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About our Kiteboarding School |
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 WHO ARE WE: Action Sports Maui is a family owned and operated watersports
center. Created by career watersports instructors for the purpose of providing
the very best watersports instruction. Our kiteboarding school was created by
kiteboarders for kiteboarders. We come from a background in watersports
instruction. We are committed to education, and sharing our knowledge and
experiences with our students. Action Sports Maui is the only school in Maui
with an IKO examiner as a school owner, who
has trained many kiteboarding instructors locally and internationally. Action
Sports offers the complete full-service kiteboarding education experience. From
training to equipment and ongoing assistance in every aspect of the sport and
lifestyle. At Action Sports Maui we do not believe in gimmicks, just plenty of
experience, and tried and proven techniques, with lots of personalized
attention. The best conditions and the best equipment to make your kiteboarding
experience better. |
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THE ACTION SPORTS DIFFERENCE:
Action Sports Maui is the now the only kiteboarding school on Maui with it's own lesson
center and retail store, Kite Club Maui, located right across from kite beach.
Action Sports Maui school and lesson center offers all levels continuing
kiteboarding education through
an extensive range of courses, seminars, the latest IKO kiteboarding books, DVDs
and other great learning tools. Action Sports Maui is original, imaginative, and innovative. Often imitated but never duplicated. Leaders in kiteboarding instruction since the beginning of the sport. Please take a minute or two to read about our services, |
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WHAT WE DO:
Action Sports Maui, is Maui's original kiteboarding center, and the largest school of kiteboarding in Hawaii.
Teaching the sport of kiteboarding full time f |
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LOCATION: The school is located at the world famous "Kite Beach Maui" with near perfect kitesurfing weather conditions year round. Hawaiian Islands have the distinct advantage of being located in the tradewind latitude. |
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| WEATHER: The reliable Hawaiian trade winds blow consistently, and they are funneled through the islands main valley in a "venturi" effect which concentrates their direction and strength. Maui has more kitesurfing days per year than any other kitesurfing destination in the world. | |||
WORLDS FIRST: Action
Sports created the world's first
full-service Kiteboarding School.
 Leading the way in kiteboarding  instruction since the beginning. Working with the pioneers and innovators of
the sport, created the basic safety protocols still in use today. Action
Sports was the birthplace of both the KISS and KITES learning systems. Action
was also
the original
center for kiteboarder instructor training and has trained the
largest number of kiteboarding students & kiteboarding instructors in
Hawaii. click for more history.. |
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EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT:
Kiteboarding
is constantly evolving, and while our original training techniques served us
well, our
newest techniques work even better. ASM in cooperation with its international
instructors has developed and tested many of the
latest instructional methods. Today's students have more control,
confidence, motivation, and
nowadays students
get double the water time.
 This gives students all
the tools they need to become fully fledged independent kiteboarders. Constant innovation
is required to keep pace with the demands of today's students and equipment.
Action Sports has a rigorous training and retraining schedule. Every year many
students return for more advanced levels of training. Action Sports has
taught thousands of kiteboarders over the years. Most of whom have evolved
into accomplished kiteboarders, instructors or professional kiteboarders. |
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IKO AFFILIATION: Home to the International Kiteboarding Organization's teaching standard, and Maui's largest fully affiliated school member of the IKO's worldwide School Network, Kiteboarders of all levels come to Action Sports to be trained and certified from beginner (level 1) up to instructor trainer (IT). The I.K.O. system is the most widely accepted standard for, kiteboarding Instruction that covers all levels of kiteboarding. The emphasis is on safety, hands-on experience and technical information. Our Instructor team includes world champions, professional kitesurfers and Kiteboarding Instructor Trainers. David Dorn, certified IKO instructor trainer /examiner, is also the director Training Director with the IKO teaching System. Action Sports follows the safety guidelines of the industry's most respected Training System. |
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 ACCREDITATION:
The
IKO International Kiteboarding Organization,
is the worlds most respected kiteboarding training & certification
organization represented in 38 countries, The
IKO has a worldwide network of
affiliated kiteboarding schools. Action Sports Kiteboarding School is a
fully accredited and affiliated IKO Training Center (#372). Every Action
Sports Kiteboarding Instructor is fully trained and Certified by the IKO.
And is also certified in First-Aid and CPR. (beware of untrained imitators). |
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CERTIFICATION:
Students automatically receive an IKO Certification Card at the
completion of their
 training,
and are eligible to become a member of the IKO Organization. With your IKO card you can continue your
training in any one of the certified schools, qualify for kiteboarder insurance,
& rent equipment
appropriate to your level. Get discounts on equipment.
*IKO Membership Program includes Kiteboarder Insurance and many other exclusive member benefits. |
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PROGRESSION:
 The Action
Sports Program has the most technically advanced and proven teaching system
available. The skill set taught to beginners has the essential core elements
which are needed for more advanced levels of riding. With the emphasis on
control skills the students gain more confidence and learn and progress
faster. Safety and retention has been improved making the training more
hands on. Students learn more by doing and practicing the real skills.
Improvements in equipment and training tools have made the sport more
accessible than ever. That is why you are now starting to see more women and
children entering the sport. Kiteboarding still remains a technical sport
that requires training safety skills. Lessons are a still must. |
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EQUIPMENT:
At Action Sports Maui kiteboarding school you will be learning on the latest
kiteboarding gear full selections from the
worlds leading brands, Naish and Best. We always use the latest Kites in our
fleet, and available to our students. Our equipment is tested, and tailored to
bring provide performance, safety and reliability. We use Naish Brand
kiteboarding gear because they have the best quality and performance available. Naish was the first sailmaker to become a kite manufacturer. They created the
first kite brand under the patent, that manufactured kites independently from the
original inventors/designers (who made their prototypes in a tent factory). We
were the first school to use Naish kites, and we have stood by them ever since.
When you have a product this good why change? Consistently using the best
quality gear has always given us the best results in the long run. Good gear is
an advantage to every student regardless of their level. We test and compare all
the latest kite products to ensure that we are thoroughly conversant with the
current spectrum of available equipment. Our team riders also train on the new Naish products before they are released to the public so we can understand their
capabilities and how best to utilize them in our future training programs. |
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BOW KITES:
The equipment we use today is far superior than any equipment that was available
a few years ago. The revol utionary kite designs and easier and safer to use.
First released in 2006, the
Bow Kite System has now become the workhorse of the kite world, because of their
ability to fully depower at any time, giving the rider total control. The kites
are more intuitive than ever, which cuts down learning time.SIGMA & DELTA KITES: Since their introduction Bow Kites have developed and evolved. We are now on the third and fourth generation "Bow/SLE kites. Naish has produced a line of advanced kites called Sigma, the SIGMAS are distinctive angular shape that gives several advantages to the rider; easier relaunch, more stability in strong wind, and better balance and feel. Less bar pressure is a result, and that means less fatigue! These kites can be flow with one hand, and they are intuitive and responsive. One step further is the Delta Kite concept which combines some old and some new design features to create the easiest relaunching kite yet. These kites are so new that many people have not tried them yet. We find that everyone who tries them loves these kites for a variety of different reasons. We think they they are great for our beginners, because they are so forgiving. We already have the complete quiver of 2010 Deltas for our students use. |
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 LESSON CENTER:
Action
Sports Maui is the only kiteboarding school on Maui with it's very own lesson
center and store, we are located across from kite beach.
Kite Club Maui is an education
center, and gathering place for students and instructors and enthusiasts to
share their stoke for the sport. Kite Club offers the latest IKO kiteboarding
instructional books and DVDs. Kite Club also hosts many courses and seminars
where you can continue your kiteboarding education. The Club has an on location
classroom, that is venue to Action Sports integrated courses, and advanced
clinics. Training in our classroom is a key part of our ITC instructor Training
Programs, and our pro-rider seminars.
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LOCAL SCENE:
At Action Sports we have built a community of kiteboarders around our love for
the sport. As the first school we have taken on a responsibility to the
community to make the sport safer, and to foster responsible kiteboarding
practices. We helped create a working system on
Maui whereby kiteboarding can be enjoyed
alongside the traditional watersports, and integrate with the wider
 community. As
pioneers and early promoters of kiteboarding we established high safety
standards and solid techniques that we shared with the local kiteboarders, that
became the blueprint for the lesson program as well as the local kiting
guidelines. The Safe kiting guidelines were adopted by the local kitesurfing
community that eventually became the basis for the local rules and the formation
of our local kiteboarding association. We are proud to be a part of
a vital and diverse community of watersports lovers that call Maui home. Our
philosophy was to creat e a sense of camaraderie, and cooperation in the Ocean. Where
kiteboarders would watch out for each other, and be a safety net for each other.
Kiteboarders today are a fairly self sufficient bunch, that take care of their
own. The sense of seamanship and survival skills we have passed along to our
students and friends, have multiplied and become the common elements of
kiteboarding technique and etiquette in the community. Promoting safety and
education, became the responsibility of the wider kiting community and became
its own entity that provides information and support for the sport here on Maui.
Action Sports is still an active supporter of the Maui Kiteboarding Association,
and other community projects like Adopt a Beach, and Community Work Day coastal
cleanups, and other environmental endeavors. Every year Action Sports provides
kite rescue training to the Maui County Lifeguards. Our instructor training
programs and lifeguard training exercises are combined several times per year to
increase the ability of the lifeguards to respond to kiteboarding emergencies
with the jet skis. We have also cross trained many county lifeguards on
kiting safety, some of whom have gone onto become avid kiters themselves.
As the sport has matured we have also given a lot of attention to the younger
kids and created special programs and camps and clinics to encourage youth in
kiting. We are supporters of charity events to raise money for island youth
programs. and have summer kids camps. Recently our programs for promoting Women
in kiting have really taken off, and we hold regular camps, clinics and seminars
to promote women in kiting. |
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 INTERNATIONAL: Action Sports is a premier IKO affiliated school and
instructor training and certification center. And part of the IKO's worldwide
network of certified affiliated kiteboarding schools. IKO allows students and
instructors to pass between different schools to continue their education. Many
Action Sports Instructors travel to international kiteboarding destinations and
experience a variety of locations. Action Sports continues to participate
in international instructor forums, and gatherings, to discuss the latest
training techniques from around the world. Action Sports also offers Instructor
training courses (ITC's) both nationally and Internationally. The IKO is
recognized and represented in in 38 countries, and is the biggest international
certification system. When you receive training from the IKO network you join a
worldwide community of thousands of kiteboarders and become part of the IKO
family. Click here to learn more about the IKO System. |
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