5 Tricks to Learn BEFORE the Ollie

[@erics2091]

Number one trick to learn. “Ride”. Ride your board everywhere. Get comfortable on it. Then this video. Don’t underestimate how important just moving on the board is, it’s fundamental. Everyone wants to do tricks right away, but riding should be priority. All that being said, plenty of simple tricks to do in this video. All needed to get better. Hope everyone learns something or at least gets reminded of something and tries it out. More skaters the better!

[@nikkylandry1163]

Riding is a trick, damn wobbly boards.

[@ErraticOverthinker]

Yeah, but isn't tictac necessary for doing curves easily?

[@anotherdayinthedirt7548]

This is so true. I rode a longboard for like 2yrs and then stopped for 4yrs and decided to get an actual skateboard and I’m so damn uncomfortable on the board. I can’t do big pushes at all

[@Fabricplants]

True i am very comfortable doing Ollies while its static but soo uncomfortable to even push 😂oops

[@Fabricplants]

@@anotherdayinthedirt7548me too haha

[@box3y]

There were decades of skating, entire careers, before anyone ever jumped off the ground!

[@antonlebedynets6001]

😮

[@mescaliiiiine]

Sure but nowadays any skater with basic moves should be able to ollie. The standards are different. Learning ollies after learning how to roll and tic-tacs is perfectly fine.

[@TheColdHarshTruth]

No there wasn’t, years maybe, not decades.

[@SumTingWongATM]

You could say that about any sport ever, things are different now

[@ksadjfoerhf]

One small jump for man, one giant leap for skateboarding.

[@SkateformaticsOfficial]

01:20 | 1. tictac 02:14 | 2. tail stop shuffle 03:15 | 3. tail stop to rail stand 05:06 | 4. monster walks & 05:48 penguin walks 06:55 | 5. do all tricks in one sequence Great vid Mike! Really makin me wanna get a freestyle board now.

[@zonanimz9990]

Nice

[@heygabimara]

I wonder if i can still practice freestyle on a regular skateboard 🥹

[@salsasoja4996]

@@heygabimarayeah but pogos are usually harder

[@heygabimara]

@@salsasoja4996 wahh thank you. Once i get better at using my first skateboard I'll try and find one that's meant for freestyle

[@wouter7165]

Are freestyle boards different? And are they more "welcoming" if you want to learn this type of skateboarding? Edit: Ahh never mind, I'm having a field day at their website rn :D

[@TheSeamonkeyBrigade]

I’ve watched probably a dozen Ollie tutorials now and just still can’t get it and this is absolutely the best video I’ve seen for beginner beginner basics

[@scizophrenic2602]

glad you saw this video then. there are 100s of other things you can do besides the ollie. ive even seen videos of female skaters skating transition at skateparks fluidly before they even attempt an ollie. dont be hyperfocused on that one trick. just enjoy the ride. you got this !

[@justmuhd03]

omg, it’s so hard for me to ollie that I screamed myself 😹😫

[@scizophrenic2602]

so many other things u can do with a skateboard. dont get hyperfocused on 1 trick. just try other things and go back to the ollie later. @@justmuhd03

[@jodi183]

@@scizophrenic2602 Exactly. Acid drops, curb slides, boneless, poor man's nose stall, nose stall sex change. Poor man's nose stalls will help one get off the ground especailly if they gradually work their way up to higher surfaces, not just curbs. Skating transitions is super fun too. No need to ollie. All those tricks will make a skater better, while enjoying the ride.

[@scizophrenic2602]

@@jodi183 damn right.

[@spooks3701]

This dude whipping out that Rodney Mullen shit telling us it’s easy 😂

[@waltz_skateboarding]

It is easy, you’re just scared of your skateboard 😂 let us help you

[@kourelop]

Very nice, as someone who is probably much older, heavier, and unathletic compared to the average total beginner, its really encouraging to see good tutorials for simple, foundation building tricks that I can learn with low risk of injury.

[@santiyeman5463]

So you know, youre gonna get hurt skating no matter what. The importance is to wear protection so its not that bed and so you can get right back up again.

[@wouter7165]

​@@santiyeman5463Isn't an entire bed for protection a bit over the top? ;)

[@tommygunn940]

If you are older and don’t want to get hurt, what is wrong with just riding the board? Why do you need to learn tricks. If you want to learn tricks you can’t be afraid to fall. I’m not trying to fall on my older bones and I’m wanting to get back on a board after having a heart transplant. I just miss having a reason to go outside.

[@YoSoyNajera]

if usopp could get jacked, ofc you can skate

[@SonOfJ]

​@@tommygunn940nothing wrong with that, but why are you here if you don't want to learn any tricks?

[@Panzerbeast]

Great video. Bought a skatepark board to learn some foot work and a longboard for street cruising... I am 42....

[@ftriplems]

ey man i got my first drop through yesterday at 28 (had a skateboard in my teens but i only used it to go from a to b) just enjoy i mostly wanna use it to go places but i think the ollie would be super useful for me. curbs and that

[@noclippro7760]

From a tutorial to a flexing video

[@atomgroup3179]

Showing how freestyle works in the final result is important for a tutorial, no?

[@goudwaard8880]

Hater!

[@pipyip1628]

All this fancy footwork reminds me so much of figure skating, and it seems to use a lot of the same skills. As an ex figure skater that just recently started skateboarding, I’m excited to try some of these

[@ilsignorfesta7716]

bro wtf i didnt know that could exist this kind of tricks. i love how he freestyles

[@noahtodd9524]

Thanks for this video! I didn’t realize how much nicer basketball courts and tennis courts are than parking lot asphalt. I tried skating on a basketball court today, and tricks were so much easier! I was able to check these tricks off, and they definitely helped my little ollies

[@bakedbeings]

Fantastic tricks for basic board comfort 👍 I think hippy jump's a huge help with timing and giving learners a sense of the bolts and balancing across the deck's long axis.

[@ddumpy]

i definitely appreciated seeing some tricks that are considered “easier” than ollie’s. i went into skating with the impression that the ollie was the foundation of most tricks and that id be limited to just cruising around until i could master it. i’m excited to try these out and hopefully get closer to getting my board off of the ground! thanks for the video! 🌸🛹

[@ninjasack9134]

dude is literally playing hacky sack with his skateboard

[@steve00alt70]

wat

[@GRAFFDEMON]

I love 70s/80s freestyle. I want to be able to do that style of skating and transition really. This video is great.

[@jodi183]

Freestyle is awesome. I don't know if you're familiar with Rodney Mullen but he made a whole career as a freestyle skater in the 1980s and then he adapted those tricks to street style. He invented the kickflip, flat ground ollie, impossible, heel flip among other difficult tricks. If you're familiar with him, well then you know.

[@aaronphx420]

I bought a board as a gift for myself with all the good stuff and can’t wait to get on it and have fun and maybe after I get used to riding around I can try these neat moves :-) ♡

[@sirwaffles2k16]

can someone tell me what trick he did at 0:55

[@mugpad8269]

Yeah i also require answers

[@travisolander4749]

The board, the fundamentals, the OG tricks. This guy gets real skating. Stop worrying about Ollie-ing day one. GO RIDE.

[@josephcaruso7815]

Helpful instructions with demonstrations. Thank you for the breakdown while doing the moves!

[@DanielFlores-th7de]

I want to get into skateboarding so bad. I looked up a video on skateboarding once on KZbin and now it’s all I see 😭

[@garydunham3526]

this was absolutely crazy, thank you for teaching me those things. i will get better thanks to you

[@royster7221]

When I tried to learn the primo I used a tables to support me and almost killed myself

[@danouski]

I learned how to burt slide and different ways to fall going fast, and tail stop, then Ollie air walk and a few others before Ollie

[@steve00alt70]

Its all about leverage to make tricks easier. Shorter wheelbase, narrower width will be much lighter than a wide and long wheelbase.

[@chaydonfite6006]

Bros nice with it

[@antoniyveremko2804]

That was cool! Thanks a lot, cause i’ve been struggling to complete ollie, lacking that ability to land on the board. Will practice those for more balance!

[@Navelol]

Bro looks like he’s stumbling on ice but not falling. So clean oh my god

[@AJFlint-kr6sh]

You my good sir, are my savior

[@XT33R]

this was so fun to watch

[@SkaterGod510]

I've been skateboarding over 57 years and in the early 70's we were jumping, hell in the mid 70's I jumped a Corvette.

[@theonecuban7451]

Very informative and sick af! I love how you’re doing this at el dorado parks basketball court lol.

[@hansolodolo92]

It’s odd to me cuz I started skateboarding in 1999 I was 6 i naturally went through these steps I never thought about kids missing the essentials. Good work everyone who’s interested in skateboarding listen to this

[@jonniebox9656]

I greatly appreciate this video man. Thank you!

[@spiritualphysics]

57 year old beginner skater 🛹approved. 👊🏾😎👍🏼

[@ABSCrunchFit28]

LOVE THIS!! thanks for breaking this down.....everyone wants to move to Ollie and it's one thing to do it on grass vs. Moving....=)

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Heck yeah!

[@agomodern]

I never remember trying to learn any specific trick before learning to ollie, it was just months of getting to learn how to skate. You can’t just buy a skateboard and automatically jump on the board and start learning the tricks with no sense of balance and maneuvering first.

[@coop1591]

Learn this the hard way 😂now I just skate around to get the hang of the board.

[@kenziewidiantoro]

rly helpedd man thanks

[@ryanrowe1975]

Great tutorial

[@mikedoucette8581]

Thanks. Got me a start now.

[@r.e.n.55]

Thank you so much, i'll try my best to learn them 😃

[@MrDopeContent]

Dope Content 🤘😎💯💧

[@UseThink]

You skateboard like there is no skateboard. Nice man Good advice btw. I can snowboard and longboard. This is a good way to learn to leave the board 'behind' Thaaaaanks

[@marsmachine1156]

Awesome to have some tricks to do between ollie practice, as it can be frustrating and monotonous. Plus those combos look sick! 🤘🏻

[@EdibleREAL]

bro's board survived hydraulic press

[@Ray3n_sk8s]

I’m starting my skateboarding journey and have been practicing the Ollie. Wish me luck 😂

[@waltz_skateboarding]

You got this!

[@jeandepaname8251]

Great tips

[@Flegiasz]

Thank you

[@nytewolf1711]

*6:21** Something I've noticed about a lot of very skilled skaters is that they seem to be stuck in their forte. Or entitled to it? Ha. Gotta love.* Correction: You're a totally awesome and amazingly helpful guy, a freestyler and a skater. Like the rest of anyone that rides on things that you don't.

[@michaeljohn8905]

Freestyle is the basis for all street tricks. My 2 cents if it’s worth anything is Newtons theory of motion. Something that is in motion tends to stay in motion until it looses momentum. How you say does this help you in your OLLIES you ask? Well my pet peeve is people who learn Ollie’s not moving. It’s literally not helping you. Have you ever tried to stand on a bike withought moving ? You fall over correct ? Well it’s the same with the skateboard. If you are rolling forward you gain stability. After you master going straight fast you will have stability and you can start to learn to tap your tail . You don’t have to nail it the first time and go huge. I prefer learning slowly step bye step. Always moving forward and faster as you feel comfortable.. If you try to learn these things in the grass as this guy says it’s my opinion that you get into bad habits. Big Ollie’s need a lot of speed and learning to float your Ollie’s is very important. You cannot learn these things standing still, and even worse I see guys standing, still practicing these things, not facing forwards because they’re not going forward, so they get into this really bad habit of looking sideways and cranking their Ollies to their back and the whole idea of an alley is to go forward and over the obstacle The best way to do that is to be almost looking completely forward and learning how to go fast wow using leverage and cracking your board up into your legs.. Don’t get into bad habits. Remember, you should be squared up. Almost forward. Or at,least semi squared up… I hope some of this help somebody ..keep trying and have fun. That’s the most important part.

[@bilyat_nu_dima]

Thanks for the video, you're awesome 🤩

[@Debien-mh9qi]

Damm, this bro is amazing. This is the most detailed technical video I've seen recently. Big thanks to this man. Can you guys who read my cmt recommend more channels similar to the above video (for beginners like me need some help lol)? I feel very appreciated.

[@TomsThriftyLife]

Thanks! I'm just starting out, whenever I start to go forward with my opposite foot My whole balance is ruined lol

[@arrex700]

Same here, yet im regular on a skateboard, but goofy on the BMX (both my left foot is forward)

[@decobotic]

Same, I skate goofy but I can barely move natural

[@arrex700]

Just into skating a year ago, normal popsical board (double kick) will this help for board control? Need to get comfortable with balance etc

[@akj153]

2:30 shuffle tail stop

[@salvadorcastaneda2414]

Where did you buy those plastics attached to the tail?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

www.waltzskateboarding.com/collections/skid-plates

[@aokkb]

thanks

[@brianmcnary3960]

I’m old school 80s skateboarder , have not tried any tricks in years . Would a old heavy board work for this path to master the Ollie ?

[@hllymchll]

I've always wanted to learn to skate and been more interested in flat ground and freestyle but I always find a reason to put it off. now I'm 30 and super pregnant. of course I'd find this channel today and not last year 😑

[@scizophrenic2602]

you can still do it. im 51 now and still skate. all good when things open up for you, i bet youll back on your skateboard in no time :)

[@thedaychr]

Keep your knees strong and your body flexible, and you can start once youre safe to go. 🙌

[@nikkylandry1163]

2 most important things to learn, going and stopping, without trashing yourself or the board. Until you have the leg strength and balance, probably use knee pads.

[@silly_bricks]

what kind of board and shoes are that?

[@DoThingsYk]

BRO I JUST LEARNED OLLIE, WHYD I GET THIS NOW

[@Abushamusic]

how to push and how to stop for beginner i bought one 2 days ago

[@luci_annihilates]

i have a larger board so the monster walk is weird for me, but still trying

[@c3ar89]

What do u have on the bottom of the board on each end?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Skid plates! Check them out on our website

[@SalmonPotato]

thank u so much for this video! :D

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Thanks for watching!

[@zonanimz9990]

What kind of board is that? I’ve never seen anything like that 🧐

[@waltz_skateboarding]

It’s a freestyle board! We make them waltzskateboarding.com

[@stephansze6358]

i didn’t know miya chinen did yt vids

[@steve7814]

First trick to learn in skateboarding, and best trick to learn. How to FALL! learn young and learn how to fall on different obstacles. Everything else will feel that much more attainable.

[@RyanMeade-ep9qb]

Tick tacks! Should be the first trick anyone skating should learn imo. No push tick tacks.

[@SCHWE.1.N]

My dad just ordered me a skateboard and it'll be here on Wednesday, but I only see him weekends so I'm gonna have to wait even longer 😭

[@jrbucky]

What size board is he using?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Mike usually rides his 7.6” Waltz pro model board. This is an older 7.6” double kick deck from Waltz

[@jrbucky]

​@@waltz_skateboarding Thank you, i just ordered my first skateboard 7.5inch size.

[@egery3587]

I like your shoe what type of shoe is that?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Newbalance 306

[@egery3587]

Thanks you are a good freestyler BTW

[@Many.manmenwithotherman]

Bro the first trick i learnt was the one foot pivot and i think its called yolo jump.

[@vanpen1]

size trucks are those

[@cashphillip9914]

I live there that’s in el dorado

[@sSpoonMan]

Bro hit a better Ollie than I’ve ever been able to do and said “aw that was so bad” 😂

[@JoelSaltzman-c7y]

Crazy🎉 what size is your board?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

This is the Waltz 7.6” Bixby shape

[@04tacomaguy1]

I feel Iike with modern boards these tricks are way harder. Except the primo maybe that’s about the same

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Some tricks are definitely more difficult on modern street skateboards. We make modern freestyle boards to help 👍

[@juancarloscastilloangulo2016]

Los trucos son buenísimos pero el chico se emociona y los hace a mil por hora

[@yanbosha7938]

what's the brake pad ? where can I buy it

[@waltz_skateboarding]

It’s a skid plate from Waltzskateboarding.com

[@immjjaayy]

#1 shoulda been the backside 180 tbh

[@Cnumbers]

SLAM!!!

[@mikemoss6045]

Should add shove-its to the list

[@heygabimara]

Noob here, is it me or his skateboard is flatter than what i usually see on stores? The skateboard i got almost has slopes on all sides... what is the difference?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

This is a freestyle board. It has considerably less concave (3 dimensional curvature) than a traditional street skateboard to make freestyle tricks easier - footwork, pogos, Caspers, etc.

[@REPLY34]

On that board

[@fireire3309]

Aquamarine is the only evil one

[@nahanng7791]

Im 30. And want to skate. Never ever skated before in my life. Am i too late?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

No way!

[@VaniloGomes-xj7nz]

coisa de longboard

[@billybarnett9834]

Tik taks for sure, monster walks yes, but not that other stuff. An easier thing to do to get to get that "impact" that you're talking about could be that half flip where you put your toes under an upside-down board and jump up flip your board and landing.

[@atl0520]

why is his board so different from normal boards?

[@waltz_skateboarding]

It’s a freestyle skateboard. We design them for freestyle tricks because street skateboards explode when you do freestyle tricks on them

[@atl0520]

@@waltz_skateboarding so if i have a normal skateboard and i’m just getting into it then i shouldn’t be trying these too much?

[@b4sh936]

@@atl0520 Exactly, check out braille skateboard tutorials for street skating begginers instead

[@drzplatano1923]

So trippy on 0.5× speed lol

[@akungooglebaru3318]

1:02 2:11

[@khaos7_7gaming63]

Ik you'll never see this comment but: You should try this (and other stuff) with boots lol I only wear boots and switching to wearing tennis shoes is different lol

[@seaya7_7]

dude he was almost walking with on skateboard

[@L3onarto]

Tutorial: ❌️ Flexing: ✅️

[@waltz_skateboarding]

Mike mentions this at 1:12. Check out the list of trick tip links in the description!

[@L3onarto]

Tysm​@@waltz_skateboarding

[@christianjackson9360]

and also wearing a HELMET. It's not just because of SAFETY, it's the law!

[@stephendilts9300]

Ayo what brand pants you wearing? lmao.

[@miljeflores2649]

bro is rudney mullen😮

[@R1SKYB1Z]

Yo dawg bro fellow kids me and my fellow kids skaters Rodney Mullett, Toby Hawk and Danny Trujillo and Julio Iglesias all new had a switch Nollywood finger flip handplant 360 in, Tony Hawk grind 270 hand plant out before we ever knew how to olly In fact the ollie is an optional trick, I think that toney Hock could have done everything he did without knowing how to Ollie

[@uliveulearnandregret]

is bro Rodney Mullen

[@Z.Salty.M]

i broke my arm trying to ollie the first time LOL

[@JacobMoore6107]

As someone who just got a skateboard for the first time, this scares me

[@Z.Salty.M]

@@JacobMoore6107 just dont rush things like i did, I tried to ollie without any practice and on concrete