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How to do a Kickflip with Pro Skateboarder Mike V

Sportskool2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2016 to 2022
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13 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Kickflip tutorial from Sportskool with pro skater Mike Vallely, published in 2013. Covers foot position, flick and landing in a short lesson of about 7 minutes.

Why skaters like it

Posted in r/NewSkaters as a solid kickflip tutorial. One commenter says Mike V's Sportskool lessons taught them a lot years ago.

“Mike Vallely taught me so much by watching his Sportskool videos waaaaay back in the day.”

u/TheBuddyBayhawk

What skaters said on Reddit

u/TheBuddyBayhawk2022 · 1 points

[VIDEO] Mike Vallely taught me so much by watching his Sportskool videos waaaaay back in the day.

u/ixAp0c2016

If you're falling forwards and can't roll onto your back/side, using your elbow helps [VIDEO]. The bones are bigger than the tiny bone in your wrist. You really don't ever want to stiff-arm when you fall, you might do it when you take a random once-in-a-while fall if you don't skate and just trip walking down the street, but when you are moving forward with momentum (even jogging) you generally don't want to use your

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