The roots of this radical anti gravity move lay in wave judgment, a solid take off, and fundamental timing skills. Dear Philo-surfer, Today I want to meditate on the word “radical.” It’s charged both in politics and in surfing, so I think it’s worth breaking down. Let’s start with the etymology. The “root” of “radical” is “radix, radici,” which is Latin for “root.” In this sense something “radical” is something “rooted.” What does it mean to be rooted or have roots or be root-like? In the...