Wow, I have paddled flatwater kayaks for over 20 years and I still find this series absolutely instrumental! A true masterclass, thank you, very much appreciated!

I've not been sitting in a boat since childhood (for 20 years or so). Now you described my errors and it's like you gave me freedom) With such clear and crystal understanding of technique I begin to think about Tokyo.

Loving the series of videos. Many thanks

Please keep going, finding these really useful. Can’t wait to see the benefit on the water.

Fantastic video series. Thanks so much. I found the long one at Richmond first and watched it all going “ohhh” the whole time! I’m brand new to paddling and really want to embed great technique in my muscle memory right from the start. The drills here are great and I really appreciate not needing an erg to be able to train at home. Thanks again.

Terrific work, thank you. Adding these to my daily routine and hoping to feel the benefit on the water. More please.

Thanks Ivan, very helpful , great to get ideas etc from someone who's "been there" at such a high level. Please keep the videos coming .

Thank you Ivan, Just discovered your video series.I found this video helpful. I appreciate you taking your time to do this.

Thank you! These videos and tips are amazing. I like the thought of spilling energy. I imagine my energy is like a dropped quart of milk on the floor right now! Can't wait to direct it like a fire-hose of forward momentum with your tips!!!

Fantastic - keep them coming.

Thanks Ivan! So good to see all the off water drills to aid better form in the boat 👏👏👏 Love the concept of power 'spillage' from that lateral weight shift.

Great stuff Ivan. My lesson with you last summer at the Gorge was a huge benefit for my technique. These lessons are reinforcing and building on what you taught me then. Thank you so much!

Great video, thanks Ivan.

Thank you for avoiding eye contact when talking about the hips. Kidding aside, appreciate the coaching. Watching from North Carolina.

Wow...this is Golden! Thank you!!!

Wow, that Keeps the momentum of inspiring paddlers, thank you so much!

Thank you sir , that for the methods you have adopted. Really it was realistic and taught from the bottom of your heart. I am 54 and still I am interested to paddle kayak. I could have used this valuable technique at the time I baggage Gold and Silver medals in championship events. Apart from that won 80km kayaking marathon and stood 3rd place. Frankly speaking I didn't know all this ways and idea's to paddle ,only a few which I learnt 32 years before. Now also I am very much interested learn , help and complete .

Very useful, thanks!

Ivan Thank you soooo much for this you have explained things in a way I total get Awesome

I was curious about who you were, and lo and behold you won a gold medal in Poznań, where I lived for 8 years and where my husband and I frequented the Malta Lake on our walks. Thank you for these great presentations!

@ultimatekayaks6499

2 жыл бұрын

That was a long time ago! Still remember the place with fondness! Good times!! Glad you enjoyed the videos!

thank you sir for this masterclass!

I really like the glute drill tapping the foot in the semi circle. So simple but i really feel it. The last exercise,standing from kneeling with arm assist, is quite challenging in terms of stabilization. I will have to work up to it to do it well. Thank you again for the outstanding video!

@ultimatekayaks6499

4 жыл бұрын

The stand up exercise is tough. Try using the back leg to help initially but work toward reducing its influence. That exercise is the me of the key ones to master I think.

Thank you so much 8:22 and I spotted one of my biggest mistakes. At 49yrs old I also appreciate the exercises that I can do at home to strengthen the muscles. Please keep this up.

@ultimatekayaks6499

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Hopefully will get a couple more done this weekend.

These are amazing. Thanks for making them.

Thanks! From Canadian sprint team paddler

Thanks.

Discovered a new fault to work on while watching this. I tended to shift my weight to the top-hand side as a counterbalance.

Interesting stuff. I mainly paddle WWR K1 so my knees are a bit lower due to the deck and outfitting, but as far as I can tell what I do when flat and level is pretty good, albeit leg drive slightly limited due to knees starting lower. What I have just realised from this though is why edge steering loses quite so much speed. I always assumed it was due to messing up the flow over the hull, but to crank the boat over and make it turn, I have to 'move the dots together' on the high side for several strokes. In fact sitting in my boat earlier I reckon the high side knee comes up tight under the deck/thigh brace and the low side knee goes down flat onto the bottom of the boat for the entire manouevre, meaning there is no leg drive on either side and very limited power. This is relevant for all edge steered kayaks (WWR, sea kayaks without rudders). It is even more complex for WWR C1, there is not the same leg drive, but almost continuous edging means the dots are close together almost all the time - I will need to think a lot more about how my body is working in C1!

Hello Ivan. I watched this video and some of your others a couple years ago. I paddle a semi-elite surf ski (NELO 550 and EPIC V 12) and have been working two years on trying to make my leg drive the bulk of the power in my stroke. This is somewhat instinctive to me since I have an elite rowing background. But I notice that very few elite surf ski paddlers do what I do. (Both of their knees seem to be bent all the time.) I lock my drive leg down tight at the end of the leg drive (my knee is locked). I find it seems to improve my stability with a solid bit of weight low down in the ski. Am I missing something? Also, in accordance with some instruction by Oscar Chalupsky, I am paddling with by upper arm elbow much lower than my shoulder so that I focus on torso twist and resist the tendency to push out with my upper arm. My upper hand is about chin or mouth level and never as high as eye level. After my release I do have to extend that upper arm a little for the catch. Again, am I missing something here?

My butt is pretty fixed in my boat. But I guess that I can improve my technique if I change my thinking.

Great stuff again. Thank You. I've spent a lot of time on a Pilates Reformer over the last 18 months working on a uni-lateral weakness/old muscle memory pattern on one side causing the dip. The seated and standing land based drill looks great & so simple. Does the white tape on the front of the T-Shirt have the same visual effect? I'm wondering if working on the erg in front of a mirror would be beneficial .... anything to make the erg a bit more interesting ;-)

@ultimatekayaks6499

4 жыл бұрын

A horizontal line across the chest is probably enough to do the job. Even a t shirt with writing across will give you a guide. Leaning onto the paddle causes the tilt, standing off it creates true lift and real force onto the blade.

@lizellekemptherapy359

4 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatekayaks6499 Thanks! The description of the difference between leaning and standing off it is a great help.

With the last exercise I finally think I’m understanding why we want to have the feeling of dropping the top shoulder. It’s so that there’s a clear vector of power transfer on the pulling side, right? So that we can stick the blade in and lever past it?

@ultimatekayaks6499

3 жыл бұрын

Thats pretty much it! Glad it helped.

Ivan, thanks for the video! Have you got any tips for increasing the movement of the pelvis on the seat? I know the only true fixed point is the feet on footplate, but the seat often feels like a fixed point too due to a) friction and b) the sharp rise at the back of the seat. I have heard of people putting a plastic bag over the seat to make it more slippy. Have you any suggestions of your own?

@ultimatekayaks6499

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Oliver, there are lots of options, plastic bag is one, some people use teflon, a lower back seat, a rotating seat. All those may help but if the back of the seat is really feeling like a fixed point then you may just need to increase the distance between seat and footrest. The other thing is you may need to think of rotation on the seat as opposed to just pushing backwards.

@olivertickell1345

4 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatekayaks6499 Thanks I'll try that!

@pammolloy5666

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ivan, perhaps a vid on that topic - pelvis rotation instead of pushing back? You’ve covered it in other vids, but I think the rotation is hard to achieve (surf ski so can’t have rotating seat). Thanks

Hey Ivan, you don’t have to apologize for your socks comments. I could never be friend with one of those guys either.

Hi Ivan... just found this series, now only Day#2 and I've already learned a bunch of things, EXCELLENT coaching. Thanks so much! On Day#1 you had "Paddle West Coast" shirt... Day#2 is "Paddle California"... did you spend some time in the US?

@ultimatekayaks6499

3 жыл бұрын

I am lucky that the girls at Paddle West Coast are good friends. We meet up at the Gorge Downwind in Hood River. My wife is also from the US so we spend a bit of time there.

@billderinbaja3883

3 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatekayaks6499: Nice! I love the Columbia, from The Dalles all the way to Astoria. We live in Loreto, Baja Sur Mexico... look it up, pure paradise for kayaking, beach camping, hiking, freediving, spearfishing, rod&reel, etc.. Come on down!

@billderinbaja3883

3 жыл бұрын

Ivan:​ Nice! I love the Columbia, from The Dalles all the way to Astoria. We live in Loreto, Baja Sur Mexico... look it up, pure paradise for kayaking, beach camping, hiking, freediving, spearfishing, rod&reel, etc.. Come on down! FYI, I just gave a plug for your videos on paddling.com: forums.paddling.com/t/new-paddling-technique-series-excellent/104189

Two videos in one day - What did we do to deserve this

@ultimatekayaks6499

4 жыл бұрын

Two in two days. Don’t expect it to continue!

Ian, very good videos, but could you show the full exercise or exercises at the end of the videos. It is not always obvious what you are trying to show. Also, if you use a WiFi micro on your body, the sound will be a lot better.

Podría aserlo en español 😢

sends pic of gritty socks* hehehe

why are socks bad

Such a shame your rivals didn't try and freak you out when you were racing, by wearing gritty socks🙈😁

По русский учи,педагог.