Services

Live Surf Coaching
Focused coaching while you surf, with simple adjustments you can apply immediately.
​Video Surf Analysis
Send or record videos of your rides for personalized feedback on your stance, balance, positioning, timing, turns, and board control.
Surf Mobility Training
Personalized mobility training to improve your surf stance, balance, rotation, comfort, and freedom of movement.
Game-Changer Session
Combine video analysis, surf coaching, and mobility training for a complete, individualized session.

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TestimonialS

Before working with Ricky I had always wanted to perform an acid drop, with his coaching I was able to do it after only a few attempts! Ricky quickly explained and showed me how to get started, starting me off with an easy attempt of a small drop and then gradually increasing the difficulty so that I could iteratively improve. He also gave me some fundamental tips that helped me balance, perform turns better, and move faster on the wave, which helped me push myself to do more each time. By the end of the hour session, I had improved more than I ever had on my own across many hours of surfing. I feel much more confident in my abilities now and am more determined to keep improving. Ricky’s coaching was a real game changer and I highly recommend his surf coaching for both beginners and intermediates who want to improve faster!

— ​Homer Gaidarski
​Dallas, TX

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I had the pleasure of working with Ricky at PopStroke Surf Lounge in Dallas, and the progress I made in just one hour was incredible. He immediately identified a few things that were holding me back, especially with my backside riding and where I was focusing my eyes. Those adjustments made a huge difference almost immediately.

Ricky also pushed me to attempt harder moves before I felt completely ready, which turned out to be exactly what I needed. His ability to see what I was doing, explain what needed to change, and give me the confidence to actually try it helped me progress much faster than I would have on my own.

What I learned in that one hour could have taken me many more sessions of trial and error to figure out by myself. I left surfing better, understanding the wave better, and feeling much more confident about what to work on next.

On top of being a great instructor, Ricky is genuinely a great person. I’d recommend him to anyone looking to level up their surfing and accelerate their progress.

— Conner Taylor
Austin, TX

Video Surf Analysis​

Live Surf Coaching​

Surf Mobility Training​

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Homer learned to acid drop-in in less than an hour after saying he wanted to learn to drop in!
​It just gets better from here!

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Meet Your Coach

Movement Expertise Meets a Surfer’s Eye
I’m Ricky Tran, a movement educator, yoga teacher trainer, and Citywave surfer with more than 25,000 hours of teaching experience.
For more than 20 years, I’ve helped people better understand their bodies through yoga, mobility, breathing, balance, and individualized instruction. This experience allows me to see both the technical patterns in your surfing and the physical limitations that may be affecting your movement.
I understand how frustrating it can be to know what you want to do on the wave but not understand why it isn’t happening. My job is to simplify the process, identify the changes that matter most, and give you practical feedback you can use immediately.
The goal isn’t to make your surfing look like someone else’s. It’s to help you understand your own body, move more effectively, and become a more confident and capable surfer.

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