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HOW TO SKATEBOARD FOR BEGINNERS | HOW TO SKATEBOARD EPISODE 1

Braille Skateboarding54 skaters recommend it · 64 mentions, 2015 to 2025
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18.8M views · 11 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Braille Skateboarding's first episode of its How to Skateboard series, from 2015. Covers foot placement, stance, pushing and balance for someone stepping on a board for the first time.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters whenever an adult or a parent asks where to start. Commenters say the free Braille tutorials cover what a beginner needs.

“all the actual useful material is free on the Braille youtube channel”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/ScienceRecruit2017 · 25 points

Braille Skateboarding will help you out: [VIDEO] And starting to skate is not a midlife crisis. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ―George Bernard Shaw

u/NightDriver_20202022 · 12 points

Braille is full of wacky content made for 12-year olds (think the skater version of MrBeast). Nothing wrong with that, but it can be off-putting for newbies who just wanna learn. Here's a direct link [VIDEO] to all their tutorial videos.

u/average_user212019 · 11 points

Ok, this post is loaded so I'm going to answer with my experience to each question > **Is it possible to learn how to skate without friends?** Yes, I'm currently learning without any skate friends, getting little conversations on the skatepark tho. I'm 21 too (yeah, username checks out). > Did you learn how to skate alone?? Yes, that isn't a problem, I recommend you the Braille Skateboarding channel [VIDEO], the vide

u/Sharkytrs2018 · 10 points

just don't fork out for Aaron Kyro's course material, what you pay for is an extra 10 minutes of footage that is useless, all the actual useful material is free on the Braille [VIDEO] youtube channel

u/Dirtyghettoboi2019 · 10 points

Braille skateboarding [VIDEO]

u/HyperMoonX72021 · 9 points

The only thing I can think of is don't learn to push "mongo". Which is when you when you push with your front foot. So far it looks like you are doing it correctly Also, this video is really informative for beginners [VIDEO] Edit: Also, just make sure you got a decent board. Alot of people buy the cheap walmart skateboards and they are absolutely terrible. Almost impossible to ride. Alot of parents buy them for kids

u/adesme2021 · 7 points

I'd recommend watching a few videos like this one: [VIDEO] But ultimately you just wanna get your son to get on the board and to play around with it. If your son likes it and starts to get comfortable on the board, try to spend more time at skate parks and/or at ramps, and you should be able to find skaters there to ask for tips. Once it comes to asking for advice, it's better to ask skaters that still look a bit lik

u/Theopholus2019 · 5 points

I just started teaching my wife after skating myself for only a couple of months. Do you have any slippery floors in your house? Or do you use heelys/have you used them at all? If you go sliding on a slick floor, or go on your heelys, which foot do you put forward? Take your forward foot, put it toward the front of your board with your foot over the screws. Balance yourself on it, and just scoot by pushing with your

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