Part of the Kazuma training program is the "in water" coaching. Matt will work one on one with the kids on key points like positioning, timing, wave selection and general wave knowledge. It is amazing how fast the kids learn. Check the pictures of Kawai getting pushed into the wave, perfect positioning will greatly improve performance. Kawai can easily catch waves on her own but getting waves at the critical spot will make her improve much faster. Plus it is much more fun for her. Also, Daize Kinoshita is making a nice drop. We can see from the pictures that she is way too far forward on her board and Matt corrected that on her next wave. Imai Devault has the skills of a 17 year old but is only 12. In these pictures you can see the level of control he has and can break out the tail any time he wants. Moves like this can only come from the proper technique. Last, Matt Kinoshita leading by example. Look at the commitment in his cutback turn, Matt is always the top surfer in the water.
Thanks to Pat Devault for taking the pictures and helping us train the kids.
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