Check your IKO Kiteboarder Level

DISCOVERY, Kiteboarder Level 1

Level 1A

  1. S.E.A. (Site, Environment, Activity) Assessment
  2. Holding, Carrying and Securing a Kite on Land
  3. Kite set up

Level 1B

  1. Safety Systems Use
  2. Pre- Flight Check

Level 1C

  1. Launching and Landing as an Assistant
  2. First Piloting and Explore the Wind Window's Edge
  3. Let Go of the Bar
  4. Twist and Untwist the Lines

Level 1D

  1. Flying One - Handed
  2. Trim Discovery
  3. Walking While Flying the Kite
  4. Launching and Landing as a Pilot
  5. Wind Window Theory

Level 1E

  1. In flight Quick Release Activation
  2. Self - Landing
  3. Equipment Packing

INTERMEDIATE, Kiteboarder Level 2

Level 2F

  1. Enter and Exit the Water While Controlling the Kite
  2. Water Relaunch the kite.

Level 2G

  1. Side Body Drag with 2 Hands
  2. Body Drag with Power Stroke on Both Sides

Level 2H

  1. Body Drag Upwind
  2. Body Drag with the Board
  3. Self - Rescue and Pack Down Discovery

Level 2I

  1. R.O.W. Rules Introduction
  2. Steady Pull
  3. Water - Start

INDEPENDENT, Kiteboarder Level 3:

Level 3J

  1. Controlled Stop
  2. Control of Riding Speed by Edging

Level 3K

  1. Riding Upwind

Level 3L

  1. Sliding Transitions

Level 3M

  1. Toe - Side Riding
  2. Toe - Side Turn

Level 3N

  1. Self - Launching
  2. Self - Rescue and Pack Down in Deep Water

ADVANCED, Kiteboarder Level 4:

Level 4.1

  1. Basic Jump

Level 4.2

  1. Jibe

Level 4.3

  1. Jump with Grab

Level 4.4

  1. Rider Recovery

Level 4.5

  1. Board Recovery

Level 4.6

  1. International Kiteboarding Signs and ROW

Level 4.7

  1. Equipment

Level 4.8

  1. Weather and Tides

Level 4.9

  1. Aerodynamics