Skateboard & Snowboard

A few days ago a customer who skateboards and snowboards came for a training session with Coach Kawamura. This customer is an old friend of Kobayashi and has been snowboarding for over 20 years.

First, Mr. Kawamura explains how to wear and various movements used in training.

Coach Kawamura checks to see where the customer’s center of gravity is, as well as other fine details.

Once the customer was used to wearing the sandals, he checked how she walked.

The customer was using too much force to walk so Coach Kawamura gave some advice.

For skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing there are many issues to deal with, such as placement of feet on the board, how that placement affects balance, how to use the least amount of muscle as possible and whether or not the rider is making effective use of their core muscles while riding. Proficient skateboarders and snowboarders usually have good posture and a slim build with no unneeded muscle. Their biggest advantage is that they know where to balance themselves and the speed at which they progress. There were many things to learn during this training session.

-Kobayashi