How to Kickflip with Pro Skater, Lizard King

[@AdrianMendoza101]

"It's insane how high he pops it". Says the dude with the highest kickflips ever hahaha.

[@mrwhiteout1]

best kick flip advice ever. "let it hang then flick."

[@FabienBrunod]

mrwhiteout1 How you do that? I tried but can't get my back foot on

[@bruc850]

Fabio Bruno try and imagine youre trying to tuck your backfoot's ankle in your crotch. like, suck your backfoot up so your leg looks like its curling up into your crotch, if done correctly you should have a fairly decent backfoot catch. once you get the flick timing down and in-sync with your pop and catch, youll have them better than ever.

[@FabienBrunod]

Thank you, I've got already the back foot catch but not that high

[@imanilusions5545]

He means to let your front foot slide up enough to carry the board up high, then flick. As you see if you pay attention Lizard King has his foot set up in between the front bolts and the middle, while most people have their kickflip position right behind the front bolts. Having your front foot slightly more to the middle of the board allows him to carry his kickflip up before flicking. Depending where you have your foot is how fast you slide your foot up though. People put their foot right by the front bolts but still have a high kickflip. Thats because they slide their foot up slower than if it was toward the middle of the board. Also you dont want your foot down too low. Or else you'll just be completely uncomfortable and look dumb and like you dont know what your doing. (God i hate doing long comments, it makes me look like a smartass)

[@502skater502]

For real.

[@anthonygonsalves7020]

That flick delay is the essence to most flip tricks IMO. Really helps, like Lizard King said, to do your tricks with tons of pop and it literally looks so much better when you get used to it. That's how I do my heelflips (Also a heelflip kid. I do them all day long, but I kickflip once in a blue moon).

[@GokuvsVegetaandBuu]

bro I'm the same way. I tried doing this method to kickflip and even though I can't get it even close to the consistency of my heelpflips, I've definitely gotten more kickflips the Lizard King way.

[@anthonygonsalves7020]

Daniel Wondal That's what's up, bro! My kickflips rotate very slowly, so I don't get enough pop, I end up stomping it primo. When I initiate enough pop, it looks like I'm in the air forever, mad hangtime, and end up catching them close to the ground haha. I really need to work on that, I dont think i'd be able to do kicks anywhere but flatground until I get them better. My heels, I catch in the way up...its such a good feeling.

[@jimster805]

you mean where the board flips and you catch it while you're still coming up and then just stomp the rest of the way down? almost orgasmic. Depending on how my foot are set up right before i heelflip, i just know wholeheartedly that its going to be a great heelflip

[@GokuvsVegetaandBuu]

jimster805 I love that early catch, something about it man.

[@anthonygonsalves7020]

jimster805 Yessir! That feeling is crazy good. Especially, as well, because you simply KNOW you got the trick and you can focus on the next one or continuing to ride. Also, the thud sound when the board hits your foot before you stomp it down. Love that shit. I caught maybe two kickflips like that just recently, trying to really take the time to re-learn them and get massive pop without kicking the board away (my foot catches too much grip).

[@drowninglifeguards]

"or you could flip it all slow like 'woaaaahhh'" haha gotta love stoney Lizard King!

[@pleasantvalley9898]

Along with the delayed flick I have found that it is allot easier to land and launch kick flips if you step laterally backwards while popping into the trick. Almost as if you were to step up stairs backwards off your skateboard. and if you want Neen Williams style heel flips step laterally forward when popping. (Imagining you are stepping forward off your board up imaginary stairs.) if you look closely when Lizard launches into his kick-flip his whole center of gravity shoulders and all shift forward in a perpendicular motion. If this sounds confusing to understand please comment on this post or thumbs up, ill post a video showing how Neen Williams, and Lizard king pull this off with ease. I am not trying to do this for attention I just really think there is a fool proof method to skateboarding basics. ( im not good at physics but i can summarize)

[@Eduardo.Letria]

Can you explain it better? I didn't understand that thing about stepping forward and backwards. Thanks

[@pleasantvalley9898]

+dreamgetter13 yea dude idk why No one else mentions it. (for people reading this thread ) Even while popping an Ollie the board should shift slightly backwards. (it should look like you're doing an Ollie on a snowboard

[@rolandov2]

+M.T.M 2k15 PLEASE DO THE VIDEO EXPLAINING BETTER PLEASE

[@Cheeto_Thrasher]

+M.T.M 2k15 do the video whenever you have time man. Im interested in what your saying.

[@pleasantvalley9898]

+Andre martinez I live in Ohio and the weather sucks. I'll explain kick flips and heel flips as well. (Definitely keep your shoulders parallel with your board while practicing you're Ollie. I'll post a video link to this page when the video is made ) (DM me on instagram : MXNX_676

[@ashomsky]

Makes me want to go do kickflips.

[@berran3459]

^ It's the slo-mo guy! :D

[@SUPRADUBB]

Straight up I love lizards kickflips. They're so unique they're not your typical kickflip.

[@lindatlkka4871]

I know right

[@charlespeyton5530]

If you put pressure on the ball of your back or front foot almost like standing on your toes and then flick, it will help flick faster and be popped higher. But postponing the flick helps a lot as well!

[@jookbj]

Best kickflip tutorial ever delaying the flick helps with any trick.

[@MrNickrandi]

he actually esxplained it really better than the millions of other so-professional-looking how-to on the tube

[@RileyTelfer]

"Tied for second and no 3rd place" hahahahaha what a guy

[@Frank7489]

To this day his kick flip is still the gold standard for me

[@GLogic_YT]

Kickflips took me a long time maybe a year, because i was flicking like a heelflip, but now, i land kickflips everytime, and thanks to this video, i can kickflip MAD high

[@42FourTwoNa]

It's all about you being on ease and comfortable on your board, no secret. You have to gain confidence, tricks will follow; don't try too hard

[@sk8erdude454]

i watched this like a year ago...tried it and now everyone tells me i have the best kickflips out of any of my friends...thx lizard!

[@hover_trug]

Gotta love his attitude about not letting shit stop him

[@andtpfack8243]

like 9 years ago i was the biggest lizard king fan i had his signature shoes which came in neon green and the deathwish signature board from him with a nean green noose. This video still rocks.

[@dhimasfrias4620]

I could kickflip I just love watching this video over and over to try to get my kickflips like lizard kings

[@JHMcKenna278]

best kickflips in the game

[@RWTFska8te]

Hot ass kickflips. I do love Herman's kickflips and Reynold's FS flips.

[@skatedude655]

I remember meeting him at the maloof money cup when on my 14th birthday, definitely one of the coolest guys i ever met

[@MDXXIV]

he does the CLEANEST kickflips ever dude

[@MrRandomizer42]

Pudwill's kickflips are pretty dope too man

[@SkateLifeBitches]

i actually learned this... and now it's my favorite trick

[@pastello76k]

Lizard King has the best Kickflips ever. Period!

[@SprunkG]

I've been skating for 9 years, and only recently I felt like, okay I can finally do a pro kickflip.

[@nuuskisfilms]

Kickflip is totally one of the coolest tricks in skateboarding!

[@keaganokeefe4935]

4:41 smoke effects haha

[@bmxisthebomb100]

So your saying I need to bail on something and fuck up my ankle to learn kick flips?... Okay I'm on it!

[@kieranjohnson5024]

Try putting your front foot slightly further down the board when you ollie, It'll allow you to sweep up more and get higher ollies... As for kicks, I've been skating nearly 2 years and still cant do them so don't stress

[@skullkeep3]

is this black sabbath ?

[@KillingKow]

Black Sabbath - Under The Sun

[@masteruniter]

lizard king has a very friendly face lmaoo

[@FoxyGamer-nc8pj]

02:56 he's smoking a joint hahaha

[@snowboardskater1102]

i learned on just a deck no truck no wheels. get to be able to flip it and catch just that and you got it bro just keep going at it

[@SucculentDoorbell]

this is the evolution of tricks in the making. lizard king makes sense

[@NCAlien910]

Lizard and Al Davis have the best kickflips for sure

[@supadreamy7561]

Is that sylmar high? When he says Bryan hermin?

[@MidTierVillain]

i know how to kick flip,but watching Lizard King is always badass!

[@MultipassDallas]

This is a video to show off how sick lizards flip is.

[@Almosteasyese]

I was the same way wit kickflips, except I learned em like 4 months after my ollie. Yea i'm a natural heelfipper too.

[@laloacosta2919]

Torey pudwill and lizard king are the inly onee i seen like flip high but they also land wrong and unperfect but damn they look SICK

[@MrRickpwns]

Lizard King is a good example of not to give up.

[@jasonlongo6823]

Damn. There's definitely something different from birth with the guys who turn out to be pros. Learned to Ollie on his first day and kick after a couple months! I landed my first kickflip over a year and a half ago and still I will lose them for weeks at a time.

[@dylanb2086]

For sure - was thinking the same thing. They have talent for sure - plus he was in 4th grade!

[@ohadzubida]

my favorite skater.. no question

[@MrJarrodbarry]

i find it helpful to like lean backwards when u go to flip then when u go to land is shift ur wait forward

[@Slidewxyz]

and you can believe that he put a shit load of passion into making that joint perfect haha

[@91alondi]

hes got the sickest kickflips!!

[@northpawjinx7555]

Where is Lizard King?

[@W3TW4R3]

i live by this guy!

[@knarshreder]

he has one of the best looking kickflips ever

[@trajhver3]

his/their pad looks mega chill.

[@Krushurpants]

i watch this every night before i go to sleep.

[@1998matthew1119]

wow,insane flips!

[@gacelasheladas]

"long ago there were kickflips now they are flickflips"

[@Krushurpants]

under the sun/ everyday comoes and goes from the album Vol.4 by Black Sabbath! great band , favorite album

[@passiveMenis]

Black Sabbath - Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes it's the last song on Vol 4. the album with Snowblind

[@efects3]

Hes got one sick kickflip

[@latuyamorelia7679]

It will be the best having lizard at DC, because DC will make some cool designs for lizard!!

[@ATRSkaters]

this is the most helpful kickflip tutorial (even though i cld alredy kickflip) mine got way higher after this

[@michaelkmiec5842]

This is the video that made me have steezy kickflips

[@Th3G4ming]

Lizard King has a sick wardrobe.

[@ExtraKawaii]

Dang, it's weird when you see Lizard in DCs in the old videos.

[@MDXXIV]

he does the CLEANEST kickflips that ive ever seen so far every time i put my foot close to the bolts i cant do my kickflip and i land them every now and then any tips ?

[@Deadmidi]

i like how at 2:26 he puts the board over his head like if you were gonna kickflip that high

[@SuperGhost145]

the kickflip Natas done was better than most peoples kickflips these days and he done it on a huge mob board.

[@AnklepantsSkateZine]

@sasukefan1020 Best advice: try them as much as possible with slightly different foot positions. You'll eventually get the feel of them with one position that works better than the rest. Takes time to learn, but once you get it close you'll know you've got it.

[@crazylegs224]

@zjflores you can get his signature model at ccs. Theres one green blue orange and yellow

[@DanteSkates]

my favorite skater

[@danysk8ter100]

sick kickflips

[@CallMeRB]

i met lizard today, he's the nicest guy i've ever met.

[@thesk8erofgod]

this was helpful ican kickflip higher now!!!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa8465]

lizard king has the best kickflips. especially on flat. no question about it.

[@bigslowbro]

I like the DCs hes wearing

[@h3mph3ad94]

I hope this helps, I have the instant flick kickflips, but like not off the ground, like kid kickflips, and I'm trying to get any pop in them

[@ComicManultimate]

when i was a kid i tried kickflips all the time but i learned them wrong so now i always do heel's i wish i coud do both

[@Krushurpants]

cool i sprained my anle 2 weeks ago , when i start skating again my kickflips are gonna b higher than ever

[@57BigBang]

Sorry the video was loading got bored...

[@ExtraKawaii]

Yeah it's weird how not a lot of pros use colored wheels. Lizard pretty much always has colored wheels, Ellington, Theotis Beasley, Chris Haslam and TK use colored wheels a lot too.

[@Rufusdos]

@x13Datsyuk13X It's actually true that Sheckler does have a very good kickflip. Not sure about "better", but very good.

[@antoniomendoza5811]

Best kickflip ever no doubt

[@Lhortti]

love the song

[@DahSkada]

Yes do you want the link to the video? I could send it to you via PM.

[@mick_plays_guitar]

They should re make this and put jake donellys kickflip at 3rd and army from his vx mix in at the start!

[@Krushurpants]

hey dudes one question, who invented the new standard skateboard? like who made the first one with the nose and the tail and concave

[@themanwiththebandana]

Lizard King is my role model!

[@smart1patryk]

@crosseyedmonkee Ya, i held onto an exercise bike in my basement my hand was destroyed and sore to the touch, but it was worth it since i got kickflips, sucks Im gunna have to relearn/get back in lock my kickflips after winter

[@boogie504]

looks like you could set on a needle in that apt at the end, holy hell

[@1cruefan4life]

the dog on his couch is probally baked from all the weed smoke lol, hes so good at skating

[@Crets22]

kickflip is like the most fucking hardest trick in the world, i mean i could tre flip el toro and not be able to do a kickflip on flat

[@mynameissam36]

@branman57 what i do is i dont focus on the going down part i only focus on the flip of the board cuz if you have enough pop and u just wait for your griptape to show again it wont matter how high ur going down.

[@CallMeRB]

@BillyGardiner yerrrp, were you there too?

[@InjuryDrums34]

HELP ME! i can ollie about a foot high, but when im trying kickflips i always have trouble staying in the air long enough for my board to spin and usually i land adjacent to my board. I have the flick down but i cant land it. Thanks for any help!

[@EuRevTV]

IDK why but the name "lizard king" fits him perfectly...

[@shakejuntskater8003]

sick ass kickflips

[@Oso301]

i messed up ankle in kickflip too now im beast @ kickflips

[@XxLegITtx]

Inspiring.

[@LittleBellis118]

Dude LIzard King is waaaaaaaaay bomb.

[@PunkSkaful]

LK has the best Kickflips in the world!

[@XxRuinedxX619]

his stle freaks me out sometimes. his game of skate heath kirchart berrics 2 his tricks are nuts

[@Krushurpants]

i watch this every night before i got o sleep