YouTube user planetmango brings us an excellent whitewater kayaking tutorial video. In this vid, he demonstrates a great way to practice the beginning movements of a sweep roll. He also makes an excellent point about how paddlers practice the wrong move. Check it out.

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Bomb Blast Media brings us a kayak instructional video called Dynamic Active Blade Technique. This vid shows the importance and technique of keeping an active blade in the water while maneuvering. Peel-outs, eddying, cross-current ferries, etc all benefit from this. Check it out.

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Got another Rescue for River Runners episode for you. In the last episode of this great series by NRS, swiftwater rescue expert Jim Coffey shows how the skills covered by the previous episodes can be put to use on a typical day on the river.

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Wave Sport Kayaks and H2o Dreams LLC bring us the second episode of their Playboater Troubleshooter series called Positions of Power. As the name suggests, this episode illustrates proper body position in order to get the power and leverage you need for different playboating moves. Check it out.

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Badfish SUP/Boardworks Surf team member Mike Tavares is back with another SUP surfing tips video. While his first Instructional vid covered the basics, this one takes you through some advanced river surfing tricks on his Badfish 6'11 River Surfer. Check it and get out there and have some fun.

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Wave Sport Kayaks and H2o Dreams LLC bring us a new instructional series, with a similar approach as the whitewater troubleshooter series but with more focus on playboating. In this first episode, they take a look at boat choice, sizing and fit, which is generally where most people's troubles start. Check it.

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James "Pringle" Bebbington is here with another freestyle kayaking instructional video. In this vid, Pringle shows us how to pull off a Lunar Orbit. He says that it is easier than you might think and involves a front surf/blast in a hole to the bow end of a cartwheel. Watch the vid and then try one yourself!

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I'm sure you have probably seen people surfing it up on rivers now and possibly even tried it yourself. Taking a SUP down a river is great alternative way to enjoy the outdoors and get a workout. Check out this video where Boardworks Surf Pro Mike Tavares talks you through some basic tips for SUP river surfing.

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Everyone wants to be able to throw a airscrew. It's one of the cooler playboating tricks. Martin Koll gives a step-by-step description of what happens and what has to be done while trying to airscrew. This is a good instructional video, shot on the the two famous waves on the Nile river in Uganda. Follow along and hopefully you won't land on your nose anymore.

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In light of the U.S. Freestyle Team Trials coming up at the NOC, here is a new instructional video from Pringle and Katya about how to throw a Mc'Nasty in a hole. The Mc'Nasty is one of the highest scoring tricks and one of the most impressive to watch. Check it.

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The Jackson Kayak Instructional Series is back with another installment. In this video, Jackson Team Member Hunter Katich shows you how to throw down an advanced flat water trick, the McNasty. Check it out.

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Have another installment of Rescue for River Runners for you. In Episode 9, swiftwater rescue instructor Jim Coffey shows you the basic techniques for self-rescue, your first and best option for escaping trouble on the river.

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Got a really useful instructional video for you today. DOGTV and the folks from DUI - Diving Unlimited International show how to do a do-it-yourself leak test on your drysuit. Very cool stuff.

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While live bait rescue is risky, it is sometimes in order to save a life. Swiftwater expert Jim Coffey and team Jackson’s Mike McKay show several different live bait techniques and describes the best ways to do them safely. This an advanced safety technique for extreme situations.

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Ever wanted to be able to do a Phonics Monkey? Know what that is? Let James "Pringle" Bebbington and Katya show you how to throw this freestyle kayaking move in another installment of their whitewater instructional series. Very cool stuff.

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James "Pringle" Bebbington brings us an instructional video on how to loop your kayak in a shallow hole. While it is generally easier to throw a loop in a deeper hole, it takes a whole different set of tactics and form to pull one off when it's shallow. Good stuff.

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NRS brings us Episode 8 of their Rescue for River Runners, which focuses on boat extraction. When a boat gets pinned while whitewater kayaking or canoeing, you need to know how to retrieve it safely. Swiftwater rescue expert Jim Coffey demonstrates how to retrieve a pinned kayak or canoe using methods ranging from pushing and pulling to setting up a mechanical advantage system.

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Wave Sport brings us another helpful instructional video. This one is on how to Airscrew, one of the coolest whitewater freestyle kayaking tricks in the book. The Airscrew is also one of the hardest tricks to land straight and paddler Devyn Scott gives you one super important tip to help you with that.

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Wave Sport and H2o Dreams bring us another Whitewater Troubleshooter installment. In this episode, it covers rolling. This video starts off focusing on comfort and orientation. It then continues show you tips to improve your roll.

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Wave Sport and H2o Dreams bring us another Whitewater Troubleshooter installment. In this episode, it covers strategy. Whitewater strategy involves two things, how you look at it and what you do with what you have discerned.

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