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Kitesoul Magazine #12 English Edition

In this issue: Pre-event Triple S, IKA Kiteboarding World Championship, RC: Colleen Carroll, Kitefoil European Cup, Trip: RRD Cape Town, Australia, Turks & Caicos, ITW: Mikaili Sol, Julien Leleu, Patri McLaughlin in Jaws, Shape Wave: Sky Solbach, Pre-event Kite Babes, F-one Hydrofoil, Focus on products, Wave and Freestyle tutorials.

In this issue: Pre-event Triple S, IKA Kiteboarding World Championship, RC: Colleen Carroll, Kitefoil European Cup, Trip: RRD Cape Town, Australia, Turks & Caicos, ITW: Mikaili Sol, Julien Leleu, Patri McLaughlin in Jaws, Shape Wave: Sky Solbach, Pre-event Kite Babes, F-one Hydrofoil, Focus on products, Wave and Freestyle tutorials.

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FRONT R<br />

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STRAPLESS MOVES<br />

Front Roll<br />

I remember seeing a video of Ian Alldredge doing<br />

this trick a few years back and just being speechless.<br />

It didn’t look possible or real but sure enough<br />

it was. I think those few front rolls in that clip is<br />

where it all begun and nowadays its cool to see<br />

just how many people can do them. I remember<br />

learning my first strapless front roll and it was a<br />

big milestone for me. Its one of those tricks that<br />

seems so difficult but all of a sudden just clicks<br />

and becomes easy. Even with how much the<br />

sport has progressed, stomping a big front roll<br />

still feels amazing.<br />

Although its not completely necessary if you<br />

have a bit of a freestyle background, it will make<br />

this trick easier. Ideally you want to know how<br />

to do a front roll with straps and have some understanding<br />

of the basic rotations. Although the<br />

rotation is different the more freestyle skills you<br />

Text Keahi de Aboitiz | Photo James Boulding

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