When I put on my full face helmet, elbow and knee pads, it gives me a bit of a mental boost to tamp down the fear when trying something new….cheers to Kara for busting thru the fear and trying something new

As much as I love watching pros do their thing and wish we were at that level, it’s a lot more inspiring watching Kara learning and pushing her limits.

Kara is so mentally strong to overcome her fear! I’m so proud of her. Tom is great teacher and so patient with her. Keep shredding guys! 🤘

Her riding has progressed so much since last year...well done to her

"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela. Brave girl, in this case. Well done Kara!

Really awesome. I’m petrified of jumps but really want to learn. So watching Kara is very inspirational

So awesome to see the transition from the pep talk to the big smile on her face as she's pulling the ramp back and talking about getting more air. Nice vid.

Wow man!!! She's got some balls! I know I couldn't do that yet but she's giving me the confidence to push myself that little bit harder every time I go out 🤙🏼

Fair play some scary jumps there, it was nice to hear Cara mention that she was stiff on the last jump and the video will help people with their confidence. Thank you, it helped me loads! Keep it sendy🤙

Kara you have done so well allready keep at it you will over come anything in your way.

Don't get discouraged Kara. That nosedive was surely scary but its important to know how a nosedive feels as it helps you to understand why something like that happens in the first place. And if you know that, you can actively avoid it in the future right ? ;-)

Kara you have the heart of a lioness. It’s incredible watching your journey of improvement. A true inspiration 👍🏾

Well done Kara! I'm so so happy to see that someone is sharing my fear of stepdowns! I always thought i'm the only one, especially because I just started riding and my boyfriend and the other guys i'm riding with are very good and absolutely fearless.. You definitely motivated me to keep trying!

Really well done. Also great call not pushing too much and finishing the day with a giant win.

Kara is my idol lol. Even though I’m 38 and haven’t rode in this capacity since my teen years, I want to learn to hit these jumps still!

Brilliant to watch, that girl has some serious balls!

Smart girl, sometimes your gut tells you to stop and you should do that. Next time you will come motivated to conquer the feature. Sometimes I don't even sleep when I'm gonna try something new the next morning. This sport will give you theese thrills from beginner to advanced. This weekend I'll be riding on a volcano and it's the longest steepest descent I will try. It's this mix of fear and Excitement, CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Kara is such a legend.

Well Done Kara......impressed.

She broke the 'Rule of 3.' If after 3 attempts and you don't do it...STOP, and wait for another day. Good job on overcoming the fear (uncertainty) without bucking yourself.

You guys are the kind of people i would love to hang out with (not only for biking)! Such cool vibes! Love the content!

Kara is a badass! I can 100% identify with being afraid of things like that, and for her to just suck it up and do it is awesome! I also applaud her attitude is wanting to be able to walk before she can run, that makes a lot of sense. I imagine that even though she got the 10 times, it's still somewhat scary for her, and she's not 100% comfortable too. I know whenever I clear a new feature, I always just think it's some sort of a fluke and I'm unconvinced that I'll be able to do it a second time.

The slo-mo footage at 10:24 - 10:25 is golden, and tells everything U need about the physics. The back wheel exits the lip, and both wheels must be in the air, before the front wheel is past it's highest point on the arc (before the front wheel has started descending). Otherwise, you will nosedive. The more upwards the lip is angled, the truer this holds. You can't soak em up/squash em. Thus, you need to initiate bringing the front wheel up before the front wheel reaches the end of lip/has ground contact/jump contact. You guys do this with the initial part of real bunny jumping technique. You shift the entire center of gravity of both bike + rider onto the rear wheel, after coming in centered, knees above toes/pedals. You do this with outstreched arms and outstreched legs, so you are not pulling bike towards you and yourself towards the front wheel - but instead you thrust the body away from front wheel and ground, but pulling the front wheel with you in the process. Tom is doing this even more exaggerated than Kara, thus gaining bigger air and higher front wheel position at lip. Kara is more relying on having enough speed and remaining centered in this video, before squatting past the lip. Superb comparison between you two. And massive props for daring to jump that. You can sense the fear factor. Not many people can step up to that amount of fear and overcome it.

Great job Kara. My skill level is almost exactly where yours is. These videos really hit close to home for me because I can relate 100%. Thank you.

great vid Tom/Kara, awesome riding.

That was excellent guys, a perfect process for all of us who are trying to learn new techniques, jumps, doubles, etc.... Thanks Tom!

Well done Kara!! Bigger balls than me - it looked sick!

Absolute legend Kara! Well done!

Great video! Great job, Kara!

High five 🙌 Kara! I feel exactly the same.

Great vid guys! Well done as per usual Kara!!!

Well done for building the confidence up ... Great work both 👏

Great video. Kara is amazing and so is Tom. Very useful video to learn how to overcome fear and progress👍

Its kinda nervous moment in a bike park when everyone is watching you..lol..kara did great.

Nice job Kara! Great progression! Cheers

Thanks Kara/Tom. Great vid. As a new rider, this is really inspiring me to practice!

moving that kicker back like a boss

Thanks for the great tips for overcoming fear. I am still in my first year and I,deal with fear a lot. Your video gives me more confidence to ride things that I know I have the skills to clear, but I too scared to ride.

Kara, this is so relatable and inspiring

Big respect kara, killing it.

Go Kara!!! Need to get such a kicker myself!!!

Well done for doing it!!!

Great video, and really big of Kara to be honest that she's scared (I would be bricking it!), but great to see her progress so quickly on that, but also to know her limits and want to build on what she's done so she can move forward. Really impressive stuff, and thanks to Tom for such a positive video for us to watch.

Well done Kara!! Good coaching from Tom as well.

She's doing so good mate! love the bikes. Keep it Up!

Great vid guys!! Kara you make me feel like the biggest chicken, well done for conquering your fear!!

Sick 🙌 I can see Kara making some really good progress this year, both seeming very positive 👊

Well done Kara.Your progression is coming on brilliantly. 👍

Step downs are also my least favorite for now. Flatter landings are scary for me. Thanks for the video Tom, and Kara, really helped. Not the first time, thanks again :-)

That was an awesome video, and really helps Analyze how over come a new jump

Super helpful, well done!

Good Job Kara!!! 👊🏽⚡️⚡️

...kara dragging the ramp back to get more air . what a bossette!

Way to go ! Step downs are the scariest!

I always enjoy it when Tom Cardy is with Sam Pilgrim, and only now did I run into Tom's own YT channel !!! Subscribed. Plus Kara as well, great. So nice to see you two working on her gaining confidence and getting really happy on the bike.

KB is awesome. Hardly a beginner at this point! Seems like her legs are much more relaxed and she's looser on the jumps now. Moving the ramp back and going for bigger air...whaaaaat??!! 🤘

Kara, you're an inspiration.

Well done Kara!

Go Kara .....nice .....

well done !! it’s interesting how everyone has their own process for getting over fear .

I wish I was dating Tom Cardy so I could get better too. I don't think my wife would understand though.

Mint video mint tutor & bravo 👏 for facing your fears very impressive 👌

Great video she nailed that feature easily! Some features just play mind games on ya! I deal with it all the time and once you make it that feeling of relief and usually thinking man that wasn’t so bad is the best 🤣🤣

Practice & confidence to achieve anything

You two are brilliant

Superb. Its always scary sending a new jump. Very impressed Kara 💪

I totally agree with you Kara, start in small manageable steps and repeat them until it becomes an unconscious reaction, then take that confidence up to the next level and repeat again...if you have a big crash early in the game you may not want to continue on that path.

I want Tom Cardy as my teacher!! What a precision! Really good improvements Kara!

Fantastic effort, not sure id do that yet. Only today I made an absolute meal of the smallest jump in existence! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Your videos are inspiring and you good at riding...

Man I'm so feeling this

Awesome Kara, Way to overcome that fear and just Crush it !!! Nitro Circus could have a new up and coming star!!!

Well done!

Well done karA 🤘🏼🔥🤙🏼🤙🏼

Kara wear some more protectors please... especially if u try something new. Fullface and some gloves can make a lot of difference if u crash. Tom should have an eye on you.

Going big love it

This is a great tutorial well done Tom for devoting some of your channel content to teaching

I have a big fear of gap jumps, but I rolled a small one local to me a few times and eventually just went for it! I need to do more before I go for a bigger gap... my latest vid upload was the first time I jumped a gap 💪👍🤟

You did it! Flying!

Good for you 💪💪👍

This inspires me !

She's probably one of the fastest learning riders on KZfaq right now... so fun to watch the progress!

That was epic Kara, congratulations for smashing it. Nice one to you as well Tom, you're so calm and supportive, I love the videos where you're together, you're such an awesome couple, so proud of you both 🤘

Well done!! I’ve watched you come along so well!!! Where is this place, I travel the country with work and take my bike along, I like to hit as many good spots as possible, this place looks great!

Very helpful

WOW! 💪💪💪

Nice vid as always. But those bikes looks funny :D

well done kara🤘👌

Good coach.

Fearless Kara

Big up your girl man 👏👏

She jumps like a pro 😍😎

Hey Tom Cardy! Everyone like this if you think Kara should wear a full face for big jumps! Ride ride ride!

Good for her

Dude he has to hit 100k

Watching her i think the problem is target fixating on looking at her front wheel instead of looking further ahead, subconconciously you look at your wheel and your body will stare to a point where your bodyweights moving forward shifting weight to hit nose first, if she raised her head higher and looked further ahead her weight will balance out and land flatter and more controlled.

Tail whips soon on Sam's slope style Kara 👍. U r doing well💯👍

Fear is typically due to lack of technique. We always fear what we don't understand. Luckily Kara has a great teacher and her technique has improved resulting in less fear 👍

Sick! I couldn't do that!

well done