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How To: Begin skateboarding
A video that teaches you the basic tricks involved in skateboarding. The demonstrator Melvin and his brother have inserted quite a few puns to make this video humorous.
How To: Perform a half cab 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 half cab kickflip frontside & backside on a street skateboard.
How To: Backside 50-50 on your skateboard with Colin McKay
In this trick tip tutorial video, professional skateboarder Colin McKay will show you how to perform a backside 50-50 on your board.
How To: Tail slide on a skateboard with Rob Dyrdek
Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek from "Rob & Big," the reality television series on MTV and MTV2, gives you a step-by-step guide to nailing some classic skateboarding tricks. In this skate video tutorial, you'll learn how to tail slide with Rob Dyrdek on your skateboard. The tail slide is a tricky skate move, and is perfect for a backyard half-pipe or quarter-pipe. Rob goes back to fundamentals and teaches the Tail Slide. Tail slide on a skateboard with Rob Dyrdek.
How To: Drop into a quarter or half pipe on a skateboard
Skateboarder Neil Hendrix teaches you how to drop into a quarter pipe or half pipe. Remember to bend your knees. Drop into a quarter or half pipe on a skateboard.
How To: Wax a surface for grinding
Check out this grinding tutorial on how to wax a surface like your curb, in this case, with grind chocolate. Any type of wax will work. Just follow the simple step by step instructions outlined in this video. The video is subtitled in English. Learn how to wax properly so you can start grinding.
How To: Perform slides on the skateboard
Are you just learning how to perform slides on the skateboard? Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to properly do a number of slides including speed check slides, slides with grabs, and dancing and sliding. Be sure to wear slide gloves when attempting these tricks.
How To: Do a pressure flip on a skateboard
Check out this skateboarding tutorial video to learn how to do a pressure flip on a skateboard. Learn proper foot positioning and techniques with this step by step guide. This instructional video also covers common mistakes to avoid. The trick can be very intimidating to learn, but keep at it, and take it to the streets. Keep practicing these tips and suggestions and soon you'll be skateboarding like a pro.
How To: Smith grind on a skateboard with Rob Dyrdek
Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek from "Rob & Big," the reality television series on MTV and MTV2, gives you a step-by-step guide to nailing some classic skateboarding tricks. In this skate video tutorial, you'll learn how to smith grind with Rob Dyrdek on your skateboard. The smith grind is a tricky skate move, so see how to perform it on a rail in a small park or little half-pipe in the backyard. Rob runs through one of his favorite fundamental grind tricks. Smith grind on a skateboard w...
How To: Do a hurricane on a skateboard
Skateboarding is the act of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard. Try performing a hurricane, which is one of the many tricks to learn from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Pop-Shuvit on a skateboard
Just picked a skateboard? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform a pop-shuvit on a skateboard. This tutorial covers foot position determined by whether or not you're goofy footed or regular.
How To: Do a foot plant to fakie trick on the skateboard
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform the foot plant to fakie trick on a ramp with a skateboard. Be sure to wear safety gear when attempting this skateboard trick.
How To: Do a Boneless on a skateboard
A video dedicated to the teaching of the skateboarding trick called the boneless. The boneless is a gateway trick, which means as soon as you master it, you can do a bunch more skateboard tricks pretty easily.
How To: Blunt to fakie on a skateboard with Rob Dyrdek
Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek from "Rob & Big," the reality television series on MTV and MTV2, gives you a step-by-step guide to nailing some classic skateboarding tricks. In this skate video tutorial, you'll learn how to blunt to fakie with Rob Dyrdek on your skateboard. The blunt to fakie is a tricky skate move, and is perfect for a backyard half-pipe or little lipper action. Rob gives the rundown on how to land this advanced trick without breaking teeth. Blunt to fakie on a skateboa...
How To: Do a fakie kickflip on a skateboard
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do a fakie kick-flip on a skateboard. Users should first know how to do the kick-flip before attempting this trick. Begin in a kick-flip position, with the back foot on the tail and the front foot slightly above the center of the board. Bend your knees and pop the tail. Flick your front foot up and out off the board. Then catch in midair on both your feet. This video will benefit those viewers who are interested in skateboarding, and would like to ...
How To: Stand on a skateboard
Standing on a skateboard takes skill and balance. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and tricks in this video tutorial. Take action: push off with one foot, keep left foot pointing straight, put both feet on board at a 90 degree angle, and lead with shoulder to maintain balance. Shawn, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Tr...
How To: Do a shove-it revert on a PumpRockr skateboard
With this video, we learn how to do a shove-it revert on a PumpRockr skateboard. This is a fun board to skate on because the skating system is different. The front wheel will turn in place so you can carve and turn as you are riding. Try out tricks on it after you learn how to just simply ride it. You can go front to backwards and turn around on it as well. To do the shove-it revert, you will get on the board and then flip it over. After that, you will jump back on it without falling off or l...
How To: Do a fakie disaster skateboarding trick
The fakie disaster gets its name from when it's done wrong, it turns into a big mistake. Learn how to perform a fakie disaster from a skateboarding professional in this free skateboarding video series.
How To: Measure your longboard clearance
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to measure the long-board clearance to determine the correct trucks to use. Users will need a measuring tape. The board clearance is a term used to describe the width of the deck, over top of the trucks. There will be 4 holes that make up the bracket. Users will be measuring the distance in between those holes. Measure both the front and tail of the board. The 3 types of trucks to decide from are: S6 truck, S8 truck and S10 truck. This video will bene...
How To: Do a Nosehook Impossible on a skateboard
A skateboarding trick tip for nosehook impossibles.
How To: Ollie Off of a Kicker on a skateboard
This video is a tutorial on how to ollie off a kicker. This skateboard trick is not too difficult, but requires good reflexes.
How To: Perform basic backside 360-degree spins on a casterboard
Forget skateboarding. If you like snowboarding and surfing, but want the pavement in lieu of snow and water, then the casterboard is your board. The casterboard (also called a waveboard) is much like a snakeboard, and can be pretty tricky to learn the moves. But Axis has you covered. Learn how to do some basic backside 360 spins on your caster board, no matter if it's a Ripstik, Waveboard or Timberwolf.
How To: Do a 360 kick flip on a skateboard with Paul Rodriguez
Learn how to do a 360 flip with a trick tip from Paul Rodriguez. This is a move every skater should learn at one point in time. Paul Rodriguez demonstrates where to place your feet and how to use your back foot to master the trick. Learn from an expert! Paul Rodriguez shows how to do a 360 kick flip on a skateboard. Start practicing.
How To: Do a 50-50 grind on a skateboard
A skateboarding trick tips video on how to do a 50-50 grind
How To: Customize your skateboard
Make your board your own by tailoring it to your skating style. You Will Need
How To: Ollie on a skateboard for beginners
In this tutorial, we learn how to ollie on a skateboard for beginners. To start, your front foot needs to be right behind the front bolts with the ball of your shoe hanging off. Your back foot needs to be on the end of the skateboard. Now you will try to do the ollie. Put your feet into position and then bend down. From here, you will pop the skateboard gently by pressing your foot back on the lip of the board. Don't try to hit it as hard as you can when popping it. From here, you will finish...
How To: Kickflip in 2 hours
dark star armor light 9 teaches you how to kick flip in 2 hours or less. You need to know how to Ollie first, before trying to learn how to kick flip. You start off with your back foot on the tail and your front foot, at an angle, pointing towards the front bolts, just behind them. Bend you legs to jump and push down on the tail. Once in the air, slide your front foot forward to make the board spin. Land safely on it and bend your legs again to cushion your fall. Practice will make this trick...
How To: Do a Kickback on a skateboard
Skateboarding trick tips on how to do a Kickback.
How To: Frontside noseslide on your skateboard with Ryan Smith
Watch as professional skateboarder Ryan Smith teaches you how to perform the frontside noseslide trick on your skateboard.
How To: Do a basic fingerwhip trick on a scooter
This is a short how-to video explaining the fingerwhip trick on the scooter. The fingerwhip should not take very long to learn on a scooter.
How To: Grind a rail
Want to grind a rail and not just roll around on your skateboard? Let our professional skateboarder show you how make the jump to the next level in this free skateboarding instructional video series.
How To: Do a BS 5-0 Stall on a skateboard ramp
This is a video tutorial that will teach you the skateboard trick known as the BS 5-0 stall or the Backside 5-0 stall. This isn't to hard of a skateboard trick, it just requires practice.
How To: Do ledge skateboarding tricks
Skaters use various obstacles such as ledges for performing tricks. Get skateboarding trick tips for using ledges for skating tricks in this free video series.
How To: Perform an ollie 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 an ollie on a street skateboard.
How To: Backside nosepick on a skateboard
First, the landing will be explained and demonstrated. A good tip learned from this video is that practicing landing a trick (in this case starting propped up in the position you would be doing a backside nose pick in) is important, as you can perfect the most difficult and intimidating part of the trick before learning it in its entirety. You will learn tips and tricks on ways to practice this trick, as well as insights of the presenter's own experiences in learning it. At the end of the vid...
How To: Assemble your dirtsurfer
Check out this detailed video to learn how to assemble your dirtsurfer more smoothly.
How To: Grip-tape your casterboard deck
Grip-taping your casterboard is very important for traction, and if you don't know how, this video will help you, with three different methods of putting grip tape on the deck of your casterboard. Ryan Wilson and Axis shows you the tricks to gripping your board.
How To: Do a Briflip on the scooter
Scooters may not seem as cool as a skateboard, but there are still some very impressive looking tricks you can learn. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform the briflip on the scooter.
How To: 360 Manual on a skateboard
This is a video dedicated to the teaching of the skateboarding trick called the 360 Manual. Learning the 360 manual is not very hard, it just takes practice.
How To: Varial kickflip on your own skateboard
Remember: a varial kickflip is basically a pop shove-it with a little more ankle action, so set up like you would for a pop shove-it. Hit the tail as you would for a pop shove-it, and as the board starts to snap up, flick your front foot just like a kickflip. That action will cause the board to flip while the shove-it action from your back foot will make the board turn 180 degrees below you. Don't flick the flip too hard or it will flip away from you like a crazy 4th of July firework. Let the...