Aggressive Inline Skating: How To Improve at Home

[@Bavmorda]

Practicing new things that way, in a safe way and out of strangers eyes, can be very very helpful when you're a beginner. The park isn't always a friendly place for noobs, specially on rollerblades, and if you're shy like me... 😓

[@cheeseface99]

Thats how its ment to be bro, it should encourage you to up your game and learn faster so your not the new kid anymore, you have to earn your stripes, please dont hide away though, rise to the challenge 👍

[@Bavmorda]

@@cheeseface99 Thanks for the encouragement, but being 40, female, and having quite bad social anxiety, it's already a big deal for me to dare and reclaim and own my lines on a crowded park when I know what I'm doing... New things, I'm way more comfortable learning without any extra pressure. I've got nothing to prove to anyone at this point of my life 😅

[@cheeseface99]

@@Bavmorda sounds like you have some things to prove to yourself! Best of luck you can do it 👍

[@djmatio]

@Bavmorda I feel you. After 15+ years out of it, I'm coming back to blading at 40. Also having social anxiety I find it really hard to re-learn in front of everyone at the parks. I'm hella stiff haha. Keep at it, stay positive. Try your best to ignore what you think others are thinking about you. Remember, that's all in your head. You'll get there if you keep it up. You're not alone!

[@neljav84]

I can relate.

[@Danielson1818]

I learned almost everything by putting a p-rail in a hall way. I could do stalls and had a wall on either side to hold onto, and it made my balance 10x better. My friends would start getting jealous that I could slide further, and had smoother switch ups than any of them. I tried to share this method, but they didn't want to train. This and the chair method builds up great muscle memory..... I also had an old coffee table to practice leges, but my mom wasn't so happy about that back in the day.

[@anessoflife]

balance practicing on a fascia roll works also pretty well. just stand on it, hold the balance, make onefooters, turn the feets on every possible site, make grabs etc helps me a lot for stability in park later. Slack lining the same, perfect for balance muscles.

[@deafshok4503]

I've been doing this all winter and it really helps find your center. Thanks for the video

[@Steve_Steinmetz]

I used to do this but I put the rail up higher so I had to jump on. I'd watch a skate video and then mimic the tricks on-screen. It helped with switch-ups and balance like you said.

[@32dafunk]

Oh my word, what an awesome video! This is just what I need. I've tried static balancing like this on a box at the skate park but is way more tricky. I've got a p-rail so I'll be practicing this! Thank you!!

[@MrHattick]

Nice to hear the shoutout to Ricardo! I was subscribed to him originally and ended up here :) Got my new skates from him a few years ago.

[@acostablades8138]

Ricardo is the man! 💯

[@craigmodus2442]

Dude amazing idea...its not just good for people learning..its good for the taller than average skater too...esp with balance transfering on switch ups.....I have the same kind of prail and never thought of balance practice with a chair for switchups... 👊👊👊🤘🤘

[@kyleslone6082]

Congrats on your wheel man. Another great Vid, im going to use this to help me on royals.And if you can get your wheels in Roller Warehouse for CA that would be choice.

[@Stolz3D]

thanks a lot for this video. I still remember the beginning days and how I learned grinding. I'll show this one to a good friend of mine who recently started skating and just can't hold his grinds for longer than a few ft. I never really understood why he was struggling so hard, because he does lock 'em but just bails out of them so quickly !

[@krisrudecki9477]

That ... is one of the most useful videos I didn’t know I needed 😮🙌🔥🔥🔥

[@acostablades8138]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Martin_Krutina]

I am using it for few months already and it is great way to work on yourself

[@troywilliams7723]

I love this idea! Will be building one this weekend 👍🏽 great video

[@chris8662]

Great idea, one could also have a second person behind the the trainee. The second person could push a pull the trainee back and forwards, for the trainee to develop their balance but also be stabilised while being held. Thumbs up for your videos.

[@OlderBladers]

Great video and great idea for beginners, I think I might start doing this to give my core a workout. My initial thought was "what about ledges?" But honestly balance is balance. Yes a rail and a ledge are very different but if you are just starting out it would definitely be better to start out like this.

[@TamNguyen-tk2co]

Hey Josh, great tutorial. I've been doing something similar except I've been using 2 broomstick poles or even better if you can find some old ski poles to help with balance and switchups on the p rail.

[@emmanuel7899]

Thank you always like your videos I'm leaning a lot

[@gabrielauld2896]

Hey man, I think it's super cool that you're out here telling people it's okay to do something easier to learn the movements, it's super easy to get into the macho 'I'm gonna do this on my own the *real* way' mentality where you just hurt yourself over and over again until you figure it out

[@acostablades8138]

Thanks man i totally agree, i learned most of my skating vocabulary the hard way... But once my son started skating i had to rethink the process. Im happy these ideas work because he's a little shredder now and hasnt had any major injuries.

[@ausrotten1201]

This is an awesome point ... Like a blader version of a gymnast balance beam...another cool exercise for the beginning and end of ur trick ...cones... Like skate between the cones for the set up grind and skate between the last two on your landing... Its challenging as hell I thought I had at least a decent understanding of doing basic grinds .. using the cones makes so much more challenging...but like the person who told me about this exercise said it builds the fundamentals of flowing or doing lines... Keeps u present during ur tricks...and thank you for this video ..I been using just a balance board I made ...just a piece of pvc and a small wood planks...it works but u can't really practice stances which is more key

[@Bavmorda]

The cones look like a great idea, thanks for the suggestion!

[@treyalexander7256]

Never did switch or topside tricks just came back and after practicing for 5 minutes on my pvc prail going from soul to switch top star I was lacing them like nothing!!! It really did give me so much confidence that I AM going to lock the switch up. Now I'm starting to get comfortable sliding left foot soul plate maybe the switch grind are coming soon so I can switch up into regular topside and add so many tricks to my book.

[@acostablades8138]

That's awesome!

[@EliteYeth]

I learned how to royales and unitys in a similar way. I didn't stall the trick I just kinda went for it and there happened to be a big box next to my rail so each time I felt like I was gonna slip out I kinda placed my hand on it briefly to reset my balance and eventually I didn't need to do it anymore

[@leser1music]

Brilliant tip!! I'm 37 and just started blading again after 20 years. Definitely struggling with balance and holding grinds.

[@baskets8429]

Excellent video 20 years ago I had a old table I put a 2 x 4 and pvc on and it was flat on the ground w one wall to help balance, I think a year later I was doing so many switch ups i couldn’t believe it, training at home w some music or skate vids really work wonders

[@acostablades8138]

That is awesome!

[@RobertAkeemGreen]

My man droppin the science. Appreciate it!🙏🏾

[@rollingdubaiguy6415]

Great tips for improving. I need to do this! Thanks.

[@DanRoworth]

I think this is a great idea! Especially for practicing the feeling of switch ups I might need to go back and do it myself to improve my own grinds hah

[@laugr744]

This is really great advice. Thanks! I need to build one of these now.

[@thephorest]

Great idea. I hadn't thought about bringing the P-Rail in the house, also hadn't thought about using a chair or something to balance with. I think this is what I'll start doing on rainy days, or when I can only snag a few minutes when work is busy. Thanks!

[@art0nblades]

Absolutey brillant! I just built a p-rail for the basement and started doing this before going to bed most of the evenings. So good! I can now even traim once everybody is in bed and its dark and rainy!

[@art0nblades]

PS: or after jogging I strap on my skates and make a few jump stalls of all grinds I can do. Much more confident just after a few times. And perfect to learn switch stuff!

Damn dude. This is amazing! Very creative way of teaching.

[@username74060]

Thanks so much for what you do. This has been inspirational. Time to nail those grinds!

[@kgedgeyo5839]

Putting your P-rail on grass really helps as well. I’m not primarily a blader but always wanted to do a frontside slide and I managed to learn them by putting my lowest rail on grass and walking up to it in my blades and jumping on, got the feel for it and then put the rail on concrete and made it happen

[@DirtyNoiz84]

Thanks for Your Channel, and this tips are Very Good for Peoples who can't to train Outside because is Raining , or for training Easy before Trying Outside..! Thx and Salutations to your Family ! Enjoy Agressiv Blading and Never Give Up ! 👍🤜🤛🤝

[@EekItsYouRS]

Brilliant tip!

[@marcinromanski7147]

Thanks buddy! Your videos are super helpful. I used to skate when I was 15 and now I'm back to it after 25 years 😅 and your videos are helping me a lot! Keep it up mate!

[@JustRock6761]

Awesome lessons🙌🏼 thx bro

[@dannytwitch3276]

Awesome! I truly am a beginner. Just ordered some skates. Ty for sharing this method. I’m gonna make this prail with my dad.

[@mountainpeakcloud8442]

Very interesting training methods. I'm getting back into blading after being away for 25 years, but have been training traditional Chinese martial arts for the past 25 years, and a large part of the training is holding postures for extended amounts of time. I can't speak to blading, as I'm basically a beginner at this point, but as far as the martial arts posture hold, it really helps develop isometric strength, muscle memory, balance, relaxing into those postures to develop a balance of flexibility and strength in the connective tissue, and I've found that training enough makes getting into those postures second nature.

[@Bavmorda]

What a great idea! It's been raining here for a while again, I've finally got the wood and the PVC tube but I'm lacking a saw and a drill, and I've got no one to borrow them from. 😓 Damn I'd have it done in 10 minutes... I definitely need to make some local friends 😅

[@vinaykapoor350]

Thank you for this video!

[@darrelldeabreu7677]

Epic vid thank you where were these when I was 12/13 learning ….my old man body at 33 can’t take falls so gotta learn the basics

[@ThirtyandRollin]

Great idea! Everyone can grow their grind game with this technique.

[@acostablades8138]

Yes sir.

[@javo1299]

Bravo 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏 You are a teacher! Thank you so much for teaching how much you know.

[@acostablades8138]

Your welcome. Thank you for watching!

[@brandonpastore9924]

Amazing video. Gold nuggets for days. Thank you Josh.🙏🤙

[@IsacLimaFerreira]

Salve do Brasil. Show the construction of this handrail.

[@Bavmorda]

Check the video from Ricardo Lino, link's in the description, it's the same thing and it's really easy and cheap.

[@IsacLimaFerreira]

@@BavmordaThanks Bro

[@ramentv9501]

Great tutorial! All i need now is to get my hands on one of those usd aeons 60s.

[@JaysonBybee]

Great content man. Keep it up! Long time blader in Sac

[@acostablades8138]

Appreciate it! Much Love form Colorado!

[@INKKILLER01]

thats awesome man ! super helpful !! thank you.

[@the.rolling.sloans]

Really great video. Landen wants to start practicing like that. 👍🏼 I'll be using this method as well. His face lit up and he was all smiles when he heard his name. 😁 See you all soon!

[@acostablades8138]

Thank you hope it helps! Lol that's great to cute, really wish the kids could have made it out with you guy's 😕 but we sure can't wait to see you both! 😁

[@joeysansone9757]

dope vid i see kendamas fuh yeaaaaa!!!!!

[@hulk84bda]

That’s a great idea thanks mate

[@alexarkhangelskiy6302]

Hey Josh, thanks for another awesome video. I'm going stir crazy, think I'll build a p rail like yours and start practicing. I have the subrosa p rail, but it's a bit too high to practice new stuff on without wrecking. btw, what type of anti rocker set up is that? Are those juiceblocks on your Aeons?

[@marcinderewonko5808]

Ha! Star to Royale is actually what I've been trying to do but it's creepy on a metal ledge. This would definitely work :) Love this tutorial. I've been meaning to build something like this for a while for myself and my kid to practice on. It's gonna happen this year :)

[@acostablades8138]

Nice! Go get em man!

[@70109004]

Very good informative video, thanks a lot, I’m trying to get in to grinds, have my practice rail, I think it is very useful to build muscle strength before doing actual grinds, sometimes I go to a nearby normal park and practice on stairs there, one thing bothers me lately that should I replace my plastic antirockers with good antirocker wheels which I can place bearings inside, plastic antirockers are so catchy to cracks or other stuff on the way 🤔

[@acostablades8138]

Glad it was helpful! Yeah get some good antis it makes a difference. I use Sliqxuk antis, Hand made from a Blader. Dont get any better than that.

[@70109004]

@@acostablades8138 all of your videos are very helpful, I live outside of us so finding that kind of things are not easy but luckily I found some gawds untirocker wheels on discount in a local shop and made my order, also thanks for informing about sliqxuk, checked their instagram and their aeon sliders looks really good

[@leinblade]

wow! thats a great p-rail, easy to make and functional, does anyone know the measures for the wood and the pvc?

[@acostablades8138]

Thanks, it was a 2 inch pvc pipe on 8ft 1x1 attached to a 2x6

[@leinblade]

@@acostablades8138 thanks for answering my question, im ready to make this and start becoming a grind master

[@의국황충]

I like your watch very much indeed. could you tell me the model no and company of the watch? many thanks.

[@joshacosta7986]

Thank you, it's a Casio G shock. Idk what the model number is but you'll find plenty of styles and colors on the Casio website.

[@kivdronekim7916]

I'm curious what wheels you're running in your aeons. I noticed there was black wheels in the center. I have the new aeon teams with the UC Apex wheels and all of a sudden my groove tricks are lost lol. I love how fast the wheels its amazing but I feel like those center wheels got to get replaced with something that won't bite as bad. I'd like your opinion before I just throw in some anti rockers and shread these amazing Apex wheels up. Will I loose speed if I run same size harder wheels in the center? Thanks for all the tutorials ✌

[@MaGnUm70301]

Yo Josh, once again great video...Question tho I bought my son and myself the m12 lo sesame versions. What would be the best setup frame and wheel wise to change off stocks for a smoother feel and teach him grinds with...besides you videos have been a big help. Thanks keep up the work..

[@acostablades8138]

Yo! I would say try something anti rocker if your wanting to learn the grinds. A nice 59mm wheel in the Kizer Slimline frame is a Great start. When i rode Valo V13s that was my set up. Or a 58mm wheels in a Create originals frame flat if your more geared towards rolling around and learning that 1st, Which i highly recommend. Being able to skate well will give you huge advantages later when you're ready to grind.

[@MaGnUm70301]

@@acostablades8138 thanks bro and yeah we skate around pretty good he is still learning more advanced fake skating lol... and he is already starting to get some airs while he avoids the coping on quaterpipes.. but thanks for the advice I'll be definitely swapping frames up soon since we rock anti rockers already..

[@RobStuARTphotography]

Just made myself a p rail so this vid is awesome. I've learned so much already. I'm struggling with a frontside stall, 180 in. can never land it. Any tips?

[@acostablades8138]

Awesome! Send me a clip on IG @acosta_blades i can help you from there.

[@RobStuARTphotography]

@@acostablades8138 really? Awesome I'll send one as soon as I have it, never filmed it as I can't do it yet. Man you're a legend thanks!

[@painterpainting7056]

Great Thank You

[@rollforever85]

This is actually genius. Perfect training for rainy days. Especially with more sat down grinds, you can build/maintain that strength in the legs :)

[@amitbreda5538]

When you train spins at figure skating they have a gadget that pulls you from above, like a puppet - that might be a game changer for aggressive skating...

[@acostablades8138]

Ive thought about that as well. I wonder if the Asian skaters use the same gadget from martial arts movies that help them fly.

[@MorbiousTactical]

is that rail a 2x6 and a ripped 2x4? what size pvc pipe did you use?

[@swift__]

Back in the day when I used to skate , our only way that we knew of to learn was throw yourself on something and try to grind it. We had a couple rails, but 1 in particular was similarities yours. It was about 6”-8” off the ground n made of pvc.. we would put the start of the rail at the end of the driveway and the rest of that rail leading out into the grass, that way when you did eat shit at least it was in the grass😂 . As we started to get the trick n be able to grind it out, then we would put a piece of plywood at the end of the rail, so we could get used to spinning out or jumping off n get the roll away .. then we’d take it to the bigger rails we had on the concrete. 🤘🏻😎 good ole days

[@acostablades8138]

Me too lol the good ole days of wrecking the lawn haha

[@seekshallfind6410]

Tks super useful

[@acostablades8138]

Welcome 😊

[@lukewood1591]

Sorry pal I pressed the thumbs down by accident meant to press thumbs up good idea for building muscle memory and core strength... at home while watching skate videos, luv it man

[@dannyd9010]

when i was 14 i made a grind umm.....ledge out of a bunk bed and my dad got pissed

[@fnnwolfie8560]

I just turned 15 and I still do the same shit with my old toy box 😂

[@rollforever85]

lol

[@rosalietjarks3751]

I really want usd eaons but i have size EU 36. What in my eyes doesnt excist. The lowest size i could find was EU 37/38. Any ideas what to do?

[@ljxironside]

I might be too late but USD collaborated with Bladies. They came up with an Aeon 60 with EU 36-38 sizes too! Hope you got a pair or get one soon! 🙂

[@bladetilldead]

What wheel setup are you riding on the Aeons?

[@acostablades8138]

Usd 61mm wheels. I have some older ones in the middle prob worn down to 59mm and brand new white 61mm on 1 and 4.

[@RobertAkeemGreen]

💯 g! 🙏🏽

[@Headbangeralan]

where i click to doble like?

[@cheeseface99]

Well done on reaching your target, was really looking forward to this episode (thought we were doing a workout for the littleuns?)....i think you chose the wrong obstacle.... absolute beginner's would be better of using an UNWAXED ledge to perform the stalls, 1. You can practice rolling and jumping as well as stabilizing, 2. Free, just need a set of steps or a ledge. 3. Doing the ledge stalls allows to to visualise the trick better and you roll up, jump, stall, and come off. 4. Ledges/steps even when waxed heavy slide way slower then rails, allowing you to build confidence in approaching faster. 5. You will stick on the concrete every time and not as your feet shoot out when practice royal for example...6.when practicing topsides in this manner it encourages bending of the feet and squating down on grinds otherwise you roll..... great vid as always, just thinking back a good curb and some courage was all you needed!!!

[@champofcube15]

This works for me! I have a p-rail in my garage, but I practice all of my stalls and slow approaches on my railed brick steps. I get the jump and lock positioning down without worrying about falling and THEN I go to my p-rail to try and execute. 🙂

[@cheeseface99]

@@champofcube15 thats how we all learnt 20 years ago, and if you watch acostas grind videos he encourages the same thing, this one unfortunately could end up getting some little kids hurt!

[@ultrakool]

practice stalls on a curb...ad infinitum

[@bernsahr]

did already a few hundred, still working :-/

[@edwinhassid.7337]

tbh its not so safe... i tried to hold a royale and slipped and nearly broke my arm in my loungeroom! pvc rails are sketchy when trying to stall on because they are so slippery!

[@dustinvaldeztv]

Ouch. Yeah, you still gotta use caution even when you’re not rolling. I’ve been doing this in my garage every now and then since I’ve gotten back into blading, and I too have slipped on some positions. I find locking on to an unwaxed curb also helps feeling out different tricks without slipping and falling. I like to slowly roll up to curbs and practice locking on and hopping off. 🤙🏾

[@aceofheartlessFD]

Sand the pvc to keep from sliding too much.

[@joshacosta7986]

Brilliant!!!

[@swift__]

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