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Karina Rozunko hanging 10 going backside. Wow, what a challenging, yet weightless-feeling maneuver. She's got it down. Natural talent in motion, Karina understands the technicality of moving amongst a log. She can go left as fluidly as she goes right, understanding wave mechanics and where she wants to position her board in order to critically nose ride. There are so many admirable elements to Karina’s surfing already, many of which I was completely blind to long after I was her age of 18. Karina’s surfing excites me. I love seeing women dance in the water, and she is a needed inspiration to our inspiring culture. Photo: @alex__swanson
Editor’s Note: #LogDaze is a brand new series featuring some of the world’s most radical longboard visuals. Second in the series is Leah Dawson.
The technicality and strength required to peacefully hold those ten little piggies over the nose doesn’t come easily. It required a lot of focus, as well as an internal dialogue of complete encouragement. It’s my goal to get to that natural ease—the mindless state of ultimate flow. Hanging ten utilizes muscles in the legs, core, feet and toes, and one’s style is greatly determined by the placement of their hands. As a ballerina would do, the study to bring hyper-awareness to body positioning while moving with a wave feels like it has just begun, but I still have an everlasting song to dance to. Harmony never felt so good.