If you want to hear some truth today, then you’re in the right place! Jason van der Spuy and I shared an open, honest conversation about everything going on in big air kiting these days; issues in big air, the latest GKA event, Jason being bitten, Jason getting ‘robbed’, issues with judging, and more. Use the chapters in the timeline to skip to the parts that interest you.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:07 Guest Introduction
12:50 GKA Gran Canaria
25:25 Biting incident
32:40 Why we need to judging right
37:26 How Jason got robbed in France
45:09 What makes a trick ‘better’
50:27 Riding level required to judge
56:52 Can Mike judge freestyle?
58:24 What is the solution?
1:07:12 BAKL Battles vs big comps + livestreams
1:11:19 GKA Time pressure and getting flagged out
1:18:14 Issues with livestreams
1:23:23 Prize money vs cost of being a pro
1:32:47 Vision for BAKL Battles