Re: [Paddlewise] ACA Greenland certific

Nick;

I agree with you.  If the ACA feels compelled to certify Greenland-style
paddling, let them call it something else.  
Another point:  I fail to understand why the ACA wants to do this at
all.  The ACA understood in the light of standing for paddling safety
and consistant standards in the United States makes sense to me.  Their
wanting to certify a technique that is outside of the safety/standards
issue is confusing and really serves in my view to denigrate the ACA. 
It's as though a group of people are wanting to validate their hobby and
thereby themselves.  OK, so they like thier skinny paddles.  It's a
personal preference thing.  There's no reason to build a whole official
certification process around it.  
Who BTW, is certifying the certifiers?  If they feel so passionate about
it why don't they get their training from the source?  Consult the
Greenlanders.  Its not an unreasonable request.

Then again, I'm thinking;  You know, I had the first Romany on the West
Coast, and I'm sure, one of the first in the country.  What say I create
a Romany paddling certification school.  The WSR (Winskill School of
Romany's).  What do you think?  We could begin classes for instructors
this fall.  Any takers?

John Winskill

John Winskill

Nick Schade wrote:
> 
> "Narrow Blade Style"  raises no objections from me. I do think most of the
> techniques associated with narrow blades are very applicable to wide
> blades, so basing the name on one particular kind of paddle is limiting.
> But it is a way to teach people who want to use a narrow blade how to use
> it.
> 
> I am curious as to how Greenlanders paddle, but I would rather learn it
> from a Greenlander or at the very least someone taught by a Greenlander. I
> don't think instruction from someone who does not even have permission from
> a Greenlander would really satisfy my curiosity. If the ACA wants to
> certify Greenland Technique, they should help a group in Greenland start a
> school for instructors, and then require anyone who wants certification to
> teach the style go to that school. This would make the instruction more
> authentic and probably go a long way to releiving the concerns of native
> Greenlanders.
> 
> Nick
>
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