129: Brian Keaulana | Legend of the Surf World

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Son of pioneering Hawaiian surfer “Buffalo” and a living legend in his own right, Brian Keaulana had two mentors. The first was his father who taught him to share the ocean’s bounty. The second was the ocean itself which served as a playground, school and church. Before he and his siblings could walk their father would toss them into the surf. Keaulana, who calls himself a “Waterman,” uses this wisdom as a stunt coordinator on projects like Hawaii-Five-O, teaching ocean risk management and mentoring at risk kids.

Lessons:

1. The ocean, through its unpredictability, teaches you to be in a state of constant readiness. 
2. Transcend fear is through knowledge. 
3. He shares the brilliant acronym S.S.A.F.E. - protection from any danger.

CREDITS
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, Dr. Delle & David Deluca
Synopsis – Matt Baatz
© 2017 Spartan 

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0:00.0	Welcome to Spartan Up podcast. We are here with the team in beautiful Pittsville, Vermont. I've got
0:03.7	Sethra. On my right, I've got Dave standing in for Colonel Nye. He's our resident philosopher,
0:08.4	millennial, and we got Dr. Johnny. And we have Brian Kuleana, if I pronounce that correctly, I'm Marion, the communist.
0:16.0	Brian is awesome. I met Brian in Hawaii. His dad, I don't want to give away too much, but his dad was the original big wave surfer dude.
0:26.0	Brian's created Buffalo.
0:28.0	Brian's created all really cool, well, I'm not going to give it away.
0:32.0	You're going to love this podcast.
0:33.6	Let's check it out.
0:34.9	And if you don't come out the other side of this thing better,
0:37.2	well, I'll eat my microphone.
0:39.2	Hello, ha.
0:40.0	We are here in Hawaii with the famous Brian K. Alana.
0:47.0	Perfect.
0:48.0	Tell me about your upbringing.
0:49.5	Let's go way back.
0:50.4	I want to know where you came from, how you ended up to be who you are today.
0:54.0	So you grew up here in Hawaii?
0:55.6	So grew up here in Hawaii on the west side of Oahu, Makaha being specific, and grew up, you know, my father is a legendary surfer who were won the pioneer surfers in the days.
1:09.6	The only surfing contests in the whole world actually actually exist at Macau Beach.
1:14.0	At the beach you hang out?
1:15.0	Yeah, yeah.
1:16.0	That's what surfing grew up at.
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