How to Ollie: The Most Important Skateboard Trick for Beginners The ollie is the foundation of almost everything in skateboarding. Without it, you cannot grind a kerb, clear a set of stairs, or string together a line of tricks at your local skatepark. It is the single most important skill a beginner skateboarder can learn, … Read more
How to Stop on a Skateboard: Three Methods for Beginners The first time I rolled down a gentle slope in Victoria Park, East London, I had absolutely no idea how to stop. I’d borrowed a mate’s board, slapped one foot on it with misplaced confidence, and promptly coasted straight into a rubbish bin. It wasn’t … Read more
How to Turn on a Skateboard: Kickturns and Carving So you’ve got your board, you’ve managed to push off without face-planting, and you can roll along in a straight line without completely losing your mind. Brilliant. But now comes the bit that separates the people who actually learn to skate from those whose board ends … Read more
How to Stand on a Skateboard: Goofy vs Regular Stance Before You Even Think About Moving The first time most people step onto a skateboard, they do exactly the same thing: they put both feet on, wobble like a newborn deer, and immediately grab the nearest wall, fence post, or unfortunate friend. It happens to … Read more
How to Stop on Inline Skates: The Heel Brake Method Why Learning to Stop Properly Actually Matters Here is something nobody tells you when you first strap on a pair of inline skates: going fast is the easy part. Stopping is where most beginners find themselves in trouble. Whether you are rolling along a seafront … Read more
How to Ride a Manual on a Skateboard The manual is one of those tricks that looks deceptively simple when you watch someone else do it. They just roll along on two wheels, seemingly without effort, like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Then you try it for the first time and within … Read more
How to Drop In at a Skate Park There are very few moments in skating that feel quite like your first successful drop in. You’re standing at the top of a ramp, board balanced on the coping, heart hammering away, and then — you commit. The feeling when it works is genuinely brilliant. The feeling … Read more
How to Push and Ride a Skateboard for the First Time There is a moment every skater remembers – the first time the board actually moved beneath their feet and they didn’t immediately fall off. It is brief, slightly terrifying, and completely brilliant. If you are just starting out, that moment is closer than you … Read more