yoga for surfers 3

Yoga is about being centered in chaos, and that sounds like surfing to me.
Yoga (stretching) is an easy way to stretch and strengthen in one movement, and is an essential tool for any surfer.
This DVD is impeccably presented by Peggy Hall, and features Tom Carroll, Garrett McNamara and Brian Conley. Filmed on the beach against incoming waves, each exercise is directly related to surfing manoeuvres.
According to experts, from the age of 14-15, we start losing our flexibility. I am a balding 37 year old, and sadly, not too flexible or fitness minded at all outside of surfing.
For me, this DVD is changing all that in challenging 20 minute increments. I do one section a day, working thru the DVD twice per week before, or even better, after surfing.
It contains 3 main sections;
The first section is my favorite. It deals with developing core strength of abs and back to aid in balance and breath control.
The second focuses on lower body strength and flexibility.
The third concentrates on upper body for developing flexible power.
To begin with, some poses are damn hard, but it’s great to watch how fast they become ‘doable’. I am also experiencing the same progression with my surfing, which is why I rate “Yoga For Surfers” a must have.
Yoga For Surfers 1 and 2 are more suitable for beginners/ intermediate, but if you’re already flexible, starting with this edition is a go.
Best watched when: You want to amaze your mates with super flexy

Single fin yellow

This surf DVD is one hell of an original concept!
Now, I’m a bit of a surf DVD connoisseur.
I don’t sell them, but I sure as hell watch them. My current favorite is “Yellow”.
Take one Malibu "old school" with 1 big skeg, and pop it in the mail to various surfers.
These include the shaper of the board, Tyler Hatzikian, Beau Young, Daize Shayne, Devon Howard, David Kinoshita and Jimmy Gamboa. Each person puts the same board through its paces in various locations like California, Oz, Japan and Mexico.
Add to all this the most mind blowing section of Bonga, Perkins trying to drop in to a good size pipeline, and what do you know?
I can't stop watching it!
After 50 odd surf movies,
I can't stop watching it!
Best to watch: When it’s 2 foot and peeling.
Rating: 9.5/ 10
Warning: Addictive

Cosmic Banditos

Allen.C. Weisbecker
192 pages

I first encountered Hunter. s .Thompson back in my teenage years ,
i was struggling through reading 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance'
and a friend gave me Hunter's 'Fear and loathing in las Vegas' to help lighten the mood of 'Zen'
I made a complete fool of myself for the next three days as i laughed my ass off in the smoko room.
but what a book (yeah the movies okay -- 1/10th of the book) what a one of a kind author.
Until Banditos arrived in the mail that is...

This is a Hilariously funny adventure story,
featuring Mr Quark a 'down and out' pot smuggler and his dog 'high pockets' and a snake called 'Legs'
just weeks before they were rolling in millions of dollars but now they're hunted terrorists...
Meanwhile jose a 'bandito beyond belief' mug's an American family ,
among the spoils are physics books ,which lead Mr quark and jose
into their own world of 'theories on relativity', the 'nature of the universe' and
The meaning of life??
all of this is mixed with bandito morals, tequila, explosives and drugs..
Rating ; 10 out of 5
In the authors own description of the book the best he can do description wise is ;
" i suspect this tale is simply another example of something"