5:19
What is the wind window
Where the kite has more and less power, and why that matters.
PTEscola de Kitesurf3K views
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Learn kitesurf at your own pace.
A curated selection of the best kitesurf videos in Portuguese, organized into three packages, in the right order to learn. Watch before your lesson on the water and arrive already knowing the essentials.
3packages27lessons in Portuguese2history videos
Package 1 · Levels 1 & 2
Beginner: Fundamentals
From your first contact with the wind to standing up on the board.
0 of 11 lessons watched
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29:20
Wind directions
What every kiter should know about side-shore, onshore and offshore wind.
PTKiteSemStress14K views
4:19
Before you start kitesurfing
What you need to know before your first lesson.
PTKiteSemStress91K views
5:37
How to set up the kite
Inflating, connecting the lines, and checking everything before launch.
PTCanal Aloha22K views
7:55
Safe launching and landing
The right kite position in the wind window for launching and landing.
PTKiteSemStress17K views
6:47
How to control the kite
Bar movements for riding with confidence.
PTCanal Aloha94K views
6:28
Body drag
Letting the kite pull your body through the water, without the board.
PTCanal Aloha35K views
1:01
Body drag to recover the board
Getting back to the board efficiently when it gets away from you.
PTKiteSemStress2,8K views
9:55
How to get up on the board
The water start, step by step: standing up and riding away.
PTCanal Aloha46K views
2:37
Riding away on the board
The first real ride, in an actual lesson.
PTOcean Kite Point · North Academy61K views
5:04
Self-rescue
What to do if the wind drops or something goes wrong on the water.
PTCanal Aloha33K views
Package 2 · Levels 3 & 4
Intermediate: Independence
Riding with stability, going upwind, and taking your first jumps.
0 of 9 lessons watched
7:56
How to ride upwind
Tips for heading upwind and getting back to your starting point.
PTTudo Sobre Kite20K views
3:47
How to point upwind
Body and board adjustments to gain ground against the wind.
PTCanal Aloha10K views
8:29
Bar movements
Fine kite control for riding stably.
PTTudo Sobre Kite43K views
5:57
How to transition
Changing direction without stopping and without falling.
PTCanal Aloha13K views
4:03
6 tips to improve your transition
The details that make the turn smooth.
PTKiteSemStress17K views
6:04
Riding toeside
Riding with your back to the kite, with balance.
PTCanal Aloha7,9K views
12:22
5 moves toward your first jump
The right sequence to work up to the jump.
PTCBL Wake Park20K views
4:42
Basic jump
Your first jump, with technique and safety.
PTLucas Rocha Cosme21K views
1:30
4 steps to the pop
Jumping using the board, not just relying on the kite.
PTHeiner Hofmann7,7K views
Package 3 · Level 5
Advanced: Tricks
High jumps, rotations and loops, with technique and safety.
0 of 7 lessons watched
1:28
The secret to jumping higher
What changes to gain height on every jump.
PTHeiner Hofmann9K views
4:54
The best jump technique
A step-by-step breakdown of a well-executed jump.
PTJoseph Carneiro · Hura Beach3,2K views
1:26
How to stay oriented during the jump
Not getting lost in the air, and landing well.
PTHeiner Hofmann2,4K views
1:27
How to do the backroll
Your first rotation in the air, with the most important tips.
PTHeiner Hofmann4,3K views
1:18
Simple backroll
The easiest version to start rotating.
PTHeiner Hofmann946 views
1:31
Inverted front roll + tail grab
A forward rotation with a grab on the board.
PTHeiner Hofmann1,5K views
1:20
Transition with downloop
The first step toward the kiteloop: rotating the kite with control.
PTHeiner Hofmann3,8K views
About the videosAll video lessons are in Portuguese, from kitesurf instructors and schools in Brazil. In the history section, one of the documentaries is in English. What you mark as watched is saved on this device.
Kite culture · Special
The history of kitesurfing.
Before you hit the water, meet the people who invented it all. Two essential videos on the sport's origins: one in Portuguese, and the most-watched documentary, in English.
10:2001The history of kitesurfing, in detail
From the first traction kites to the sport's arrival in Brazil.
PTLKB Sports3K views
55:2102UPWIND: the birth of a sport
A classic documentary featuring the pioneers who invented kitesurfing.
ENAdventure Life614K views
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