How to Skate Backwards - Complete Guide for all Skill levels

[@FlowSkate]

Thank you for your support. Time stamps below. Fundamentals for new skaters 0:00 - Backwards skating is easy and fun 0:23 - Lemon Drops 1:18 - Basic Stride 3:30 - Backwards Swizzles (Very important) 4:26 - Looking over your Shoulder (Super important) Fundamentals for experienced skaters (2 years or more) 6:25 - “C” cut 8:18 - Alternating “C” cuts 9:59 - Exercises to Practise “C” cuts The Real Goods - Flow Style backwards skating 12:30 - Case study, What do the best street skaters do when they are skating backwards 13:42 - Proper body position for Flow Style backwards skating 16:15 - Backwards stride for Flow Skaters

[@lawsdraws]

Can these skills also be applied to quads? Is there any difference?

[@Anahido700]

Nice toetoorial . 👍

[@valiken1]

Nice Gardening gloves buddy :-)

[@Killerpro3200]

I started skating a month and l am learning way to fast

[@malcolmgjones]

it took me a while but im starting to get it 😅

[@martynjg]

Excellent tutorial, only started skating last summer, I've wanted to learn to skate backwards so that I can impress the Grandkids (I'm 60), cant wait to get out again 🤙👍

[@StudyabroadWithAbhilasha]

Good luck grandpa

[@martynjg]

@@StudyabroadWithAbhilasha thx 🤙

[@Bow-to-the-absurd]

Get elbow, knee and wrist guards. They help a lot.

[@martynjg]

@@Bow-to-the-absurd already kitted out, thx 🤙

[@ScubaShark--8964]

Woahh-!! I'm impressed-!

[@mela3018]

You are the Bob Ross of inline skating🙌🏻

[@rollforever85]

I thought this before, haha

[@changing22]

“And now we’re gonna stride on the left side too, cause every stride needs a friend.”

[@bigchannel1320]

"So now we are gonna come over here, and our foot is gonna follow our other foot! Like happy little friends"

[@mela3018]

When you break some bone remember…“There’s no mistakes, just happy little accidents”

[@bigchannel1320]

@@mela3018 "That blood on the ground looks amazing and it adds color to the pavement, remember, there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents, and it makes art beautiful"

[@Anuca]

Currently 7am, I have not slept because I was just on my phone watching skating stuff all night.

[@rollforever85]

we've all been there xD

[@silvanojr85]

@@rollforever85 yes we have hahaha

[@davidschilder7999]

@@rollforever85 im there 2 atm... waiting for my Twister Edges to arrive and beeing hyped for the first drive :D

[@MsLadyFuchsia]

me: 1:31 pm and watching this insted of working. Smooth inline skating vid tuts + skating withdrawals = no work done for another 2 hours. .... aaaaand just subscribed....

[@skateryan98]

But you already have Rollerskate?

[@subtlegroove9867]

Coming back to Shaun's tutorials after a year of practice and progress. Now better realising the level of skill and expertise this man has, it is truly magnificent how smoothly he is able to demonstrate every tiny step of the learning curve. People with this much skill and expertise usually forget the baby steps and skip to the shiny stuff and expect you to do the same which is frustrating and demotivating for the beginner. Shaun deserves a huge shoutout for his incredible ability to empathize and for keeping the "novice inside" still alive.

[@berkanbilgin2287]

Absolutely perfect point. 100% agree with you

[@360.Tapestry]

i literally have no questions after watching because he's already hit all the points

[@christopherpaan]

As someone who has been on ice skates since I was very young (playing hockey), and also has quite a bit of experience on inline skates, I find the basic skills, fundamentals, and edge control explained in this video to be very appropriate for it a beginner skater

[@mrpropergander6800]

Best tip for any beginner is to teach them to drop their weight in to their hips, rather than breathing air down into the lungs newbies draw air into the top of their lungs which pulls their weight up making them much more unstable.

[@jean1718]

⁠@@mrpropergander6800 just now realizing my body does that breath thing, and how important that is. thanks

[@deen2175]

He's like a Father teaching his children.

[@pabloyi]

Skate daddy

[@Ironblank1]

This comment made me laugh. 😂 He’s really really good at teaching.

[@Mr.ketchupp]

Amazing teaching. Very down to earth teacher. I like the: "uhh...getting better!"

[@AdanRice]

Agreed

[@mrkb34]

The “no skateboarding” sign on the wall. Lol

[@ekinerdem2088]

That's not skateboarding that's rollerblading ✋🏻

[@andylutz3505]

@@ekinerdem2088 exactly!

[@hongerchen]

The rules need to be broken

[@ScubaShark--8964]

@@ekinerdem2088 That's the point

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

Skateboarding is a crime. Inline skating isn't.

[@poory6830]

Just came home for rollerblading and I succeeded in learning backward skating. All thanks to your tutorial. You are a great teacher!

[@FoxFaderWorld]

I'm a quad skater and it never fails, the best tutorials I get comes from inline lessons. This lesson just woke up my backwards skating. ✌🏾🙏🏾

[@sigominco9451]

I'm a reborn quad skater too, and I agree with your comment completely. Backwards skating is still in my future, and this video lesson is an inspirational winner for me. Its bookmarked, and I subscribed.

[@wpridgen4853]

When life gives you lemons.. ...strap up and skate backwards.. That cigarette butt example took me back to striking class, jab ( move forward and drop your cigarette), hook (sip your coffe as you put out your cigarette..).. I love the universal nature of human motion.. Thanks for the vid, I'm teaching my chirren to skate..

[@AlanosaurusRex]

Thank you Alex and Shaun. I am about 4 months from being a complete beginner and backward skating is what I have been working on for the last month. I'll be adding the C-carve exercise and will practice it backwards for a few days to ingrain the motion before attempting to powerslide for the first time. I am very excited to learn the powerslide and now feel ready for it. I just want to reiterate my praise and thanks, you have broken things down wonderfully in this video and have shown a clear progression with something for everyone to practice.

[@grafikundgestaltung]

I've been skating for quite a long time, but I always thought I could never learn to skate backwards. I made it with this course. Thank you!

[@TheBellmare]

"As soon as I get a few butterflies..." butterflies as I'm putting on my skates

[@johnmark7361]

😆 that’s me. I have those butterflies moments when I do my skating at night with my dog.

[@adrianzero2560]

"butterflies" ? what? feel like shit lol

[@abelo6727]

Lemons!!!

[@pretty948]

Sometimes I go a lil too far and it's that oops I went to far back while rocking my chair feeling and I get a not so mini heart attack

[@CraftyCuriosity]

You are changing my life .. this breakdown is amazing and I'm practicing

[@theadventuresofveva]

This is THE comprehensive tutorial that I need

[@gordonbgraham]

Great instructional lesson. As a guy who has coached AAA ice hockey for 20 years, I can fully appreciate how useful this instruction is. Excellent points, clearly explained and demonstrated!

[@fist82]

You are such an amazing teacher. I just got back into skating after not doing it for over 20 years and I have never learned this skill before because there was no one to teach me back then. Teaching us all the fundamentals and at the same time teaching us not to form the bad habits like turning the to the other shoulder to power stop is just next level teaching! Thank you so much. I hope to have mastered this skill with your video soon!

[@bigchannel1320]

ordered my 5th element vipers, watching this video to be ready for when they arrive!

[@erinevermay8926]

This video is so helpful! I noticed a big improvement in my backward skating attempts after watching this

[@Jry088]

Watched quite a few clips on skating and yours is the one I find most beneficial. It's so detailed but not at all boring. Great instructor.

[@plasim.]

This guide is GREAT. I went from barely being able to go backwards to being able to do backwards crossovers in just FIVE days! That is insane. I do gotta say, that I found that it was better if I didn’t follow this tutorial step by step and did what I felt was right for me. If anyone is having difficulty following this guide, I suggest you try that out!

[@gabrielamortegui76]

Excellent explanation. So clear, so simple, useful and pragmatic. Thanks a lot.

[@bleepbloop2383]

This was exactly the level of instruction and explanation I was looking for as a complete beginner. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@PaulCherepnin]

Omg! Thanks so much for that! I’m trying to teach my son to skate backwards. And you’re saying just the right words to express what feels easy for me and hard for him. Thanks a lot!

[@PamelaBrandonChromeFoto]

It's so good to see that Safety is important in your videos!!! So crucial to wear a helmet, hard to recover from a head injury. Excellent tips and transition in explaining the steps.

[@PedroTheGoat3]

Thanks for all you do man. Asha and you have brought me to being an intermediate skater within 6 weeks. I still recognize I have so much more to practice and learn though. You're an amazing dude.

[@jeffwilliams3924]

Dude, you are a REALLY good teacher. You break it down nicely step by step, and every step has a nice progression. Subscribed.

[@Godsknight]

Phenomenal explanation my friends!! Thank you for this awesome tutorial.

[@brunoborgesdevega]

The best backwards roller skating class ever. Shaun has a lot of teaching skills. Very , very good. Thanks

[@manuelaparis6203]

I have seen many backwards skating videos and I wasn’t able to do it until I saw this tutorial. The way you guide it step by step is amazing. Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@paul_k_7351]

Sean & Alex thank you so much for doing these tutorials. Right now no one out there does them remotely as well as you!

[@madamelove9128]

Thank you! This video has helped me so much, been struggling to crack the backwards stride for a while and I finally got it So happy, thank you

[@zoeylamant8298]

I've been skating for years, playing hockey etc. but it's nice to see how you teach it. it helps with understanding the fundamentals and is even more so helpful for teaching my girlfiriend who just got some skates and is trying to learn.

[@GustavoBondezan]

Thank you so much for this video. The clearest guide to backwards skating I've seen, and it will certainly help me.

[@360.Tapestry]

excellent - haven't skated in over 20 years and i never really nailed the fundamentals. videos like this help massively

[@plopezmenendez]

That was one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. Can't wait to try it tomorrow. Greetings from Germany 🙏

[@poory6830]

Just came home from rollerblading and I succeeded in learning this skill. All thanks to your tutorial! You are cool. I even learned to look back two sides

[@charlesmorris4120]

Just tonight I was at a skatepark and for the first time EVER stumbled onto skating backwards after coming off a slowing roll from the wall or halfpipe. I could roll backwards pretty well in the halfpipe but never from a standstill and as you know, rolling backwards is not the same as skating backwards. Been trying for months. Had I come across this video I could have started months ago though! Such great instructionals here. This will be my new go to video for getting into that backwards flow.

[@joyflg1rl]

This lesson is incredible. Thank you so much. I learned so much just by watching it over and over again and trying to remember your practice suggestions when I was out skating. But, today, I actually brought you with me while I was out on my skates and practiced all of the lessons in order after reviewing each one - it was incredible how rapidly I progressed in skill and confidence! Amazing! Thank you for breaking it down into itty bitty pieces in such an incredible way. Your pedagogy is phenomenal. You made this so learnable. And practicing all of the parts as you demonstrated increased my confidence and my physical and intellectual understanding. Wow! This was such an amazing learning experience. I am so grateful.

[@LeoReiter100]

Congratulations! Your videos are very important to me and my daughters! We are learning to skate together, and you are the key to our success! Thank you very much!

[@krakenkostas]

My dear friends, your tutorial is just what anyone needs to learn to skate backwards. Thanks for sharing.

[@lukebreis]

Hi Shaun! Thanks for this video. I like very much your method of teaching. You are an inspiration. Bye

[@belo3965]

This is one of the beeeeest tutorials I've seen recently.Very helpful thank you both♡

[@EliteReviewer1]

Hey Shaun, I started back rollerblading after 20 years and saw this video 1 year ago. I remember it and had problem finding it. I have to say that you are very inspirational and your attention to detail in this video is exceptional. I have revisited this video because I finally feel comfortable to start learning this skill. I just turned 65 and with the Pandemic and shut down, there is very little to do to stay in shape here in my city of Ottawa.

[@diminished2nd]

Yessssss another how to video from the GOAT inline teacher. Man... I can't leave after saying that without at least saying "sorry, Asha. No hate!"

[@nicolelee2205]

They're both really good!

[@pandmantom]

This is one of the most comforting and useful tutorials.

[@COU51N.Kyle.]

You are a great teacher

[@hppotclotrluver]

Yo, this is the best and most comprehensive tutorial I've seen on the subject! Thank you so much!! Once I saw your techniques it clicked in my brain.

[@rodrigolescano5829]

Gracias!! Saludos desde Quilmes, Argentina!!!!

[@jameshingston1461]

You have a new fan. Thank you for a great video. I’m 31 and have just started skating again after 20+ years. Keen to master it this time.

[@rashidnizamuddin3700]

when i see people skating it seems like they are flying/gliding thru the air its very relaxing lol

[@MidnightIam]

Powerslide zoom from Flow Skate has been a godsend. Just made so much progress so quickly

[@kristiannsampson3126]

Honestly! Thank u so much for your videos. They're absolutely fantastic and so easy to follow! I've spent the last few hrs on here watching other tutorials and yours are by FAR the best! I've just bought a pair of skates/blades for the first time in about 22yrs (I have skated at a rink a couple times since then) but have been wanting my own. As i kid/teen, i could never quite master going backwards from a stopped position and this video is going to help a ton and now I'm even more excited to get my blades tomorrow! Thank you so much 💓🇳🇿

[@davesel4195]

Thx for an awesome tutorial really appreciate it ….I skated when I was young and now 30 plus years later picked it up again and your lessons are awesome and really a great help.

[@slaintenito]

Thank you very much for this. I’m 40 years old and just started skating and this is really helpful

[@andreamodolo4152]

Best teacher ever! I hope in the next years taking a flight from Venice to Calgary to skating with you!

[@sebastianhorx7244]

Hey there, thankful greatings from Germany for that slow and down to earth tutorial. Its way more basic than most and gives a feeling of really getting better from one baby step to the next. Stay that way. Thanks

[@lavenna522]

I'm at the A state of trying to skate backwards and this is so far the best video I could find to get further. Thank you!

[@jessicananan1189]

Hey ! I just started to learn how to skate, your overall teaching is helpful. Clam voice, right pace, explanation breakdown etc. Very helpful

[@Abcdefkppppp]

Namaste, thanks Alex & Shaun, I watched this vlog tens time and will keeping watching.

[@haledragon1]

I'm not going to do this... right now cuz I'm in sandals and I'm changing my engine oil. This is the best advice I've seen for skating backwards I appreciate it, keep up the good work.❤️❤️❤️🤟🤟🤟😎😎😎

[@LIFE-nr1yg]

probably the best video i've seen learning how to inlineskate backwards. thank you so much! it's for me and my 6 year old son.

[@mizukitoyota1089]

Thanks, Shaun and Alex! You guys are great. I know how to backward crossing over in ice skating, but I haven't tried doing it in rollerblading. I find ice skating is more comfortable than rollerblading. I use more energy skating on pavement than on ice.

[@robertgemkow2762]

Great video. One is never too old to improve one's technique. Thank you.

[@TheSasasha]

Best backward tutorial in whole KZbin!!!

[@sophiet.9161]

Thanks to you both! I did not need to see it in slow motion to grab what I had to do. Everything was well explained: what to do with the feet, hips and where to put the weight, step by step. When you start to skate, at almost 48 you don't feel at ease when you don't know the technique. Not like children: 'Mom just jump, you will feel how to do it!' Yheh, but mom doesn't want to fall so much awaiting the feeling to come...This video was what I needed for learning to skate backwards! Merci beaucoup!

[@tonycastles2022]

You explaned this so well. Im just learning inline skating with my daughter and this video made my day. We will practice now. Greetings from Germany.

[@bhagatsinghonlinesolution]

*Now I'm learning from you bro.. Inline skating is not so popular in Indian cities but I'm trying to skating in our town...* Thankyou Flow Skate...❤❤❤

[@wza360]

this is so good. I kept this video open on my laptop and was doing many practices during past week. now it feels I am ready for last parts starting from approx 13min. Brilliant.

[@mariaceciliaenero2899]

Saludos desde Chile,eres lo mejor; gracias por la dedicacion y empatia con los novatos,tengo 71 años primera vez en patines en línea.,hace 60 años que no patinaba estoy encantada😊🇨🇱

[@kplicanic]

This is so great-for quad skaters too! Many thanks!

[@heitorguimaraes7783]

thanks a lot for braking down the steps into easy to undersrtand segments, i'm a begginer and i feel that i have enough to go around practicing, I only wish youtube had a duble like feature, you gus are awesome. Thanks a bunch!

[@Ivanaet]

Can tell you really put in your heart to teach. You analyze your own video and edited with add on comments just to ensure we get it right! 👏👏👏

[@floupdoup7475]

19:42 that turn just looks awesome, must learn this thanks !

[@mramcreative]

Agree

[@twistfire74]

Unwin is king! Bro you are the best teacher! Namaste!

[@martinzuniga6605]

I love this! Its broken down barney style that anyone can understand! Thank you! 😊

[@edem710]

Love your video! The warmer weather is pointing out! I've taken some ice skating classes during the winter so hopefully that'll help. Namaste from a Torontonian 37yo dad skating at beginner level.

[@JaDe-xu8ew]

Awesome explanation and step-by-step learning. I'm grateful that it is still online! 🙏😁

[@acidicbricks6966]

You are a great teacher you have fought so much in so little time thanks it’s made be a better backward skater

[@divisionoflabor3070]

This is super helpful. The first year of skating I basically just skated around town, no practicing of technique. This year, I'm really going to learn all the fundamentals. Texted myself this video. Thanks Shaun and Alex!

[@Simulacras]

I'm gonna back here again once I master my skate forward, or... let's just use the lesson but revert the direction, because this is so powerful tutorial! thank you!! As a complete beginner, I just realised that it doesn't always feel flat on your skates - sometimes it slides as well (still a wow sensation to me) that allows people to slalom, and glad that it is mentioned in the video. I need to work mooore on this heel and toe stuff. NAMASTE!!!

[@Xm3rcyX]

watching this video definitely made me feel ready.......to watch another one of his video :) what an amazing skater, team included.

[@eddyb1883]

Your video has been real helpful to the fullest ,Thank you for making it bro Really thank you guys

[@xileets]

I'm coming back to this video 1 year later. As a professional dancer, it's been really hard to skate backwards because I naturally load way forward on my feet. BUT I finally really started to get it today. The biggest thing was just looking where I was going during the entire transition. haha. These exercises provided a HUGE amount of help. Thank you!

[@HotFiya05]

This is my problem as well. Maybe it's cause I'm a great dancer as well, lol. But I do load too much on my toes and end up tipping forward. Guess it's cause I'm so scared of falling backwards.

[@Me_Caity]

Thank you. I have been skating ever since I was 5 and this really helped.

[@the.kettlebell.engineer]

Learned backward skating on my own, thanks to your video ... a superb detailed explanation.

[@KevNexhip]

Beautiful techniques, thankyou again for another fab tutorial and class demonstrations ❤

[@emptyinside2987]

This randomly popped up in my recomendations, Thank You for creating content like this. I had a small accident this year and still some of my muscles and joints are sore, i will try to dust off my skates and have my own rehabilitation/fun :)

[@Blazagg]

12:30 "Like some of the best skaters out there" and immediately shows Alex. You did my boy good and he deserves it! EDIT: Well I guess you just said it clearly just right after x)

[@itsmustafatarig]

did alex have a Channel?

[@ginnyspencer6445]

Best lesson ever! I would have loved to take beginner lessons with as. You are a great teacher. Hello from California.

[@JohnsonAmoako-zq9tc]

Thank you very much am from Ghana and I love the way u teaches this rollerblading u are very good

[@darren6762]

AWESOME Shaun and Alex. I learnt this from you guys about two years ago and I was naturally good looking over right shoulder so I only ever skated backwards looking over my left and levelled my left to be as good as right but I still naturally look over right when I have speed, Also your one footed backwards lesson in another tutorial is the best for backwards balance. Fantastic to see some more tutorials from you. Keep up the great work cause if you can make this 50 year young man as good as I am in two years you can and probably have taught so many people so again keep up the great work you do!!!

[@David_R._8108]

Thank you so much! This got me skating backwards well enough, and now you've equipped me to get even better and more comfortable with practice!

[@DavidMente-g3i]

Great tutorial! Following these steps, I was able to learn everything in two sessions. Now I only need to get more comfortable doing it :)

[@ohkaygoplay]

Been on quads for the past couple of years, and I'm still having insecurities backwards skating and turning around. I'm going to go back to basics with this. Thank you. :)

[@Chariss94]

Best inline instructional videos I've seen on KZbin! Thank you!

[@FlowSkate]

Thank you! Appreciate the nice words.

[@brylimon1947]

Thankyou this is very helpful i just bought mine and its hard to skate for the first time but i will do my best just to get good

[@TheMyra0306]

why am I just now finding you???? where is that algorithm when I need it? Your teaching technique and style is brilliant! Thank you! I'm just getting started as an adult skater (quads) and found this so helpful. Thank you!!