How To Surf | Fall Off Safely Without Hurting Yourself 

I ate a lot of sand to make this video possible... 😬😬 PS: How funny is Ryan's reverse swan dive 😂😂😂

Nice video. Please do something similar but for more advanced surfing on handling the worries of barrels.

I love watching videos of your students progressing and the “side by sides” with you (a skilled surfer) and then, (beginner-intermediate) It’s easy to find videos of skilled surfers. But it’s hard to find videos of surfers with the same issues as beginner/intermediate surfers like me.

great lesson on hesitation, gotta commit! love these videos - they don't replace time in the water, but they shortcut how much time total time i have to spend there by helping me focus on specifics. thank you!

I've been surfing in San Diego for two months. My main thing is to never hurt anyone. Problem with that is I'm more complacent when taking waves and slowing my learning. It sucks but I feel its what I have to do.

slipped off my board head first doing a backhand floater 22 years ago at D”bah....... broke my neck and been in a chair since. my advice dont land on ya head！ 😂😂😂😂

High time that someone made a clip about staying safe after a wipe-out. There are myriad posing surf clips on YT but hardly any on this less glorious aspect of the sport.. or should I say art :) thanks 🤙

Just recovered from a busted eardrum. Fell off a tiny wave on my way getting out and caught a fish tail straight behind the ear. Wasn't considering the boards position as it was such a tiny wave. That'll teach me

Loved the nosedive explanation. Finally getting in the water with some regularity and was self diagnosing why this was happening but the video has been great to confirm and help me fix it. Cheers

Time in the water - or as a Hawaiian legend at my local break says - "Get your gills wet" YEW!

thank you sooo much for your patience and your awesome surf guidance .. thank you

About the hesitation section I agree in general but in this case the message should be to turn immediately in small steep waves with a big board. I have been in the same situation.

Never pin drop feet first on a shallow reef. Did that at Balangan in Bali completely shredding my feet. After a painful hobble up the beach & lime induced agony, I completely drained the island of Bintang over the next few hours. Heartfelt apologies to anyone who suffered in the great Bintang shortage of November 2011 😃

Love this channel. Learning to surf in Florida. I've progressed allot from these videos, thank u!!

7:40 !!

Your board (or others' board) is the most dangerous thing when surfing. 30 years surfing, my board broke my nose with an edge rebound directly onto my face. Could have been worse, but, as you say, if you're not in hurry (competing or such), it's always good to protect head and face with your arms and take some seconds under before poping out to the surface. Great vids, always sensible and good to watch.

Great video, using footage from beginners and people you've coached was great for illustrating what you were talking about

Lots of good stuff here. My wash cycles are less numerous now from your tips. Angle take off, weight wave side rail, pop up sooner, look where you want to go, wave selection. I'm sure by fall, I won't have to think about any of it. Thanks, Jim

Kale, nice video. Been back on the surf board here in Bali for the first time in 20-years since Hawaii. I remember, as you say, the "leap of faith (snap-up)" is important vs. hesitation. Thank you for making and publishing this video.

Great music!!

Thanks mate!! I will keep this in mind as I begin my surfing journey.

Loved this one. Do more of the beginner stuff. Lots of us old guys who surfed as kid trying to get back in now that we are retired and 50 pounds heavier!

This is gold to me. THANK YOU ☺️

i am here for the first minute of kook slams , they were great.

Just learning myself and your so right about being pushed by alot better surfers, putting you out of comfort zone, taking on the tips and putting them Into practice

Another excellent video. At the start of the year I fell off my 8' board and when I came up got hit straight across my ear as I had failed to protect my head like I usually do. Intense screaming noise in my ear, horizon spinning - turned out I ruptured my eardrum and was out of the water for 6 weeks.

I like your guy's vids cause it's real. Lol

0:44 This is exactly how I chipped my tooth. Good tip about hesitation and getting up and away from the board!

Great vídeo!!! When I am surfing steep waves I have to start to choose the best side and make a direction before pop Up...

Went surfing yesterday for the 3rd time ever and got smacked by my board, thought I'd get some education before going out in crowds again. Don't want to get hurt or hurt anyone else. Thanks for the video

Thanks for your videos very good advices i m from hossegor France

New surfer here these are great videos !

Good vid to have, take it from me, even after 25 years surfing last year I wiped out in a barrel and my board hit me in my head, breaking my jaw into 4 bits needing a lot of surgery, worst of all it knocked me out, next thing I remember is being in knee high water with my mate who rescued me. Short story, always surf with a a mate!!. Took a couple of surfs to get my confidence back, but fully back and stoked now. A good question is the best way to fall in a barrel or step bowly section? Cheers bro

Watching this after being in waves in the canaries that felt way too big for me and getting absolutely gut punched by my board when I fell

Finally a video I can relate to :D

Split the nose on my 8'6" long board nose dived . Total bummer . Wish I saw this video before that happened . Oh well maybe I had to learn the hard way . Great videos been watching since I started trying to surf for about 2 years now .

Almost lost an eye today after just going out and not having any lessons... it was my own doing after not knowing how to properly fall... I think the fin hit super close to my eye.

always helpful with great lesson that I didn't know. Thanks!

Did you see the new Wedge dive recently? CRAZY right into the sand!

Hi, cool channel, I subscribe! One thing important that I've learned in surfing is to let fall when have to fall, not try to keep on the board and go, especially on aerial attempt and big wave riding..

I have literally got stitches in my head from the exact same thing in Bali 😂

Surfed my whole life with only minor injuries if any and in last 5 months I’ve Broken jaw in 5 places then broke my foot and torn ligament... she’s an unpredictable sport but will never stop

i once fell on my board and my head slid perfectly between my fins then the wave fully collected me i was very lucky to come out without a scratch

Thank you thank you thank you! @kalesbroccoli heavy swell rolling in tomorrow morning in puerto rico and this is exactly the video I needed to see before surfing what could very well be the biggest waves I've ever seen.

How do I stay safe when I'm in a closing barrel? I often see people trying to jump off to the front. I'm really scared of going in, because I think if it closes it smashes me right next to my board/fins.

I hope I fall as graceful as the intro music haha Love this video, really helpful!:) Thank guys!

some very good tips in this video, but I think some of the waves are a bit dumpy for absolute beginners

Honestly I find if the wave isn’t huge I just wrap around my board and hold onto it and that’s worked pretty damn well for me

I recently picked up surfing as I moved to Sydney from Europe and your videos have been very helpful. One thing I would like to hear more about is duck dive. What is the proper technique and also, how big a board you can actually duck dive. As a beginner surfer I have been riding a high volume 7.6 fun board. With a lot of effort I can practically duck dive that board but sometimes it just goes horribly wrong and needless to say, paddling out in bigger wave conditions can be a real challenge... yet I don't think I am ready to move to a shorter, lower volume board.

what about shallow reefs and haevy barrels. ways to stay safe getting away from the lip ect

Awsome Kales, Taking off with a slight angle is the key for a beginner 🙂

good information

Man, I wish you would do this video again but for like 8 foot waves

Sick video! Best one buy far. Helps me see what to look for when I go surfing In maui. Hopefully not get my leg taken off by a Tiger shark. Like that guy In Kaanapali.

Absolutely love these videos 🙏🤙

Thank you

my biggest concern when falling is hitting my head on the bottom of the sea.

was attempting to surf in september in new jersey. the board did a nose dive and the nose lodged itself into the sand. the wave threw me into the fin and it went straight into my inner thigh, completely cutting part of my quad in half and getting a few millimeters from severing my femoral artery. was actually tough to watch this video lol

My first real near death solo wipeout got me here 😆

Cool video dude

What a great video. Good job!! I always learn a lot.

7:38 are these Dolphins?! That's awesome, where is it? Best regards, great video!

Thanks for making a vid on this!

Your at teapuh and nose dive stay under for longer Surfer: dies Kales:I’m going to pretend that didn’t see that

I have been waiting ages for this video!

Love this! 💪

Ton of help brother thank you!

Very helpful. Thank you.

Hey guys, i'm an intermediate surfer thanks a lot for all your tips, helped me a lot to improve my surfing, could you do something on how to get barreled and how to surf hollow waves ? Thanks a lot

Have u ever done any video about sup surfers in the line up?

9:50 So you're telling me surfing is like woodworking?!

hi guys. i am new to surfing and dont know what board I should use. i am 12 years old and my length is 1.5m. thanks for all your detailed videos!!!

I love you bro

That's nice

I have a question, if u have a string attached to your ankle connected to the board, how do you do this special fall?

woooow - great analysis - love it

Awesome vid LOVE the super slow mo would like to see more of that !!!..especially in how to critically approach certain turns carving 🏄 Or face carving and off the lip moves and would give a chance to show you Rip 😉. Your surfing in this vid was all time.

Thanks!!

Great Video, Cheers Kale! Do you have any tips on getting away from the board when you pull into a small closeout barrel. Sometimes its fun to do that on a day when the waves are hollow but straight for that little kamikaze glimpse of perfection, but I have found myself copping a hit from the board a bit too often.

Can you make a video on foot positioning specifically on a short board, such as where your back foot should be while pumping (ex on the tail pad or off of it) and how and when to shift your feet while surfing a wave cause I know your supposed to shift your feet forward while surfing a smaller wave, so you don’t apply too much weight to the back of the board and bog it down but I just want to know how much further forward you should put that back foot because sometimes I want to go for a turn on a small wave but I find my back foot is just too far off the tail pad and then I don’t have time, to quickly put my foot back and hit a section; essentially I just want to know where the sweet spot is usually, on a short board for pumping, so this would be incredibly helpful if you could go over that..please?🙏🏽!

Watching this from the hospital bed🤙

Thank you how to rip for all of your amazing vids I have learnt so much from them ❤️ from Wollongong

3:42 Lol

Hey Kale. I want to start trying air reverses on big sections mainly because I skate and I’m used to frontside airs. However, I’m scared of misland and tweaking my ankles/knees. What are your short tips to start trying air reverse and not get hurt? Thank you in advance.

The intro clip might as well be me every wave 😂😂

Please bring awareness to the mistake unexperienced people make by putting themselves in front of another surfer as a clean up set rolls thru😵 I had some guy paddling like a demon for the shoulder when he needed to square up to the already broken wave and duck dive or perhaps bail his board away from another surfers if he is uncapable of duck diving a wave.I yelled out to this fellar 3 times prior to him being slammed into me, getting his leash around my neck and his board to my back and either his knee or elbow punturing the underside of my board😵👎 I felt so lucky I escaped unscathed, but it could have been sooo much worse.I latter realised he'd damaged my board so 2 days out and the cost of a pretty hefty ding was on me😖🤬😤 I believe the guy was way outta his depth and petrified of the approaching wave, that he totally disregarded my position.I saw this happen in my head before, this actually happened.Then he tells me "I could see you all along", so why tha fk do you endanger me like that???? Surfing is dangerous enough without these kooks endangering us any more😖👎 This message is perhaps futile😢 The culture of surfing has dissolved quite drastically...Perhaps the pro's and big brands can play a role in educating the masses entering the water & swarming lineups everywhere, whether they have earned a place in the lineup or not🤷‍♂️The vibe in the water is not good.Guy's don't call out and demonstrate any sportmanship, but instead snake people without consideration or understanding the dangers their creating.Whimperings from a remote Indonesian atoll😔✌️

Can u explain how to avoid someone hitting me when they go over the falls

MAHALO FOR THE REMINDER...🌴🌴🏄‍♂️ REYBANN AUSTIN TEXAS

Wiped out super hard today, went over the front and wave slammed me onto the shore, shoulder and scapula are definitely bruised or sprained. Any tips for avoiding injury surfing shore break? Or what to do if you know you’re going to hit the floor hard?

yep, everytime i got hurt was when I did not commit.

The snake 😂😂😂

Hey kale, I always end up hitting my board when I wipeout in a barrel.... How can I prevent that???

Great videos guys. Question - proper technique for turning involves looking where you want to go. So how can you tell if your attempts to throw more spray are working (assuming you don’t have a film crew)?

i would like to know how zara is doing nowadays in her surfing

Can you do a video on falling off when tuberiding ?

i once go smacked in the face by my own board. very painfull , blood everywhere. stiches in my nose

I fell pretty much exactly like you were showing in the examples at 2:30 but the water was so shallow my lower back got slammed into sand and it's injured pretty bad. I wasn't even that close to shore it was just quite shallow and I guess I had so much force. I tried to spread my arms a bit to disperse the downward force but still hit real hard. Is there anything I could have done different or it this sometimes unavoidable?

Surley u give me a tutorial

Where did you get that picture on the wall at 0:55

Awesome guys! Just a quick question, when falling off your board in white water/waves which are shallow, does the same rule of falling off to the side of your board apply even if it is shallow water?🤙