Knot Future : The Line Club

Videos we talked about: Simon Witcherman Kiteloop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwNi... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwNi...] Mowglis Jungle - https://vimeo.com/184240253 [https://vimeo.com/184240253] The Bubble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8jBQ... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8jBQ...] De Brazil - https://www.knotfuture.com/post/sam-l.. [https://www.knotfuture.com/post/sam-l..]. Hadlow in Lagos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqXM_... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqXM_...] Hadlow mimic this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMOl... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMOl...] Dre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhr2F... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhr2F...] Lou Awake – especially as I ride these spots now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFVK... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFVK...] KB’n 201 – first instructionals with real tricks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eieLM... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eieLM...] Andy Hurdman great bantz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiECO... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiECO...] Danimal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3lb... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3lb...] New GB part - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPh4o... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPh4o...] m9stra fully automatic - https://vimeo.com/105553790 [https://vimeo.com/105553790] Hadlow calibrate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAiY... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAiY...] Sam Light and Hadlow Dynamics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ogt... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ogt...] KNOT FUTURE: Here & Now - Ewan Jaspan. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRCnI... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRCnI...] Ewans Video Parts: First ‘edit’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8s3... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8s3...] Kiting with Crocs https://vimeo.com/78772829 [https://vimeo.com/78772829] Triple S wildcard 2013 - https://vimeo.com/67774124 [https://vimeo.com/67774124] ‘Fundamentals’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc_6T... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc_6T...] ‘Swamp Swaps’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3fXh... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3fXh...] AWSI KB’er of the year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCeM... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCeM...] ‘Stranded’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgoG... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgoG...] ‘Behold and Sea’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8M6U... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8M6U...] 2018 Mashup - https://www.facebook.com/115178821840.. [https://www.facebook.com/115178821840..]. ‘Solstice’ Melbourne Vid - https://www.facebook.com/115178821840.. [https://www.facebook.com/115178821840..]. Hood Iphone Shred - https://www.facebook.com/115178821840.. [https://www.facebook.com/115178821840..]. DOP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZBM... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZBM...] Line Club Ep.2 Time Codes: 00:44 - Where did you grow up? 01:31 - How did you get into Kitesurfing? 09:05 - When did you start to get sponsored? 13:13 - Andy Yates, Keahi De-Aboitiz, National Comps. 16:50 - How has social media changed the Kiteboarding landscape for young riders and Pros? 25:25 - When did you turn Pro? 28:56 - The start of injuries. 30:35 - When you first went on the Freestyle tour (PKRA), what tricks were you doing? 34:50 - Judging with “overall impression” and other judging retrospectives. 44:27 - Are competition results a good measure to sponsor riders by or build a brands image? 48:03 - What were the first kite videos you saw as a kid? 49:18 - Andre Phillip. 58:21 - What was your first decent video part? 58:53 - Posting on Seabreeze and Internet Forums; how honest critique can push progression. 1:03:13 - First video part you made that you were hyped on? 1:03:34 - Winning the REAL triple-S wildcard. 1:08:35 - How conditions play a huge factor in making a “good” video part and the under appreciation of riding in challenging spots. 1:12:58 - HSFS900 ender in his “Stranded” Hood River video part. 1:15:38 - Cable and the crossover, is it a good tool? Cable V’s Kite? 1:20:55 - Why ride Kite Park? Why not just Wakeboard or Snowboard? 1:21:57 - Big Air? What’s your take on it and do you want to do more of it? 1:25:55 - The Window. The need to push it while you can. Getting kids on the right kites. 1:29:55 - What do you think about foiling/ surf foiling. 1:33:08 - Which riders have inspired you the most over the years? 1:34:48 - Aaron Hadlow, Christophe Tack. 1:36:04 - Alex Pastor, Brandon Shied, Sam Light. 1:40:39 - What athletes from other sports inspire you? 1:42:40 - What wakeboarders do you like to watch? 1:48:39 - Favourite Video Parts **** 1:49:45 - First pro model board, “Traverse”. 1:52:18 - Riding a longer board and the theory/ reasons behind it. 1:59:23 - Thank You. Filmed, Directed and Produced by: Alexander Lewis-Hughes. Cover Art: Noe Font.

AUDIO PODCAST: https://soundcloud.com/user-505629061.. [https://soundcloud.com/user-505629061..]. Getting to the bottom line of all things Kiteboarding, past, present and knot future! LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you’re down for the Future! Episode One time codes - 1:46 - How did you get started Kiteboarding? 4:01 - What was the equipment you started with? 8:18 - First sponsors. 9:55 - Trying different gear and setups. 13:06 - Progression of your tricks? 15:30 - Kite Videos (general). 19:37 - What being a Pro is really about. 20:23 - What was your first video part? 22:24 - How Kite videos have changed. 27:28 - How becoming a Pro has changed with the internet/ social media. 30:39 - More about his first video part and subsequent parts. 32:17 - Stance Webstory. 33:23 - Riding cable and the cross-over. 35:42 - Brandon Sheid. 37:11 - Competitions. 41:13 - Groms! 43:50 - Day Two, we’re back! 44:14 - Progression of your tricks. 45:07 - Fitness. 48:35 - Where do you see the sport heading? 50:11 - What riders inspire you? 51:27 - Switch. 57:58 - What sports and other athletes inspire you? 1:00:26 - What are your all time favourite video parts? 1:02:50 - Favourite people to ride with? 1:06:01 - Brazil, Kite-Mansion, what’s happening here? 1:08:45 - What’s involved in setting up a park? 1:11:09 - KPL Brazil stop. 1:12:26 - Minimising waste and helping clean your surroundings. 1:14:12 - Wrapping it up! ———————————— Shot and edited by: Alexander Lewis-Hughes Animation by: Noe Font ———————————— LINKS WE TALKED ABOUT: Welcome to the Team Alex & Annelous (Cabrinha Kitesurfing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-66vE... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-66vE...] 'The LINE' Episode 1 - Alex Maes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swe7s... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swe7s...] USA Road Trip | The new Stance webstory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xgOk... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xgOk...] Autofocus - A Film About Kiteboarding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfxs... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfxs...] Mowgli’s Jungle: Chapter 01 https://vimeo.com/91871350 [https://vimeo.com/91871350] DE BRAZIL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eu33... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eu33...] Introducing The Bubble Film. https://vimeo.com/232173962 [https://vimeo.com/232173962] Stranded - Hood River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgoG... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgoG...] SOCIAL MEDIA: Alexander Lewis-Hughes: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/le_tranq/ [https://www.instagram.com/le_tranq/] (@le_tranq) FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alexander.le.. [https://www.facebook.com/alexander.le..]. Alex Maes: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexmaes__/ [https://www.instagram.com/alexmaes__/] (@alexmaes__) FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alex.maes.98 [https://www.facebook.com/alex.maes.98] Knot Future: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knotfuture/ [https://www.instagram.com/knotfuture/] (@knotfuture) FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/knotfuture/ [https://www.facebook.com/knotfuture/] WEBSITE: https://www.knotfuture.com [https://www.knotfuture.com] SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-505629061.. [https://soundcloud.com/user-505629061..]. ALEX MAES would like to thank: Cabrinha, Maltem , Neilpryde , Picture Organic , my Parents , Kite Mansion Crew, Lous & Matos shop! What’s upppppp my G's!!!