HEAD COACH AND POWER SURF FOUNDER
Rodrigo Machado is a Brazilian surfer and founder of the POWER SURF method. Throughout his 25-years of surfing experience, he has deepened his teachings in the art of ‘Surf Hacks’ throughout 4 major pillars that are Physical, Technical, Tactical and Psychological. The POWER SURF is born from his practices of yoga and self-knowledge, the art of breathing and meditating, natural gymnastic and capoeira acrobatic movements. Rodrigo teaches surfers looking to perform better from intermediate to advanced levels of surfing. The POWER SURF method is now practiced internationally supporting thousands of surf athletes in achieving their full potential.
HOW WE COACH SURFING?
Our surf coaching retreats are unique. Can it be copied? We have inspired others to create similar surf trips from the information, skills and tools we have shared, however it is still challenging to equal.
On most surf retreats, we will have 4 crew members. One surf-coach, one photographer, one mobility/yoga instructor and one Rusty representative
We Coach Surfing for Intermediate to Advanced Surfers
We are passionate about coaching surfing to surfers who are committed and with a strong desire to learn. All we ask for is that you are independent in catching waves on your own as there will be nobody to push you in the waves.
To us an intermediate surfer is a surfer that can catch waves on their own and trim on the face of the wave. An advanced surfer already knows how to perform manoeuvres and wants to improve their flow, power and technique. If you have any doubts, please reach out and speak to the team via what app or telephone.
Power Surf Techniques
All of our surf coaching retreats involve a lot of practice on land, which is why we don’t do many boat trips as we would miss some important parts of the training.
During our intermediate to advanced surf coaching trips, we practice the Power Surf techniques with Rodrigo Machado. Power Surf is a land based practice inspired from yoga, ginastica natural and martial art in which we perform surf techniques. It basically breaks down all of the body movement pro surfers do when surfing.
Through this practice, we create muscle memory and bring awareness to the part of the body that should be engaged while performing surf maneuvers.
Additionally, we use the Smoothstar skate trainers to repeat those movements before surfing.
The usual day starts with a Power Surf morning routine followed by a surf and a session of video analysis. In the afternoons, we practice some skating and go back in the water to practice and integrate all of the new learnt tricks.
The mental game – Mindfulness and surfing
A lot of the time, what prevents us from surfing better is our mind. How to transcend those limiting beliefs? The first step is to bring awareness to those negative thoughts.
During our surf coaching retreats, we also practice mindfulness meditation to learn how to bring awareness to our thoughts of everyday life. Uriel, who founded Indo Surf Crew and hosted all of those trips is a mindfulness meditation facilitator. While Rodrigo, having the experience of coaching top surfers for over 20 years has some tools to support and help remove those limiting beliefs – in the water and out of the water.
