Qajaq Rolling!

This site is dedicated to Greenland style Rolling!  I want to guide you through the Greenland Rolling Competition list by sharing my path, successes and failures. Have a look in the menu above to get some hints and tips on how I got through that roll.
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David Täng

30 Brick Roll Reverse Sweep

The Brick roll Reverse Sweep has very much in common with the front to front brick roll so please read what I had to say about that first. I will mainly comment on differences here. I find the Brick roll Reverse Sweep a bit harder…

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31 Brick Roll Layback

The Brick roll Layback is mostly a mental difficulty. If you can pull off a layback hand roll this should not be too hard. Is it worth 9 points, well.... What I needed to work on progressing from the layback hand roll to the rock/brick…

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32 Elbow Roll

The elbow roll is quite a bit more difficult than the previous lay back rolls. Not as hard as the forward finishing clenched fist and brick rolls but still. Have a look at the preparations working up to the Brick roll Layback - they are…

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33 Straight Jacket Roll

I have finally made it. With the excellent help and instructions of Anne-Sofie Furuhaug and Jörgen Fagereng Wessel! Thank you! This is an excellent example of how hands on instruction is invaluable to written instructions. I posted the instructions I got from Anne-Sofie and Jörgen…

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34 Paddling Upside Down

This manoeuvre is pretty straight forward. I put my paddle under the qajaq, capsize and go. Now there are a few hint to be able to go far... First of all - go straight! The points awarded are calculated from the straight line and I…

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