Today's trick tip is the rock fakie or Rock To Fakie, depending on what you want to call it. It's the basis of all ramp tricks and it's a scary one to learn (wait it'll my goofy mattress hack!) I've broken it down as much as possible to help you get it. The key to this one is slowly building up the skills and steps for the trick, and finding a nice small ramp to learn on.
Read MoreToday's trick tip is the frontside kick turn on a ramp. It's a good basic trick that will help you build confidence and get speed on transition. When you’re learning this turn on a bank, or in a ramp, it really is all in the shoulders and head to get the turn. Lead with your eyes and arms and the lower body (and skateboard) will follow
Read MoreIn 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!
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAre you looking to improve your skating? Struggling with a specific trick or how to progress? Online coaching could be just what you need to help you improve. Whether you’re skating at home, at the skatepark or out in the street all you need is an internet connection and a phone that can record video. Remote lessons will help you get to the next level, get on board!
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreI absolutely love this trick and I think you will to. I’ve gone into a heap of detail about this one, breaking the trick down into 4 stages and also showing 3 different ways to do the trick.
Enjoy!
Read MoreGet the mini ramp trick of your dreams with the pivot fakie. One of the best feeling tricks on transition.
This short tutorial will show you just what you need to learn this trick.
Read MoreLearn 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.
Read MoreThere’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.
Read MoreIn 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.
