Once you’ve selected and gripped your deck you need to pick your trucks, wheels, bearings and mounting hardware so that you can set up your...
Buying your first deck and getting the right set up is one of the most important decisions that you’ll make as a skater...
It might still be a fairly new activity - but the short history of skateboarding has a lot of depth...
There are several processes needed to grip and set up your board and each one needs time and attention paid to it to maximise the...
Whilst it’s not compulsory to wear a skateboard helmet and safety equipment, it’s strongly advised, especially for beginners in busy skateparks.
Deciding where and what you skate will usually be determined by where you live. If you're looking for skate spots, it's worth giving these a...
One of the best things about skateboarding is the fact that it basically has no rules. However, there are certain codes of etiquette that apply...
Before you move on to learning tricks, you need to work out some skateboard basics - find your natural stance and work on learning to...
The ollie is the fundamental building block of all other skateboard tricks. Once you learn how to ollie, a whole world of possibility will open...
Technically the backside variation, but it is generally referred to as the boardslide. Learn how to boardslide and it will be a gateway to much...
This is the most simple of all grinding tricks and the best introduction to the technique and feeling of grinding. Learn how to FS 50-50...
This is an essential transition basic once you’ve mastered dropping in and pumping - it also sets you up to attempting a fakie trick on...
The fakie tail stall is the most basic of all fakie (or backwards) transition tricks...
As the most basic turning ollie variation, the frontside 180 ollie (frontside ollie) is an essential and fundamental trick...
Shane O’Neill is one of today’s most interesting professional skateboarders, with flawless style, he's always pushing the limits of technical skateboarding...
In the most basic terms if you can get sponsored, it means that a skateboard brand of whatever variety sees enough promise to offer you...
Part of the process of progression and going beyond just skating for fun involves getting your skateboarding and your name out there into the wider...
Very few things will help your progression like being surrounded by loads of new faces all sessioning a spot or skatepark together.
The backside ollie is a fundamental that will lead you onto more advanced backside tricks...
Standing over six feet tall and covered in tattoos, Brian Anderson is an example of how skateboarders can be so easily misunderstood - as he...
The heelflip is the kickflip's opposite flipping counterpart - and similarly, is a lot easier when you've got a clean ollie already in the bag...
The backside flip is another classic street move with infinite potential for variations and if performed in the right way, one of the most stylish...
The frontside kickflip (frontside flip) is a modern classic: it’s a combination of the straight kickflip and the frontside 180 ollie...
This is the next building block slide trick to learn after you’ve mastered the regular boardslide...
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