a solid catch a split second stationary, before the start of rotation. In video 6, Bottom Arm, I thought you were placing the catch at the start of the downward movement and rotation- can you please clear it up in my mind ? Cheers
Hi Barbara, I am certain that sound mechanics for forward paddling are transferable across all disciplines. The catch is always hard to describe, the notion of putting the paddle in going forward is good to have in mind, simply to stop it being brought back to hit the water. the instruction I give my athletes is to put the paddle in the water with the top shoulder. The bottom arm just drops the paddle down.
Hey Ivan I'm from iran and I'm 17 thanks for these brilliant videos.. I started kayak in 2021 and its my pleasure if you can tell me some more tips about marathon strategy and training about that.. Thanks again
Hello Ivan, thank you ever so much for this series. Is there any chance you could do another short video compilation of just the exercises from each of the 6 sessions?
Ok, I just had an aha! moment about why my left elbow keeps on getting a slight "tennis/golf elbow" bothering and why my left motion does not "feel" resistant from the water the same way as my right motion (and I am left handed - go figure!). Thank you! And please don't get rid of the beard - it's part of the reason I keep on watching these clips!
Paddle position and track; you've talked in some of your coaching sessions about the paddle tracing a 'J' shape. Watching videos of top class paddlers, their paddle seems to trace pretty much along the line of the wake before swinging out to the exit. My 'lock' on the water seems to be more solid (more of a feeling of pushing the boat forward past the paddle) if I let the paddle travel out as I rotate. The 'natural' path is pretty close to the wake line. If I keep my top hand at the same height (so it is travelling parallel to the water), bottom arm elbow down, then the paddle swings out and exits naturally. Is that the 'J' you were talking about?
J is simplistic. Just trying to stop the C! While the hand drops to its lowest point the paddle comes straight back then it tracks out. All of my stuff is adaptable to the individual. Whatever works for you but avoid the definite “ no’s”. The main reason I describe a J is to ensure the paddle is pushed down into the water.
Hello, from Spain, congratulations on your explanations, I love them. the device you have in the video what brand is it? thanks from Valencia Spain. where are you?
The ergs in my videos are made by ourselves here in the UK. They look better when they are not rusty!! The slider you see, hopefully will be manufactured for export fairly soon. Up until now we have only sold in the UK.
ok my email is. miguel@surfskischool.es if you want send me email or give me your email and l make you a proposal. what city are you in? thanks. have you a website?
I can't thank you enough for this video series Ivan. What a gift to the paddling community! I'll be sharing these with my students for years to come.
Totally agree Sean, would be good to get Ivan in a sea kayak to explain how we can still produce power whilst maintaining some contact with the kayak
I start paddling age age 63, now i am 69, and not to old to thank you VERY MUCH. You will never realize what it brought me, I have been looking for that approche, and will never tahnk you enougft for this seri. Nice lessons very well explained i
couldn't aks for more, Paddling is my passsion. MERCI
*Ivan, thank you again. You asked about the idea of the video. Here is the number one idea. Put all your special exercises in one video on the principle of circular training. I think the audience will support me.*
I have had a few requests for that so maybe I will have to get on with it!
This would be great also.
Thanks for this great series.
I love it. Thank you Ivan.
Thank you, Ivan, for sharing your knowledge with the paddling community. Your generosity is truly appreciated.
Thank you Ivan: well done!
This has been an awesome series Ivan. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks Ivan. I have really enjoyed watching this series.
Great series of videos, a true paddling technique guide!
Thank you for sharing, Ivan. Stay safe ;)
Ivan, Thanks for a very well presented series of videos - now ready for the resumption of coaching, Cheers
Derek
Thanks for a very informative series Ivan
Cheers Louis!
Great series of videos, most people would charge for those! Thanks very much
Thank you Ivan I have loved watching your videos, I can hopefully be more efficient in the use of the paddle you supplied to me 😊
Awesome Ivan, I have personally a lot to work on but I now know what I need to do and have the tools you have given us to get there. Much appreciated. A great resorce for everyone that wants to improve there tecnique. Thanks again
Ivan. like a breath of fresh air.Thank you very much.
Brilliant series. Thank you. It's very help full. You do an excellent job explaining the different parts of proper paddling technique.
Omg just found your vids...
Helps sooo much & pushes my motivation!!!
Thx for doing all this !!!
Many thanks for taking the time to pass on these nuggets. It’s been interesting taking your core principles and adapting to Greenland paddle. There’s chunky differences, but all the key elements are applicable. Incredibly useful stuff for long trips with an old rusty engine.
Many thanks for making these videos. I found them to be fantastic. I now appreciate why I've been such a shite paddler...and I've got loads to be working on.
As a sea paddler with a brief history of K1 I have found these really useful, many thanks.
Thanks Ivan for a such a wonderful set of ski paddling technique videos. You have done an amazing job of breaking down a complex motion into 6 lessons that are easy to understand, but hard to master. Legend!
Hi Ivan, thanks very much for taking the time to put these videos together. As an aspiring K1 contender in my late 50’s, video 1 assisted tremendously in applying power effectively.
Thanks a lot for these videos! I'm a recreational, mostly "internet taught" kayaker since I don't train at any club, and I can safely say I learned most from your videos, especially the masterclass one, while trying all the aspects of the paddling technique out on my own. Kudos for making this, stay safe and be well!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and that great sense of humour!!!! 😁 Really appreciate your time and effort that you have given, as a coach of beginner paddlers, I can't thank you enough. Champion sportsperson and a champion human being.
Ivan...Great Vid. Thanks for sharing technique, humor, knowledge, dots, and of course the beard!!! Stay Well. I think I know what you're doing
hopefully I can execute.
I am really grateful for each one of these videos which I have watched repeatedly. They have really helped my technique so that I actually enjoy flatwater and upwind paddling instead of just downwind (surfski) because I go faster and more efficiently. Thanks a lot!!
Thank you so much, for me the best technique videos un the web...
Cheers Toni!
Superb teaching, real insight and clarity, but no surprise there. I really appreciate the careful thought you've put into how you put this across, delivered with a light touch but an expert's judgement. The self deprecation and humour is brilliant, and you've reassured this middle aged male with poor posture that there is hope...... a generous gift to ALL paddlers, competitive and recreational. Thank you so much and I'll mail you some wet sandy socks right now....
Thanks Ivan. A brilliant series especially for we coaches. One thing I've realised is that the problems paddlers moan about are always a symptom of a problem much earlier in the stroke. When we focus on the earlier issue the symptom usually disappears. For example, many decent paddlers will moan about a lack of a solid catch but this is because they are starting the next stroke before finishing the previous one. They don't get to the solid top hand and so give away leverage.
Thanks so much!
Cheers
Gary
Excellent!
Thankyou very much your instructions it is helpful, in 2015 I attempted the Berg river marathon in Sout Africa and on the third day my shoulders were gone, I was in so much pain... I gues if I had this information it would have made a huge diifrence.... However one is never to old change bad habits
Great series ... was in the process of looking to buy a more advance (intermediate) ocean ski to see if I was ready for it. That is now on the back burner as I have a world of improvements to focus on ... and my stable ski will be perfect to put into in practice.
Would also love to see a cut of just the exercises (although people will miss a lot of the exercise context if they miss the the theory)
Two years later and referencing for the everlasting fundamental base fixes…thanks!
Great series Ivan, only wished I seen it sooner. I feel like I'm finally making improvements based on your explainations. I've been struggling as a master paddler when I went from a stability 4 boat to a 2, exposing many flaws in my technique and creating new ones in attempts to not tip. I know we cannot be friends at the moment because I wear socks, but that was mainly to protect my feet from fishermen lures when I fell in. Hopefully soon I may be able to ditch the socks because I will no longer fall in with my improved skill.
Hi Lisa, we can still be friends, I will trade off the socks thing against the positive feedback and then you break even!
Really glad the series has helped you!
Great series, would be great if you could do a video on how to pick a paddle, length, and wing size.
Great video Ivan, perhaps you could do a series on tips and tricks for long distance racing, wash hanging, positioning, preparations for marathon racing, etc. I think you are one of the expert in that field. I am an old fox myself, but I think the younger generation has a lot to learn...🙂
There are plans in the pipeline for this. I just need to find the time.
You explain so well the tecnic, really thanks for it.
Do you think the blade when go out of the watter have to be exactly perpendicular to the boat? Can be a good point to see if some paddeler is doing longer the watter fase? Thanks.
Sorry for my english, im from spain😁
Thanks for a great series Ivan. Do you have any opinion on using a swivel seat in k1 instead of a standard seat. Pros/cons?
How do you get your mint looking so lovely - mine always dies... :)
In all seriousness, thank you for a great series. I originally discovered your previous video at Richmond Club when I transitioned from a peddle fishing kayak to a paddling ocean fishing kayak. 2+yrs later I'm looking to try my hand at a surfski paddling and come across this series - I've been given an Epic V10 for free as a starter so technique is going to be key...if I can stay upright long enough. Appreciate it's an advanced ski but it was given to me for free so is worth a shot.
A great little reminder of the end to end process - this time with exercises. Thank you
Great video's and instruction's in a very simple lay person way....especially for someone coming from a rowing background, and from Australia!!! The hardest bit is to get the blade into the water without rotating the body. Such a fine movement. Thanks again.
I think Balint Kopasz is a great example of holding his rotation during air time and during the catch. ua-cam.com/video/OVstclXcTgI/v-deo.html
Thank you for your sharing. Your suggested exercises are very good and easy to understand.
Can you talk about balancing? How to improve it? I found it difficult to keep balance when i try to accelerate
If you aren't fully leg driving a heavy stroke will try to destabilize you, are you driving legs properly?
Also make sure your torso is leaning forward the right amount
I am an outrigger coach and believe that much of what you are advocating works extremely well in the small OC 1s and also in the OC 6s. I have watched the series many times and find that breaking the advice into manageable chunks of 15mins or so is perfect.
Transfering technique to OC 1s is easier as the sitting position is not so very different than in a ski but in OC 6 the seat is much higher. Nonetheless as long as we have grip on the bottom of the canoe the ideas transfer well.
Just one question about which I would like your advice if you can understand my query:
With the different position of seat and the length of the paddle I find it difficult to position the top hand so far back (in line with shoulders) to engage the catch. As a result the top hand tends to be some distance in front of the body at the catch. In that position the concept of upper arm being from top hand to the opposite shoulder still works but there does appear to be an angle between the top of the upper arm and shoulder. I assume that if that joint doesn't fold and remains firm then we shouldn't spill power, Am I on the right track.
Thanks once more for such an informative and unique look at the biomechanics of the stroke.
I’ve watched the series. My paddle stroke is very raw and untrained I’m hoping to apply your technique in conjunction with Oscars video and technique to surf ski paddling thanks for the video I look forward to seeing more.
Thank you, absolutely loved the series. Two questions please- how much do you believe this efficient paddling technique carries over into whitewater paddling? and secondly, I'm still unsure about the catch- in your earlier Richmond club video I thought you suggested sliding the paddle in slightly forward for a solid catch a split second stationary, before the start of rotation. In video 6, Bottom Arm, I thought you were placing the catch at the start of the downward movement and rotation- can you please clear it up in my mind ? Cheers
Hi Barbara, I am certain that sound mechanics for forward paddling are transferable across all disciplines.
The catch is always hard to describe, the notion of putting the paddle in going forward is good to have in mind, simply to stop it being brought back to hit the water. the instruction I give my athletes is to put the paddle in the water with the top shoulder. The bottom arm just drops the paddle down.
Materinya sangat baik coac semoga bermanfaat untuk pengembangan prestasi dayung sulawesi tenggara indonesia
Good luck coaching in Indonesia, it is great that you are running a program out there.
Hey Ivan
I'm from iran and I'm 17 thanks for these brilliant videos..
I started kayak in 2021 and its my pleasure if you can tell me some more tips about marathon strategy and training about that..
Thanks again
I am hoping to do a series on marathon strategy at some point. Thanks for pushing me!
Maybe you can show us how to make some of those machines?
Hello Ivan, thank you ever so much for this series. Is there any chance you could do another short video compilation of just the exercises from each of the 6 sessions?
Planning on doing that this weekend. Weather permitting.
Ultimate Kayaks thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi ,
Where can buy this rowing machine?
Anyone here know anything about forearm tendonitis? Pronator Teres syndrome or carpal tunnel from paddling?
Ok, I just had an aha! moment about why my left elbow keeps on getting a slight "tennis/golf elbow" bothering and why my left motion does not "feel" resistant from the water the same way as my right motion (and I am left handed - go figure!). Thank you! And please don't get rid of the beard - it's part of the reason I keep on watching these clips!
Paddle position and track; you've talked in some of your coaching sessions about the paddle tracing a 'J' shape.
Watching videos of top class paddlers, their paddle seems to trace pretty much along the line of the wake before swinging out to the exit.
My 'lock' on the water seems to be more solid (more of a feeling of pushing the boat forward past the paddle) if I let the paddle travel out as I rotate. The 'natural' path is pretty close to the wake line. If I keep my top hand at the same height (so it is travelling parallel to the water), bottom arm elbow down, then the paddle swings out and exits naturally.
Is that the 'J' you were talking about?
J is simplistic. Just trying to stop the C!
While the hand drops to its lowest point the paddle comes straight back then it tracks out.
All of my stuff is adaptable to the individual. Whatever works for you but avoid the definite “ no’s”.
The main reason I describe a J is to ensure the paddle is pushed down into the water.
man, im a pretty decent class 5 whitewater paddler, but I've been doing almost everything wrong on my forward stroke.
That’s assuming I have it right!
Hello, from Spain, congratulations on your explanations, I love them.
the device you have in the video what brand is it? thanks from Valencia Spain. where are you?
The ergs in my videos are made by ourselves here in the UK. They look better when they are not rusty!! The slider you see, hopefully will be manufactured for export fairly soon. Up until now we have only sold in the UK.
ok my email is. miguel@surfskischool.es if you want send me email or give me your email and l make you a proposal. what city are you in? thanks. have you a website?
Русский язык учи,