www.freestylekitetarifa.com

Meet our Team

Leader

GRAY ROBINSON

After 14 years of full time teaching, our school owner and hands on

team leader Gray Robinson, has developed a new, improved and

dynamic Freestyle approach to the course curriculum

and teaching methodology.

With the experience of personally teaching over 4000 men and women,

girls and boys, from 7 years of age to 79 years young; some being the

larger than small type people, and some being the smaller than large

ones, not excluding the fit and getting fitter individuals.

As well as a very experienced instructor, whom has run and built kite

schools in 8 countries, he knows down to the most detailed reasons,

that what makes your success in learning the sport of kite boarding.

Gray is also a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, high level scuba

instructor, fitness instructor and medic first aid instructor.

Level 1A

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 1

• Know safe wind directions and conditions for kiting

• Know hazards on a spot

• Set up a trainer kite

• Know the use of safety systems

Here’s The 1st Steps

Level 1B

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 2

• Have basic flying skills with trainer kite

• Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant

• Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite

• Walk and change directions while flying the kite

• Know the wind window

Here’s The 2nd Steps

Level 1C

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 3

• Set-up a 4/5 line kite with a full de-powersystem

• Pre-flight check of equipment and settings

• In flight check of equipment and settings

• Understand and use the international communication

signals

• Launch and land the kite to an assistant and as an

assistant (4/5-line de-power kite)

Here’s The 3rd Steps

Level 1D

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 4

• Control the kite hooked into the harness

• Understand the de-power system and can use the

safety systems

• Advanced flying skills with the de-power kite

• Show full control of de-power systems in flight

Here’s The 4th Steps

Level 1E

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 5

• Pull quick release and activate leash

• Recover the bar and kite

• Self land

Here’s The 5th Steps

Level 2F

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 6

• Enter and exit the water independently and safely

while

controlling the kite

• Water re-launch the kite

• First body drag downwind

• Maintain correct kite position in the wind window

• Change direction to the left and right while body

dragging

• Recover the kite and bar in the water

Here’s The 6th Steps

Level 2G

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 7

• Upwind body drag to recover board

• Upwind body drag holding the board with one hand

• Enter and exit at the same point while upwind body

dragging

Here’s The 7th Steps

Level 2H

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 8

• Set-up a 4/5 line kite with a full de-powersystem

• Pre-flight check of equipment and settings

• In flight check of equipment and settings

• Understand and use the

internationalcommunication signals

• Launch and land the kite to an assistant and as an

assistant (4/5-line de-power kite)

Here’s The 8th Steps

Level 2I

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 9

• Water starts in both directions and ride a short

distance

• Come to a controlled stop

• Understand weather forecast, tidal- and wind effects

• Determine the wind strength, direction and quality

• Know the right of way ules

• Know equipment set up and choice

Here’s the 9th Steps

Level 2J

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 10

• Control the riding speed by edging

• Consistent riding in both directions

Here’s The 10th Steps

Level 2L

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 11

• Change of direction without stopping

• Self- rescue and full pack-down in the water

Here’s The 11th Steps

Level 2N

TEACHING METHODOLOGY 12

• Make a toe side turn

• Knows the theory and the safety rules for jumping.

• Land a basic jump

Here’s The 12th Steps

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