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The building blocks Once we’ve learnt to push along on our skateboard with confidence we need to learn to turn. There are two ways to turn, the kick turn, which we’ll cover later, and carving. Carving is where we move our weight over our toes or heels which causes the trucks to flex and turn. […]

We are going to learn the throw down today. Initially we want to just get a fluid drop and step on into riding stance, but eventually this is going to develop into a full blown throw down and jump on, so we can get onto our board at speed with relatively little run up. The […]

You probably want to kick turn on a bank or quarter pipe, but we are going to break this right down for you, and learn it on the spot first before moving to the bank or transition. Required building blocks You should be able to push along and carve on your skateboard comfortably before attempting to […]

We are now going to learn to ride a flat bank to fakie (come out backwards). We’re going to use a mellow flat bank you can find in the skatepark. This is a skill we can learn quite early on and good for developing balance. Required building blocks You should be able to push along […]

Let’s say you’re at the skatepark, and you ride up a bank and come out fakie, you want to turn around and face front. What do you do? You do a backside revert. Building block skills To do this you should be able to kick turn and ride to fakie off a bank. Steps to […]

  OK today we’re going to learn to pump. Required building blocks The building block you should have completed before trying this is – learning to push along on the flat. Yes, that’s it. All you need to know how to do, is stand on your board and push to start learning to skate ramp. […]

In this lesson we learn to roll into a bank or slope that you would typically find in a skatepark. Try and find a bank that isn’t too steep, like at Charlton Park and Folkestone gardens skateparks. Building block skills You should know how to fall, how to push along, and how to carve on […]