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How to Fall Safely - 3 Breakfall Techniques

GMB Fitness (Praxis)4 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2022 to 2025
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323K views · 7 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

GMB Fitness tutorial on three breakfall techniques: falling backwards, forward and sideways. Made for general fitness, not skateboarding, but the drills carry over to bails.

Why skaters like it

Beginners get it linked when they ask how to fall less or get hurt less. It covers all three ways to fall, with drills to practice off the board.

“If you practice falling, you will get better at it when it happens unexpectedly. There are really only 3 ways to fall, forward, backwards, and sideways. …”

u/polyshades · Full comment

What skaters said on Reddit

u/Electronic_Chip_63112023 · 2 points

[VIDEO] Found a video that would be better than text could explain

u/VLSHK2025 · 2 points

[VIDEO] (fall tutorial lol)

u/polyshades2023 · 1 points

congrats...the first step is not caring, the second step is to keep trying (skating is hard). highly recommend keeping a little skate journal as you progress, practice falling [VIDEO], and remember to have fun

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