Mavericks two wave hold down

I realized that even though this video has been posted numerous times and played on TV stations around the world, it has never been posted in it's entirety. This gives you a better glimpse of what a two wave hold down at Mavericks is really like. This is what inspires my training techniques. Hard cardio output straight into anaerobic situations. The cold water flush makes it much harder to deal with, as the shock of your wetsuit getting completely flushed gives your body an automatic "gasp" response. Gotta pay to play!

[lllblisslll]

I used to think it was just about holding ur breath.... it's actually like: sprint as fast as u can, get punched in the chest, then thrown from a 50ft height into the water landing awkwardly & shaked while ur under. Then see how long u can hold ur breath.

[dantakeoff]

While drinking a beer and smoking a spliff in the comfort of my armchair, I struggled to hold my breath for as long as you...

[samuelacosta]

The calmness of just getting off his board like here we fucking go...

[juliogomez-fraile]

Much respect to you and ALL big wave chargers,

[mikemccourt]

The shots of the board "tomb-stoning" are pretty creepy.

[nextari]

The first hold down was 26 seconds. Thank god the 2nd one was much less, around 13 secs, cause he was pushed further inside. brutal.

[TheNorwegianBadger]

Glad you posted this. Lots of keyboard warriors were talking smack about the hold down when they were watching the edited version. I watched this live, it was super heavy. You are a man among us boys. Respect.

[kimbyrne]

Amazing footage and sounds! Thanks for sharing the whole encounter, however it scares the crap out of me!

[napili]

I remember the first time I was pinned down by a wave, it was in Waimanalo Oahu. Not usually surfable waves but it was good enough to surf this day. Water pressure is still the same.

[justboon]

Thanks for sharing this in it's entirely. Inspirational stuff to train harder. Glad you shared it, very helpful.

[LurgsHowToGuides]

Yeh hold your breath in a bath for a few minutes. Run 100 metres or paddle like crazy then get wiped and hold your breath, virtually impossible. Incredible. I've been held under max 15 seconds and it's very very scarey, in huge waves it's life threatening. I think some big wave riders now wear mini life jackets so they pop up quicker

[chamberlainpwc]

I can’t even imagine the power of those waves

[nextari]

awesome, Thanks! Would have loved to see what your face looked like after that though. Definitely the closest I'll ever be to a 2 wave hold down at Mav's.

[joriol]

With the adrenaline of just watching, I could not hold my breath. In there, I would be officially dead😮

[j.scaffnetti]

#jesustakethewheel . I would like to see helmet cam footage of these huge wipeouts. I'll never know what that feels or looks like thank Christ but it would be interesting to see first person.

[itsbeiko]

if you watch the Gopro: Mavericks 2014 video you can see the same wave from another surfer's pov in the beginning of the video

[edge]

I shit myself when a 4 foot wave crashes on me

[taoisttiger]

what's the reason for jumping off the board? normally I would think it would be better to stay with your board, duck dive, or turtle? wouldn't being off the board just leave the board to potentially slam you or have you dragged around backwards?

[TasmanianTigerGrrr]

Someone said its from mavericks 2014
Ive been looking for footage of this from the boats perspective but i cant find any.

[SenneffRules]

This wasn't an actual two wave hold-down Mark just got held down for one