Marta Mawa Jekot
- Name:
Marta Mawa Jekot - Date of Birth:
29 May 1983 - Nationality:
RSA - Hometown:
Johannesburg, sometimes Umdloti - Profession:
Actuarial Systems Developer. Yes, I’m a nerd. - Years riding Snowboard:
16 holy cow! - Favorite Trick:
backside 180s - Sponsors:
DC, Electric and Dakine - Career highlights:
check out http://mawa.jekot.net/results.html - Favorite riding spot:
Keystone (USA), Whistler (Canada) and Rogla, Slovenia - Your most memorable day on the Snowboard last Season, and why?
- What/Who influenced you the most in Snowboarding?
My brother - What’s on your IPod?
Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits - Last memorable Party?
Every day is a party. - How do you avoid hurting yourself?
Building up to do a trick. Doing all the necessary steps before committing to the final thing, like practicing on a trampoline, bag jump, and just being generally fit and strong. - How and where do you practice on new tricks?
Usually on smaller jumps (if that’s possible) or hitting kickers on a wakeboard. I would love to practice on the Bag Jump more cause it replicates the sport a lot closer. - Water ramp, Foam pit or BAGJUMP™? And why?
Bag Jump. You can go way big without hurting yourself. Water at that speed and height hurts a lot! - New tricks learned on BJ?
Any contest-winning tricks? Backside rodeo but I’ve yet to stick it in a contest. - How much more progression is possible, will double flips be standard next season? Aren’t they already?
- What else can we expect in the future of snowboarding, where will the progression go?
Bigger, better and more (more inverts, more spins). - Have you ever tried Freedrop®, Freeclimb or your Bike into the Bagjump™? How was it?
Nope. Not yet! - What was your highest jump into the Bagjump™?
Not sure. - Most memorable Trick into the Bagjump™?
I tried a misty that didn’t quite get all the rotation. I kakked myself and was super stoked I was trying it onto a Bag Jump and not snow. - How did you hear about Bagjump™, when was the first time you tried it?
I heard about kids hitting bag jumps in Europe but was never around at the resorts to try it out. I got my chance at SA Champs 2010 at Afriski, Lesotho. The funnest thing. - Any last words?
