10 Reasons To Start Wizard Skating

[@billyarlew]

Wizard skating isn't old enough to have been capitalized on, turned into a competitive sport with different values applied to different moves. The only prioritization of one movement over another is when people emulate their heroes, and not some "objective" panel of judges who crown a winner at some corporate-sponsored event. Maybe one day that will happen, but for now, it is a beautiful open field of international creatives just absolutely frolicking in the flowers. Thanks for another fantastic endorsement of this practice, Tom!

[@slingshotmcoy]

It's a weird thought but that's almost why I hope Wizard skating doesn't hit mass appeal the way aggressive did. Wizard skating is so unscripted and natural, everyone in it is so uniquely expressive because there is no right or wrong to it, only what feels good. It'd be a sad day when a kid feels the need to do a trick a certain way to make it valid, and not because "that's how my favorite skater did it."

[@Dubleduhtch]

It would have to judged by crowd response, not a panel for sure 🤌🏽

[@TomMoyse]

Well said dude. In less well articulated fashion - it’s the Wild West, a free for all! Get involved and express yourself how ever you feel

[@mukundkatti7483]

the tai chi of rollerblading - absolutely on point 💯

[@TomMoyse]

Haha cheers dude

[@anactualplant9574]

My brain is just like yours. The Rottweilers biting the dial up with the occasional concern about the oven being on. You’re awesome Tom! So funny and well spoken

[@TomMoyse]

Haha cheers man

[@themadscientest]

It's the adaption of inline skates into a flow art, which is any physical activity that prioritizes expression and creativity over competing like a sport. I feel like flow arts are the next evolution of physical activity as it allows individual and group activity in a very natural way, also focusing more on your own development in a non-competitive environment.

[@twgskate]

with wizard skating being fairly new to me as a participant i noticed how much more fun it is to just try things when there's no label on certain tricks. i mean sure there's names but it feels a lot like when i started skating agg and we didn't know that there were names and "unwritten rules". i just follow people that wizardskate and try to recreate certain moves that stuck with me and see how i can build that into other moves and so on :)

[@NicolaTorelli]

💯💯💯

[@slingshotmcoy]

I'v already heard some snob saying it's not a wizard trick unless you switch edges correctly and not just pivot.

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

@@slingshotmcoy it's a shame there's people like that, that's one of the reason I used to be hesitant about calling my skating Wizardskating. I used to just say flatland cuz I'm not good at all that technical stuff.

[@billyarlew]

@@slingshotmcoy I definitely think that certain terms like lion and gazelle imply an edge switch, but that doesn't mean that center-edge swivels are *not* a wizard trick, they're just a different kind of wizard trick

[@TomMoyse]

Yes, it’s at a great stage of exploration. It’s not strictly defined so the user is free to make it whatever they want and other wizard skaters seem to appreciate this. You can probably do that with agg as well, but you’ll face far more criticism, maybe even self criticism as you don’t feel like you’re following what the vast majority are doing. So sick

[@Bennyjet89]

"Split a rail trying to... fish brain? This is the second time Youre getting sacked then mate" hahahaha

[@TomMoyse]

Oi oi 🫡

[@NicolaTorelli]

I haven’t skated wizard frames in a few months and you’re definitely making me want to skate them again 😂😂😂 nice video man 💯 “kicking life out of walls” killed me 🤣☠️

[@TomMoyse]

Haha cheers dude! Yea defo get back out on them, would be cool to see another wizard edit!

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

Love your wizard edits, get back on them for sure 💯

[@NicolaTorelli]

@@TomMoyseI appreciate you guys ❤️ for sure when i get the chance! 🙌

[@kylepickle715]

You hit the nail on the head with this one as you have in many other videos! Wizard skating is the purest art form of rollerblading and we should all give praise to skate Jesus leon and his disciples mushroom blading guys mike Torres brattey brothers mike witzemann that have bred a culture within the culture.

[@TomMoyse]

Haha yes

[@kiradomochi4961]

I love this video. Excellent content. You're made for this! So informative, thanks!

[@TomMoyse]

Thanks mate really appreciate it

[@LucasSavelli-e3w]

Instant suscribe!! Love the way you edit and story-tell, really really on point! Plus I'm starting to learn wizard skate (here in Argentina) and your videos POWER ME UP! Thankkks bro

[@TomMoyse]

Thanks Man. Really appreciate that

[@bewater4732]

Shout out to Standard Skate Co and Roka Skating.. I can finally now afford a legit Wizard setup!

[@koenjanssen3934]

just started skateboarding a couple months ago, you might have just convinced me to pick up wizard and/or inline skating as well, you're very persuasive and also it looks like a lot of fun

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers pal. Get involved

[@aaronb7990]

As an early inline skating participant, 'Wizard' skating was at the start. I was young and have great memories of skating the local business complexes and through the malls. We didn't have any names for the moves, but we would try and imitate eachothers 'flow'. Its amazing to see so many of the things we did in this video. I am just getting back on skates 25+ years later. My current skates have a rocker frame (4x80), and it feels amazing. Today, I was messing with putting harder wheels in the center to give them more slides, which led me to KZbin. I wanted to see what others were doing. It looks like I have a whole rabbit hole to go down.

[@Fungy563]

My first pair of skates just came in this morning! Very excited to get started

[@TomMoyse]

Enjoy!

[@michaelmacdonald5792]

Epic channel Dude. Funny, informative and inspirational with great editing.

[@TomMoyse]

Much appreciated!

[@DanDerHorst]

Amazing video, as always mate!

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers dude

[@woooshskates7248]

I love the humour in your vids 😂😂 I think you've sold Wizard Skating to me 😉 👍

[@TomMoyse]

Haha cheers man

[@ROT8TED]

Wizard skating is health, strength, balance ultimately leading oneself to inner peace & happiness 💟☯☮

[@TomMoyse]

🙏🏻

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

I wholeheartedly agree! After a few years of skating (with most of it being Wizard stuff) my lungs 'age' has dropped 10 years!

[@TomMoyse]

Best scale of measurement: lung age

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

@@TomMoyse haha exactly, I only know that cuz occy health at work had said it had improved so much over the last few years. Need to give up the fags now 😬

[@MrFiercetrim]

I may never Wizard Skate, but this is a wonderful discoery and an excellent sales pitch for a beautiful art form.

[@Impericallyfrozen]

Just bought some fitness skates from powerslide. Will start rollerblading again tomorrow. Will wizard skate soon when i buy 90×4 settup

[@TomMoyse]

Have fun!!

[@zachegbert2419]

Man you do alot for blading thanks

[@TomMoyse]

Thank you 🙏🏻 much appreciated

[@mattcoffey8408]

Started skating because an interest in wizard skating. I’ve rode my skate 2-3 times a week now for the past couple months and don’t see myself stoppin

[@TomMoyse]

Good stuff man! Enjoy 🙌🏻

[@commander_fu6457]

Kinda want to pick up skating again after years of not skating and getting fat while working from home. Wizard skating looks really interesting and I loved the videos I saw on mushroom blading some years ago, where they were featured too. But damn the price-tag on those things is something else. Not something to "just try out". I guess I'll be refurbishing/polishing my ol' seba skates for now.

[@DjSimiliar]

Beautiful video ❤ thanks Tom!

[@TomMoyse]

thank you

[@FifthFuneralRecords]

I've taken breaks from being on wheels sometimes 2-3 year breaks and I've found that when I am actively training my coordination, I am more coordinated in all other aspects of my life, if I'm actively and ambidextrously engaging my brain ambidextrously then in turn I am a better guitar player, a better pianist, a better painter a stronger swimmer and a quicker thinker. I'm more patient throughout my entire day if I start it out on skates. Being back on blades has worked wonders for my depression. And the shift in mood and just all-around metal presentness makes it so rewarding using this strategy for self-care.

[@TomMoyse]

Thanks for sharing man! Hope you continue down the good path

[@SmoothMoves4Life]

Thank you 🙏

[@TomMoyse]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Tacomaster-lq2ik]

I would like to wizard skate since it looks so interesting but it seems too expensive to get into. I am getting my first pair of inline skates in the mail tomorrow and I am excited to start learning how to skate.

[@TomMoyse]

Enjoy your skates

[@cmousdale]

Amazing. Tai Chi of rollerblading!! Love that. Also can we talk about that tee shirt?

[@TomMoyse]

I’m buzzing about the tee! Back print is mad

[@Jejjnvejj]

Great vid as always!

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers mate

[@pablosskates7067]

Age is the biggest thing for me. It’s the most sustainable form of “aggressive” skating.

[@TomMoyse]

Yes!

[@martinschiffer3993]

exactly, why I love it so much. Especially ponit nr. 2, there is nothing better for me mentaly, then going out at night with wizard skates and enjoy mostly empty streets.

[@fitzfizzy]

another great vid, skating is so fun it's crazy

[@TomMoyse]

🙌🏻

[@austerberrys101]

Another great vid, hilariously I have had to have a day off work due to skating 😂 the look their face was priceless.. I might treat myself for Xmas 😏.. Also still waiting for the Tom Moyse Invitational 👍

[@TomMoyse]

haha

[@austerberrys101]

@@TomMoyse have you seen the iconic skate spots channel? It's a collection of footage from all iconic spots, mostly Inline footage 👍.. Maybe there's a idea for a vid 🤔

[@Dr.AlexFxMed]

I just received my first wizard frame and boot, but I’ve never put together any skates myself. I’m a doctor, but assembling skates is beyond my medical expertise! 😂 Can you point me to a KZbin link or any help for this roller rookie? Thanks a ton! Dr. Alex PS. I’m super impressed with your channel-you’re spot on about brain function and fitness health! Keep up the awesome work!

[@Adam-M-]

Does anyone know where you can find tutorials on flatground/wizard skating?

[@jhnrthr]

Rollerbalding has a really useful video that I used to watch before and during sessions when I first started. I think it’s called ‘How to Wizard Skate’. Seoul Skaters also have some that are a bit more advanced made by Junkyu.

[@TomMoyse]

The Rollerblading channel has a great one for the basics. Flow Skates has good ones and Junkyu for the more advanced moves

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

Seoulskaters for JKs tutorials. Quite advanced but great.

[@kietzi]

such a love letter 😁 i am convinced ☺

[@TomMoyse]

🧡

[@robinalexander8664]

This will be good!

[@TomMoyse]

🫡🙌🏻

[@robinalexander8664]

⁠@@TomMoysedidn’t dissapoint!! This was brilliant, cheers 🍻

[@simuhn]

Great video dude definitely getting me stoked to keep going with it! Funny opener though "ten reasons to start wizard skating" followed by "all stunts performed by professionals do not attempt this yourself" hahah

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers dude. Hahaha yea the irony of the warning ⚠️

[@ktlang2932]

Great video!

[@TomMoyse]

Thanks

[@ghewins]

Loved the barrage of metafores.

[@TomMoyse]

Haha thanks think I might have lost the run of myself

[@MassimoCristofolini]

You sold it to me with the "Altered beast" reference

[@TomMoyse]

Haha was wondering if anyone would get it

[@Tims_Gym]

Sold!

[@TomMoyse]

🤝🏻

[@windows4801]

Absolutly Love❤ it

[@TomMoyse]

🫡

[@nazroll]

you nailed all the reasons to wizard skate, as i can relate to all 10 reasons 😂

[@TomMoyse]

🙌🏻 10 out of 10 good report card that!

[@kiradomochi4961]

Yo, I still rollerblade knowing some people think it's uncool. It makes me happy. Been doing it since the 90s.

[@asmonder6734]

The motivation that I was looking for more wizard practice, and right on time 👌🏼 100% agree with all the points you mentioned.

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers dude

[@jakeh7876]

The google maps comment was bang on lol.

[@TomMoyse]

hahah

[@xdivinematrix9291]

Just bought a pair of FR1 80s they didn't come with a rockered frame. Getting back into skating is so fun best way to exercise. I need a good frame what would you recommend? I don't want to pay to much. What's the best budget frame?

[@Chris-iv3bc]

best videos! Thanks for making me laugh so much

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers for watching

[@ericgoesham535]

When do we get some skating wizard/aggressive footy from you? Would be so hype!

[@TomMoyse]

Dude, it’s in this video haha

[@CanadaBladers]

Good reasons

[@TomMoyse]

🙌🏻🫡

[@FenwynFlies]

Your stuff so good like MSG in food. What would you call wizard skating with quad rollers?

[@TomMoyse]

Cheers. No idea what you’d call it on quads. The movements would be limited in some ways but maybe there is also options for totally different move as well

[@EatTheMarxists]

I have no idea what “Wizard Skating” is, but during the 1990s there were few things that I loved more than aggressive inline skating. I always wanted to be a skateboarder but I was terrible at it; I couldn’t even Ollie no matter how many times I tried. But rollerblading? Dude, I was pretty good. I had a pair of ‘trick blades’ that cost close to $300 in 1996 and had no breaks on them. Didn’t need them. I was pretty darn good and I loved doing it. At 45 and pretty much completely crippled I won’t be buying a new pair and heading out to the skatepark, but I’m glad to see that rollerblades are regaining some popularity.

[@TomMoyse]

Hope you’re able to get about mate

[@EatTheMarxists]

@@TomMoyse I do, but some times I need to use a cane. But it could also be worse. So cheers from Maryland, mate! Stay safe out there.

[@setsuhimatori8010]

Screw all the haters and go for it. Wizardskating is what none of the other skating genre's has given me. Freedom to express and experiment.

[@hamishsummers8585]

So, if someone who had never done inlines before but their interest was substantially piqued, where would be good to look at skates and what would be a decent beginner price range?

[@TomMoyse]

There isn’t a lot of physical stores so mostly online but where abouts are you in the world

[@hamishsummers8585]

@@TomMoyse Edinburgh. No blade shops that I'm aware of

[@theminors2267]

No lies detected!!❤️🤝

[@TomMoyse]

📈

[@ShredCitySkatesKelvW]

Legit! And, wizard skating is real hard.

[@TomMoyse]

🙌🏻

[@EaterOfBirds]

Literally waiting on wheels and bearings to finish a basic set up now, just worried 4x100 was too bold a move 😅 loco sold out of the basic roca 5 wheel sets sharpish though

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

4x100 is the best all round setup. Better for distance skating with the big wheels. Better for urban skating over different terrain. Better for buying wheels and bearings because of sets of 4 or 8. And your still able to do all the swivelly wizard moves. It’s the OG wizard type frame for a reason.

[@EaterOfBirds]

@@NoQualmsTheArtist glad to hear it, l a lot of our surfaces getting around where I am are real trash, after being on 110s a lot I'm spoiled and 80mm feels like real suffering, so if I was on like a pr80 I think I'd have to stick to one piece of flat ground and not go anywhere else lol

[@afusake]

nah, i did 40k over the city in pr80, heavy but roll like butter over the cracks @@EaterOfBirds

[@ronnocrd]

As a 39 year old Jim I can confirm that getting old makes aggressive skating a lot more difficult, skating all day everyday in my teens was a piece of piss but nowadays I'm bollaxed after half hour... I do look rate proper cool for that half hour though lol.

[@TomMoyse]

Haha 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@richardp8624]

Yo maby you guys can help me. I want to get into wizard skating and found some cheap used FR Igor boots. I read som stuff about choosing the right frame length is difficult and that is recommended to get a longer wheel base if you have larger size. I am a tall guy with 46 in EU shoe size, which is about 12 in US size. Which ones would I choose as an beginner?

[@RyuzakiPragmatico]

i want to try wizard skating, but the price of the frames on Brazil are too much high, i have an Razors Cult black, but i see that the wizard frames are used only with Seba SX Boots, can the Razors Cult boots works with Wizard frames? anyone try that setup?

[@TomMoyse]

You can put the frame on any UFS boot

[@OofHearted]

First time I've heard of it and first time I've seen 5 wheels on a skate although it does just look like typical messing about stuff I used to do on my regular skates without even thinking about it.

[@TomMoyse]

You should give it a good and rocker frames and varying contact points will open up possibilities you can’t achieve on a regular set up

[@NoQualmsTheArtist]

I started skating again because of wizard skating, and your synopsis is spot on !💯

[@yanthos]

what's the hardest part about

[@Johnnysthunder]

Damn, Hubert’s got some money, the heath is no joke lol…

[@TomMoyse]

Minted

[@luisg9453]

As an old agro blader I loved this video , has me actually thinking about wizard skating, considering I just switch to riding flat at 39 years old 🤣

[@TomMoyse]

🙌🏻 it’s the one! Anything for a little less pressure on the knees haha

[@totallyrobot]

I still find it weird that no one has made a "wizard like" printed frame for the 50/50 prime frame cores, they fit up to 72mm supposedly, yet all the frames bar one are for 60mm. Cost is definitely an issue for wizards all around with frames and big wheels being a fairly large expense (relatively speaking, this isn't golf) But a complete setup is still going to get pretty close to 1000 dollars, if not more. Limits the accessibility somewhat. Also, I laughed audibly at least 3 times during this one, impeccable. 👍

[@TomMoyse]

You’re the man to do it first 🫡. Yea it ain’t cheap, there are work arounds you can try to see if you want to pursue it, plus the frame will last you as long as you want to wizard skate. Wheels would be the thing you’re changing most and there big ole’wheels so it won’t be that often. Cheers for the comment dude

[@Dubleduhtch]

*ATTENTION* Skate Dads: big wheels swivel actions are the best way to stay up on your moves and get it in when you can. Highly recommended.

[@TomMoyse]

I approve this message

[@Toyrensu]

6:39 Damn, I feel attacked. I just bought a pair of M12s…I’m 39…haven’t skated since high school. I should have bought urban skates instead. T-T where was this video last week before I placed my order?!

[@AOKUWARE]

nice Weasley err I mean wizard moves Tom! (sorry I had to)

[@TomMoyse]

Haha

[@mr.rodriguez5099]

This is half of the story. The other part is that the wizard set up incredibly limits the grinding possibilities. Without groove tricks, inline skating is diminished. I can understand the desire of skating flat but wizard is limiting. A few toe rolls and a few spins are not comparable to the complexity, the adrenaline and the challeges of the agressive skating.

[@TomMoyse]

If taking away grinding caps your creativity that’s on you

[@mr.rodriguez5099]

​@@TomMoyseyou are missing the point Tom. Everyone choose what they want to be creative with. Some aggressive, some may be wizard or a bit of both. There are evident differences. People have to accept that. Cheers

[@kazzuukie]

​@mr.rodriguez5099 you can make anything sound boring by oversimplifying it. I could say agg skating is just a couple of grinds and turns but it's more than that. So just saying "a couple of toe spins" proves no point

[@Kriz_]

15:09 it's like right next to my home wtf

[@KevinAugustt]

I wanna wizard skates but don't have a wizard frame

[@TomMoyse]

You can use just a longer frame and wear down the wheels until they become rockered, this will give the basics of the wizard feeling

[@MrFiercetrim]

Ok, so if I do start skating I ask permission now to call it Wizzard Skating with the double zed.

[@mikecynic5167]

Looks cool, but the entry fee is absurd. Maybe someday.

[@TomMoyse]

There are a few ways around that. You could rockers you wheel to get a feel for it, see if it's something you want to pursue. There are alternative brand, I can't vouch for other brands quality wise as i've only used Wizard. Agreed it's not cheap (cheaper than other sports for sure, but that's not the point) but the frame would last you, pretty much as long as you wanted to use it.

[@imomedvidek]

It would be nice if the frames didn't cost an arm and a leg. The prices for what is essentially a piece of aluminum are ridiculous.

[@TomMoyse]

The price is reflective of quality and design. If you think it’s just a piece of aluminium and that’s all your getting yes that would be ridiculous

[@SerialWheeler]

The complete workout without the tension of aggressive skating and the illuminati of mass-media.

[@TomMoyse]

Haha

[@kiradomochi4961]

You're fucking hilarious 😂

[@TomMoyse]

😄🫡🙌🏻

[@H3nrque]

The biggest downside is the price. These frames are absurdly expensive for us folks in developing nations. You can't even find one locally and would have to import and pay 120% of the price in taxes.

[@TomMoyse]

Damn that’s a lot

[@philoki]

try Yoyo Skates

[@gamecat666]

hang the fuck on.. you can do that with potato peeler? 🤯 (oh wizard skates, as an aging person too old to throw my blancmange bod down stair sets i'd love to try it but dont want to drop 400 quid on finding out if its for me or not!)

[@ericbernardi8116]

You don't need that much... Any frame with a long wheelbase (longer than your foot) will do, if it's flat you just need to skate a bit until the natural rocker developes 😉

[@eudesgrey]

unlike wizard skating, aggressive skating is high risk and low reward

[@TomMoyse]

Agg can be high reward as well

[@trentmurray1362]

True comedy

[@TomMoyse]

Story of your life

[@Brianmatthewlewis]

🧙‍♂️🐶

[@TomMoyse]

😁🐶

[@trustworthydan]

I dont even know what wizard skating is. You make some good videos because it sucked me in bro. 😂

[@TomMoyse]

Haha good to hear! Got a few more vids on Wizard skating if you’re keen now 🙌🏻

[@n3lis94]

Lol, "10 reasons top start wizard skating" then: "Warning, do not try this yourself"

[@TomMoyse]

Hahah yea I laughed myself putting it in, but I’ve got to have it or YT gets funny

[@n3lis94]

@@TomMoyse Haha yeah I understand, still funny

[@TomMoyse]

@@n3lis94 haha yea perfect placement on this one

[@EaterOfBirds]

Killed off at anti skating through bread

[@TomMoyse]

Haha

[@BobSkating]

Can't afford, my scholarship is 20$

[@TomMoyse]

Damn, soon though hey

[@joppemin]

10 Reasons To Start Wizard Skating - Do not try these stunts yourself -

[@TomMoyse]

lol - got to say it

[@joppemin]

@@TomMoysehaha I know man, better safe than srry, just sounded funny :p

[@johnnydeadd]

🍑🍓 🥾 🥾😂🤣

[@claudeJUNIOR]

It's so inacessible...

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

Assuming you have some standard skates like 4x80 then you can learn a lot of stuff on that with a rocker worn in. That's what I first learned gazelles and lions on.

[@TomMoyse]

The frame isn’t cheap, but you shouldn’t ever have to replace it.

[@killorbekilled5831]

You should be able to save because you’re single

[@jimmypeeps8471]

For the skaters who pushed tooth and nail for Rollerblading to be a legitimate sport, worthy of being recognized as a hobby that only the bold dare to compete to be the top of, Wizard Skating came in and completely ruined all that hard work LOL. I personally don't care anymore but that's how I felt when it first came onto the scene. I thought it was .......frankly......"gay". :D