Roller Derby Skills: LATERAL FOOTWORK | SOLO SESSIONS 7

Quick skills with skater and trainer Lana Luvhurts for your personal training sessions.
Lateral Glides & D-Cuts + Reverse D-Cut Catches
In Episode #7: This quick session covers two of the essential skills on which we build lateral movement for blocking: Lateral Glides & D-Cuts. Mastery of these skills enables you to block boundary to boundary with speed and strength in your edges. These skills and the techniques we use to link them together for fluid movement are so integral to blocking effectively, we drill for them in all of my practices and they're a part of my own warm up routine.
The power of lateral glides and D-cuts are they allow you to maximize your edges, so you have the ability to go from a strong catching position to tracking an opponent across the track, make rapid directional changes, and maintain physical contact, all while continuing to have blocking integrity (stability, resistance, responsibility for your space). These foundation skills transformed the way I play derby---it takes consistent repetition of course, but you're rewarded with changes pretty early in and will continue to unlock new possibilities as the movements become familiar and then natural. Lateral glides and edging control are also super useful for jammers.
The Reverse D-Cut Catch is a more advanced move, pretty much in the same genre as the power stop, with an added 90 degree rotation.
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy! xx
MUSIC: "The Four of Us Are Dying" by Nine Inch Nails
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[@miasma815]

I finally unlocked my basic lateral glides thanks to this video. I really suck at knowing where my weight should be so I'm always thankful for videos that tell "weight on this foot now you muffin"

[@ThisRad]

That's awesome, good for you! I'm someone who needs to know where the weight is going when I'm learning anything on skates.

[@AquiferousDandelion]

Thank you so much for making all these videos!! I'm really trying to work my way up and working on this lateral business will do the trick! Much love

[@ThisRad]

Hi, thanks for the love! Lateral footwork was a game changer for me, and I still work on it all the time. Hope you smash your goals!! xx

[@ishtarprescotto4831]

The music makes it even more badass lol

[@Dudeotter]

Thank you for this video! I just started derby three days ago and trying to get good enough to actually play :)

[@ThisRad]

Oh wow, congrats on going for it! The advice I would give to my rookie-self is: (1) Don't compare yourself to other skaters because this sport is definitely a journey and we're all at different points of it, (2) Plow stops never stop being essential so it's worth it to master them (3) We're never done working on our edges! Good luck x

[@latinkerbella.]

Great video. I have a scrimmage tomorrow so this will be very helpful!

[@emm8g307]

I wish there were more videos!

[@ThisRad]

Me too! :) I'll be able to start filming again soon.

[@skateata1]

I think a harder wheel would make these easier.

[@woozoolisha9678]

Aaa good

[@Ivygirasole]

I would like this same model of skates, can anyone tell me what it is?