How to do a Running Start Skateboarding - 4 Step Method

[@cerbpasc]

Your channel is so good it almost makes me wanna cry! I am a 34yo male beginner skateboarder, I've started about 2 months ago and I watch your videos daily! Where I live in Brazil rains a lot, and I've also discovered freestyle tricks thanks to you, and since then I've started to practice skate indoors too. Much gratitude for your videos and channel! 🙏🏻 🙏🏻

[@SarahParkMatott]

Really happy to hear that the videos have been helpful 😃🙏 hope you keep having fun with skating!!

[@RANDOM-THINGSX]

Im 37 y/o and shreding for almost 6 months , i stop skating for almost 18 yrs , wish this channel exist back when i started shredding, it would be helpful in my progress before..... This channel is the reason why i startef shredding again... This is the most efficient tutorial for beginners and im very grateful that i knew this.. I recommend also skate iq channel by mitchel brusco( if im not mistaken ) hes a pro skater.. One of the best skateboard tutorial..

[@RANDOM-THINGSX]

​@@SarahParkMatottyour tutorial is gold begginers.. Thanks a lot. I hope you notice me.😊

[@davidzamora9973]

Where did you learn to be so methodical in your practicing and in learning something new? Was it a previous hobby, sports, or work etc? Your approach to learning and teaching is really cool.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Oh, thank you! I don't know exactly...I did teach myself guitar as a hobby when I was younger. And I've learned and taught a few languages. For example, with a language, I need to be able to completely think from the perspective of that language in it's culture because if I think from my US American-English perspective, I'll rarely be able to translate my thoughts well. I feel like I am doing that in a way. Not translating, but thinking in the skate context of motion if that makes sense? What similar motion could help train this one or make this less scary? When I can't get a trick, I try to break down exactly what the board is doing and I am doing and look for a connection instead of forcing it. What am I doing that's causing this reaction? Let's try moving my feet. Let's try leaning back. Let's try jumping forward. But, I've always just been really analytical in my problem solving (breaking stuff down and building it back up). No matter the subject or problem, I try to break it down into parts and look for creative solutions. I always feel like there are more--often easier--solutions out there. We just need to stumble upon them. It has inspired me to do more research on the body and brain recently though! So, I'll have some related content on that eventually too 😃

[@inouire]

@@SarahParkMatott would you be a software programmer by any chance? You have a programmer mindset imo !

[@josephcampbell4708]

@@inouire 😄😄

[@tonyj8011]

Damn it's like you knew I was struggling with this. Bless!

[@SarahParkMatott]

You got it💪💪

[@zh1568]

Probably the best channel on KZbin for beginners. I love how your tutorials are so in depth! I've just started skating 3 days ago and I've progressed a shit-ton thanks to you.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you so much! That’s awesome 😃😃 I’m so glad to hear that!! And with the stoke and positivity, I’m sure you’ll keep progressing real fast💪💪

[@benjaminthorpe7990]

I can imagine this becoming second nature, but for beginners, knowing the steps, positioning and timing is a learning curve. This was very very helpful, thank you!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Happy to hear it was helpful 😃

[@tomb6576]

I've always let the board hit the ground before trying to jump on and it made it so hard to keep the board straight and land on the bolts cause it'd bounce! Thank you! Excited to try things!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hope it helps! :D

[@brownpunk1794]

youre voice is so soothing..i cud listen to you read a legal document and still be interested lol..great tutorial...keep it up!!!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Haha 😂 thanks! Glad you liked the tutorial 😃

[@RegularFootisChris]

The Sound Of A Running Start Is Golden Audio! Who can Agree with Me?

[@sacrifice2181]

Yup

[@akkeogh]

I've been skating for an embarrassingly long time to still be rubbish at these, but could never find any real tips for how to learn them - experienced skaters just do them and don't get that they're actually a thing to be learned! Soooo excited to finally find this video, exactly what I've been looking for 🤩 thank you!!

[@SarahParkMatott]

ahhh stoked to hear that :D I haven't done these in forever either...I probably should work on them again 😂

[@are_you_blind_sir_]

Great tutorial! I think you mentioning holding the board in front of your hip really helped. I think learning run starts would've been a lot harder if I didn't know this.

[@philip6252]

the way you break things down is really great.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that 😃

[@laurenouellette6592]

Great video (as always)! This is one of those techniques that seems simple, but I have a vague sense of "hmm, I'm not doing this very effectively...". The way you break things down in detail, with plenty of good and bad examples, is so helpful. Thank you!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you so much! 😃 There are a lot of skateboard tricks that are deceptively difficult. So, I always try to break anything down as much as I can, even if it looks really "easy". I'm glad all the examples are helpful too. I'll definitely keep trying to include those!

[@jetfitzpatrick6624]

omgoodness. . . thank u. sooooo much. u wouldn't believe how far I've progressed without learning how to do this. PLEASE keep these up. every vid. I've seen guys r like "just throw it down". for seasoned skaters this is common sense and they've been skating so long that they don't remember wat was difficult for them 15+ yrs ago. ive found it so beneficial to learn from other beginners and u break this "easy ass" stuff down so well

[@SarahParkMatott]

ah, thank you! I'm so stoked to hear it. It's often the "easy" stuff that we struggle with, because what's intuitive to others is not intuitive to us. And there is absolutely nothing about skateboarding that can be truly called easy. It's all hard. Difficult and more difficult 😂 But, happy to hear the video helped!

[@BUNTYSINGH-tw6ue]

Your methodology of breaking any trick into parts is amazing and very helpful

[@LOUPENEDITS]

Thank you for this tutorial, I just practiced for have n hour and really am starting to get the hang of it. these tutorials are so good.

[@SarahParkMatott]

ay, that's awesome! Stoked to hear it 😃

[@davelse8919]

I've never seen tutorials as detailed, precise and useful as yours! I'm just starting out with skateboarding and all your videos are gold to me! Thanks Sarah, keep it up !!

[@SarahParkMatott]

ah thank you! Glad they've been helpful for you :D

[@r3ndon219]

Sarah! Your step by step break downs are super helpful! My running starts are sloppy, but I’m going to to try your methods today! You have inspire people

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you so much! I really hope this helps you hone those running start skills 💪

[@sugaranderson1]

Well done on this video! Not much tutorial on how to throwdown your board and you explaned it in detail

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thanks! The goal is to always go into as much detail as possible 😃🙏

[@TheLinessCompany]

I am learning this the last 3 days, once I put my foot a little bit to far to the left and I made a split with my legs, haha, today I am on it again :D

[@rouvenrouven5037]

Amazing explanation, great details and tops. Thank you so much, Sarah. Best wishes from Berlin!

[@AoristForm]

Thanks so much! I followed your 4-step method and was able to do running starts in less than an hour! I’ll practice ollie using your instruction as well’

[@SarahParkMatott]

that's awesome! Keep having fun 💪

[@andviktor]

Sarah, love u, just 1 day and ~30 tryes and it start to be easy! Thanks a lot! Спасибо!!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Woo! That is awesome. It's all thanks to your hard work, but still! Рад помочь 😃 (I hope this is correct. I don't know, but I wanted to try :)

[@andviktor]

@@SarahParkMatott Its correct)) thank u!! :)

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@andviktor yay! 😃 thank you too!

[@andviktor]

@@SarahParkMatott still wait guitar/song video ;)

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@andviktor Haha that will be a while! But maybe I can throw it in somewhere 😂

[@eltos2476]

Great video and very good explanation! I practiced for 3 hours and got it semi-consistently.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! 🙏 and that’s awesome 💪💪

[@MojosArmy]

Best tutorials on YT, thank you!

[@Pshady]

Tip 5 solves everything for me. Thanks

[@zachvizion]

Thank you for sharing this video Sarah!! I love how you're detailed and explain it in an easy to understand way. Stay well and take care!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video so much :D I hope you're well too!

[@zachvizion]

@@SarahParkMatott My pleasure and likewise, I’m well!

[@thenekomaniac5317]

Your tutorials are so good 👌🏽 👌🏽

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! 😃🙏 Seriously!

[@doubter365]

just found ur channel as a beginner (thanks to the kickturn vid) and it is sooooo helpful!

[@SarahParkMatott]

ahh stoked to hear it!

[@chaingunwulf3445]

Thank you, I was having some issues with the finer points of this...like it hitting the ground first and bouncing sideways and some other things.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video :D

[@mkhairulanwarmhatta1293]

Thanks for the breakdown sarah

[@JonathanCook1975]

Nice tutorial. I'm quite comfortable doing this walking off but haven't really tried going faster than that. This video will be useful, thanks 👍💯.

[@SarahParkMatott]

I hope so! You’ll definitely get it faster💪

[@FlowUrbanFlow]

This helped me improve, thanks!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Woo! I'm glad to hear it! 💪

[@xXMyDogisEmoXx]

Thanks, I’ve been trying to work on this!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hope it helps 😃💪

[@benoduartebd]

Nice I never really thought of this, but I need more speed alot of the time!

[@SarahParkMatott]

It's definitely a good way to grab more speed quickly 💪

[@Iz_0707]

Thank you!!! Your explanations are so good😊

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! 😃🙏

[@ca_alyst]

I am really happy to watch this video because I just start learning hippie jump haha🤣 I like your tips you always share tips precisely🙏 그리고 보드 넘 예뻐욧..!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video! 🙌 앗 감사합니다! 타봤던 보드중에 그 보드가 젤 예뻤던 것 같아요ㅋㅋㅋ

[@sprky2025]

Thanks for this video. I've practiced this heaps but find it's almost a surprise when I get it right, not because I've nailed the skill. Main issue is my board bounces like crazy when I drop it such that who knows where my well placed foot is gonna end up. Makes me fearful of just going for it too. Not sure if you'll see this comment Sarah. Keep up the great vids 😊

[@SarahParkMatott]

It takes some time to start catching it on the way down for sure! But you'll get there 💪 stoked you found the video helpful 🙏

[@dzaxys4643]

i got that pretymuch straight away in the steps described in this vid i have watched a few tutorials by different people and i love the way you put yourself in the mindset of when you were learning really helpfull and you have a calming effect

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you 🙏 Really glad to hear that.

[@vjy-rdy]

Thank you, tips are very helpful.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

Another great video Sarah thanks! That timber deck you’re on ...Im seeing a mini ramp in its future 👍

[@SarahParkMatott]

oh...the moment I can build a mini ramp, I will be!! I don't know how far it is in my future, but it is definitely in there 💪 Thank you! :D

[@Tegulatus]

Thank you! This is the best tutorial on the internet! You made it so much easier to learn!

[@SarahParkMatott]

:D Glad to hear that!

[@hate_everlasting]

best tutorial ive seen yet! thank you!! will try tomorrow after several failures today😆

[@SarahParkMatott]

you got it 💪

[@Rockin23]

Loving your breakdown, step by step method. I teach guitar and do very similar teaching methods to make really fast complex patterns more understandable, it is all relative. :) Thanks again. Running starts look well cool

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! Glad you liked it :D guitar is a great example of something you can break down to build up. I love that kind of approach 💪

[@stevelithium5086]

I wish all tutorials were like this. Awesome.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you so much 😃

[@petert4269]

The way break down tricks make it really easy to understand the basics Thats a sick Yamaha windbreaker btw. Cannot find one online at all!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! And thanks again! It's an original. Bought in the 90s (I think) from a Yamaha motorsports dealer. 😃

[@jeffysgolfgame7855]

Just got a board and gear. You r totally inspiring ppl with ur content. Keep up the practice and great work. I will be walking thru ur tutorials during my progress. Might stream or record some seshes along the way. I will let u know if do ;)

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hey! That's awesome. I'm glad you got your gear and are ready to tackle skating! And thank you. I'd really love for that to be the case. I hope my tutorials help 💪

[@lmoree00]

Very helpful video. Thank you!

[@maarikaaa]

Hell yeah 👍 this is one of those things that will become super intuitive after you've done them a lot so you never have to even think about it again. That being said I've definitely stepped a bit off center from the bolts and lost my balance 😃 it happens!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Haha yes! Even just filming this, I was getting so much better at it. We're good as long as we don't step off center 😂💪

[@eric1035]

Your videos are so helpful ,thanks

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thanks! :D Glad to hear that!

[@angelo2236]

Thank you! You made the tutorial detailed and i eventually got it

[@pang_1207]

Your videos are so helpful!!! Could you make a video of ollie while riding? I kinda stuck here and not improved! I can ollie stationary but anytime when I try to ollie while rolling, i am so scared. So I use a really slow speed to do it and then my skateboard stopped rolling everytime I tried. I heard a lot of skateboarder in my country said that you should jump forward when you try to ollie over sth but idk if it’s true or not. PS thanks for your tutorial videos, they really helped me out!!!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hi! I have wanted to make a rolling ollie video for a few months, but unfortunately, we've just had really bad weather, and the places I can skate are really limited right now. But, as soon as we have some nice weather, I am definitely going to be going out and filming that one! It's high on my list as soon as there are sunny days when I'm not working. I will say right now that jumping forward didn't help me personally. It made me ollie at an angle and it was much harder. I struggled mostly because it takes more strength to level out the ollie when rolling. I'm on it though! And thank you! I'm glad the videos have been helpful :D

[@papajoenh]

Nailed it again, Sarah.

[@SarahParkMatott]

💪

[@rnation5201]

Because of your beautiful helpful soul I can now even run and get on with no problem thank you

[@SarahParkMatott]

yesssss 💪 stoked to hear it!

[@Fxyy591]

Thank you very much this helped me

[@StreetDreamzTT]

Thanks! Gonna try today

[@womp2481]

also something that helps me is to be confident when doing any action when riding. Being timid and afraid to fall usually ends in me falling. Cool tutorial btw

[@inouire]

Thanks for the steps ! I already know how to do it but didn't feel comfortable. With your video i realize that it's because i don't drag the tail. I'm doing some kind of caveman with a balancing motion harder to catch. Will try your method right now... Thanks again

[@SarahParkMatott]

Oh, a caveman does sound difficult! I hope this helps 💪

[@inouire]

@@SarahParkMatott it did Indeed. With tail drag I had it immediatly!. It wasn't really a caveman, but a balancing motion of the board, quite stressful. Now i'm zen

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@inouire haha being zen is a core part of skating 😂 I’m glad that you found that missing piece

[@alann5003]

Even though you may not be considered a really good skater, I trust what you say more than any other skating "expert" on youtube. Thank you.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thanks Alan🙏

[@seadawg93]

Every video I see of yours just blows my mind with how well you break everything down step by step! Amazing. I’m a super beginner and I’m working on manuals now, but I think I can add working on this too; I’ve kind of always wanted, but was afraid because I didn’t understand the mechanics. You step 1 is that same I used to finally get the confidence to do a caveman.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear that. Baby steps really are the way to go 💪 All about building confidence.

[@looseygoosey23]

Your voice is soothing 😍 thank you for theseeeeee

[@Jameskeith1972]

Awesome. The next in this progression is the caveman!!! Hey my testimonial is after 10 years of laying off from skating. I slowly got everything back through the same approach hippy Jump, pivots, monster walk, toe flip, and the running start. The other one that helped was running and jumping on the board sitting still.

[@SarahParkMatott]

Haha caveman definitely could be next! 💪 And yeah, that's a great progression path. I am always recommending them 😂

[@Jameskeith1972]

@@SarahParkMatott BTW. Did you check out the link that I left you. If it doesn’t work the do a search for Bill Danforth Street Survival. It’s an instructional video that’s ancient but worth watching. Especially for a skate scholar such as yourself!

[@NazMason]

Thank you❤

[@Ukko73]

Very helpful learning this, nicely done!

[@pulakjyotiphukan162]

really helped by ur videos .. thank u shara😍

[@SarahParkMatott]

I’m so glad to hear it! Thank you🙏😃

[@pulakjyotiphukan162]

pls make a video on ollie .. i land most of the time on nose cause to fall.. love from assam

[@SarahParkMatott]

Hi. I have two videos on the ollie out already. I hope they help 💪 Common Mistakes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWHbmoRpYrCSpqs 5 Step Method to Learn the Ollie - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6rFeqSagq-Hr9k

[@pulakjyotiphukan162]

love u sarah .. thank u .. ❤❤

[@arianrahman4840]

hey girl , thank you for your contents

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the content 😃

[@arianrahman4840]

@@SarahParkMatott it's just been a week since I got my first board and watching your videos on breakdowns of tricks, gives me confidence for future. Also, I'm in your notification squad , keep them contents coming ,best wishes

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@arianrahman4840 aw thank you so much. Welcome to the notification squad 😂 I’m glad you’re enjoying the content that much. I’ll keep doing my best to put out more! Keep shredding and learning in the meantime💪

[@nathanwilliams9695]

Thanks

[@bermchasin]

have you ever tried a unicycle / thought about trying an impossible (bc) wheel?

[@ChiefTJBallout]

This skate setup is wild

[@muhammadfauzan5126]

Nice tutorial

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thanks! :D Glad you think so!

[@millsinfotech1]

Awesome

[@kcarl]

Just started learning this today! Sooo scary.

[@SarahParkMatott]

It is scaryyy, but you got it 💪

[@evacichon1541]

I love your tutorials. Do you have one for Droppings? Or Ollies? I'll check, but maybe someone can help finding quicker... Thx :)

[@SarahParkMatott]

I do! They are in my "trick tips" playlist

[@john6381]

Great tutorial also how many run up steps should you take?

[@SarahParkMatott]

I think it just depends on on fast you want to go. Some people take as few as a step to just jump on or actually run and hop on to go fast. ☺️

[@HowlingMad86]

When i need more speed for a trick, i give the board a hard push, run and jump on it.

[@SarahParkMatott]

That’s also a good option 😃💪

[@HowlingMad86]

@@SarahParkMatott But always make sure, tha tland with both feet on the bolts. Years ago i landet with the front foot to much on the nose and made a moonsault xD

[@SarahParkMatott]

@@HowlingMad86 haha oh yeah. Bolts are home 🏠😂

[@HowlingMad86]

@@SarahParkMatott Oh yes. Last week, i took my old deck, two wooden blocks, and voila, now my wife has a practice board. She saw also yor videos and it was inspiring for her.

[@agathatsang73]

hello, sorry if this seems unrelated but do you have any tricks you recommend trying before learning how to do an ollie? thanks!

[@SarahParkMatott]

Tons of them 💪 There are a ton of awesome tricks you can learn before the ollie with varying skill levels. If I was on my computer, I would link a few videos, because I have a few videos on this already. I made a video called first 5 beginner tricks and another one called 20 tricks that don’t require an ollie. I also always recommend trying out beginner freestyle footwork/tricks like yo-yo hop and switchblade (I have tutorials for these), walk the dogs, endovers, monsterwalks (in the 5 first tricks video). These tricks help a lot with getting more board control. And they’re more fun (in my opinion) than just rolling around to get comfortable.

[@CargoPants901]

I have a 3 stair near my church. I skate there any tips? It’s kind of my commitment and I think I’ll just ollie high and not go far

[@SarahParkMatott]

Tips for ollie-ing down it? If you're having some trouble committing, I would try to find something lower (even a curb) and work on ollie-ing faster and farther to give yourself more confidence! I'm always about building up from small steps. Then trying to find something higher like a two stair and really working up how fast and how far you can ollie off that! You might have already done this, but I would work on those and then in the same day try the two stair. That's how I worked on committing to dropping in. I don't have much experience with stairs though! If you don't like the first idea, I would recommend starting with something like a boneless or caveman down the three stair if you can jump that far. It might be a little less scary than an ollie, but you can get used to the drop and the distance! Whatever happens, you'll get it with practice💪

[@Str8representing]

4:08 four steps

[@danielarrington6387]

personally I like to have my trucks a little bit bigger than my deck so that way when I do throw it down I don't have to worry about the board flipping its got a wide platform to land on

[@fo0tball.3dits]

IM FINALLY NOT THE WORST ONE IN SKATING GROUP THANK YOU

[@SarahParkMatott]

Ayyy 💪💪💪 get it!

[@ElliottAmoroso]

I don’t know how to drop my board straight and have it not bounce on the ground to the wrong direction when I drop it

[@ambinbuiza5752]

Nice👏😍

[@SatraKien]

That blue grip tape is to die for.

[@SarahParkMatott]

It's actually clear! That beautiful blue is the gorgeous deck top 😃 Used the clear grip so I could look at it haha

[@andviktor]

Tip 5.... :D my case

[@Quantum_Cowboy]

Today (day three of skating) was my first time wiping out on the run and jump and now I keep psyching myself out 😭

[@SarahParkMatott]

Don't worry too much. I didn't even try to learn how to get a running start until about 8 months into skating. Take your time and have fun 💪

[@Anonymous-Lmfao]

Can I do this with a cruiser board

[@SarahParkMatott]

Sure! Might be little harder/different depending on how short the board it though 😃

[@illumina9489]

Skateboard asmr

[@splendidfalafel8987]

5:40

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

This is like related to the caveman

[@SarahParkMatott]

💯 I think most tricks and skills are connected somehow. They definitely feed off each other 💪

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

Yeh I'm old and doing surf skating now, ollies are painful... So I'm gonna pick up my board walk over the curb and do this or the caveman..steez

[@sen3475]

Nice video very informative. But speak ip next time

[@SarahParkMatott]

Thanks! And well, adjusting audio and being comfortable talking to a camera/mic is always a work in progress.

[@robc7311]

Once again, another great video! Helping an older skater dude get back into skating! Yew! 🤙🛹😃

[@RedRoomRomance]

I was just thinking about this today lmao. This came in clutch

[@SarahParkMatott]

Glad I made it right on time 💪