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Journey to the Canary Islands, a terraqueous volcanic chain off the coast of Africa, check out the latest winter action at California's classic point break, Rincon, and experience the renaissance of surfing in Waikiki. See candid profiles of today's hottest surfers; drop in on the current world champion, the always-functional Colin McPhillips, witness iconoclastic Joel Tudor ride evolutionary equipment, and join the women longboarders as they dance like mermaids. Wordz has a rifling sound track that features Steppenwolf, Soulive, DJ Logic, and The B-side Players. The culmination of this movie will come too soon. Wordz contains killer special features, including bonus surf sessions, music videos, and moronic behavior. With over 90 minutes of content and interactivity, this surfing DVD is a must for any collection! 90 mins. (2007) DVD-Region 1.

The best one yet! Travel to the beaches of Australia, Tahiti, and California to experience incredible surf and challenging yoga with two-time world champion Tom Carroll, Extreme Surfing World Champion Garrett McNamara, and up and coming charger Brian Conley in “Yoga for Surfers III: Unleashed!”, the latest DVD in the acclaimed yoga series from Yoga for Surfers producers David and Peggy Hall. “Yoga goes hand in hand with surfing,” explains surfing legend and long-time yoga practitioner Tom Carroll. “Yoga helps you find your center in the middle of chaos…which is what high performance surfing is all about.” The highly-anticipated surfing DVD is the third in the popular series by the Yoga for Surfers crew and includes challenging yoga poses, creative sequencing, and a mesmerizing original soundtrack. Avid surfer and certified yoga instructor Peggy Hall is joined by the pro surfers in three 20-minute segments, one focusing on the abs and back, one focusing on the lower body, and one focusing on the upper body. The routines can be done separately for a quick, efficient practice or put together for a more complete practice. Bonus features include profiles on each surfer as well as a guided meditation for surfing. “This is my favorite DVD in the series,” says creator Peggy Hall. “The advanced poses are great for developing surfing fitness and mental focus. If you’re new to yoga, you can still benefit from doing the suggested modifications. You'll learn to connect to the deepest part of yourself so your surfing can be the unique expression of your own power, energy, and spirit!” Beautifully filmed with inspiring surf footage throughout, this program is sure to engage and challenge even the fittest of athletes! 80 mins. (2004) DVD-Region 1.

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Surfing Techniques: Beginner and Intermediate features two instructional programs on one surfing DVD. Join Tim Curran, Josh Curran and Dan Malloy as they teach you the basics of surfing and advance to tricks and techniques. The beginner program covers the basics including equipment, waxing, wave knowledge, ocean safety, surfing etiquette, paddling out, catching your first wave, getting speed and bottom turning. The intermediate program is intended for surfers who can already surf but want to improve. Learn tricks and turning maneuvers off the lip, cutbacks, floaters, tube riding, airs, 360's and the alley-oop. Includes tips on equipment, waves and a tour of Hawaii's North Shore. 97 mins. (2001) DVD-Region 1.

Hang is a verb; it's a noun; it's a transitive state of being; it's an attitude, a suspension of gravity and disbelief. In surfing, 'hanging' means putting ten toes over the nose in the supreme act of finely honed edgework, the Hang Ten. To hang ten means to hang your hide out in full screaming trim down-the-line commitment with no leash and no net. It's a tightrope jig over the abyss dancing stylishly on the edge of disaster. Hang is also an investigation into the Manifest Destiny of the Longboard Cult. Featuring the elite of modern day longboarding, Hang is a two-year, round-the-globe expedition that pays homage to six modern Meccas of state-of-the-art longboarding. Shot on location in Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, Indonesia, Costa Rica and California, Hang offers exciting new footage and on-the-beach interviews with over fifty longboard masters of all ages who attempt to explain why the world is divided between those who can hang and those who can't. Surfers profiled include: Bonga Perkins, Dino Miranda, Belinda Baggs, John Peck, Robert August, Beau Young, Andrew LoGreco, Joel Tudor and more. There is an in-depth chapter featuring the new breed and a fun legends trip to the exotic Mentawai Islands with Melvin Pu 'u, Titus Kinimaka, Dave Kalama and Jeff Hakman. Presented in: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 (16x9) Enhanced for Widescreen TV (will appear letterboxed on standard televisions). Subtitled: Kanji (Japanese), French, German, Portuguese. Featured Music: John Butler Trio, Long Beach Dub All-stars, The ILL Figures, Catawampus Universe, Rochelle Rochelle, Pete Miser, Tea Leaf Green, Slightly Stoopid, Damaru, Francisco Aguabella, Zach Ashton, Evan Hesse, Vinyl, Galactic, Pocket, Slive Five and Kojo Linder. Bonus Material: Music only surf video (37 mins); exclusive web content; two additional segments; teaser trailer; and weblinks. 70 mins. (2007) DVD-Region 1.

Tom Curren and Kelly Slater are surfing's most important figures in the last 20 years. Both surfers dominated their eras competitively: Tom in the '80s; Kelly in the '90s. Both exhibited innate natural ability and wave knowledge, and between the two of them, they amassed an unprecedented nine world titles. In so doing, Curren, then Slater, lifted American professional surfing to peak from the self-doubting doldrums imposed by the brassy Australian and South African dominance in the 1970s. As World Champion, Curren was a shy and elusive yet hugely influential figure who let his brilliant wave riding do the talking. In contrast, while Slater's surfing defined a new era, on land he transcended the surf scene to become a pop culture icon on magazine covers and the world's most-watched TV series, "Baywatch." This volume of the Surfer's Journal Biographies reviews both surfer's careers with intimate perspectives that help us understand who they really are as human beings as well as great wave riders. In addition to the full length documentary about the lives of Curren and Slater, the DVD contains contemporary surfing segments as an added bonus. There is a never before seen Curren segment with Tom ripping La Fontania in France. Showing that his smooth and graceful style is still intact, Curren demonstrates the skills that make him one of the most popular surfers of all time. Edited to the song "Supernatural" by Kevin Sandbloom, Curren fans will be mesmerized by his surfing. The Kelly Slater bonus segment is a must see! Slater surfing huge tow-in waves in France and tearing it up at Le Piste, a classic French beach break. Kelly proves that a break from the world tour has done nothing to hurt his aggressive surfing style. Accompanied by Ozomatli's "Superbowl Sundae", this hip soundtrack and Kelly's powerful aerial attack will leave you craving a surf session yourself! 62 mins. (2007) DVD-Region 1.

Female surfers played a vital role in the sport's Polynesian pre-history. At times, women actually outnumbered their male counterparts at Hawaiian breaks. The situation changed in the 20th century and female surfers found their influence reduced - for the most part - to decoration and novelty. Even though long-standing competitions like the Makaha International featured a women's division, participants were few and the intensity of the competition paled in comparison with the men. The first crack in this picture appeared in the 1967 when the Western Surfing Association created a new 4A division for "professionally-oriented super stars." A precursor of today's elite world tour, the women's division showcased child star Margo Godfrey, who carved her way straight through to the World Title at age 15 on the way to becoming one of the greatest surfing champions ever. Margo set the stage for future generations of women surfers to follow. Names like Rell Sunn, Jericho Poppler, and Lynn Boyer became standard fixtures in the surfing press. Today, through the efforts of contemporary surfers Lisa Andersen, Rochelle Ballard, Layne Beachley, and Keala Kenneally, women are reclaiming their rightful place in elite lineups the world over. The movement is most palpable in the freesurfing realm, and one of the 21st century's most obvious surfing trends is the explosion of females at beaches everywhere. Explore all of this history in this edition of The Surfer's Journal. 62 mins. (2007) DVD-Region 1.