Freeskates Basics | Everything You Need to Know!

[@jmkride]

👉 Can freeskates be used for transportation? Find out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ7MmmWdaa-fq6M

[@headabiz]

Just wanted to say I my first set yesterday, and my first run this morning (only a few feet) put the biggest smile on my face! Looking forward to continued fun learning to free skate!

[@jmkride]

Amazing!! Glad you’re enjoying the process already. Best of luck to you :)

[@goe5]

Just ordered mine! Can’t wait to practice! Thank you so much for the tutorial ✨👏🥹

[@jmkride]

Woohoo! Best of luck to you and don’t hesitate to reach out for help 🤙

[@nemod3338]

@@Talonfrank1 he's still paying his medical bills

[@4581103992010]

I remember watching someone free skate on KZbin as a middle school kid who then went online to buy my first pair. I have so much fun with it the whole summer. Sadly I grow up and moved away from home and left those behind. It’s brings so much happiness and nostalgia to see them make a comeback. 😊

[@jmkride]

So cool to hear! Hope you can get another pair someday

[@lusamine2409]

I love rollerblading but my biggest problem with it was how inconvenient and heavy they were. Definitely going to try these!

[@jmkride]

The feeling is so unique, I think you’ll love them coming from inlines!

[@jacquesmerdon5301]

Coming back to this video 5 months after I got my free skates, I love them, they are awesome! Learning curve is steep but very rewarding, let your muscles adapt and get stronger and progress will come! The first time I pumped halfway proper felt amazing :D Could you guys do a powerslide tutorial, I found myself in situations where normal slowing down was always a bit too risky and I had to walk or jump off my skates.. Big ups JMK!

[@jmkride]

Thanks for sharing your progress! This is great. And you're in luck, we recently made this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5a0enaBoZZ4i68

[@rahuljain3075]

Someone please tell me how long a pair of skates will survive generally

[@Starset1881]

Just ordered a pair of freeskates from your website. Got the one day shipping should arrive by tomorrow

[@jmkride]

Congrats, and hope this tutorial helps you! Good luck 🤙

[@wazzou95]

Bonjour de France à la team JMK. Merci pour vos video, grâce à vous j'ai pu apprendre le freeskate en une semaine et ça c'est cool 😉 J'ai mal à des endroits inconnus mais ça passera 😋 Encore merci et mon prochain équipement sera sûrement un JMK. 🛹🛹

[@Shobears]

Ah I love freeskating so much

[@gaudin5573]

if you just started freeskating, and get your first roll alongs in your regular stance, give switch a little go. It will will feel horrible, but it will help with riding regular (it will will feel so much easier once you tried switch), and it will help a lot in the later stages with other tricks you may need a wall / fence to push along switch, it's hard and totally strange in the beginning - and you don't have to over do it, just give your feet and brain a little teaser whats to come my biggest problem at the start was my weak foot (left in my case, backfoot) - I learned to ride switch way too late, my dominant foot became better and better at freeskating in the first few days/weeks, whilst my left foot just was there for the ride...which made learning to ride switch so much harder in the end - the earlier your weak foot catches up to your strong one, the earlier you will ride switch, and thats where all the fun really begins! keep them detailed tutorials coming, they really will help !

[@rahuljain3075]

Someone please tell me how long a pair of skates will survive generally

[@MmmhMarky]

Rahul, the pros who ride these regularly, replace the wheels after 1-2 months.

[@BrendaCastro42]

Hell yeah on those little victories. It recall it taking me like a month to learn how to ride these, and that was just the basics. I didn't get around to learning tricks... or even how to brake! I just ride on mostly flat surfaces.

[@jmkride]

Little victories for the win!! Learning to freeskate in general is an accomplishment, so congrats on your progress so far 🎉 Tricks are optional, but learning to slow down is a must! If you'd like tips, you can watch the tutorial here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGqqmat7hJ6heJo

[@SpeedCuber2016]

I love free skates so much! I’ve had them for about three weeks, and i still can’t get the pumping motion down. Is there any way you guys could do a super in depth tutorial about pumping? That would be SUPER appreciated!

[@jmkride]

Have you seen our “how to pump” tutorial?

[@rahuljain3075]

Someone please tell me how long a pair of skates will survive generally

[@dannybruff]

Try using your upper body... Like a snake board

[@rahuljain3075]

The edge guards are a scam It's impossible to fit them Refund my money

[@SpeedCuber2016]

@@rahuljain3075 this isn’t customer service, buddy. Go send them an email like a real man/woman would

[@ruialex7745]

@JMK Freeskates just started learning today. Very excited!! You know, I am not young and when I was a teenager (25years ago) I had a Snakeboard!! I do not know why kind of disappeared, But was an amazing board!! I found FreeSkates very similar to SnakeBoard. First day and already pumping!!! Looking forward to learning more and more....Great device!! Lots of fun!!

[@jmkride]

Yes! That's the most similar movement. Awesome to hear it's helped progress fast!

[@Rideables]

👍👍👍 to Jeff, so wonderfully presented! I enjoy these videos. My surf skating and skateboard pumping skills indeed have rendered useless as I've received a pair of JMK Freeskates today and we went out with the family to try them. These are very useful tips. JMK skates are also so well built.

[@jmkride]

So stoked to hear that! Glad to be a part of your skating journey. Happy the tutorials have helped

[@lunirollerskate696]

I can’t wait to buy my first pair of JMK freeskates💗🤩

[@itsmaddieguyzz9809]

currently waiting for my skates to come in :) thank god i live in san diego it comes in today whoop

[@jmkride]

A fellow local! Congrats on the skates, maybe we could meet up someday. Best of luck to you!

[@itsmaddieguyzz9809]

JMKRIDE thank you! and yes that’d be super cool, i got them two days ago, trying to figure out how to keep on moving by pumping/S shape 🥴😂

[@terrencehill7309]

Took me three months to finally master all the steps now I can skate with no problem

[@bypass3824]

If anyone ever ridden a snake board it's the same except they're not connected so maybe a little different but the concepts the same and no I don't think they make snake boards anymore I just happened to find one So I'll give these a try

[@jordanmackall4621]

I'm getting my free skates today😁,I'm so excited

[@FOXMAN09]

Having learned a unicycle I expected this wouldn't possibly be as painful to learn but then you showed those splits lol. I'll find out soon if I have that problem but I expect freeskates to be way better long-term than the unicycle so I wish I had found these years ago.

[@Hi_Im_Mikkos]

Can we get a video on 360's? There's only a 180 and an infinite spins video but I'd like more specifics on 360's. Thanks for the videos you guys rock!

[@judsonmccarthy4308]

Just got my skates! Can’t wait to be able to do something other then push off and bail.

[@jmkride]

Hahaha! It comes with time, hang in there!

[@shadow_gaming.2234]

I got some for my birthday today and I’m tryna ride them rn and that’s why I’m watching this😂

[@jmkride]

Yooooo that’s awesome! How’s it going so far?

[@shadow_gaming.2234]

@@jmkride going good I’ve figured out how to ride them just working on turning and stuff

[@lucy-rd7re]

for some reason this reminds me a LOT of snowboarding??? cant wait to try :D

[@jmkride]

When you're cruising and carving it's very similar

[@Jbrimbelibap]

I did about 50 meters on my first day, feeling good about this. Pumping looks kinda hard though

[@jmkride]

That’s incredible!! Keep going. With that persistence you’ll definitely get it down, it only gets easier / more fun over time 👍

[@mhhmmm33]

Looks so goofy but fun. Love skateboarding and used rollerblades as a kid. Im thinking these look perfect for throwing in your bag for around town. I have my concerns, though 😂

[@firereaver]

I just discovered this yesterday and am really really interested. Just need to test ride before buying

[@jmkride]

Hope you can find someone in your area and test them out!

[@godismeme272]

Just ordered. Pretty stoked.

[@jmkride]

Awesome!! Here for you along the way ➿➿

[@lunirollerskate696]

Maybe can you make a live and we can ask you all our free skating questions ???🧡😊

[@celios2585]

Haha, my feet are unusually really small, so I can’t do the starting position. I always have to hold onto a pole to get on and push myself off it to go. And that’s after 2 weeks of learning not to do the splits. It’s still really fun though.

[@jmkride]

You'll get there! Let us know if you need specific tips. Good luck to you!

[@JoshSmith-um6ik]

Great video! I just learned boneless and other tricks and I’m not really sure where to go from there. Can you guys post tutorials of harder flat ground tricks that I can do.

[@rahuljain3075]

Someone please tell me how long a pair of skates will survive generally

[@Fire6]

Only true fans will watch the entire video even if they know how to ride x)

[@lunirollerskate696]

Yes that’s true. I don’t know how to ride freeskates, I Saw the entire video and I’m also a true fan😂💙

[@donpollo9383]

True

[@ActiveBrothers]

[@rahuljain3075]

Someone please tell me how long a pair of skates will survive generally

[@pbl9240]

And when you dont have one yet

[@justinmckean2022]

Thank you~ been skateboarding & roller blading for 20 years off and on~ My body and brain want to think rip stick (which I can do well) but Haven’t quite made the distinct connection of the difference. Only practiced thus far for an hour ish ~ so super new. Most common mistake is the splits motion. Along with just wanting to rip stick it ~ lol thanks for this informative vid! Excited to be able to conquer all the wheel sports ~ this one seeming to be the most complex for me. Happy to have room for growth and new challenges :) cheers !

[@jmkride]

Awesome! yes, definitely a unique ride, even from a ripstik. Same general idea, however the movement is still its own. Keep practicing as it does take time to learn!

[@ZenTeT]

i just picked up a set of free skates. i used to skateboard and rollerblade but its been like 15 years :D

[@SynthetiThespis]

Just got my pair yesterday and what a quality product! It's been 10 years since I beat up my Freeline OG skates, and these have totally improved on that design! It felt like getting back on a bike but I knew I had to watch this just to unlearn any bad habits I developed back then. Can't wait to master free skates again.

[@bellaironthebeat9408]

Imma buy some and ride them everywhere my penny board def got some miles on it I’d love to try these

[@jmkride]

Awesome!

[@catherinejohnson1026]

Cool! Thanks for this tutorial!

[@veyron142]

omg these things reminds me of my snakeboard so hard. instand backflash. once you get the idea it was pure fun. i definetly wanna try this 👀

[@jmkride]

Yes!

[@zz1k937]

Hoping to get a pair for the holidays ♥️

[@jmkride]

Awesome! 🤞

[@senpai911]

I just finished practicing for the last 4 hours and I'm pretty good

[@jmkride]

Awesome!

[@nikitalyons7739]

Can’t wait to get my 1st pair

[@jmkride]

Awesome!

[@charliemcskitt5]

I wanted to mention that the goofy abs regular things are reversed, goofy skaters have their power foot in the back, while regular skaters have their right skate in the back, how you would stand on a rip-stick applys here

[@jmkride]

Not sure what you mean by power foot, but on freeskates, both feet are powering the motion equally! Just as on a skateboard, regular means your left foot is in front, while goofy means your right foot is in front 👍

[@guisantana862]

Your videos helps me a lot

[@gertoppermann9230]

Another nice and clear tutorial! Keep at it Boys 🤟

[@jmkride]

Appreciate it, we will! 🤘

[@timurbeghe6537]

2nd day of freeskating, can go down a easy hill and can turn both ways. took me 5hour, can't wait to get better

[@jmkride]

You got this!

[@jamesdavidandrade]

Please do not stop uploading

[@jmkride]

We won't! 💯

[@NANOTVLOGSjmf]

I am left feed dominant

[@azearts3514]

please make more video about the tutorial...

[@carlcarlssen4299]

Hey mate. I'm more into unicycling but I sometimes used skating to spice things up and help develop other muscles,etc. Regular skateboards and long boards werent cutting it for me, in terms of challenging my balance. So I discovered the shark attack board and the ripsurf. Those two were great and love them. Then I spotted these and was like, this has to be more challenging. I picked up a generic cheap pair from Amazon. Tried them for first time yesterday and I did get it down the mounting technique and really love the challenge on these. Truly love them. The simplicity of being so light way, can put them in my back pockets and pull 'em out randomly and cruise is an awesome thing man. Question, I checked your page out. Are the ones you guys make really better quality, interms of bearings also, than a cheap version from Amazon? I wouldnt mind at all shelling the money you charge for them because they look legit on your page. Thanks for being into this and manufacturing these brother!

[@citrus_sweet]

Absolutely buy theirs over the Amazon ones. I started off on the knock offs (like a lot of other freeliners) before switching and it's decent for building the necessary muscles before actually getting into the legitimate JMKs but the knockoffs are awful for technique (square wheels makes it harder) or speed (they have worse bearings). You'll immediately feel the difference and it's definitely an investment you won't regret.

[@ascoutsknifereview9152]

I really want to learn how to free skate, but I have a question... How do you make sure that you aren’t turning if you’re trying to pump? I really want free skates... They look so cool! Parents are worried about my safety tho...😿

[@Fire6]

With a bit of pratice you will not have this problem.. Freeskating is not that dangerous when you learn how to ride, but wearing gear is better!

[@jmkride]

To pump, you rotate your feet and split your legs apart. To turn, you rotate your feet and keep them behind each other, so that the back foot follows directly behind the front foot (Jeff talks about this in the video). FireSix is right, just make sure you're wearing proper protective gear! Especially under adult supervision, you'll be just fine 👍

[@jordanmackall4621]

Same my parents worry too about the free skates

[@ActiveBrothers]

Great ! Thanks for the video.

[@hectorvasquez77]

I feel these should some sort of strap for those people who are trying to ride in skate parks I can see people doing nasty splits and getting injured badly.

[@jmkride]

That actually doesn't happen as much as you'd think. The straps would make them far more dangerous as you would not be able to bail safely

[@Diamondrag0n]

1:16 my brain is not working, I’m ambidextrous both in my hands and feet

[@yinmiyamura]

Thanks for very informative video, really inspire me to try again skating. You got yourself a subsciber and a bell :)

[@jmkride]

Awesome, thank you! Welcome!

[@jayraldjacob8778]

Can you do a tutorial on how to ride on one skate with your front and back and back leg?

[@jeshuasamuel7138]

I thought of buying a skateboard for my birthday but after watching your videos i want to buy freeskates, does your website ship to India, pls reply, will be so helpful. 😊😊😊

[@brooka.richardson3262]

Thank You 🙏🏾

[@craigconway4093]

Awesome

[@a_smyth_857]

Can you do another tutorial on backside and frontside 180's

[@pinkrose5796]

What's the safest and fastest way to stop please?

[@jmkride]

definitely carving to slow down. If you're in a pickle, step off

[@jitupatil9241]

Really helpfull me. How many days i ride to freeline skate????

[@onlyBadazz]

I started Training 5 days ago I can drive more or less safe but as soon as I try to pump I get unsafe and me knees block. Do you have a tip to get more konfi?

[@freshpuffy566]

I have a question for you guys. Will free skates handle rough terrain? such as a badly paved sidewalk?

[@วสันพินิมารถ]

Can we get your Freeskates Basics? We see it and love it and want to learn it.

[@KuyaMariosTV7588]

Is it if you know how to use a skating is it the same balancing for this? I'd like to try it even i am in my 50's age. Im 53.

[@vanecaba9290]

Any advice on which skates to buy first?

[@jmkride]

We definitely recommend not wasting time and money on a pair that won't last. We understand if money's tight, but there's no compromise for a high quality ride

[@haydencox9692]

Wait. For turning you said throw away instincts from skating and ripstick and stuff but I ride a ripstick and how you explained the turning on free skates is the same thing

[@jmkride]

Have you tried freeskates? There's definitely similarities, but they are very unique even when sounding similar

[@FOXMAN09]

Any tips for preventing big toe pain for beginners? My big toe hurts because of push offs or balancing on it prior to push off. I tried balancing on left foot for setting my feet to relieve right toe pain but now both my big toes hurt. I've seen how you advanced guys can start on one skate and throw the second skate down but obviously I'm a while away from doing that kind of mounting.

[@care2425]

Hi, Would you recommend to wear some protectives when learning these first steps? Thanks

[@jmkride]

Yes, absolutely. Always were pads when riding

[@dannybruff]

I wonder if the dragan toe clips for a street board would help at all....

[@jmkride]

The greatness of freeskates is the FREE with no straps or clips.

[@Bass_FPS]

This helped me learn free skates so much I learned it in 3 days!

[@jmkride]

Great progress!

[@habeang304]

I manage to pump now and can ride pretty good, but I watch anyway to get even better 😂

[@jmkride]

Nice work!

[@habeang304]

@@jmkride thank you and your video.

[@brucolomer8686]

Just got them tofmday, i use mi dad as suport and a pusher bc i dont have a hill

[@jmkride]

That's great! Just like riding a bike. Need momentum

[@SnoAtHome]

I’m trying to choose a free skate for myself, I just want to ask if the boards thickness matter

[@jmkride]

It's more about the quality and surface space

[@brianw3325]

Are the mechanics of the free skates similar to the mechanics of the rip stick?

[@jmkride]

They are actually very different, we made a YT video about that also

[@arunab1584]

Hi, Can you pls explain How to balance on skates?

[@jmkride]

Lots of practice! Slow and steady and use all the tips from this tutorial!

[@anthonywarburton2822]

Can you just cruise with those things like a cruiser board, long distances like down town casually with a friend? Or is it only really meant for down hill or short bursts and tricks.

[@anthonywarburton2822]

If so could you please post a video? on what it looks like just to cruise around or downtown longer distances? I live in Miami FL so no hills to cruise down

[@jmkride]

That’s one of our favorite things to do on the skates - go out and cruise. Freeskates are perfect for it!

[@Leroythtsme911]

I got a pair of some cheap skates off of amazon (not jmk) and I was wondering what the cardboard spacer was on these jmks and if that was something that is needed for these? does there need to be a slight gap between the plates and the trucks in order for these to work effectively or do i just need more practice lol. Thank you in advance!

[@n057828]

For me it’s momentum but I have to do it more frequently. I’m from down under and ordered mine a while ago. I had Chinese knock offs they are not as tall and trust me jmks wow glide fast! I’ll see if I can go out more, it’s cold down here but hey I won’t give up! Thankyou for the video keep it up JMK!

[@destinstone2356]

Are you the company that bought out free lines?

[@teenagemania]

Is it advisable to wear shoes while free skating ?

[@jmkride]

It's a better idea yes. We've seen people ride without them too

[@kapture520]

I just got my freeskates yesterday. I've only been able to practice in my living room because it's been raining the past two days and I've been trying to get myself going by pushing off a wall and trying to get the pumping motion. Is it common for your back foot to want to do all the "pumping"? I can't seem to get my front foot going in that S motion as easily

[@jmkride]

Hi Cathy! Yes, that’s totally normal. One thing you could try is solely using your front skate and scooting around your living room with little hops. While you’re doing this, try rotating your foot left and right to turn yourself. I’ll also say, props to you for getting right into it even though it’s raining! Once you have a nice decline it should be a lot easier to focus on the motion. Hope this helps!

[@olyaalmeroth4117]

Can I free skate with a fused spine

[@qiliu6433]

Question: I’ve been learning how to skate for about a week, and I figured out that I’m more comfortable with my left foot forward even if my right one is prominent. Do I need to correct this? Thanks!

[@jmkride]

Do whatever is most comfortable for you. Many people ride opposite of what they would think. Eventually you will want to learn both ways, but to begin it's all about how you're most comfortable.

[@Bearssuperfan]

Mine came with foot straps, I’m assuming they’re not too important?

[@jmkride]

We don't sell foot straps... We do not recommend them unless you're trying crazy flips at a skate park or something

[@xobrook]

I’m really contemplating buying these but are they beginner friendly?? I’m okay on longboards & haven’t tried a skateboard before

[@jmkride]

Yes, they are great for beginners and pros. There is a learning curve similar to riding a bike. We can help!

[@nistelroydau518]

What should I do if I going to fast and I want to brake it to slow it down or stop moving?please answers my question I need more information about this cause I want to see how it work and then buy it

[@jmkride]

Check out all of our tutorials, there's answers everywhere kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGqqmat7hJ6heJo

[@jasonhunsperger513]

I get mine today. Wish me luck lol

[@jmkride]

Good luck! For some inspiration, feel free to watch some of our other vids on KZbin as well as Instagram 👌

[@jasonhunsperger513]

@@jmkride I've watched alot of your KZbin videos. And the Instagram videos are insane! I'm on day 2. Day 1 was a disaster lol couldn't seam to even get 5 feet but today was much better. I was able to glide about 15 to 20 feet today. Ended with falling on my butt but i knew this would happen eventually lol the skates are great quality btw! No complaints at all

[@Piece_Of_Cake_Vivek]

Any advice on riding a little over a mile? My goal is to be able to commute more on my freeskates to and from work but I’ve run into an issue. My legs get exhausted and it’s hard to keep my knees bent when they are exhausted. I just got home from working riding them & I think what may have been my issue is my footing and not setting mini goals like being able to get from one spot to another and gradually build off that. Each time I attempt to use my freeskates I try to go straight for the long commute as my time to practice

[@jmkride]

We just made a video about this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LSZ5WGnJioh9U

[@ayuuud2881]

New question. Is your freeskate aluminium? Or plastic? Does it make a difference? Because i'm looking for a freeskate that is not that expensive since im broke.

[@jmkride]

Aircraft grade aluminum deck and steel trucks. Built to last

[@geminiambing8222]

Is the techniques similar to a caster boarding?

[@jmkride]

Not exactly, more similar to snake boarding! Freeskates take moving trucks out of the equation, and rather rely on your ankles for rotation. Toes in, toes out, rather than toe/heel lean! Hope that helps

[@LG-rf8fj]

My granddaughter tried it and she still did the splits

[@jmkride]

Proper momentum will make sure that doesn't happen. Trying to stay on once momentum has stopped could also lead to this. Step off and try again with momentum

[@OfficialMummyCat]

Me who doesn't own any watching this cause it's cool

[@BadManWithAMadPlan]

Can people ride hard connected freeskates like rollerblading?

[@jmkride]

Some people can ride them like blades if skilled enough, but there aren't any attachments of the sort!

[@uknown963]

can you buy freeskates in a store in person or is it only buyable online

[@jmkride]

Our main store is in San Diego, CA

[@Leon-tm7wo]

The skates can move sideway, left and right, but not seem to move back and forth. Why?

[@jmkride]

They can move all ways. Just intended to be ridden sideways

[@Leon-tm7wo]

@@jmkride But how that can be done?

[@lunirollerskate696]

8:11 where is the videos?😊

[@jmkride]

Thanks for the reminder! Linking those in the description until that’s fixed.

[@lunirollerskate696]

JMKRIDE Thanks😄

[@schierelcena8318]

How do you make it stop? like while going downhill scenario

[@jmkride]

The main way is carving. Check out our other tutorials for help with this.

[@blankly01]

can i learn freeskate basics with the freeskate knock offs?

[@jmkride]

It is possible, however they are much more difficult to learn on.

[@NANOTVLOGSjmf]

Should i swap the left and right because i am left dominant

[@jmkride]

Whatever feels most comfortable for you. Eventually you'll want to learn both ways, but start out with the way that feels more natural