Sitting in the restaurant of his family called Goku nestled just back from Kuta beach on Jalan Benesari, voice fresh Made Raditya Rondi begins to talk about his year. Just a month before in a competition in Thailand, Raditya was crowned champion of Southeast Asia tour Asian Surfing Championship for the second consecutive year. It was a huge feat, but the champion now the biggest goal was crowned the tour Indonesian Surfing Championship where he finished second last year and third the year before. Always humble and never say more than is necessary, you could not tell whether he was ecstatic or indifferent to achieve its goal of being crowned champion surfer surfing in Indonesia there is less than a week.
Not only Kuta where Balinese family Raditya originated, but it is also where all Indonesian surfing began. The first hotel on Kuta beach was built by an American surfer in the late 1930s In the 70s and 80s Kuta was the main user-traveler drag and where the first generation of true Indonesian surfers surfed and experienced serious . Today there is the epicenter of the Indonesian tourism and the surf industry and also the reasons that prove to all surfers of the island. Whether a beginner to learn to stand upright or an advanced surfer learning to land an antenna 360, Kuta is where everyone surfs. safe sandy bottom of Kuta and coherent waveform are perfect to test his movements prior to the paddle, badder, larger reef waves shallower and sharper on Bali.
Growing up just a block from the beach of Kuta sand beach is a given that Raditya wants the beach. His Balinese family, many pro surfers would also ensure that Rondi would surf. Four of his older cousins are both pro surfers and Ganti uncle is one of Bali's legendary surfers. A 23 Rondi is the youngest of her Balinese family Kuta surfing but it was also the one to acquire knowledge and extensive training directly from his surfing family he said: "My cousins are surfers old and famous in Bali and wanted to follow in their footsteps. They are very kind to show me the way on surf trips and how to surf contest. "
Natural surfing talent was also his blessing and the surf was a fate he embraced when he caught his first wave to eight years." I do not remember much of my first wave, but Ganti was my uncle drove me on a boogeyboard and I rode the wave all the way to the sand. The next day, I have changed to a surfboard. "Being a quick learner seen Raditya develop a love for the antennas, the most difficult and technical tips when the user jumped on his board on the breaking wave, landed on his board and keep driving on the wave. to put it in perspective more Raditya was the most difficult maneuvers so early was to learn to master the most challenging waves, and has been coached how to win barely a surf contest after learning stand on a surfboard.
the victory of the SAI of this year was nowhere near a sure thing. Under pressure barely describes the situation. Down to the last ISC contest of the year in Kuta Beach, Raditya Rondi had to win the event to be crowned 2012 Indonesian champion. Nothing less than first place and the title was out of his hands. And as his family and his supporters held their tour of breath after round, winning is exactly what Raditya did in the tightest of races and last title point spread to win in Kuta Beach and finish in 2012 as both the Indonesian and Asian champion southeast of surfing.
Kuta Beach again smiled Raditya. Last year, he won the same competition, but finished second in the SAI circuit. This year was another tight squeeze, but the points of victory was just enough to raise him in the first place. With the price of Coca-Cola ISC champion of Rp. 100 million into his bank account and the wet season and off-season surfing come to what might be next for Raditya? "Well next week I'll Sumbawa for a surf trip with my cousins. And after that travel well and win more competitions next year"
A big thank you to Raditya of sponsors for make this project: Billabong, Nixon, Dragon and Acaba Surfboards
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