Gain Without Pain
Learning to snowboard can be easy and painless -- with the right instruction. In this groundbreaking book, Danny Martin, the most sought-after snowboarding instructor today, teaches you how to snowboard in just three days -- and without falling. While the American Association of Snowboard Instructors tells its members, "Your students will fall," Danny Martin shows you that there can be gain without pain: he has single-handedly revolutionized the way the sport is taught, and in No-Fall Snowboarding he reveals his techniques.
Firmly grounded in physical fitness and martial arts and designed so everyone -- beginners, skiers, even seasoned snowboarders--can practice at home, No-Fall Snowboarding will teach you how to:
• Learn proper snowboarding techniques long before hitting the mountain
• Create balance with easy, specific body movements
• Find the perfect board, gear, places to board
• Get over bad habits
• Avoid typical twisting motions guaranteed to cause falling
Filled with dozens of stunning photographs by renowned photographer Mark Seliger, No-Fall Snowboarding is the go-to guide for people of all ages and skill levels who want to learn America's fastest growing sport.
Mark Seliger served as chief photographer for Rolling Stone, for which he has shot more than eighty covers. A contributor to GQ and Vanity Fair, his work is collected in several monographs including Physiognomy and Voices from the Holocaust. He lives in New York City.
"Danny Martin...is a sought-after snowboarding guru."
-- The New York Times
"Danny Martin [is] snowboarding's secret weapon."
-- Elle
"The title of this book manifests boldness! It starts out with a challenge. Then it clearly sets forth a step-by-step process for winning that challenge and boarding without falling."
-- -"Banana" George Blair
"With No-Fall Snowboarding. Danny Martin debunks the myth that learning to snowboard is an inherently painful process. This holistic and balanced approach will delight readers and riders of any level."
-- Kurt Hoy, editor-in-chief, Transworld Snowboarding
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