How I Learned Rock To Fakie

It took me 3 months to learn this trick so I figured I'd share the process!
Rock to Fakie trick tip videos that stood out:
Trog Army's video: • The Art Of Ram - Begin...
Michael Relevant's video: • How to cheat at skateb...
Never Stop Improving's video: • How to do a Rock to Fa...
Ben Degros' video: • How to Rock to Fakie (...
Chad Caruso's video: • How To Rock Fakie On A...
Skate Park Lessons' video: • HOW TO ROCK to FAKIE &...
Sketchy Dave's video: • ROCK to FAKIE How to N...
The "breakthrough" video from Never Stop Improving: • How to do a Rock to Fa...
If you prefer reading, here's a written form of this video: mjgpy3.github....
#skateboarding #rocktofakie #miniramp #tricktip

[@Sf4life1216]

I want to thank you so much this was the key!!! I can’t believe it! Once I tried rock n roll it took 5 min to get past the coping. Now I have board control!!

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Awesome! Glad to hear it.

[@robbeaton]

Nice breakdown. Agreed on “just send it” - I see so many people hang up that way, or develop the bad habit of rolling their wheels over the coping. RTF for me was especially intimidating. I practiced it on flat banks, lifting my wheels over the edge as if there was coping there. It got me used to that weird imbalanced feeling of the fakie manual. I gradually worked my way up to a regular quarter pipe with coping. True that there is a point where you just need to send it, but only after you’ve developed that proper technique.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Well said!

[@christianbrewerton710]

I’ve been trying this trick for many sessions. I’ve felt so bad for not being able to get it by now, but I’m glad to know that I’m not alone in taking a while on this seemingly easy trick

[@MichaelsBazaar]

It took me quite a long time, don't give up!

[@papaskate1708]

Man I just want to thank you for making this video. Great tip and it's exactly what I needed to commit to rock to fakie 👍

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Glad you found it useful! Stick with it and let me know when you get it and what tips made a difference!

[@Xsuperkraft]

Dear Michael, Thanks so much for your video! To me this is the best video on YT on Rock to fakie! Your explanations are very helpful. I will stay patient and take your approach as a reference.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Glad to help!

[@sion7651]

of all the videos i watched about this trick. this was the best! i am just afraid of touching the coping never mind getting over it... i can kick turn over it tho FS and BS because i dont feel it but as soon as i touch it i jump of the board. really annoying! dont even know what i am afraid off... i do way hard stuff than that. i guess because ramp is new to me, about 3 month. drop ins were the worst at the beginning. i had actually panic doing them but it can do them now. even without shaking like i survived an attack on my life. did not help with the coping problem even tho the drop ins were way worse. very interesting to me to say the least!

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Glad to hear that it helped! When I first started skating minis I learned to drop in relatively quickly but yeah it was terrifying. I broke a rib (shortly after just starting, from dropping a ledge not dropping in) and was afraid to drop in again for like a month afterwards. Drop ins always look very easy for folks but standing at the top of the ramp (no matter how tall) is a totally different story.

[@PolycultureArt]

That was very comprehensive! Thanks g.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Happy to help!

[@john9881]

love it. rock to fakie was super easy but I have been working on the Uptown for months and it seems so much more scary.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Lucky! Rock to fakie is such an essential trick for fakie trick setups, uptowns are just wacky (but fun, don't get me wrong).

[@marsmachine1156]

Wow. I am still chickening out doing them. This might be the breakthrough video for me! Glad to see it does take time. Also excited to try those „little“ rock n‘ roll‘s! You rock bro, literally! 😄🤘🏻

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Thanks. How'd it go? You get 'em?

[@patrickfrazier9187]

Who would think that the most helpful video on this is from a random dude in his backyard. Thanks man

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Happy to help -- keep on skating!

[@pman882]

I got SUPER comfortable just pumping back and forth on a pretty big half-pipe(6ft.) until I was very confident riding down fakie. Then I did what you recommended on the large ramp until I was pretty high up but not over the coping. Finally I just found a smaller quarter ramp and just went for it. Now I'm just working my way back up the the coping of the 6 footer.

[@djmax01]

Very interesting learning process You've clearly mastered them now! Did about 427 variations of them 👌

[@MichaelsBazaar]

LOL, variations are fun

[@philipbarber7905]

I got there learning fakie rock to regular first. Rock to fakie must have taken me 8 weeks + that back foot kept coming off.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Nice! Learning fakie rocks first is a cool progression :)

[@philipbarber7905]

Got the r2f good, then a knee tweak, now back to learning it again, love to rock n roll tip, will try that tomorrow! Chur

[@Sirhilton]

Thanks Mega video!

[@MichaelsBazaar]

No prob, keep on skating!

[@dirtycookie1426]

I got my first rock to fakie very luckily in my second week skating

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Nice!

Great video! I didn't quite get what you mean about "stabbing the board forward". I tried to find it in the videos from "Never stop improving", but I don't think he mentioned this "stabbing" thing.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Yeah that's the best way I can describe how it felt at first. It's almost defensive -- you keep your body back and just try to quickly stab an invisible barrier over the coping.

@@MichaelsBazaar Another question. Do you lift your back foot at the same time as you're stabbing the invisible barrier? Because it feels like you cannot "tip" the board forward if you still put weight on the tail (with the back foot).

[@MichaelsBazaar]

I'm not sure I really "lift" the back foot per se. I release pressure on the front foot to clear the coping before hitting and before descending back down.

I can only do Rock to Fakie on a tiny ramp and without actually rocking the board on the coping. I found that focusing on lifting the front knee helps a lot. Both to get over the coping on the way up, and to clear the coping on the way down. I also focus on crouching by "sitting down" before pumping/riding up the ramp. I have noticed that it gets you in a better position/posture overall, which helps you balance while you stall at the top of the ramp. This is how it looks :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX6QhKZnjMx5r9Esi=r6WKsNtBGEVwR92r

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Nice! Yeah, bending knees is crucial generally for mini skating. Definitely not talked about enough.

[@diddymelone2265]

Similar to drop ins, what I found the best method is to have someone hold your arms beside you. Do it with help 2-3 times and you got it. For me it was mostly the fear of not knowing what will happen exactly, just like with the drop in. Do it once.or twice and it is demystified.

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Having someone hold your arm is a nice idea. I've seen folks learn drop ins that way and it seems to work well.

[@damianb2374]

how are you with rock fakie on big ramps?

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Not too bad. I don't have access to super large ramps but I can comfortably RTF on 6-8 footers if they're not those crazy vert concrete bowl type ramps we have at the parks near me.

[@benoduartebd]

Now I struggled for 6 months. Watching lame videos that real didn't help. I'll tell you I analyzed what I did to finally get it. Number 1 make sure the front foot is directly over bolts it will help you balance when the front goes over. Number 2 your rear shoulder needs to lean back into the ramp passed the tail. It will be easy to manual the board back. Also you ll find you won't be having to jump off over and over because now you're ready to be over your board when your going back in. Also take a sports ankle support like they use in MMA. Put padding on the inside of the rear leg. It helps because you won't have to bail because of pain of board hitting it. It will take awhile but find a 2 ft quarter so it doesn't look so scary 👍

[@MichaelsBazaar]

Glad to hear you got it!