How To: Perform a kickflip on a street skateboard

Street Skateboarding: Take It to the Streets

The guys on the prefab ramps and half-pipes make the X Games headlines, but the real frontier of the skateboarding world is out on the street, where everyday obstacles become the tools of the trade. Find out here how to turn your street into a house of shred. Watch this video tutorial to see how to perform a kickflip on a street skateboard.

Trick: Kickflip
Difficulty: Easy

1. Position your self over your truck bolts
2. In the air, flick your forward foot over the nose (as opposed to off the side)
3. This over the nose flick will ensure a cleaner spin and landing
4. Land - and again, don't sketch