[header] How to hold and use kayak paddle [title] Know the structure of the kayak paddle. [step] Unlike a canoe paddle, a kayak paddle has 2 blades attached to the shaft of the paddle. The shaft is the part of the paddle that you hold and the blades are the part that you use to pull yourself and the kayak through the water. 
[title] Hold the paddle with two hands on the paddle (about 40 cm apart). [title] Have your paddle face the right direction.