Tantrum Kitesurf · Tarifa
Learn to ride. Keep riding.
Free kitesurf lessons from years of teaching on the beach in Tarifa, and the fitness that keeps you on the water when your body starts to argue.
The online kitesurf school
Everything we taught on the beach, free to read before you get there
The same order we taught in Tarifa. Read a module before each lesson and you spend your time on the water riding, not listening.
- Before your first lessonWind, forecasts, kit and the trainer kite8 lessons
- Flying the kiteSetting up, safety, hand signals, tides8 lessons
- Body dragging and the water startRelaunching, dragging upwind, board on9 lessons
- Riding upwindFirst rides, edging and getting upwind4 lessons
- Becoming a better riderJumping, waves, learning faster, recovery10 lessons
- Kitesurfing equipmentHarnesses, kites, light wind kit, wetsuits5 lessons
Free guide
Kite more, ache less. Fix your knee pain.
I spent 15 years with a knee that hurt after a short walk. The fix started somewhere nobody had looked: the big toe. This is the plan, step by step.
- Three quick tests to find where your problem starts
- A four-phase plan you can do at home
- A video for every exercise
Kite fitness
Your body is the kit you can't replace
Most kiters stop because something hurts, not because they get bored. These are the articles that keep you riding.
Kitesurf More, Ache Less
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Is The Gym Harming Your Kiting?
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Building a Workout Around The Wind
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Why You Shouldn’t Stretch Before Kitesurfing
I have a mate and every time we go to the beach he has to spend 20 minutes stretching before he hits…
Finding Your Balance in Kitesurfing: The Unsung Hero
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How The Flow State Can INSTANTLY Improve Your Kitesurfing
Ever experienced the feeling on the water where you can do no wrong, where every action you take is perfect, where time…
The Tarifa guide
The wind capital of Europe
Where to ride, when the wind blows, how to get there and what to do when it doesn't. Written by people who lived there.
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