The Progression Project

Fernando Novaes(@MizoFernando) is a Brazilian surfer is leading the sport of foiling in performance.

Chris Rasman (@chrisrasman), from Whistler, BC, is a professional snowboarder and a co-founder of Manboys Productions (@themanboys). Watch "Chris Rasman Full Part" on youtube to get an idea of what Chris is doing on the mountain. This podcast is the first in a series diving into flow states. Please send your thoughts on flow and questions you'd like asked of future guests to @the.progression.project on instagram.

Paul is an ex-world tour surfer, on tour in 1985, a surf coach and Math teacher in Australia. He's the founder of the Lost Boys Foil Club which includes 2-time podcast guest James Casey and Tom Carroll. We talk extensively about towing, foils for speed and transitioning to prone. Enjoy...

Billy is the head of Marketing for F-One in the states. He's also an insane kite surfer and foil surfer. He comes on to talk foiling from a kiting background and the new Swing Wing hand kite and all things foil...

Technical Foiling discussion with one of the best designers in the foil world.

15X World Champion and 2X Ultimate Waterman Zane Schweitzer.

Kane de Wilde can be found on Instagram at KDMaui and if you want to see some inspirational foiling check out "Even the Dog Can't Believe his Eyes" on youtube.

Follow Brian on insta @foiltheworld and support the cause on https://foil-the-world.myshopify.com/

Rob Pirie first surf foiled by taping a kite foil to the bottom of a SUP. That's OG. He shares his journey and knowledge on the show and discusses the NP line a foils.

Australian Waterman James Casey returns to the podcast to continue the foiling discussion. Photo credit: @moontours

Foiling discussion with Chris Gutzeit from Cloud 9 Foils.

On a recent foil and surf trip to Costa Rica Erik Antonson, Chase Kosterlitz, Fisher Grant and Damo sat down to discuss the foil surfing learning process from their differing views.

What's foil surfing all about and why is it taking the surf world by storm? James Casey, Australian waterman, comes on to discuss why foiling is so addictive and gives insights as to the best way to start, prone, SUP and tow differences, and how it opens up surf spots and changes conditions.

William Branum is a recently retired US Navy Seal with 26 years in service. William was deployed 10 times, 4 to Iraq and 3 to Afghanistan. His last years in service were in HQ where he built teams to solve operational deficiencies by creating partnerships with industry, academia, and strategic funding organizations. Since retiring, William has started a consulting firm to help companies solve problems, create strategies, and bring a different perspective to their organization.

Mick Slattery is the owner and designer/shaper for SureFire Surfboards from Australia. He joins Erik to discuss the design process, and technical specs/ideas for paddle surfing.

Anders Ericsson is the author of Peak and the world's leading expert on what it takes to become truly great at something. He's studied masters in different fields and has discovered the common practices that separate the best from the rest. Our conversation covers deliberate practice, mental representations, the skills that our kids should be learning, and why we grow to love things as were becoming better.

Garrett Dutton, G Love, is a blues and hip-hop musician who has maintained a 25 year career in the music business. He joins Erik to discuss his creative process, how he cultivates flow and state before shows and his relationship to practice and pursuit of quality 25 years into being his career.

Josh Waitzkin is the Author of The Art of Learning. He coaches the world's best in the financial and sport's worlds and has excelled to a world class level in Chess (8x National Chess Champion), Tai Chi Push Hands (2x World Champion), and Brazilian Jui Jitzu (Black Belt under Marcelo Garcia). He is now passionately pursuing the art of Paddle Surfing. Our conversation covers Josh's passion and learning process.