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Tutorials show you how a trick works, but not how to fix your unique issue. Our online coaching fixes that.
Personalised feedback based on your clips helps solve the problems unique to you, so you can finally land that trick.
So where do you start? If you’re stepping on a board for the first time; grab the beginner progression roadmap. Stuck on a specific trick; grab the ‘help me land this trick’ option. Need help pushing/skating around and improving how you ride in general; then grab the ‘help me improve my skating’ option.
Learn the first 10 tricks I recommend every beginner learns, along with 7 micro skills to build confidence and board awareness!
The roadmap is a PDF Plan with the 7 Micro-skills to give you confidence and improve your balance, and then the first 10 tricks I recommend learning before you start to Ollie. The Plan has a run down of how to do each one with images.
It also lists the next 20 tricks for you to learn once you’ve mastered the basics!
Get targeted, professional coaching to help you land one specific trick.
Send a clip up to 2 minutes of your best attempts.
Receive a detailed breakdown with technical feedback, drill suggestions, and tips for faster progress.
Delivered via 1 in-depth email; including video markups and specific cues for clarity. Technique tips, drills, and focus areas.
(Designed for skaters who need focused help on a single skill.)
Get a deeper look at your overall skating and technique.
Send a clip up to 3 minutes long of you skating, pushing, turning, and doing tricks at whatever your current level.
Receive comprehensive feedback on technique, skills, and technical refinement.
Delivered via 1 in-depth email; Includes personalised drills, progression advice, and a video breakdown showing key opportunities for improvement.
(Ideal if you want to refine your overall skating, consistency, or build toward new tricks or are unsure what to work on.)
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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.
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!
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.
What are the best skateparks to learn at in Sydney. Considering things like obstacles, sizes, ground, shade, lights, and crowds. You want to be choosing a skatepark that can match your needs and the outcome of the session you want to have. Finding a suitable park will make your skating more enjoyable, and help you progress faster. So let’s look at some of the best options for beginner, intermediate, and advanced skaters when it comes to skateparks in and around Sydney and the northern beaches.
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1-1 lessons for adults, beginners, kids, teens, and intermediates as well as small group sessions. We teach skating at Mona Vale, Terry Hills, Cromer, Manly, and the parks around the area.
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Today's trick tip is the one and only, Drop In! The first transition ramp trick you want to learn and a scary one to try but you've got it.
Dropping in on a mini ramp/halfpipe/quarterpipe is a dream for anyone whose interested in or starting to skate. It’s the beginning of a whole world of ramp and bowl skating that you’ll love. When learning to drop in, it’s simple but scary. This tutorial breaks it down and has a secret hack to help you.
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.
Today'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
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.
Whether you dream of taking Gold at the Tokyo Olympics for Skateboarding, or being named Thrasher Magazines Skater of the Year and releasing the best street part ever, it’s good to have a dream and chase it. ESM Australia is helping develop Aussie action sports athletes to help build their career.
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.
Learn the best ways to get strong for skateboarding with this short video of fundamental exercises for skateboarders. From beginner to Pro, these exercises will help keep you strong on your board and reduce injuries.
Are 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!
All you need to do is skate more! Sounds good. Sounds easy, but skateboarding is hard, and sooner or later, all that impact and strain on your body will catch up with you.
This is where the gym is our saviour. Our path to skating more.
What skateboarding had failed to teach me about injury prevention, recovery, fitness and health, high performance surfing delivered by the bucket load. What started as an obsession to surf better became the start of a journey back towards skateboarding.
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.
t’s Thursday which means another tutorial for you. This week, it’s the ledge basic - Frontside 5-0 Grinds.
I 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!
Get 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.
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.
Here’s the secret recipe for the ultimate recovery and inflammation blast drink. Sit down, relax, and recover from that skate session with Golden Milk.