HOW TO FALL WITHOUT GETTING HURT!! | HOW TO SKATEBOARD EP. 8

As a new skater, one of the most important skills to learn is how to fall safely. Not every fall will break a bone or cause a sprain but you might get bruises or small cuts. There are different techniques that will lessen the impact. Check out this video from Braille Skateboarding LINK [VIDEO]. For me, I try to find safer practice spots when I start to learn a new trick. Practicing tricks on grass, carpet, having a f

If you want to make your mom feel better, wear pads. Either way, try learning how to fall. It'll prevent you from breaking anything. [VIDEO]

No problem bro. Glad to have possibly helped haha. Also, if it just feels crazy unnatural, just do it in whichever way you feel comfortable. There isn't 1 correct way to skate and everyone learns differently. Name of the game is repetition, repetition, repetition. That, and accepting the fact that as soon as you start to do things while moving, you gonna fall, and its gonna suck. Especially at our age lol. It was eas

The tricks and tips I’ve learned are A) don’t be afraid to wear protective gear. When I’m doing anything besides pure flat ground I wear wrist guards or more B) the whole trick to falling is just increasing the amount of time you decelerate. So if you can roll or slide out of a fall that is ideal. C) do try and use your hands to push your body off to the side to protect your head or to help you roll but don’t catch y

You learn to roll and let the fatty, thicker parts of your body take the brunt of the fall. Usually this is your bicep, thighs, or ass. The point is to not abruptly stop causing all the kinetic force of the landing to concentrate on a single point, which is how bones snap, muscles tear, and skin ruptures. Here is a video showing how to fall with examples. [VIDEO] Another video from the same channel, but newer. [VIDEO

the only time it's too late to start is on your death bed! i've seen folks start in their 30s and get the hang of it, i'm sure you'll get it no sweat! skateboarding is hard period, don't be discouraged—you use a lot of muscles that most people don't even know exist. you're probably gonna be sore and exhausted your first few times but that's OK cause it'll get easier and easier as you go! you might want to work on you

Here's some videos I recommend for learning as a complete beginner. Skatepark Lessons is a great place to start. [LINK] I highly recommend his videos on pushing & stance [VIDEO], carving [VIDEO], kickturns. [VIDEO], and stopping. [VIDEO] Braille's videos on falling: How to Correctly Fall in Skateboarding [VIDEO] and How to Fall Without Getting Hurt [VIDEO]. I also suggest learning Parkour Safety Rolls [VIDEO] and get

I hope you are enjoying skateboarding, despite the fact that you got hurt. Skateboarding is a rather intellectual activity. Your mind will determine most of the outcome. So as far as protective gear is concerned, the most impostant will be training your mind to fall and bail correctly. Braille did a good video on the topic a few years ago : [VIDEO] For the rest, make sure to wear a helmet and knee protection in order