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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