Re: Two years IKO free
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:59 pm
Pls explain where IKA is not making something for the sport and just for the money.
I am refering to this.doublerumandcoke wrote: and the IKA finally do something for the sport and not for profit.
eree wrote:you should cooperate with the other clubs of you region and create some kind of local association, non-profit for example
you can compose your own program suitable for conditions of your region, make up your own logos.
and best of all you can look up the quality of your instructors and you can legally register in your country.
as a legal organization you can negotiate with the insurance companies for good deals if you need to.
doublerumandcoke wrote:Yeah MOST know the IKO Is a joke and just in it for the money, I'd love to see them shut down and the IKA finally do something for the sport and not for profit.
Many schools now produce their own IKO type cards, so not feeding the IKO hand thats always held out. Instructor courses are a joke and i watch some absolute crap being taught by trainers when they do their IKO ITC's at my local spot.
Alot of schools insist on qualified instructors but don't necessarily need you to be current, so do the course, pass, become as best as instructor as you can and forget the IKO clowns.
The creator of the IKO pyramid scheme Eric Beaudonnat is one of the most self absorbed assholes in kitesurfing. And he didn't write the books which have his name on them. So he's a plagarist as well as an nice person.
Save you IKO money and spend it on hookers and beer.
DRC
IKO do squat for kitesurfing in uk. BKSA do loads to help us keep kitesurfing on our beaches. Difference is, if you teaching abroad it's no help at all. You also have to teach at a fixed school base, unlike IKO, which allows you to teach where you think the good spot for that day is.starkitesuk wrote:Eric, has not been part of Starkites for around 4 years now.
I don't know much about the IKO but we have the BKSA in the UK which try very hard to put on as much as possible through out the year. These guys are also not for profit and help out with keeping beaches open, running events and sorting out insurance.
Event suffer from the PKRA as they always seem to land around the same time. so we don't get as many of the big named riders on the BKSA tour. but it a great starting point for people wanting to get into competition.