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Dangerous Situations – How Not To Fall
from How To Inline Skate on 16 May 2019

When you skate at a high speed … and a kid jump out in front of you. 3 techniques to save you and your surroundings #1 Grass RollThis one is quite easy. Just roll onto the grass. Lean a bit backward, one skate in front, lift your toes, and you will come to a safe stop. I highly recommend you practice it. At first do it a low speed. Sometimes your skates will get stuck, but at a low to a medium speed you – no problem – you can just run. At a high speed you risk getting your skates stuck and fall … but in 99% of the situations even a grass roll gone bad is better than the alternative…2# JumpOkay, so what happens here. I’m at a high speed, there’s suddenly a container in front of me. I could try to stop but there’s sand on the ground … not good. Thankfully I can make a sharp left turn.Now another problem. Rubber mats. Quite tricky. You can try to roll them, but trust me, sometimes wheels kind get stuck to rubber and you risk falling forward. The solution … jump.Jumping on inline skates is a bit counterintuitive. What I mean … you should NOT try to leap forward as you would with shoes. Instead, jump straight up. Use both legs, side by side or one foot a little bit in front. But not too much. As with the grass roll, practice jumping in a safe enviornment. It’s not that difficult once you get over that urge to leap forward. #3 Toe LiftHere the ashphalt is totally ruined. I cannot get around it and my speed is too high to stop, There are two dangers now. 1) If my front wheels get stuck, I will do a nose dive. Not good! And 2) really rough asphalt means a really rough deceleration. In the worst case, again, a nose dive. The solution is, in lack of a better word, the “toe lift”. As with the grass roll, lean a bit back, lift your toes, one skate in front … then pray … you may also do some small jumps to get over the worst spots. ..Alright, these are maybe not the most difficult techniques, but they are, trust me, good to know. Practice them, get used to them, and when you really need them, they are there to save you.

Slalom Stop – 3 Mistakes
from How To Inline Skate on 7 Nov 2018

Going at high speed? Or downhill? Make some sharp turns – that’s a very good way to control speed.I call this the slalom stop .. or slalom slowdown, I mean, this is a technique for speed control – not necessarily to fully stop.Anyway, anyone can do this. Beginner or pro – doesn’t matter. Pro’s may do it … I don’t know … going down a mountain. A beginner should find a safe flat spot and try to make some sharp turns to control speed.The clue is … when making a sharp turn, stay low, push on the outside leg … through the heel, then fall back on the inside leg … and repeat by making a new turn in the opposite direction. And so it goes … like slalom.Okay … So here I am, practicing at as high speed as feels comfortable down a slight hill. The aim is to first two sharp turns, then make the third one into a powerslide. I think I for the most part did okay, but I did make some mistakes …#1 – Fear Here I’m not comfortable, a little bit high speed and a little bit uncertain about the surface. The fear makes me stand a little taller – not good. Stiffing up – also not good, and movement are a bit choppy. Paradoxically, the fear, the instincts, just make everything more dangerous.The solution is simple. Practice more. Gain confidence. Just do it over and over again with gradually incresing the speed.#2 – SpinThe final slide may turn into a spin. When you’re like half way through the slide, try to counteract the rotation. Shifting some weight forward to the toe ball. That should do it. And by the way, a spin could be a cool thing, why not, but if it’s not planned, it becomes kinda of goofy. So, yea, better learn to control this.#3 – FallAhhhh, I had to include this. The surface was slippery, both the ouside and the inside skate lost grip … no recovery. But .. from the bright side … this should only happen on wet surfaces .. just have a look out for that.Alright, that’s all for now. It’s been a while since the last upload but I’m grateful you’re still here. Until next time … and I promise it won’t be that long … have a good one! Bye!

How to do the GRAPEVINE – Dima Explains
from How To Inline Skate on 8 Aug 2017

Dima teaches how to do the Grapevine trick

Roller Slalom = Skiing ???
from How To Inline Skate on 28 Jul 2017

Alright, it’s been a while and it’s good to be back.So what I did today was .. as you can see .. slalom.If you’ve ever been out skiing, it’s very similar. I’m here skating on flat ground, and I start with a sprint to gain speedand then pass through as quickly as possible.The clue is to prevent the skates from sliding.It’s really a great feeling when you keep the spped going.It’s really does feels like skiing.However, when the turns get wider it’s a lot more difficult.Here with ultra wide turns I can’t keep it up.How about one leg?The grip is not that good so you probably need to reduce speed a bitOutside leg is … kinda goofy but lots of funOkay, no physical harm done but stupid falls always jinx me outSo I guess it’s time the call it the dayand until next time … keep it up guys! Go out! Go skate! Have fun! Be safe!And as always, I’m JP Jay, thanks for watching and subscribe for updates!

20 Minute Full Body Workout
from How To Inline Skate on 28 Jun 2017

Q&A – http://how2inline.com20 Minute Full Body WorkoutTwenty minutes – that’s all you needFirst five – take it slow.Short strides – but don’t forget the armswingFrom 5 to 10 minutes – medium intensitySlalom turns is a good core exerciseTo stop, just push through the heel to make a slideEhmm … something like this yeaAfter about 10 minutes – do some pullups or chinupsFrom 10 to 15 minutes – high intensityPractice jumps, transitions, slides – focus on what you wanna improve .. or play around, have funAfter 15 minutes – take a short breakFrom 15 to 20 minues – low intensityTry to stretch while keeping balance on one legThat’s all. Twenty minutes and a pair of rollerblades are all you need.Do it twice a week or three times a week, and you’ll get in perfect shape in no time!