In this tutorial we're showing you one of the fundamental basic skills for being at a skatepark and skating ramps: How to Pump on transition. Pumping is the way we generate and manage speed on a skateboard. It's all about the transfer of energy from us through to the ramp to help generate or wipe off speed. Enjoy!

A breakdown of my go to recovery smoothie. A healthy fruit smoothie packed with protein, collagen, creatine and turmeric to help improve recovery after big skate sessions.

The perfect first step for any beginner skateboarder going to a skatepark for the first time is learning how to roll down a bank (or flatbank). This tutorial from the Skate Basics Series will get your skating progressing to the next level.

How to kick flip, with all the details you wish you’d been told.

This tutorial is one of the longest, most in-depth videos I’ve made so far. The kick flip is such a landmark moment for any skater, it really takes a lot of time and dedication to learn. I’ll show you the exact technique to learn kick flips as well as what you might be doing wrong, how to fix it, and a few hacks to help you along the way.

Learn how to progress your skating with the shuvit and pop shuvit, if you can roll on your board and do small Ollies, then you can learn this!

This one is all about the back foot. For the shuvit, the back foot sits right in the pocket and scoops the board. For the pop shuvit, the back foot sits more in the middle of the tail, kicking down to get the pop and then scooping back to get the board to shuvit.

Start skating ramps with the kick turn on a quarter pipe tutorial!

If you’ve started rolling up an down ramps at the skatepark and are wondering what’s next, look no further.
I’m breaking this trick into 4 key stages. The Approach, Crouch, Extend & Pivot and finally Compress.

Start progressing your switch skating with the Frontside 5050 Grind

Skating switch is one of the many joys of skateboarding. Some tricks actually feel better switch than they will in your natural stance. So if you’ve been working on your switch skating, getting your switch ollies consistent, it might be time for you to take the next step.

Here is my tutorial for Switch Frontside fifty fifty grinds.

Below is a tutorial for another one of the first ledge tricks you will want to learn, the Backside 5050. It’s the basis of so many other tricks, and it’s easy to learn. If you can ollie whilst moving, you can learn this trick. Some people will find the frontside 5050 easier to learn, others the backside 5050, so I’ve included the f/s 5050 tutorial in here for you too!

Enjoy, and Good Luck!

The Secrets of Skateboarding - Backside Nosegrind Revert Trick Tip

Below is a tutorial for one of my favourite ledge tricks, the b/s nose grind revert. The short version. A little bonk 180 off the end of a block rather than the long balanced nose grind nollie 180 out.

Start skating ramps with the kick turn on a quarter pipe tutorial!

If you’ve started rolling up an down ramps at the skatepark and are wondering what’s next, look no further.
I’m breaking this trick into 4 key stages. The Approach, Crouch, Extend & Pivot and finally Compress.

Start skating ramps with the kick turn on a quarter pipe tutorial!

If you’ve started rolling up an down ramps at the skatepark and are wondering what’s next, look no further.
I’m breaking this trick into 4 key stages. The Approach, Crouch, Extend & Pivot and finally Compress.

Start skating ramps with the kick turn on a quarter pipe tutorial!

If you’ve started rolling up an down ramps at the skatepark and are wondering what’s next, look no further.
I’m breaking this trick into 4 key stages. The Approach, Crouch, Extend & Pivot and finally Compress.

If you’re just learning to skate and feel comfortable rolling around, pushing and turning, then it might be time for you to start improving your balance. I’ve put together this short tutorial video to help you keep improving in a simple and safe way.

The meandering life of a grommet is fun, but sometimes it helps to know what the next few steps are when learning a new skill, to see a roadmap for what’s ahead. So to help you all learning to skate, I’ve started creating a skateboarding roadmap. It outlines some of the basic skills and then puts some core tricks to learn as different levels. I’ve also decided to split it up into Street and Transition tricks.

If you’re learning to skate, take a look below and think about where you are on the diagram. What is the next step is for you? If you need a hand, just drop us an email to learn@howtoskate.com.au and we can help.

There’s not many things that feel better than skating down the middle of a street, then casually popping up a curb. It is one of skateboardings great joys and biggest freedoms. So, know you’ve got your basic ollie down, let’s take it to the next step and learn to ollie up a curb or onto a block.

In order to learn how to Ollie (jump) on a skateboard, you want to be comfortable rolling and pushing around on the flat ground.

01. Snap - Crouch down low, then snap the tail by kicking down with your back foot.
02. Pop - As the tail hits the ground, you lift your arms as the board starts to pop and jump up.