How to control speed on slopes with slalom Parallel and Lunge Turns on inline skates

[@TIJEY-BEG]

Thanks for these useful tips. I practice it when I deliver newspapers tonight. Yes, I actually earn my money on inline skates. 😀

[@kenbuchanan4370]

Hi Asha I am 74 years old and am a great watcher of your videos I’m really enjoying my inline skating I skat 4 wheel 80mm and now skate tri skates 110mm keep the videos going Thank you Ken

[@dillonmartin884]

Asha, you are the greatest fitness skating instructor EVER! I have outgrown my years of hockey now that I am 30 and I have pivoted to fitness skating with a new pair of Powerslide Swell 110s. It took some getting used to and over the past two weeks I have implemented many of your drills and skating techniques! Thank you for taking the time to make the videos, Asha. We skaters really appreciate you! #triskateforlife

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Team Skatefresh. Don't forget to check www.skatefresh.com where you can find more information and online courses made by Asha way more detailed than the ones she publishes here!

[@kyle998cc]

I love Asha’s really cute skate outfits.

[@yoservs]

this is going to be very helpful. thanks for the upload!

[@anettedouglasdotter]

So good to see this video again - need more practice!!! ❤ Thank you! ✨️✨️✨️

[@twistfire74]

Brilliant advice and help. I was struggling with hills a lot until I watched this.

[@realbigmic]

Looks so easy 😆... heaps of great advice, thank you!

[@martorresromeu1905]

Asha muchas gracias por este nuevo vídeo. Para las personas que no tenemos la suerte de poder ir a tus clases habitualmente, son muy importantes. Todas mis prácticas se basan en tus vídeos y contigo el aprendizaje es un mundo sin fin. Siempre tengo cosas nuevas que aprender. Muchas gracias. You are the best¡¡

[@SkatefreshVideos]

De nada Mar. Me alegro que los usas y que te ayudan...... Bueno para practicar el ingles no? Has visto mi nueva pagina web? www.InlineSkateCourse.com Alli hay 9 classes gratuitos de varios niveles y temas de curso (mirasol todos en la pagina "Courses"). Assi puedes tener mas movimientos para practicar y estas pruebas allí son de una cualidad muy alta.... Espero que te guste.

[@martorresromeu1905]

@@SkatefreshVideos si. La he visto¡¡¡ y me he comprado el curso de velocidad avanzado y También la fase 2 del avanzado de giros. Un abrazo.

[@stevewood4364]

Thank you so much! I'm in-between skates at the mo but looking at the Triskates that you have. I understand that they can be much faster so your stopping instruction is going to be very helpful, thank you!

[@federicomacri5839]

Hi Asha, your tutorials are always illuminating. They are so clear and well explained that it's difficult to do more. I'm a skier and I started rollerblading to get similar sensations while skating downhill. I don't like speed neither on skis nor on skates, so I use the techniques you suggested to control the speed. When the slope is steep or there's not enough space to do a long radius turn, I control the speed by adding a soul slide at each turn. I guess it's a movement similar to your lunge turn, with the weight on the inner foot, but the external leg extends to the front-outside, sliding and braking. Maybe this could be of interest for your next tutorials.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Team Skatefresh. Asha already made a video about Soul Slide, it's here kzbin.info/www/bejne/m325louna52VgJI unless you are referring to something else.

[@drewmackillop]

Great tutorials! I had a lesson with one of the skatefresh tutors the other day and have finally learned to use my brake properly, my confidence levels have shot up now I can slow down and stop, lol. I really like your teaching style, I hope to get a lesson with you once you're back from your tour.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Great that you feel safer with your brake working. Its the best strategy to know how to stop, then everything else improves. My Skatefresh team are awesome teachers. Id love to have class with you when I return. Im back in June!

[@chatsu5441]

Thank you for your training 🎉😊

[@raffman4266]

Magnificent vlog!

[@SuperDurv]

OMG I'm so in 💕 love with asha! 😆

[@orlandizzo88]

Crazy, I was just wondering how to do these types of turns! Read my mind, thanks for the advice

[@alessandrosieff316]

Many thanks to you because it explains perfectly and you can see the movements you make very well. Hello and see you soon Alessandro

[@gregorywandersaround6178]

This is one of the things I have been working on and hope to cover sometime in the near future. I hope to catch up with you during your North American tour, if I will be in the US at the time. Peace and super job, Asha! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hope you can make it to San Francisco or New York next year. Until then you can work on this stuff!

[@MyNameIsMel2007]

San Francisco please.. how can I follow you? Do you use Twitter?

[@klisher]

excellent. this fits perfectly in where i am on my progression and will be my drill for the next week (if it doesnt rain). spent all last week working on my weak side turns and now its my strong side. perfect length video as well. 4- 7 minutes i feel to be the best short length video. if you posted a 30 minute video i would still watch it (more than once.) i watched your balance on one foot video 10 times over last night.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Well done for making your weaker side stronger! That's the exact path to take. You may like the collection of Free Trial classes on my new site www.InlineSkateCourse.com

[@dta1688]

Thank you this really helps. Your tutorials are awesome!

[@ktay895]

Thank you, Asha. You’re a great teacher!

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Thanks for your praise. I've been doing this a long time and have worked hard to make my teaching the best it can be, but still improving I hope. For even more better quality tutorials, check out the Free trials on the Courses page of my new site www.InlineSkateCourse.com.

[@victorstoica4324]

Finally, a technical approach! Thank you so much for this video! Great job!

[@SkatefreshVideos]

I am indeed a bit of a technical geek. If you like that then check out my Free full lessons where 20% of each course is available for free. Just click Free Trial next to the trailer videos on any of the 9 different course pages. Choose between general skills, Stops and Fitness skating, all to 3 levels. Let me know what you think. www.InlineSkateCourse.com

[@Jojo11344]

Thank you so much. I’ve been having so much trouble with this and you explained the technical details that helped me figure it out!

[@dmitry_simply_speaking]

it looks like 3 x 110 set-up is pretty good for urban skating too /last portion of the video/. thanks for the tips!

[@avatrastern107]

short and sweet. Love it!

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Nice video. I discovered that a hockey tight turn is your lunge turn!

[@yenniorjuela9447]

Te queda lindo ese color de cabello. You look beautifull with this hair color.. thanks your videos are very usefull.

[@fercho9611]

Spectacular!

[@saadchauhan5854]

You explain really very good.. Respect

[@antihero8603]

Nice.

[@henrytrade]

Tks so much

[@vivir_en_ruedas]

You make it look so easy. Today i practiced this exact drill, AND yo the left was alright, but to the right i couldnt do it. Its like if my right leg was stucked or something.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Yup, welcome to the realisation that our body isn't equal and needs to be if you are going to be OK doing circles down hills.... Practice the exercises on the flat first. Only when perfect take them to the hill. Good luck!

[@mikkelthomasjensen260]

Thank you, awesome video as always! One question I have after watching this video: In what situations are parallel turns better than lunge turns and vice versa? When should I apply a lunge turn, and when should I apply a parallel turn?

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Good question. At higher speeds or when you need to turn tighter then Lunge Turns are more effective as leaning the body forwards helps to tighten up the turns (as long as that front knee is bent correctly and you are ok on outside edges). Hope this helps. If you need a detailed lesson on correct Lunge Turns then click Free Trial on this page for exactly that. skatefresh.com/product/how-to-skate-intermediate-level-full-course/

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Not at all. I'm on a flat set up here. In the moment of the spin you are only on one heel wheel and one toe wheel so doesn't make any difference if you're rockered or flat.

[@mikkelthomasjensen260]

​@@SkatefreshVideosThank you for clarifying! I will try to apply this.

[@alittlebitanimation8771]

best inline skate tutorial

[@h2cyril]

Thanks

[@vantassell6454]

I was wondering which method was better using parallel turns or lunge turns? The parallel turns look easier to master because most skaters are familiar with them, but maybe lunge turns are more stable because you are lower and a slightly wider stance? You make it look so easy and logical, thank you.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Good assessment. Most skaters begin learning the Parallel turn first because its easier to weight bare on the back leg in Scissor than the front leg. Many many skaters in the Lunge turn d NOT have the correct position and weight distribution, most are too close to 50/50 and not 80/20 on the front leg. This then makes the Lunge turn less stable. But you are right, if the Lunge is done correctly then it is more stable at higher speeds because its lower and wider. If you'd like a detailed lesson on the Lunge turn, it is one of the Free Trials I'm offering on my new Video Courses site. This link will take you to the page where you can choose "Free Trial" and receive the Lunge turn. This should prepare you for using it on slopes when it is mastered. Hope you enjoy it, let me know. inlineskatecourse.com/how-to-skate-intermediate/

[@mak7eye]

Thanks you are a great teacher

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Thank you. I'd like to invite you to try out and test my professional video courses absolutely free on my new site. If you think my youtube videos are good then these are a complete other level of "good". There are 9 free trials in total (all available on the "Courses" page so you can choose your level and course theme. Let me know what you think. www.InlineSkateCourse.com

[@unusualamsterdam]

Thank you :) (Bye the way, I call the lunge turn "carving on skates". I totally adore it.

[@djrollerskate6053]

Nice!💗

[@ricardodiazdeleon6133]

Maravilloso! Though i think this only works on wide spaces, but how about when you're going downhill on a narrow space? Muchas gracias por las lecciones, son muy útiles. Saludos desde México

[@SkatefreshVideos]

This tutorial was "Part 2" of a previous video which taught the methods for going straight down a hill with narrow space. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGSvqoRjmpt3npY Now you have all the methods! Enjoy.

[@TheChrlmgn]

Good to know. Even though this is advanced for me, it will be helpful sometime soon. Thx

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Great! Before you are ready for hills make sure you learn and practice the different turns on the flat and in both directions BEFORE you head for the hills! If you'd like even more free tutorials of a higher quality than youtube, check out www.InlineSkateCourse.com where Im giving away Free Trials of 9 different video courses, 3 of them are beginner level.

[@sssgk]

Great

[@robinblackman4509]

👍Lovely 😍

[@RendaOnline2.0]

Adoro seus vídeos. Muito bom devia ter legenda brasileira I am from brasil. I Love you.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Sinto muito mas nao tenho condições agora de traduzir tudo que eu faço em portuguese e espanhol. Quando chego no Brasil em janeiro posso gravar alguns videos em portuguese mas antes disso não posso. Mas mesmo sem entender ingles, as progressões e ordem dos exercícios esta visível e assim pode dar valor mesmo sem entender tudo. Acho que tem que fazer os movimentos cada um pra chegar no sucesso.

[@RendaOnline2.0]

@@SkatefreshVideos Obrigada! Com certeza!

[@gymdarinol]

thanks i will do it and learn moms.

[@ceciqueen8494]

Graaacias!!! Saludoooos

[@vitkomusic6624]

Tip no1 Treat hills.with lot of respect. Tip no 2 it is extreme sport afterall.

[@vanessavega2516]

Por favor puedes hacer un video como este en español! No logro que me salga ese giro!!

[@Tamaxali]

The difference between parallel and lunge turns is where the weight is?

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Team Skatefresh. It's not only that, the stance is different too.

[@Tamaxali]

@@SkatefreshVideos Thank you I'm still learning and willing to learn

[@2blodesign787]

Nice love

[@robertgiacomo2655]

I'm having difficulty getting into a scissor position and alternate. Any training videos on this

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Sorry no vids on that but why not try practicing scissors in a straight line (weight on back leg more) and then change to the other scissor and change weight to the new back leg. Getting comfortable with that change will help before you then do the consecutive turns on the flat and only then hit the hill. Everything in its correct order.

[@robertgiacomo2655]

@@SkatefreshVideos My weak side (right) so bad, even after this time with practice. It's impeding me with going in that direction in turns and parallel turns almost impossible. Is this a thing to combat in time or is it just me?

[@robertgiacomo2655]

@@SkatefreshVideos I managed to do a downhill slope whilst on holiday last month albeit i was carving more into the bends than parallel turning

[@joshmcdzz6925]

When is the best time to use the parallel turn over the lunge turn and vice versa

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Good question. The lunge turn is more efficient at turning in a smaller diameter than the parallel turn at the same speed, so when your path/road/area is narrower its best to use the lunge turn, when you have more space the PT is fine.

[@danilofreire1082]

Eu não estava conseguindo fazer curvas! Acho que está me faltando girar o corpo!

[@DiegoSmith-o4t]

how do build your weak side (in general not just for parallel turns), just constant extra practice? my right side so bad for everything

[@SkatefreshVideos]

That's a great question and I have a video ready to go in a few days all about the weak side, so look out for that before the weekend. I think it's necessary to not just "practice" but to practice some very specific things which you can do more of on your weaker leg to make it more efficient and fluent. I'm sure the new video will help.

[@DiegoSmith-o4t]

@@SkatefreshVideos ok thanks.

[@DiegoSmith-o4t]

I cannot find the video@@SkatefreshVideos

[@muhamadnasron]

Hi Asya/team. How to overcome my problem, my dominant/stronger leg is right leg. I can scissor with right leg leading (infront) but can manage to take my left leg to scissor (lead) hence i can only parallet turn to the right turn, while trying to make paraller turn to the left, the left leg wont lead and the right leg will try to lead hence i can only do A turn or "little stepping" turn to the left. Any exercise to correct my left leg? Thanks

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Team Skatefresh. Everyone has that problem. The solution is to practice scissors with left leg in front, in a straight line, 60% of your weight on the right leg (it won't take lead if you put weight on it), and remember to flex your knees quite a bit. Then, after days and days of conscious practice, whenever you skate and need the scissors position use this one, not your favorite. In time you will feel comfortable with both sides, and that will be the moment to start the parallel turn to the left. This approach applies to any skill you find easy on one side and hard on the other. Double the practice on the unfriendly side until one day you will not be able to choose one over the other because both will be even.

[@muhamadnasron]

@@SkatefreshVideos tq so much! Will double up my practice n wont quit till i get it! Tq

[@TrentOWNZ]

I wish you more entertaining to watch but you are informative and thorough

[@MiddleAgedClub]

I'm struggling to allow myself to lean to the outside of the foot to start the turn, is this something you see often?

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Yes its absolutely normal to struggle with the outside edges especially if your knee bend isn't 100% correct ad enough. Most people don't bend the knee enough and just tilt out their ankle to create the outside edge. This won't make your body feel stable on the outside edge so your body will fight it and that's the 'struggle'. Why don't you test out the Free Trial I have of the Lunge turn on my new website. This is a more detailed lesson with some very important aspects that I never mention on youtube and which I think might really help you. There are 9 free lasses available on this new site so check them all out on the Courses page but here is the free Lunge Turn lesson (click on Free trial when you get to the trailer video and options). inlineskatecourse.com/how-to-skate-intermediate/

[@roccothamanoidis]

Beginner here: On parallel turn, my front leg in the scissor drags me to the inside instead to the outside. Wrong balance? I'm on 4 wheel 100s.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi. This is Sergio from Team Skatefresh. And how is your scissors position going in a straight line? You are probably on an inside edge. You first need to be on center edges for both feet, going forwards, without any turn. Then you will get to turns leaning on the outside edge of the front skate, but it's just a subtle move.

[@manhonlee7691]

👍 👍

[@amenptahabondancesouverain4770]

Hi. Nice advise. Thanks. Can you tell what is the size of your wheels? Are your skates "Tau"? Ciao Olivier from France. If you want to go to Paris you are welcome.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Hi Olivier, sorry to miss you I was just in Paris in early September this year. I always return every 1-2 years...... Yes I'm using the Powerslide Taus now, 3x110 with trinity frame. before I was wearing the 3x110 with Evo boot but without the Trinity frame ad really I didn't think it was possible to improve on the Evolution but the Trinity frame is amazing, the same big wheel size but much lower set up (nearly 2cm lower which is a huge difference). This makes the Tau amazingly agile and responsive to my foot's instructions. Can't recommend them enough (although Tau and Evo boot feel very similar and are very comfortable).

[@apneroh]

Oi Asha! Tenho uma dúvida, estou aprendendo as curvas ainda desa forma de parallel/lunge que eu quero muito aprender, e tenho um pouco de dificuldade na hora dos pesos de cada perna, e também o meu corpo não acompanha normalmente essa curva (quando faço isso o skate não inclina e eu sinto que vou cair para algum dos lados).. Tem algum exercício pra praticar que ajude a soltar mais meu corpo pra fazer essas curvas mais soltas? Algum exercício que ajude também a abrir a tesoura (acho que é um dos erros que tenho com as curvas, da minha tesoura não ter muito equilibrada e aberta por conta desses pesos de perna) Obrigado!! -- Hey Asha! I have a question, I'm learning curves this way (parallel/lunge) that I really want to learn, and I have some hard time understanding the weight of the legs, and my body doesn't keep with the turns (my skates doesn't lean much and I feel I'm about to fall any minute).. There is any exercise to help loose the body for this turns? Some exercise that helps open up the scissors more too (I think one of the mistakes I make on turns is not having a balaced scissor maybe) Thanks!

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Oi. Sou o Sergio do Team Skatefresh. Primeiro pratique so tesoura em linha reta, sem virar. A tesoura tem 60% do peso na perna de trás e a distância entre patins (largura) e muito pouca. Um patin está na frente do outro mas não precisa estar exatamente alinhado. Sim precisa estar bem na frente. A última roda de um patin debe estar mais à frente do que a primeira do outro. Tem que flexionar muito os joelhos para poder fazer isso, flexionar como para sentar numa cadeira. Si ainda não pode tenta de a pouco ate conseguir. Tal vez em duas semanas pode. So com uma boa tesoura vai conseguir fazer curva paralela, vai manter o peso 60% na perna de trás, com uma inclinação sutil para virar. Na curva lunge a tesoura é diferente com 80% do peso na perna dianteira, mais difícil. Não tente curva lunge sem fazer curva paralela primeiro, porque seu corpo precisa estar acostumado a curva paralela que é uma técnica básica. Não pratique esto em ladeiras até que esteja perfeito no chão normal. Para cursos em português com mais detalhes pode visitar aqui inlineskatecourse.com/courses-po

[@Markskatersmbarara3165]

My teacher

[@relish8617]

How do you learn to lean into turns? I can lean into crossing over fine, but I can't lean into turns that involve both my skates staying on the floor

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Good question. It has to do with how securely your skates are "attached" to the floor during the turn and also your speed of course. You can't lean into a turn without a minimum amount of speed and more speed will allow more lean into the turn. But if your technique isn't spot on then your body wont allow you to do the turn at speed (catch 22 situation and the lean eludes you). Why don't you let me teach you the Lunge Turn (for FREE) using my Online Video Course where the Lunge Turn is the free giveaway lesson. You'll see this is much more detailed than anything you'll find on KZbin and just like being in class with me. I am absolutely sure that after watching and training with that video class you will have a very different experience to your turns. Are you up for the challenge? Would you like to do a video testimonial and show us a 'before' and 'after' video??????? Click FREE TRIAL on this page next to the Trailer Video for immediate access; inlineskatecourse.com/how-to-skate-intermediate/ I really hope this helps but I'm sure it will.

[@relish8617]

@@SkatefreshVideos Thanks! You have very good tutorials!

[@davidnygaard9309]

how to control the speed downhill?

[@robertgiacomo2655]

Sound very muffled

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Yes my apologies I didn't have the same mic then as I do now. Audio quality is now better.

[@12_MPH_400_metres]

mini skirt & tights? weird IMO. i'm a 100% pads & protection kinda guy. like the pink floyd song - DON'T BE SURPRISED IF A CRACK APPEARS IN THE ICE UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET (or something like that)

[@SkatefreshVideos]

I appreciate your safety consciousness and I wear wrist guards and helmet 1000% of the time. I don't wear knee pads when Im teaching because I'm often asking students to look at my knee caps and where they are in relation to other parts of my body and knee pads cover up all that detail. I'm also injured at the moment which means I'm not falling at all because Im nt pushing anything so I\ve not fallen in years since protecting my injury by staying within my comfort zone. But Ive been skating 30+ years and can control that. There is s till risk which I understand. But very little when Im teaching.

[@youngdominicantv649]

Can we skate together please you’re beautiful 😍 and amazing!!!

[@Medusale]

ESTOY ENAMORADA DE TUS PATINES

[@freshasadaisy4782]

you get away with a camera on the lower end or with a less optimal shoot if the content is great but you will degrade the fantastic content always with a terrible audio. To bring the audio on a superb level it doesnt need much investment, that is the good news.

[@SkatefreshVideos]

Thanks for the feedback but I reserve my perfect audio, recording studio and professional videographers for my paid Video trainings. The KZbin tutorials I squeeze into my free time (of which there isn't much). Check out the higher level of footage and audio on the Free Trials of all my 9 Video Courses on www.InlineSkateCourse.com I hope you'll be suitable wowed.

[@twistfire74]

you are a goddess

[@deadpres9534]

I'd love to have a girlfriend named Asha.

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