Il metodo Kite Teaching
Methodology (KTM) è basato sulle informazioni scritte alla pagina
sull'insegnamento
dai primi giorni del kitesurfing, fino ad allora si era evoluto sulla base
della reale esperienza di insegnamento di kitesurfing, kitesnowboarding,
kiteskiing e kitelandboarding a studenti negli anni seguenti e sulle
rilevanti informazioni estratte dalle numerose mail inviate ai gruppi di
discussione sul Kitesurf, Ksurfschool e su vari forum e gruppi indicati alla pagina sulle
mailinglist.
KTM è la prima
metodologia di insegnamento dal 10 dicembre 2004 (la data della prima
edizione), formalmente la sola metodologia “open source” nel mondo che copre
molte discipline dell'aquilonismo; kitesurfing, kitesnowboarding, kiteskiing
e kitelandboarding per molti tipi di aquiloni kites: LEI, Foil e Arc. KTM
è una metodologia “open source”
così che ogni scuola o aquilonista che vuole usarla, copiarla o migliorarla
è benvenuto fintanto che:
anche i
miglioramenti siano
“open source”, inviati al gruppo di discussione sul Kitesurf, ad altri
gruppi o forum elencati alla pagina mailinglist
e possano essere usati da tutte le altre scuole del mondo.
KTM è la prima
metodologia scolastica del mondo “open source” che copre molte discipline
degli sport con il kite per permettere a tutte le scuole del mondo di
insegnare ai loro studenti o a kiter esperti come insegnare ai loro amici in
sicurezza usando i metodi qui descritti. I lettori della KTM devono
leggere anche la pagina sull'insegnamento
perchè ci sono molte indicazioni, esperienze di prima mano sia dello
studente che dell'istruttore.
Abbiamo fatto e
pubblicato la KTM per molte ragioni:
non c'erano
metodologie di insegnamento di kite disponibili in tutto il mondo
per diffondere a
tutte le scuole ed a tutti i kiters l'esperienza accumulata
nell'insegnamento
per ricevere
commenti da tutti i kiters e da tutte le organizzazione di kiting di
tutto il mondo (scuole, produttori,
associazioni, distributori, rivenditori, ecc.) per ulteriori miglioramenti
della KTM
per fornire una
assicurazione professionale che ci sono adeguate metodologie di insegnamento
formali e adeguati processi di certificazioni disponibili in tutto il mondo
on-line (per assicurazioni, licenze di affari, ecc.)
per facilitare e
formalizzare il processo di certificazione degli Esaminatori KTM
per facilitare e
formalizzare il processo di certificazione degli Istrutti KTM
molti kiters
insegnano ai loro amici e parenti senza farlo in modo adeguato
gli studenti
normalmente non hanno la minima idea di cosa aspettarsi prima, durante e
dopo le lezioni
alcune lezioni di
kite sono basate sul tempo e possono non essere adeguate e, alla fine, non
dare nessuna garanzia
molte lezioni di
kite sono per l'acqua e non per la neve o altre attività a terra (l'esperienza
a dimostrato che è più sicuro imparare il kite prima sulla neve)
Un esaminatore KTM
ha le seguenti caratteristiche:
Is the School Director
(Head Instructor) of a KTM school that has been teaching the
appropriate disciplines for more than 3 years. Proof: employment
record and student records (first and most recent student records)
Has taught the appropriate
kiting disciplines for more than 3 years. Proof: student records
(first and most recent student records).
è il Direttore della
Scuola KTM (Capo Istruttore) che ha insegnato tale disciplina per più di 3
anni. Prove: employment record and student records (first and most recent student records)
ha insegnato
discipline sul kiting per più di 3 anni. Proof:
student records (first and most recent student
records).
A KTM kite school is
a kite school that agrees with KTM's principle and
uses KTM for teaching. Please send us an email at
HungVu2000@Rogers.com if your
school is a KTM school and you want to add it to the world-wide KTM school
list.
As stated above, the
Head Instructor (School Director) of a KTM kite school with more than 3
years teaching experience automatically qualified as a KTM Examiner in the
appropriate discipline. The "employment record and student records"
form the formal proof for a KTM Examiner.
Please contact
KitesurfingSchool.org at
HungVu2000@Rogers.com if you are qualified as a KTM Examiner and want to be listed on
the world-wide KTM Examiner list to certify local KTM Instructors
A KTM instructor
should have the following credentials:
Know how to kitesurf, kitesnowboard, kiteski or kitelandboard
to teach the appropriate discipline. Proof: currently teach
at an existing KTM kite school (employment record) or to be certified
by a KTM Examiner
Can go upwind, jump and
land properly (while teaching a beginner may not involve jumping and
landing, a KTM instructor should know how to do so to fully understand the
capability of the kite and its associated power). Proof:
currently teach at an existing KTM kite school (employment record) or to be
certified by a KTM Examiner.
Have kited for 3 years
in the appropriate discipline. Proof: kiting lesson registration &
completion record,
or kiting group or fora participation record (membership or posting record)
Trained in Emergency
First Aid and CPR. Proof: First Aid & CPR certificate
A KTM Instructor
having the above credentials should be able to teach using the KTM
methodology. In the event that a KTM Instructor Certificate is required for
business reasons (insurance, business license, association entrance,
employment, etc.), KitesurfingSchool.Org or any KTM examiners can offer to examine the
instructor and issue the KTM Instructor Certificate for some small fee to
cover the travel, out-of-the-pocket expenses, and the
time spent doing the certification.
Please contact KitesurfingSchool.Org at
hungvu2000@rogers.com should you
need a KTM Instructor Certificate and we will try to locate a KTM Examiner near you
to certify your capability.
A kitesurfing
lesson is divided into 3 x 3-hour sessions and a kiteskiing,
kitesnowboarding and kitelandboarding lesson is divided into 2 x 3-hour
sessions. A student can do 1 session per day or 2 sessions per day (1st
session in the morning and the 2nd in the afternoon). So a
kitesurfing lesson can last 2 or 3 days and a kitesnowboarding, kiteskiing
and kitelandboarding lesson can last 1 or 2 days. One instructor can teach
up to 2 students at a time.
For students with less physical endurance, a KTM school can rearrange the
standard KTM 3 x 3 hour kitesurfing lesson into 4 x 2 hour lesson and the
standard 2 x 3 hour KTM kitesnowboarding, kiteskiing, kitelandboarding
lesson in to 3 x 2 hour lesson.
KTM recommends that kitesurfing lessons to be conducted in shallow water
(around waist deep). Deep or wavy water may require more time than the 3 x 3
hours kitesurfing lesson recommended by KTM (some KTM schools have mentioned
that it may take up to 6 x 3 hours for a place with lots of waves and shore
breaks).
All kiting
lessons using the standard KTM methodology must be guaranteed. The students must be
guaranteed to be able to:
Understand kiting safety issues and operate the kite safety system
Understand and perform the “let go of the bar” reflex
Launch and land the kite
Get on the kiteboard, snowboard, ski or landboard and go with the
kite for at least 100m both directions
Kitesurfing students are also guaranteed to be able to water relaunch
the kite from the water in normal conditions (at least a couple of times
during the lesson)
If a student is
not capable of performing the guaranteed actions at the end of the lesson,
extra sessions must be given to the student free-of-charge until the student
can perform the guaranteed actions (unless the student gives up and doesn’t
want extra sessions). This level of guarantee is necessary to ensure that
all KTM trained kiters are capable of practicing kiting without an
instructor after a KTM
lesson. However, it is recommended that a new kiter should go out
practicing at a spot with some other kiters around to help for the first 10
sessions after the lesson.
The students
should be given this methodology to read before the lesson to understand,
anticipate the next steps in the lesson and what they are expected to
achieve. The student is also encouraged to read
http://kitesurfingschool.org for more information. At the end of a
session, the instructor should review this methodology
(with or without the student) and put a check mark at all the steps accomplished successfully.
At the end of a KTM lessons, all the steps in this methodology should be
marked successfully.
Of all the kite
sport disciplines, kitesurfing is the most dangerous due to the tremendous
amount of power required from the kite to stay on the board. The KTM method
recommends wide open space for teaching/learning and graduating the students
from a small trainer kite to a small kitesurfing kite before get them on a
real kitesurfing kite in the water. If for whatever reasons, a proper kite
size is not available for the student, shorter or longer line length may be
used to compensate for the lack of proper kite size (a 3m to 5m line length
shorter or longer is normally estimated to be equivalent to 1m kite size
smaller or larger for inflatable, arc kites and 0.6m for foils)
Day 1:
The objective of
the first day is to learn about the kite, the wind, kite safety and how to
fly the kite.
Learn about the wind and the wind window (the student should learn about the various positions of the kite by imaging having a big clock on the sky: 12
o’clock is straight over head, 6 o’clock is on the ground straight down
wind, 9 o’clock is 45 degrees vertical to the left and 3 o’clock is 45
degrees vertical to the right).
Learn about the "Hit
Zone" (the yellow area in the above diagram) and not to kite when there are
people in the Hit Zone.
Learn about the weather system and when not-to-kite
Learn about the dangers of kite sports and where not-to-kite
Learn about different type of kites & equipments
Learn about the kite safety system and the "let go of the bar" reflex (this
will be practiced through-out the lesson)
Learn to setup, verify, fly and control a trainer kite (1 to 3m kite or a
small kitesurfing kite with shorter lines around 5 - 10m) on land:
Setup the kite
Launching
Landing
Steering left, steering right
Place the kite at
any position in the wind window
Kite goes straight across the wind window from left to right and then from
right to left (try to have the student flying the kite as straight as
possible)
Kite goes straight down from the top of the wind window to as close to
ground as possible and turns straight back up (try to have the student
flying the kite as straight as possible)
Sine wave pattern while running to the left and then to the right (between 8
and 11 o’clock if going to the left and between 1 and 4 if going to the
right; kite should never pass 12 o’clock)
Kitelooping clockwise and counter clockwise (with body backspin if the
student is capable)
Combinations of the above and any other patterns as the student wishes.
Learn to setup, verify, fly and control a small kitesurfing kite (foil, arc or
inflatable) on land (the kite should be big enough to simulate the water
starting action on land):
Setup the kite
Launching
Landing
Steering left, steering right
Place the kite at
any position in the wind window
Some small dragging on sand (or snow) to get use to the power of the kite
and learn the lean-to-windward body position (learn how to use the kite to
support a portion of the body weight while leaning windward)
Simulate water starting while sitting down and then dive the kite down to
the left (from 1 o’clock to 8 or 9 o’clock) to stand up. Repeat the same
step for the right side (kite goes from 11 o’clock to 4 or 3 o’clock)
Sine wave pattern while running to the left and then to the right (between 8
and 11 o’clock if going to the left and between 1 and 4 if going to the
right; kite should never pass 12 o’clock). The student should start feeling
some power from the kite and leaning windward while running.
Practice a complete sailing sequence of water starting and then sine wave
while running to the left (and then to the right)
Day 2:
Similar to
day 1 except that the focus this time will be on flying a real kitesurfing
kite and various activities on the water. The student will learn to:
Learn how to relaunch the kite from the water (this will be practiced
through-out the lesson each time the student crashes the kite on the water)
Learn hooking in and out (first with the fixed loop and then with the
chicken loop)
Learn to control the power of the kite using the chicken loop and/or the
fixed loop and the trim strap
Learn how to control the kite with 1 hand while hooked in (with the
fixed loop and with the chicken loop). Learn the difference in 1 hand
steering with the chicken loop (pull only) and the fixed loop (both pull and
push)
Body drag using the sine wave pattern with feet trailing the body in the
water
Body drag using the sine wave pattern with feet in front of the body in the
water
Repeat the 2 previous steps while hooking in to the chicken loop and then
the fixed loop
Learn body drag upwind
While hooking in, learn to get the feet into the straps with the instructor
holding the board
While hooking in, learn to get the feet into the straps with 1 hand holding
the board
Learn to balance the board with both feet in the straps while holding the
kite (the student should be able to maintain this balance for at least a few
minutes)
Learn to dive the kite to get on the board
Learn to drop back into the water (after getting on the board) and still
retain perfect balance of the board and the kite. Repeat this step and the
previous step in both directions (left and right)
The emphasis of
day 2 will be on water relaunching the kite and kite position when getting
on the board.
Water
Relaunching LEI kites:
Flip the kite by swimming (or running in shallow water) fast toward it
Select a top tip and make it fly (by pulling on the back leader line of that top
tip)
Pull the bottom tip (just hold the bar end which is attached to the bottom
tip back line) and swim (or walk in shallow water) toward the opposite
direction where the kite leading edge is pointing to.
When the kite is at the edge of the wind window and ready, pull on the top
tip back line to launch the kite
Water
Relaunching Arc kites:
If
the kite is leading edge down, pull on the back leader lines. The kite will
back up from the water.
Make a sharp turn to one side and then fly the kite up.
If
a tip is folded on to another, pull on the bottom tip front line.
When the kite is opened up and the top tip is flying, steer the kite off the
water.
Water
Relaunching Foil kites:
If
the kite is leading edge down, pull on the back leader lines. The kite will
back up from the water.
Make a sharp turn to one side and then fly the kite up.
If
the kite leading edge is up, just pull on the bar (or the front leader
lines) to launch the kite off the
water.
If
the kite is badly mixed up, just wait for the wind to blow the kite in to
proper shape before using the steps above depending on the position of the
leading edge and trailing edge (frequently the kiter has to release the line
tension, by swimming toward the kite, for the wind to do its job)
Kite Position
When Water Starting (to get on the board):
If
going to the left, start with the kite at 1 o’clock
Dive the kite down rapidly to 8 or 9 o’clock (depending on how power up the
condition is)
Bring the kite immediately up to 11 o’clock once on the board
Day 3:
The objective of
day 3 is to continue to learn to get on the board and to get going for a
longer period of time.
Learn how to
get on the board in both directions
Learn how to
generate the power with the kite to stay on the board (when and where to
sine the kite)
Learn how to
control the board using body position and foot pressure
Learn how to
edge the board to go upwind (optional for very fast learners)
Learn how to
do a small jump (optional for super fast learners)
This step is
very confusing for the students as they need to coordinate various
techniques learned so far: flying the kite to generate power, balancing the
body against the pull of the kite and balancing the body on the board. The
instructor can help the student by explaining the fine points of those
techniques and how to coordinate them effectively.
The students
with some board sport experiences (windsurfers, wakeboarders, snowboarders,
surfers, etc) will progress very fast as they already know the feel of being
on a board (for those students, the instructor may have time to go through
the basics of jibing and going upwind – even small jump for some super
students). The non-boarder students will have a hard time and tend to stay
too far back of the board with too much pressure on the back foot. In this
case, the instructor needs to constantly remind the student to stand more on
the front foot when first getting on the board.
Kitesnowboarding
lesson is very similar to kitesurfing lesson. An accomplished kitesurfing
student should be up and going with a snowboard in no time. An accomplished
kitesnowboarding student can be up and going with a kiteboard in a very
short time.
Day 1:
Day 1 in KTM
kitesnowboarding lesson is identical to KTM kitesurfing lesson.
Day 2:
The objective of
day 2 is to get going on a board, to go upwind and to jibe.
Learn hooking
in and out (first with the fixed loop and then with the chicken loop)
Learn to
control the power of the kite using the chicken loop and/or the fixed loop
and the trim strap
Learn how to
control the kite with 1 hand while hooked in (with the fixed loop
and with the chicken loop). Learn the difference in 1 hand steering
with the chicken loop (pull only) and the fixed loop (both pull and push)
Learn how to
step in the snowboard bindings while flying the kite (not applicable for
non-step-in binding students)
Learn how to
launch the kite while in the bindings (easier for foil, harder for
inflatable and Arc - normally need help)
Learn how to
get on the board in both directions
Learn how to
generate the power with the kite to stay on the board (when and where to
sine the kite)
Learn how to
control the board using body position and foot pressure
Learn how to
go upwind by edging the board (optional for fast learners)
Learn how to
do a small jump (optional for super fast learners)
The students
with some board sport experiences (windsurfers, wakeboarders, snowboarders,
surfers, etc) will progress very fast as he/she already know the feel of
being on a board. The non-boarder students will have a hard time and tend
to stay too far back of the board with too much pressure on the back foot.
In this case the instructor needs to constantly remind the student to stand
more on the front foot when first getting on the board.
Kiteskiing
lesson is slightly easier than kitesnowboarding and the main reason is that
a kiteskiing student is more stable with 2 skis than with a snowboard.
Day 1:
Day 1 in KTM
kiteskiing lesson is identical to KTM kitesurfing lesson.
Day 2:
The objective of
day 2 is to learn to get on the skis, to go upwind and to jibe.
Learn hooking
in and out (first with the fixed loop and then with the chicken loop)
Learn to
control the power of the kite using the chicken loop and/or the fixed loop
and the trim strap
Learn how to
control the kite with 1 hand while hooked in (with the fixed loop
and with the chicken loop). Learn the difference in 1 hand steering
with the chicken loop (pull only) and the fixed loop (both pull and push)
Learn how to
step in the bindings while flying the kite
Learn how to
get going in both directions
Learn how to
generate the power with the kite to continue going with the skis (when and
where to sine the kite)
Learn how to
control the skis using body position and foot pressure
Learn how to
go upwind by edging the skis (optional for fast learners)
Learn how to
do a small jump (optional for super fast learners)
The students
with some skiing experiences will progress very fast as they already know
the feel of being on a pair of skis. A non-skier student may find the skis
awkward at first and can learn faster by using shorter skis.
Kitelandboarding
lesson is somewhat easy as the board is quite stable. However, one of the
danger of learning kitelandboarding is falling on land and most beginners
cannot lean windward as in other kite sports but have to lean toward the
back of the board instead (as in the following picture)
Day 1:
Day 1 in
kitelandboarding lesson is identical to kitesurfing lesson.
Day 2:
The objective of
day 2 is to learn to get on the board, to go upwind and to jibe.
Learn hooking
in and out (first with the fixed loop and then with the chicken loop)
Learn to
control the power of the kite using the chicken loop and/or the fixed loop
and the trim strap
Learn how to
control the kite with 1 hand while hooked in (with the fixed loop
and with the chicken loop). Learn the difference in 1 hand steering
with the chicken loop (pull only) and the fixed loop (both pull and push)
Learn how to
get on the board while flying the kite
Learn how to
get going in both directions
Learn how to
generate the power with the kite to continue going with the landboard
(when and where to sine the kite)
Learn how to
control the board using body position and foot pressure
Learn how to
go upwind/down wind by shifting the board edge
Supplementary
kitesurfing lesson is for kiteskiers, kitesnowboarders and kitelandboarders to learn
the supplementary techniques to kitesurf. The main techniques to learn
in this lesson are: water relaunching the kite, body dragging and getting on
the board. The lesson will be 3 hour long and can be done in 1
session:
Learn self-rescue in the water
Learn how to relaunch the kite from the water (this will be practiced
through-out the lesson each time the student crashes the kite on the
water)
Body drag using the sine wave pattern with feet trailing the body in the
water
Body drag using the sine wave pattern with feet in front of the body in
the water
Repeat the 2 previous steps while hooking in to the chicken loop and then
the fixed loop
Learn body drag upwind
While hooking in, learn to get the feet into the straps with the
instructor holding the board
While hooking in, learn to get the feet into the straps with 1 hand
holding the board
Learn to balance the board with both feet in the straps while holding the
kite (the student should be able to maintain this balance for at least a
few minutes)
Learn to dive the kite to get on the board
Learn to drop back into the water (after getting on the board) and still
retain perfect balance of the board and the kite. Repeat this step
and the previous step in both directions (left and right)
Learn how to
get on the board in both directions
Learn how to
generate the power with the kite to stay on the board (when and where to
sine the kite)
Learn how to
control the board using body position and foot pressure
Learn how to
jibe (optional for fast learners)
Learn how to
edge the board to go upwind (optional for very fast learners)
Learn how to
do a small jump (optional for super fast learners)
Normally, students in a
supplementary kitesurfing lesson can learn very fast (faster than the students in a
standard kitesurfing lesson) because they are already efficient in kite power
controlling. The instructor should try to go through the lesson in a
pace faster than a normal kitesurfing lesson.
Intermediate Lessons is for beginner kiters
wanting to learn how to go upwind and jump. Due to the mistakes the
students likely to make during the jump lesson, it should be done on water or deep snow only (6" and thicker).
The lesson should last around 3 hours and should cover the following:
Learn the going upwind theory in
kitesurfing
Learn going upwind body position
Learn how to edge aggressively
Learn to turn the hip and look upwind
while riding
Learn to use the chicken loop to go
upwind
Learn to go upwind without the chicken
loop
Learn the jumping theory in kitesurfing
Learn the kite position during the
phases of jumping
Learn to do small hops
Learn to jump
Learn to steer the kite while in the air
Learn to land
Learn to jump and land unhooked
The hardest part of this lesson is going
upwind without the chicken loop (required very aggressive edging skill) and
landing (the ability to turn the kite forward while in the air, especially
in unhooked jump). The
instructor should provide as much demo as possible for the students to watch
and memorize.
Trick lessons are for
advanced kiters wanting to learn the various tricks in kiting.
Due to the mistakes the students likely to make during the lesson, trick
lessons should be done on water or deep snow only (6" and thicker).
Tricks lessons should be very specific to some particular tricks and should
be lasted approximately 1 hour per trick:
Smooth Landing (requirement for many
tricks)
Huge Jump (requirement for some tricks)
Grab (requirement for Board-Off)
Spin
Board-Off
Invert
Other tricks as requested by the student
and if the instructor has mastered them (Kiteloop, Handle-pass, etc.)
Normally a student learning trick lesson
can learn very fast but will soon reach a plateau in all tricks. It's
is the instructor objective to observe the student carefully and point out
the various mistakes that the student makes to correct them early in the
learning process.
KTM Teaching Methodology is currently
endorsed by the following kite schools, manufacturers,
distributors and retailers in the world (in alphabetical order):
If you are a kite school, organization,
manufacturer, distributor or retailer agreeing with KTM's principle and would like to
add your name and link to the above list, please
contact us at hungvu2000@rogers.com.
A discussion group has been created for
KTM kite schools, examiners, instructors or manufacturers interested in KTM
to discuss, promote and enhance the methodology. Please send an email
to
KiteTeach-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to subscribe to the KTM discussion
group.
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