An Instructor Rolling Clinic with James Manke at Jericho Beach Kayak, June 2021.

It was a pleasure to spend the day with James Manke as he passed along his skills and knowledge of "All Things Qajaq". It was also great to focus on the tradition and heritage of sea kayaking and to use our Greenland paddles.
Visit qajaq.ca for a wide range of awesome courses with James.

[@HurtCow]

I wish I started training with you instead of who I did. Still hoping to get it.

[@mmcholm]

It's never to late. I start with a layback sweep roll which doesn't require strength. Just a bit of flexibility and technique. I teach out of Jericho Beach Kayak if you want to book with them and I can also do private lessons as a Paddle Canada Certified Rolling Instructor.

[@tommyrq180]

Well, as a beginning sea kayaker, that was impressive. Relaxed, all about hips and positioning. Gives me a lot of confidence that I don’t necessarily have to use a perfect roll sweep. Or even a paddle! Nice. 😅

[@mmcholm]

Thanks for watching! Good luck with your rolls.

[@kaliyuga9406]

Holy cow that is yoga!

[@kesariyasuri496]

Good content @Mike:)
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[@mmcholm]

Thanks and thanks for watching!

[@EyeWhy84]

Almost looks like slo-mo when he’s demonstrating :-o Looking forward to attending his July clinic!

[@mmcholm]

If you haven't tried a Greenland kayak before this will be a great opportunity for you. It's like training wheels for rolling so you can really slow things down. :-)

[@rickschellenberg9074]

Hmm, I didn't realize rolling was that easy. Or at least it appears to be that easy. Great video

[@mmcholm]

Much easier in a Greenland kayak for sure! And if you have YEARS of practice :-)

[@woofna1948]

Easy when done correctly, but very difficult to learn on your own. Having an experienced and patient instructor makes all the difference. Patient, because it takes time to learn complex techniques, and experienced because he or she can precisely hone in on what you need to do to succeed. Good stuff here.

[@shaneshankly4518]

Of very little if use to someone wanting to learn their roll

[@mmcholm]

Thanks for watching. This is a video of Rolling Instructors being trained to teach people to roll. No intent here to provide guidance to viewers looking to learn how to roll other than to see some examples of how clinics go. The key take away would be the load drive concept and rotation/flotation for those learning to roll (which is demonstrated by one of the best rolling instructors out there James Manke).