Are you entering the Magic slide from the Soul slide as indicated in this video? If yes, then you are creating the powerslide by 'flipping' the skate that will become the trailing leg in the magic slide (so not the leading leg) too far around from forwards to backwards, so you're flipping it 180 degrees so it then rolls backwards and that's the powerslide. You need instead to flip it by just 90 degrees so it rolls from forwards to sideways. The difficulty is that the magic slide is so much harder than the powerslide that the body will want to choose that easier option. 2 skates sliding is 1000x more challenging than just 1 skate sliding, 1 skate rolling. So you need to build up to this very slowly by doing this flipping movement right at the end of the soul slide when you've almost stopped. The body will be more likely to accept this if there isn't a load of speed. Once you have a tiny "baby slide" of a few kms you can then slowly work at increasing the speed very very very slowly. Hope this makes sense. Good luck.

I did the soul slide already in this tutorial. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m325louna52VgJI&t Enjoy!

Yes the pizza V shape is fine and very suitable for beginners while they build their confidence and response to acceleration (whcih V-ing will produce). But you wouldn't believe what a high % of the intermediate skating population are still V-ing when they're cruising or maintaining speed, and that's who this video is aimed at because skating with a V later on when youre a higher level will reduce your ability to glide, increase the potential to be pronated on inside edges which looks ugly and kills your ankles and basically just isn't good proper skating. Knowing this early will help you later on I hope. A way to train not making this V a future habit is to use the free drills I have available on my website which if used regularly will stop you making V-skating a habit. Just click free trial on these 2 pages for a total of 5 free stride drills. skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-for-fitness-beginner-level-full-course/ skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-for-fitness-intermediate-level-full-course/ Enjoy! Let me know how you get on with these.

Well done! The half is a whole lot more than the quarter so give it time. Do about 20 flips like this every time you skate and you'll notice progress every time. Slowly slowly....

To become a proficient skater I think you need to understand that skating is a VERY technical sport and so learning the correct techniques is essential and will save you a lot of time. I recommend you start on my website where I offer free vide lessons which contain full progression sequences for amore thorough understanding. On KZbin I just give quick tips and summaries, so not my best work. Go to Skatefresh.com and go to "Learn Online". Each video course I offer has some free trial you can use. These are the best place to start and you can have access to them straight away and begin training correctly. Start with these 2 and click "Free trial" on those pages and start training. skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-beginner-level-full-course/ skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-for-fitness-intermediate-level-full-course/ Let us know how you get on with these. best place to start.

Thank you. I've been teaching skating full time for 24 years so I've learned a thing or two. There's no problem I haven't seen before. If you are just getting started in skating and you like the beginner videos on this channel, I highly recommend you check out my online courses on my website and use the FREE trials. They are a whole different level of teaching and progression, mapping out weeks of your practice in a way that ensures you get each skill safely. You can test out each course absolutely free by clicking on 'Free Trial' and seeing for yourself. There's 2 courses for beginners you could start using straight away. This is my best work and much better than anything I share on KZbin. I hope you enjoy those too. skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-beginner-level-full-course/ skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-for-fitness-beginner-level-full-course/

Any time!

They are both the same, neither is "easier". It just depends on which kind of skating you want to do more of. Do you want to focus on dancing, skating indoors and staying on smooth surfaces? Then roller skates are best. If you want to skate distances for fitness and recreation outside on variable surfaces then inlines are better. Wheels are wheels and they each demand the correct technique. Roller skates are unstable front and back. Inline skates are unstable side to side. To create stability you need to do the correct techniques in both skates.

No problem

SIm mas tem tanta gente que anda sem freio que nao domina-o nenhum método de frear....isso fica perigoso. Nada mais importante que dominar 2-3 métodos de frear. OK?

Although the sun was shining that day it's not warm in Brighton UK yet. I am always cold and even when it's hot I cover up. I've been working/teaching/skating outside for 24 years so I need to cover my skin from the sun.

I'd love to but Asia is too far for me and too expensive to travel to. Sorry. For this reason I made my online courses so people everywhere can study and learn with me. Test them for free at my website skatefresh.com. Go to "Learn Online" and see what's available for free. Better than anything I share on KZbin.

I always recommend skaters tighten their ankle straps properly so that they support you better, but Lukas obviously likes his looser. However, there are moments when he overbalances on the outside edge showing that he needs to make a lot of adjustments with his body to balance.....this would be easier if he tightened his top strap. Many higher level skaters in my opinion don't do up their skates in the best way to support them, so don't copy that!

It's the Insta360 camera.

Thanks for watching! The T-shirt is from the Skatefresh range and available in various colours - I really like the black one..... if you want to see it's here; skatefreshtshirts.teemill.com/product/it-s-a-wheel-thing-mens-dffdfdfdfdfd/

Sorry you're having this challenge but it's a very common issue when having ti buy online and being unable to try boots on beforehand. Can I ask you about the foot pain you had in the size 8s? Was it aa rubbing/too tight pain as in, was the boot putting pressure on specific parts of your foot eg little toe getting crushed or ball of the foot going numb due to the toe box being too narrow for your foot? Or did you have red, rubbed areas on your feet or the beginning of blisters forming? These are all signs of skates being too small for sure. However there are lots of different kinds of foot pains and rubbing, tightness, pressure points are just one cause of skater foot pain. The other kinds of foot pain are different and are more muscular, cramp-like or acheyness which intensifies to the point you need to remove the skates and then the pains instantly disappear. If you had those kinds of pains then they are less likely to be caused by the skates being too small and more likely are about extreme foot tension and 'gripping' with the toes. This is all unconscious and usually not obvious unless you really study it and put your attention in your feet and the soles of your feet when actually skating to see if you can identify one kind of pain from this other kind of pain. If it's the second kind, then this is caused by incorrect technique and having your weight too far back on your foot/feet, such as mid-foot or towards the heel. This causes the toes to grip like crazy to maintain balance and this gripping causes horrendous pains after about 5-10 minutes. Are you 100% sure your pains are the "skates too small" pains? Has this given you any further insights you can share?

@@SkatefreshVideos Wow thank you for the response!! And it felt more so being crushed by the boot. It is the upper part of my foot just below my toes was being crushed by the skate. Both feet started to go numb after skating with them for about two weeks. At first, I thought it was just due to me breaking them in and possibly the technique as you said but I read your feet should not be getting crushed or feeling any pain. They were getting so uncomfortable I couldn't even skate and had to take them off. As soon as I took them off, I had no pain in my feet at all after about 5 minutes each time I skated. I was thinking of buying mens because I have wide feet for a woman and even when they say its wide, it's usually not enough.

Well rollerblade I mean

I was just in Miami for that event back in Feb. You can contact the local group there on Facebook called Soberollers.

@@SkatefreshVideos thank you 😊

What I meant is that I do a lot of transitions from forwards to backwards when I skate and this means swapping hands so the camera doesn’t whizz around as that looks kinda weird and can make the viewer feel a bit nauseous (not the intention). So I still have to figure out this stuff. More practice needed!

Do it! Go skate. You won’t regret it.

​@@SkatefreshVideos How can I get to this level? I used to skate really well until my 30s, now I haven't done it in years. I was in a roller skate crew and everything until they all moved away...I'm older now. How can I get to your level from scratch?

I feel you. We’ve had the wettest winter ever so this sunshine feels very blessed (and needed!)

Thank you kindly!

I'm afraid I have to disagree. Many (if not most) intermediate level skaters unconsciously lean forwards into a sort of 'speed skater stance' when they're trying to skate faster and this is often accompanied by the V-ing explained in this video. I agree that they're not copying them intentionally but it's more an unconscious thing that happens. Leaning forwards without the amount of knee bend that speed skaters actually use, then causes a host of other problems....

A cruising backwards Scissor position needs more weight on the trailing leg about 60-70% so that if you roll over a surface obstacle or rougher patch, the leading skate will be lighter so won't 'catch' on it and trip you up. The backwards jumps I do over metal covers (and other things that I want to avoid rolling over) do probably cover a distance or 1-3m with a pretty small jump. How? High speed. Video is a little deceptive in terms of showing speed and the most frequent comment I get in real life for example during a street skate is surprise at how fast I can go backwards. SO with higher speed and a tiny jump I cover several metres easily. If I was going half the speed I'd have to jump twice as high. Higher jumps are more risky as the landing needs to be very solid. But I'm not advocating people go super fast backwards unless they are comfortable with that speed. Backward speed takes many years to develop safely so no rush!

@@SkatefreshVideos ah ok makes sense everything.

Thank you!! 😁 Lots to work on

Thank you. When technique is correct, anything then looks easy, at whatever level.

Yes there's a lot of decisions going on constantly as to where is safest to roll. I like avoiding stuff whether that's jumping it or missing it.... Happy this format is useful.

That's the @NNskates 4x90 frame, slightly rockered.

@@SkatefreshVideos thanks for your anwser! Does it make that much difference to flat frames? I am looking for something more agile as i have problems carving well, sharp turns etc smooth movement /180's. Have never used rocker frames. Or do you suggest i practice more on my flat setup?

Thanks for the feedback. Can you identify why your session was discouraging? Are you new to skating? Have you used my FREE beginner Starter Pack of 2 in-depth videos (that cover way more than anything I have on KZbin and are in fact exactly what I do with real students on Day 1 of their journey). I highly recommend you sign up to these as they will give you the missing pieces (that no one on youTube is sharing, not even me). Click Free Trial on this page and you'll get access. I do hope something there unlocks something for you in a positive way. skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-beginner-level-full-course/

@@SkatefreshVideos Thanks, Yes I am 50y/o beginner with about 10 hours under my belt. Looking at content of your Beginner and Intermediate courses I felt that I didnt want to invest in the Beginner course and then have to buy the intermediate almost straight after and I could just move straight to the intermediate and save money .... but I just had a bad day today so think I just do need to start with the complete basics.

There’s probably nothing that will benefit you more than supremely mastering ALL the basic skills covered in the beginner course. Skipping those or having them half baked will come back and bite you later by getting stuck on intermediate stuff….. but let us know how you go.

@skaterstu_brightonskate is our videographer and my partner while also being an incredible Quaddie skater. I prefer the footage from the Insta360 when he's holding it, but I needed to experiment with holding it myself. but that's not my preference. I need to build up some bicep strength first, it's not light!