The Krāv Show

Tom Baker and Mike Brewer have done some pretty cool stuff. We hear some great stories, a harrowing tale of a comeback after a speed flying accident, and chat for a while about a new discipline in the world of skydiving. Who's leading the way? An amazing group of people over at Momentum Flight! https://fptower.org https://www.momentumflight.com/home/flockandflow

Cameron McMahan and Ray Kubiak have some HUGE plans for the skydiving community!! They are building an amazing adventure resort near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and it's all centered around a 14 ft. and a 17 ft. tunnel. They are excited to welcome in skydivers, pro flyers and outside coaches and hope to provide the skydiving community with something truly special and unique.

The beautiful, flowing locks, a humble spirit, a talented and accomplished skydiver and wingsuit pilot; Jack Lane is a joy to be around. We hear how Jack got into skydiving, we talk about his philosophy of coaching and we drool over the amazing capabilities of the Mutant harness. Jack shares some really interesting technical aspects of the Mutant and we talk about the theoretical possibilities of...

The first of hopefully many to come Side Quest episodes of The Krāv Show. We leave the well-beaten path of skydiving and blaze a trail through a jungle of eclectic topics and ideas. In this episode JRuss shares a hilarious story about a visit to the doctor, we talk about pornography and we discuss the existence of God, good and evil and free will.

We share quite a few laughs and hear a harrowing story about an AAD fire resulting in a two-out scenario during a high performance swoop. We also discuss canopy piloting and how gps data can keep you safe and help you progress; and we talk about big-way records, RW and being a part of a team.

Ray Kubiak is the longest running tunnel instructor in the world. He has been coaching, teaching and instructing in the tunnel since 1996. That's actually not true, because when he first started instructing, all the "tunnels" were open-air and non-recirculating. In this episode you'll hear some hilarious stories, quite a few unique "Rayisms", a little bit of rambling, s...

We tell some pretty funny stories, we talk about how JRuss got into skydiving and tunnel flying, JRuss gives us a crazy tip on how to better avoid dust devils and we have a good discussion about being a good organizer.

What things make for an effective coach or instructor? Are learning styles really a thing? Do videos of mistakes and bad outcomes really help us learn? Justin Wageman has a Phd. in Education and shares some pretty interesting insights, studies and theories about coaching, instructing, progression and learning.

In this episode we have a good old fashioned jaw sesh. Just a bunch of jibber jabber, tittle tattle and gum flappin'. We have fun talking about whatever is on our minds, from the recent world competition in Norway to helping out newly licensed skydivers and a little bit of everything in between.

Jim Cowan may have more canopy wraps and entanglements than any other skydiver on the planet! He started skydiving when he was 16 years old and now has +24,000 jumps. In this episode we discuss canopy relative work, wraps and entanglements, how to get in to CRW safely, and lessons learned over 45 years of skydiving. Oh, and we hear a couple of pretty crazy stories!

We discuss a few tips for coaching and learning head down, how boogies have changed over the years and what makes a good boogie. We also chat with Andrea about a serious injury that left her as a paraplegic, her skydiving comeback and how she maintains such a positive outlook on life.

JRuss and Tex go over the ins and outs of exit order, how to maximize separation and why the first few seconds of a skydive might have more effect on group separation than you would think. We discuss why it's so difficult to create hard and fast rules for exit order, some of the varying factors we should all consider and why movement groups shouldn't necessarily always go first. We also di...

JRuss shares a story of a recent in-air collision he had with another skydiver. We talk about the value of traveling the world, experiencing other cultures and appreciating other perspectives. Finally, we watch a harrowing video of a malfunction from one of our listeners. It was truly a near-death experience and a miracle he is still alive. High pull with insane line twists, diving and spinning ca...

We discuss South African Biltong, altimeters and jumping with an audible, we review a listener video and give some coaching on leading angle jumps, JRuss shares some tips on canopy accuracy and we talk about why it's important to always jump with a phone (just make sure it's in a zippered pocket :).

We review a listener video of a pretty hairy canopy collision, talk about humility and learning from others, and JRuss gives us his personal checklist for planning a safe angle jump and orienting new flyers to movement.

We discuss the Dunning Kruger Effect, what it is, how it shows up in skydiving and how to deal with it in others and yourself.

In this episode we discuss SDC Core's team training regimen and get some tips on how to prep for competition. We also go into depth on head up exits and how to launch them successfully and we talk about what it's like to be on a world record vertical jump.

Chris Fikes and Jason Russell discuss training astronauts for the Space X program, good canopy piloting and safety in the pattern and goof off a little bit.

In this episode Chris Fikes, Jason Russell and Waz Choudry discuss packers, seatbelts, safety on the plane, what makes a good organizer and we tell a few wild stories.

20 square feet isn't always 20 square feet. Why is downsizing from a 200 sq. ft. canopy to a 180 sq. ft. canopy not the same as downsizing from a 100 sq. ft. canopy to an 80 sq. ft. canopy? In both instances you're reducing the size of your canopy by the same amount, 20 square feet. It seems like that is the same amount of downsizing. Actually, it's not, and in this short video you&#39...