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This Is The Real Surf Culture

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  I’m Jai Ashok Mahtani from South Africa. Many sportsmen can argue that their sport is not just a game, but a way of life. The said statement sounds fancy but is often more hollow and airy than the balls used in their games. When it comes to surfing, however, it’s a completely different story. How you may ask? Well, there are a lot of aspects when it comes to differentiating between surfing and other sports, but let us indulge in some of the major ones that are responsible for constituting the very essence of life in surfing.  "This is the real surf culture” for me!!! What Is Surf Culture? Surf Culture has a completely different meaning than the one you might be thinking of. The depiction that is shown in pop culture and Hollywood is the polar opposite of what surf culture means. Surfing is a way of living life peacefully with your surroundings, be it human beings or animals or plants. It is the ultimate mantra of life that is channeled through a sport. Surfing can mean anything

World Surf League | Jai Ashok Mahtani

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I’m Jai Ashok Mahtani , South Africa . I’m sharing with you World surf championship leagues. World Surf League or WSL was established in 1976 under the name of International Professional Surfing by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick. The headquarters of the WSL is in Santa Monica, California, and is the world’s largest international surfing association. There were many predecessors to the World Surf League (or International Professional Surfing as it was known before) but WSL is the only international surfing association as many of its competitors including the International Surfing Association(ISA), or previously known as the International Surfing Association(ISF), represents individual professional surfers and not surfers that represent any particular country. WSL started hosting women’s surfing events as well in the year of 1999 and announced equal pay to male and female WSL event champions on September 5, 2018. This decision was carried out by the CEO Stephanie Goldschmidt to ‘raise’

Jai ashok Mahtani | World’s best Surf Destinations

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  I’m Jai Ashok Mahtani, South Africa . Here I’m sharing with you my most favourite “10 Best Surf Spots in the World”.  Surfing for me is a way to be free. These ten spots are literally Adventurous, once in a life at least visit one of them. Surfing is addictive, once you start you can't stop. My Best Ten surf spots in the world - Ulu watu, Bali Uluwatu is a spot on the south-western tip of the Bukit Peninsula of Bali, Indonesia. Uluwatu was "found" as a surfing spot in 1972 and is known for its clifftop sees and being home to a portion of Bali's best sea shores. In Uluwatu, you have an interesting blend of laid-back riding vibes. Uluwatu sanctuary is determined to the edge of precipices, disregarding the energetic blue water smashing against the stones beneath. You can follow the clifftop way to investigate somewhat further. Uluwatu is home to the most delightful sea shores in Bali. The perspectives from here are staggering, and in the event that you circumvent nig

Jai Ashok Mahtani | Surfboard Types and Uses

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Jai Ashok Mahtani, South Africa - Surfboards literally come in all shapes and sizes. There are many different categories of surfboards and if you want to you can break them up into as many different categories as genres of heavy metal. However, there are five main types of surfboards: Shortboard, Fish, Funboard, Longboard, Gun and Tow . Continue reading below to learn more about the different surfboard types and uses. 1. ShortBoard The exemplary portrayal of a shortboard is an engine (three blade) around 6 feet with a pointy nose. In any case, a shortboard can have any balance arrangement despite everything being viewed as a shortboard. The cutting edge of riding innovation and specialized surfing is done on a shortboard. Most shortboards are not ideal for fledglings as they compromise strength and oar speed for mobility. So as to get waves with this kind of a board you should be a solid paddler, have comprehension of where to take off on a wave just as having the option to siphon fo

The Surfer- Jai Ashok Mahtani

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  Jai Ashok Mahtani (born 12 september, 1972 - present) is a south african professional surfer, rugby player, environmentalist, author and social activist, entrepreneur. He has been listed among the top 500 surfers in South africa. Early Life and Education: Jai Ashok Mahtani was born on 12 september, 1972, in the Muizenberg city, western cape of South Africa, to a south african mother Mrs. karabo adams , a Cook Assistant in Muizenberg city and Indian father Ashok mahtani, a Security Installations technical manager. Jai Ashok mahtani completed his high school in Muizenberg High school, Western cape. In Capricorn College where he completed a Financial management course. During his childhood, Jai Ashok mahtani was the best swimmer, He always used to go beaches, do swimming, etc. His Friend Samuel was the best surfer, His friend taught him surfing, Jai Ashok mahtani learnt surfing and slowly he started participating in the Surfing league. When he was in high school, He participated i