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Bodyboarding is a form of surfing that uses a small bodyboard which is laid or knelt upon while riding the waves.
With its roots firmly placed in Hawaiian history, bodyboarding as we know it today was invented by Tom Morey in 1971.
Body boarders can ride either by lying flat on the board, kneeling on it, or standing up. Although, standing is much less common than on traditional surfboards, mainly because a bodyboard is much smaller and less stable
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