IKO Kiteboarding Courses - Kiteboarding safe and easy!
With the IKO teaching method, you learn according to your skill level, knowledge and rhythm. The courses are specially taught to give you the best results in the shortest time, ready to kiteboard. Our professional, qualified IKO Instructors conduct our courses in English, German French, Polish, Russian and Swedish. Have confidence in our instructors; they know how to evaluate your potential and help you to progress at your own pace without losing any time.
At the end of your course you will receive your IKO Kiteboarder certification card, attesting your skill level.
IKO Kiteboarder Level I - Novice 1
In this first part of full the beginner course you will be taught all about safety and how important that is to the sport. Further we will take you through equipment set up, launching and l anding, and finally piloting the kite in the air. Most of the time you will be using 2 line kites and when time allows, we will introduce 4 line kites.
This course is 6 hours and is normally done over 2 days.
IKO Kiteboarder Level II - Novice 2
The level II course completes the full beginner course. In this course you will learn kite piloting with power, one handed kite piloting, body dragging unhooked and hooked in to your harness. When you mastered the kite handling it is time for the board, now you will learn how to manage the board and the kite at the same time. Finally you will learn the waterstart and getting up on that board.
This course is 6 hours and is normally done over 2 days.
The IKO Level I + II combined, 12 hours over 4 days, is our full beginner course,
IKO Kiteboarder Level III - Independent
During this course you will learn how to manage your practical area, and will be able to choose your equipment. You ride with more powerful kites and will learn the basics of edge control and upwind riding. Receive advise and tips from your instructor to control your direction and power. According to what you want, discover how to ride Twin Tips, Wakeboards or jibing a directional or Mutant board. In this course we are also giving you the theory behind jumping so that you can try your first jumps on your own.
This course is as well 6 hours and is normally done over 2 days.
