The Late Boof - a how-to by Sensei Evan Stafford

FISTS OF BOOF DOJO Presents The Late Boof

Welcome to my dojo – fist of boof. You call me sensei Stafford or just sensei for short. I am Miyagi, you are Daniel-son. You wan to learn the way of the boof. I am the way of the boof. There is no way of the boof. There is only the boof. There is no you. There is only the river and the boof. Now you are ready to begin training


Follow Sensei Stafford's 17 step plan to perfect late boof...
1. Patience
2. Patience
3. Sweep up the dojo
4. Patience my son
5. Wash my truck
6. Patience!
7. Boof as many straight forward rocks, lips and waterfalls as you can find
8. Get beat up in a death sloper trying to pull an “early” boof
9. Come back with a black eye whimpering
10. Practice the Dufek stroke until you wish that kayaking never progressed past the back rudder
11. Visualize planting a strong Dufek at the lip of a sloping waterfall and holding it
12. Keep holding it
13. Visualize holding it
14. Patience!
15. Spot your landing
16. Now boof and follow through with a stroke on the opposite side
17. The boof is in the heart not the arms

Text: Evan Stafford

Photos: Leif Embertson