Skateboard Tricks Overview: From Basic Moves to Signature Tricks

Board slide

How to Practice and Nail Boardslides: The Key Is Shoulder Movement! [howto boardslide]

A boardslide is a trick where you place the middle of your deck on an obstacle—like a rail or the edge of a box—and slide.

The difference between a grind and a slide is whether you’re sliding on the trucks or on the deck.

While the 50-50 grind is typically learned frontside first, the boardslide’s basic form is backside.

In a backside boardslide, you hop onto the rail or box on your back side and slide while keeping your body facing the direction of travel.

To learn boardslides, you’ll need to pop an ollie and then rotate your deck 90 degrees, so it’s helpful to have frontside 180s down beforehand.

It’s also important to practice ollieing onto the corner of a box.

Working through these steps in order is the key to mastering the trick.

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50-50 grind

I'll talk about applying the 50-50 grind and ollie [Kuma-Training How-to Skateboard] Frontside 50-50 Grind

A 50-50 grind is a trick where you hook both the front and back trucks of your skateboard onto the edge of a box or curb and slide.

Because you need to jump onto the edge of something like a box, an ollie is essential.

Like other tricks, the 50-50 grind has frontside and backside variations.

The frontside 50-50 grind, where you lock onto a box or ledge on your belly side, is considered a fundamental curb trick.

Start by practicing on a low box to learn the proper approach and how to distribute your weight while sliding.

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Airborne

Old-school trick HOW TO [Airborne] by Akira Hajime

Airborne, also affectionately known as the early grab, is one of the old-school tricks.

It’s a move where you clear the coping—the edge of a ramp or transition.

You might have also seen people launching off the top of a staircase with an airborne.

It’s said to be the first trick to ever clear coping on a skateboard, making it one of the most significant moves in skateboarding history.

Start by practicing while standing still on flat ground, then progress to practicing while rolling on flat ground, building up step by step.

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boneless

Boneless: An old-school trick you can play anywhere [Kuma-Tore How To Skateboard] Boneless

A boneless is a trick where you grab the deck with your hand, set your front foot down on the ground, then jump and get back onto the deck.

It’s classified as an old-school trick.

You can do it on flat ground as well as on ramps and over obstacles, so it’s useful in a wide range of situations.

Since it’s also a grab-style trick where you hold the board, it has a strong visual impact.

Surprisingly, though, it’s not very difficult—if you keep a few key points in mind and practice, you’ll be able to do it in no time!

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firecracker

Make satisfying firecracker sounds! [Kuma-Training How-to Skateboarding] HOW TO FIRECRACKER

A firecracker is a skateboarding trick where you ride down steps or other drops while staying on the board, and the key is banging the tail of the deck against each step to make a crackling sound.

Normally, when you go down a drop, you lift the tail a bit, but for a firecracker, the trick is to shift a little weight toward the nose and keep the deck level with the ground.

Start with a low single step, then gradually work your way up to more steps.

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