Professional kitesurfers show each step of the learning process in a clear, concise, and easily replicated way. From setting up the kite to your first jump, Progression: Beginner safely demonstrates easy-to-learn ways to master kitesurfing.

As a fully authorised IKO instructional DVD, you can rest assured that Progression: Beginner will enhance the learning process, being the perfect companion to professional instruction.

With over 2 1/2 hours of meticulous instruction, slow motion run-throughs, and common problem analysis, you’ll progress to intermediate level in no time! Don’t expect to watch the DVD from start to finish each time, just focus in on the sections that you are currently looking to improve upon.

So many people learn to kite and then struggle for months or even years trying to move on and progress through to the areas of kitesurfing that excite people in the first place. With this DVD we aim to get you riding confidently, staying upwind, carving turns and jumping into the sky. Then you’ll be ready for the next steps – Kiteboarding Progression: Intermediate. Progression: Beginner covers all the topics covered in an IKO level 1-3 courses, which are the fundamental aspects of kitesurfing - whatever course you took.

The first half of the DVD is really there to give you a refresher of the core aspects of kitesurfing, which can be so easily forgotten weeks after your lessons. Understanding these concepts, the terminology and safety aspects are key to gaining the confidence which will speed up your learning process.

The second half of the DVD are the main chapters which you will come back to over and over to work on the parts you are struggling with, be that Waterstarts (aka board starts), general riding (eg. stance, edging and staying up wind), through to changing direction and finally getting you airbourne with your first jumps.

The Chapters are:
Location and Conditions
Equipment and Terminology
Kite Setup
Launching and Landing
Kite Flying
Body Dragging
Re-launch and Self Rescue
Waterstart
Riding and Staying Upwind
Change of Direction
Jumping

DVD Menus
You should think of any Progression DVD as a reference guide, you might watch it from start to finish on your first viewing but really its about jumping into the section that you are currently struggling with and getting the help you need. Each chapter is broken down in its various progressions and our in-depth DVD menus allow you to quickly find the exact part of a chapter that you want to view.

The full 2 1/2 hours of Progression: Beginner is available with narration in 7 languages. You'll also find all the DVD menus translated so you navigate to the section you want with no misunderstanding.
English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese.

Check out what others have to say about Progression: Beginner. Please note that all these reviews are wholly independent and not linked to any partnership or business arrangement.

Kitesurf UK Magazine
"Quite Simply the best training DVD we have ever seen and a must have for anybody learning to kitesurf. It's in shops now so go get your copy!"

KiteWorld Magazine
"Most useful bit: All of it! The ‘Common Problems’ section is especially helpful with its simultaneous windows showing the wrong and right positions. … This is the Collins English Dictionary of instructional DVDs and another top-drawer production from the Fatsand Studios"

iKiteboarding.com
"Every chapter is covered in a lot of detail, Fatsand style. The beginning of each chapter provides you with a complete overview of the maneuver you are about to attempt so that by the time you attempt the maneuver you will have a visual overview of the maneuver backed by all the theory behind it."

"Progression : Beginner is based on the IKO syllabus, and endorsed by the IKO. This DVD will help you build a solid foundation and help you in whatever you are going to learn further on in kiteboarding."

KiteForum.com
"PB shows from different angles how you have to steer the kite and how you have to ride. Nice picture in picture scenes show you about the right and wrong handling or body and kite movements. Simple symbols explain wind directions, right or wrong etc to get a better understanding of what is going on."

"In my opinion a very good guide to start kiteboarding and I definately will tell everyone, who wants to learn kiteboarding, to get this DVD before and then do a course. This way you will understand the sport faster and your learning curve will increase."

Gust Magazine - South Africa
"Clear, concise and very thorough, this step-by-step guide, takes you right from understanding and assessing a new kiting spot to braving your first attempt of getting air. Safety is one of the cornerstones of developing this sport and with an instructional like this, Fat Sand leave no stone unturned!"

Customer Feedback
"[The] Video is excellent covering everything in a methodical and informative manner. I will certainly be recommending it… 10 out of 10” - Julian, UK "

"The DVD is excellent. Putting the wind direction in and showing good and bad points are all very useful." - Peter, New Zealand

"It is a very good dvd. It explains clear and simple how to kitesurf! Also the locations where it is filmed makes you wanne kite surf." - Onno, Holland