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Obrigada. Patino ha muitos anos e acho que boa técnica faz que tudo parece facil e bonito. Mas se aprender com todos os passos e progressões, tudo fica mais managavel.

33 years ago is correct! Even I can't believe it. Everything in this city makes me feel nostalgic (and as if I'm still a teenager)..... I'm so fortunate to have learned Portuguese so long ago and had such a life changing year here in Salvador.

@ that’s awesome.. 👏🏼 you too look great 🥰 love your vids as I’m getting back on inlines after 15 years off them. You articulate the tutorials so well and demonstrate perfectly 😊

Oh meu cameraman Bahiano. Muito obrigada pelo role e pelos videos que gravamos. Foi maca. Ano que vem agente faz mais.

Thank you!! I'm happy this helps you.

That's sweet. There's a lot of noise on KZbin now and it's harder and harder to get the views compared to 5 or even 10 years ago. But I hope I reach the people who need my help.

Let us know how it goes, but I highly recommend you sign up for the full tutorial as it provides ALL the info you need to learn this move safely with bite-sized progressions. The test is whether you can do the transition and the back crossover by lifting your feet, rather than keeping both skates on the ground throughout. That's the usual issue new Barrel Rollers face when trying to to just copy the final result. I'm curious how it goes for you. Enjoy your carpark!

@SkatefreshVideos I actually signed up last night TBH I need a proper front-to-back transition so I probably won't be able to really do a barrel roll but it's on the list of things to learn now. If I wanted to work on transition which of your courses would you recommend for me? I can skate backwards but pretty slow and with minimal turning FYI. 💚

Yes I will! I'm just waiting for the event organisers to publish the route timetable and then I can schedule the classes. Anything in particular you'd like to have offered? Definitely doing Stops of some kind....

@SkatefreshVideos Awesome! Just stops would be helpful for me. I missed that one last year. Also maybe some spins or forward to backward transitions.

You shouldn't have to change your bearings very often if you do simple maintenance on them. After a few use of your skates, take the wheels out and clean the dirt off the bearings. If your bearings are no longer spinning freely, you can re-grease them by removing the side covers. But first, you will have to remove the dirt and the old grease. You can get a complete cleaning kit at most skating shops or on Amazon that comes with new bearing grease. I have kept the same bearings going for years by just cleaning the dirt off the bearings every week and re-grease the bearings every 3-4 months.

I totally agree with the replay below from @pavelbuchnevish1229....but I don't have any equipment maintenance videos as this topic is covered brilliantly by many other KZbinrs. Watch a few "How to clean bearings" videos and you'll get the idea. Mine last at least 6 months or longer if I don't get them wet..... but that's the biggest challenge living in the UK.

OK, I see, currently we have winter season with lots of dirt and looks like I should clean them up almost every traing. Good to know. Thank you for feedback :)

This visit feels particularly lucky having got through 4.5 winters in the UK since the pandemic without any Brazil. I hadn't realised how much I needed to be here and am so grateful to my friends here for having me. Thanks for your kind wishes.

@@SkatefreshVideos Glad you are going on to Florida and not coming straight back!

Yes continuous transitions can have this effect BUT the Barrel roll has 2 things going on, the turning direction of the transitions and the large circle you are transitioning around. These are not both going in the same direction so at least thats less dizzying than it could be. What I mean is for example during the first demo, I'm rotation clockwise but skating anti-clockwise around the circle. This is the part that's often difficult to figure out alone and why following the full tutorial will really help.

That's awesome you are at the Advanced course level, well done. You have an advantage with the course in the form of the "Secrets to backwards skating" chapter, which is the place to focus your efforts. Use that lesson as the basis of your warm up and practice those 4 positions before you then tackle any of the course content. Without them, anything involving backwards will feel super challenging. Keep going with it and practice as if I'm watching ;)

My hip is doing really well thanks (and touch wood). I'm hoping to just keep going and delay surgery as long as possible, so far I've done that for 10 years and have no pain so I'm super grateful. I have never been able to soul slide due to the reduced flexibility I have in the injured hip, but I have good success teaching it to students who do have the flexibility, as I can demo all the progressions and correct the mistakes. Thanks for your concern.