Outdoor Roller Skating - Quick Transition Stops

Dirty Deborah Harry shows you how to stop quickly when you are roller skating in a non-traditional outdoor roller skating space.
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[@keithamos6992]

I accidently did one of these stops at the roller rink yesterday. Some little kid shot out in front of me with a skate mate. I swerved out of the way and somehow ended up spinning my self backwards ( I'm not the most experienced skater LOL ) I thought " oh crap ! " and hit my toe stops. It must have looked pretty good because a couple of skaters were like, " that was cool ! how do you do that ? " I don't know how I did it so I decided to play it cool and said " Lot's of practice " then skated off. :)

[@bogusienombre355]

Lol

[@stephaniewillis2622]

Awesome 😀

[@galakari]

Lol! Good one! (y)

[@elyshajae]

Hahaha fake it till you make it!!! Awesome

[@johnsonfamilynaturals]

Haha😂. Love it!😆

[@DLinton]

New skater: _How did learn to turn so well?_ Me: _I skated fast and I didn't want to die. So I turned_

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Sometimes that is exactly how it goes!

[@shenellef1664]

Story of my life! 😂😂

[@lyudmylalahotska9272]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ayceboogie]

Saw my life flash before my eyes in a "false flat" parking lot. Ended up cartoonishly flying headfirst into the bushes 🤣 #livedtotellthetale

[@Jzst]

I think you mastered her video which includes "stopping with things" 😂

[@allyparks]

i've done this too!!!! but i was going down hill and couldn't stop so i jumped before hitting the sidewalk and flew full body belly down in a giant bush.. the bush definitely saved my life lol

[@Alex-gk3zv]

ally parks ...and not everyone can jump into bushes. A stunt I call this!

[@collectinghobbies2271]

Oh yes, that was definitely me a month ago!! Not practicing as much as I want but it is fun to see our improvement!!

[@galakari]

Omg! lol I hope you are all right...

[@TereseLeigh]

Why is her personality so bomb thooo!?!? if I wasn't in Jersey, I'd DEF take a class with her.

[@nukelukas]

I am in central europe and even with that considering visit right to that place and her! (later...)

[@zounet2742]

@@nukelukas same !!

[@alliedickinson6026]

@@nukelukas Me too!

[@pktdbgnzwl]

I want to fly there and $pend a weekend taking lessons. Someday !

[@BexBurton]

I think she comes from a long line of skaters! It's in her DNA!

[@bogusienombre355]

Buy that place . make it outdoor night skating with cool lighting and smooth jazz for adults. Cocktails maybe?

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Right!? I am gonna talk to my cousin. How crazy would that be? Smooth jazz? I AM IN!

[@bogusienombre355]

Awesome! Cool. Let me know if you would like to bounce around some creative ideas.

[@TheAlalicious]

Is anyone else super impressed that Dirty actually takes the time to read ALL of the comments on ALL her videos? Such. A. Badass. 💜🖤💙

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Awww thank you! I do. Everyday I check in and see what you all have to say. It helps me figure out what to teach next. I am just very grateful that you are watching and appreciating the information. It keeps me super motivated.

[@TheAlalicious]

@@Dirtydeborahharry We appreciate you so much Dirty! I'm positive you have a big impact on getting the world rollin' on 8 wheels. And that is quite a glorious thing in my opinion. I hope I can have such a positive effect in the community someday ♥️

[@mareikelotzkat8283]

@@Dirtydeborahharry Love your passion, the way you express it/yourself, your style and teaching groove.. I am so new to skating, started last week as a 38 year old girl :) but I am watching your videos at least a year to prepare myself for my sweet skates. I would like to see a short video on how to put my skates on. The laces of new skates are so awkward and it's kind of hard to get them tide. How they should have to fit to be secure? Also, it is kind of difficult to put them on outside. Do you have any tipps for absolute beginners? Now I am going to watch every video you made on stopping outside :D keep rollin`, lovely regards from Leipzig, Germany

[@xaviamata9633]

😆 i love when you demonstrate being out of control

[@bhenry7144]

This is the only break I know it called “falling” .

[@juliegillen1370]

"You're gonna have to do it, or you're gonna have dire consequences" , I swear my dad said the exact thing when he taught me how to cycle! Also, I need that on a T-shirt

[@JuliaGsocaljujujules]

“You’re going to have to do it, or you’re going to have DIRE consequences.” 😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@trueblue2true249]

Getting back on skates at age 48 and OMG, this happened to me. A sudden decline, my eyes were popped out of my head . Not sure how I got out of that one but I made it. Now I'll go back and practice what you shared although still afraid to use toe stops. Thanks for your great videos.

[@galakari]

37 years since I was on quads - and I've never ever used quads outside. Just in a roller rink. Now I'm 55 - and I'm telling you! It's not like riding a bike. You - at least I have - forget everything! It is scaaaary!!! Lol but still as fun as I remember!

[@sophiajimenez2950]

Honestly this is the best channel for learning skate rolling

[@cassandrae14]

I need this. The street my house is on has a slight decline and I had to run into my sisters parked car to stop myself.

[@shimmypolkaroo]

Ma girl,Deborah! How did you know my neighbourhood streets are rough and all false flats just like that abandoned batting cage? 🤣 Thank you for this video, Deborah, I needed it! Great camera work too, Rollielocks! 🥰🥰

[@TheSchmuck01]

I'm guessing a lot of your viewers still have the stock toestops that came with their first skates, and I know how fast those little suregrip carrera stops get chewed up by asphalt, so could you talk a little bit about good toestops for outdoors and if the different shapes make a difference?

[@venusalexa7367]

Even moxi ones get chewed up so fast... 😂 I got Chaya cherry bombs and didn't think they'd be so big.

[@katologyeffect]

This is exactly how I ate concrete last week and fractured my tailbone. I can't wait to heal and have you coach me.

[@EileenDurrant]

Omg!! I wish I saw this yesterday, this is so very helpful! You’re the best, I’m going to practice tomorrow. I was on a false flat yesterday and gained so much speed and had no idea how to stop! By the grace of God I was able to slow down at the last minute and not get hit by car.. I was scared to death! Thank you Dirty, you’re the best teacher and I greatly appreciate all your awesome tips!! God Bless you, beautiful!🙏🏽♥️🤗

[@prolificF8]

DD has the right mix of relaying helpful knowledge + you can do it! + fun, natural fun 🤩

[@AnnLeiSoCal]

Another wonderful thing to learn today...3 yrs later. I can always use a new way to stop in my arsenal.

[@Rohmash]

This is the sort of tough instruction I need lol. I am such a chicken about practicing stopping. This can be life or death here. I humbly thanked a man the other night for stopping in time and not murdering me when I stumbled off a sidewalk ramp. I don't care how embarrassing it looks I will simply toss myself backwards. Smashed and possibly squished to death is not the way I want to go.

[@nickelodeonnickelodeon7677]

I did the same exact screaming when I was skating today and realized I was going downhill, can’t believe you have an exact video about this!!! Thanks so much! Day 2 went so much better after watching your videos yesterday

[@dez3320]

I keep coming back to the best skate teacher on the internet. 😊 I always hear your voice when I practice.

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Wow, thank you!

[@EmilyMislak]

"I'm on a decline...and I didn't knowww iiiiitttt." HAAHAHAHA

[@DiscoMatty79]

I know the perfect spot to practice down will skating. As scared as I am trying this, I have to remember it wasn't too long ago that I was scared to go on uneven roads. The ladder analogy helps make all of this sense.

[@latashawhitley2928]

I love your style of instructing! It’s so friendly for people of all levels. Do you have a tutorial for crazy legs? Would love to learn this from you!!

[@PlasmicMusic]

Love it! You always explain stuff so well

[@leacea24]

I have been LOOKING for a video like this. I skate outdoors a lot and just kind of accept that I'm gonna crash when I end up on a downhill. I feel like every video other than this one has been unhelpful. This should have WAY more views. So glad I found this! Thank you!

[@111PanteraBlu]

Yay! I am doing well at skating forward, but need to improve stopping and I’m learning skating backwards! I can also turn and spin but sometimes get them mixed up 🤪

[@magicunicorn6535]

I'll bet when you teach kids, they absolutely love you. Also, if that abandoned batting cage were a full circle, and all the debris cleaned up, what a fun and unusual roller-rink it could be.

[@bleachedtomatoes5503]

This video was so helpful! I’ve had a lot of trouble with balance in general on my skates and basically look like a newborn filly every time I’m out. Hoping to try this when I skate tonight!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Happy to help!

[@EttaJanesVintage]

This is basically every parking lot in LA. I swear they all have these random declines. Thanks for making this!

[@shereewilder4256]

You’re awesome Dirty Deb! Such a great teacher!!!! Thanks for teaching me how to stop and go😂 Safely!

[@psg6065]

I NEEDED a video on the whole false flat thing hahaha. Thank youuu Dirty!💜🥳

[@danaelos.]

this is just what I need! i can't wait to use this!

[@OdetteMBaxter]

So helpful! Love your energy ❤️🛼 thank you!

[@aquaopa1]

Great video as always! Very useful and cool watching you navigate the various textures and surfaces while skating outdoors.

[@emmalineonline9599]

Boy did I need this video. Working on stopping quickly is at the top of my to do list.

[@BusyBeanz]

You are such a good teacher!!!! I grew up skating and my first job at 16 was a carhop at Sonic - I spent my entire childhood rolling around on sundays! Majority of these moves I learned just from skating but girl, I’m 34 and just now getting myself back into skating almost 20yrs later!! Thank you so much for explaining ALL the fine details & nitty gritty - keep up the videos for us all dirty!!!! 🙌

[@ChefLugo]

I cant get enough of your energy!!😍 Great video!!

[@rosewarren3438]

Yay! This is a very cool and informative video!😀👍🏻 Can't wait for the next one!

[@evyzapata5708]

You literally glide so beautifully !! You're THE BEST !! 💙💙

[@frecklesimmer]

Omg the step by step instruction of the transition/turn was exactly what I needed!!! Thank you as always Deb, you’re the best!

[@dsmith2261]

this slowed down instruction of the turn-around realllyyyyyy helped me thank you!

[@jacquelynkrogulski9750]

You’re the coolest! Thanks for the tip about my lower back pain while skating :) my posture has improved and I don’t feel it anymore :) I’m at day 15 of skating !!!

[@MissE832]

Skating outdoors is awesome! That's how I learned...outdoors when I was 3. Lots of bumps and bruises in the beginning, but also lots of hill-bombing and making new friends as I got older and more confident on my skates. Even with that, it never hurts for me to review the essentials of outdoor skating, because I learn something new each time, and especially since I'm getting ready to roll again.

[@adabetelbeck5858]

I love your videos Dirty! You are a great teacher! I have been watching your videos because I haven’t have time to go skating after work but I have been doing the motions without the skates so my body gets use to it once I’m skating....nothing will stop me from skating not even not being on my skates momentarily. Lol but it’s Saturday so Yaiii!!!! I can grab my skates and practice with them finally! Thank you for the great tips, tricks and teaching! You are so specific about which body part is moving and what is going to happen I love it! Thank you, thank you thank you!

[@venusalexa7367]

That green jumper suits you. I like it.

[@susanfuller6836]

No choice but outdoor skating right now. I'm going to try these stops on the slight, terrifying, hill where I can skate. I learn so much from your channel! Can't wait for cooler weather and open rinks so I can practice more. Thanks for your teaching, it's priceless to me. I took up quad skating at 65, never give up!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Get it Susan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kimh4653]

Thanks. This looks much more manageable than other quick stop videos I've seen.

[@itslindss]

For real, thank you for this! We love you! ❤️

[@samtang31]

Omg literally the tutorial I need right now 😱😱😱

[@tiamia84]

I have been watching tons of these skate videos on KZbin, but you BY FAR are the absolute best! Hilarious, adorable, and so knowledgeable about techniques! You are an OG for real! And your channel has been so helpful for a beginner skater like me!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Awwww thankyou soooo much.

[@Anna-rv3fv]

I seriously adore you Deborah you are the best. I’m having to relearn everything I thought I knew about skating (turns out I knew nothing lol) and I can only skate outside. Very hard for a newbie with all the changes in terrain :-) thank you!!!

[@oyamiwa]

your are soooo funny.... the humor makes learning these skills so much fun!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Glad you think so!

[@MartinHernandez-qv4vc]

I love watching you dirty Deborah you are so Amazing on Skates you make it look so easy a

[@jennyroberts5370]

Dirty, you are a goddess!!! After 20 years away, I’m finally back on skates. When I was a kid, there were no You Tube lessons or really anyone I felt comfortable asking in person, so I figured things out and skated on and off for decades. Now, at 50, wanting to do it right, your videos have been life changing! Thank you so much!! You rock!!! Your energy is inspiring and contagious.

[@silentthunder7479]

Dirty you are amazing!

[@beth-af]

This is the tutorial I have been needing for a while

[@08Ladyfish]

I wish that I lived near where you are, I want to take in person lessons from you.. Your personality is Lit and funny and I am learning so much from you right on youtube. Thank you so much for what you are doing for the skate community. I am 50 years old and am getting back into skating but It's been so long that I am rusty and need a refresher! I fell last week before I started watching you and I think that my soul left my body!!! But I am putting my skates back on though, again Thank you sooooo much, you are saving my tail bone!!

[@christinejenan6135]

Love yah! Such clear info. Now if I could just do it. Practicing in my kitchen right now. An outta control kid took me out at your rink😵😖! I have a broken wrist. Time to buy protective gear and take your intro classes🤗! Can’t wait!😁

[@maddisondavidson3095]

Yay new video! Xx

[@dianitajonkman]

I love all your vid. Thanks so much for all the lessons. I am going out to try out tomorrow.

[@jaylaanderson9702]

Thank you for this! Every place I've tried to practice has a hidden decline and I hate it. I'm finally comfortable skating outside (in most areas) but not downhill! I've been doing plow stops. They'll slow me down, but I still don't stop.

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

At least they are slowing you down and that is key. Watch my "Stopping on Roller Skates" playlist for switching your stopping technique after the slow down.

[@kayleighbennett4976]

I have been needing this so much!!! Thank you ❤️

[@dorienneector9067]

"I'm on a decline and I didn't know it!"😂 Have you been spying on me? This is so relatable and it scares me every time. Thank you so much for this video. Now maybe I can stop fearing for my life and be more confident when secret hills enter the scene.

[@teridalrymple]

all your videos are so helpful. thank you thank you!

[@56507ryan]

I love that smooth turn. I'm used to ice hockey so I've been dragging my big toe wheel to spin and skate backwards. I'll try your way.

[@blackwidowsk8]

I got skates a month ago but am so bad at stopping downhill - this helps so much! Thanks! I wish I could visit you in CA to get some skate lessons!! You're da best!

[@yvetteb.6079]

I came across a couple bumpy slopes yesterday and just went full speed for it knowing that I would trip myself up and fall if I tried to slow down. I’m glad I made it through but I need to learn how to do this. Thanks!

[@lizziebeggimbo]

Debra you are amazing! I have just discovered you. Dealing with major health issues and on treatment at the moment so confined to bed a lot. I literally LOVE to watch you skate. My ideal video would just be 3 mins of you skating around your rink to good music :)

[@meghumsclips]

I needed this so bad, just in time

[@speedstackinggurl]

I only recently got the hang of using one of my toe stops going forwards, maybe I'll check back in in a month and I'll have turned around and can stop on them! I've been learning on a slanted driveway and it's been tough to learn on but also a great spot to practice this on!

[@YeaNo.]

Your grace is angelic 🥰

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Awwww thank you so much. I really appreciate this comment.

[@london8328]

Thank you so much Deb!!! Would love to meet you one day !!

[@shibuyaly972]

Love your videos!!! You’ve just made my day!!!! :)))

[@toisan1778]

Love it!!

[@martinaeagle4045]

Exactly the video I am looking for at least 2 weeks.Execution of the video is perfect and {actresses}is spot on.Is funny and well explained.Thanks

[@Jzst]

Haha "SOME OF YOU THINK THIS IS JUST TOESTOPS" That was me 🙋‍♀️😂 Thank you for this video, this is exactly what I needed ❤

[@beezvidz]

Great tips

[@maryf7230]

That place needs to become a outdoor rink!

[@yldzguner530]

İ have tried this by myself before. It was absolutely scary. Next time i will follow your instructions in a cheerfull mindset.

[@odkarina]

“It’s like a peach” lol love her

[@8wheelin269]

Nice one Deb 👍😊🤩

[@kareemrichards8635]

Cool skating style.

[@MackTheMaker]

going into week 14 waiting for my moxi’s from pigeons skate shop 🥺 can’t wait to finally get them!!!

[@LisaLoperfido1]

This happened to me the first time I ever went out on my skates 😂 so scary!! I ended up gracefully falling into the grass. Will practice this.

[@supergirlruleselder6082]

I got some rollerskates and im starting inside lol you do amazing

[@CindyBallreich]

OMG, this was me crossing Ocean ave with you and Deb. So glad I'd didn't die!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

YEP! Good times!

[@alexmh6131]

I’m going to be scouting everywhere for “non traditional” places to skate now, only other problem is the weather in the UK 🌨️🌨️🌨️

[@bhenry7144]

I like how she explains it and then she does it and if she thinks she said it confusingly she will explain it again

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Thank you sooooo much for this comment. I get told I go into too much detail but I KNOW that it must be clear and it must be repeated. I will continue to do this even though it bothers some :)

[@bobbiquigley7351]

Lol @ Dire Consequences😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@kittycatindabluehat]

i needed this like 5 hours ago i was outdoors for the first time and suddenly started rolling down an incline i didnt know was there and all i did was squat but kept rolling forward lol at least i know for next time now

[@cmod9]

would you be able to do a video on a suggested progression of steps on what to learn first and what should be learned later on?

[@davidhazel7448]

Thanks for the great tutorials! I love the music in this one, can you share what the song is?

[@Skeeskee2023]

❤️❤️❤️

[@tippilicious123]

dirty den your BODY😍😍 sis is TIGHT sis is TONED sis is STRONG! your outfit is mega flattering!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Thank you so much 😀 I am on a forever quest to keep this body rolling!

[@martinaeagle4045]

My usual basketball court is too small for speed I can turn now. I start to learn it different way with too many steps and too slowly. I done usual mistake overthink . Since I am skating on the streets its important to learn it for my safety too. I am learning gradually speed up and doing it down hill. Very important thing who is learning it don`t freak out or hesitate. When I done it I landed on my bum but luckily my speed was slower. When the speed freak me out I always turn on easy side before. Now I don`t focus on my speed but on my steps. Down, open shoulder and up. Dirty your advice help me a lot. Thanks

[@likadzhabiyeva986]

Super 😘

[@LAC-fs5xy]

Saw the sneak peek on ur instagram.🙌🏽

[@allyparks]

my transitions are strong but every time i try this when going down hill (forward) my front foot doesn't make it around quick enough and i land on the ground spread eagle... i live in seattle which is veryyy hilly so i neeeeed to master this. help?!