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| x Casper | Bobby Boyden |
Casper is a freestyle skateboarding trick that was invented by Bobby "Casper" Boyden in the late 1970s. Bo back foot from the board and uses his front foot to turn the board back to its normal position with a motion that resembles an impossible. The...
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| x Dark slide | Rodney Mullen |
The Darkslide is a skateboarding trick that is similar to a boardslide, but with the skateboard face up. The skateboarder thus slides perpendicularly on an obstacle, feet set on the face-side of the nose and tail .
Though the dark slide was invented...
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| x Benihana | Lester Kasai |
The benihana is an aerial skateboarding trick that was invented by Lester Kasai and named after the Benihana restaurant chain.
A Benihana is performed by first getting airborne (for example from a vert ramp or an ollie) and is essentially a tailgrab...
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| x Bertlemann slide |
Bertlemann slide, or bert, is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder slides on the wheels of his skateboard. A bert is usually performed on banks or transitions.
When performing a bert the skateboarder crouches down while doing a frontside...
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| x Caballerial | Steve Caballero |
Caballerial, Full Cab or Cab, is an aerial skateboarding trick. It is another name for a Fakie 360 ollie. The Caballerial was named after Steve Caballero, who invented the trick in the early 1980's, originally doing the trick backside. The trick was...
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| x Nollie |
A Nollie is a variation of the ollie, where the skateboarder uses the front foot to pop the nose down and the back foot to scrape backwards to achieve lift off of the ground, as opposed to an ollie where the rider uses the back foot on the tail to...
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| x Slides |
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A slide is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder slides sideways either on the deck or on the wheels. This includes primo ..
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| x Fakie |
Fakie is riding backwards with the tail facing in the direction of travel. When used in conjunction with a trick name, like "fakie ollie", it means that the trick was performed as it would normally be done with the exception of riding backwards. Not...
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| x Airwalk | Tony Hawk |
The airwalk is a skateboarding trick invented in 1983 by Tony Hawk, who performed it on ramps and half pipes. In 1986, Rodney Mullen invented the Ollie Airwalk, a flatground version of the Airwalk. The name Ollie Airwalk is often mistaken by the...
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| x Long Distance (Skateboard) Pumping |
Long distance skateboard pumping is a technique that allows longboard skateboarders to go on distance excursions much the same way one would travel across town on a bicycle, without ever touching foot to ground. It is also referred to as "LDP."...
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| x Flatground ollie |
The flatground ollie is a term given for the skateboard trick "ollie" to chronicle its origins as the standard, foundation trick for street skateboarding. The name "ollie" comes from Alan Gelfand, the inventor of the trick, whose nickname was Ollie....
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| x Lip tricks |
Lip tricks in skateboarding are performed on half-pipes, quarterpipes and mini ramps. They are tricks that require different varieties of balance on the "lip" of the ramp. The first lip trick done was by Jay Adams.
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| x Indy grab |
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An indy grab is an aerial skateboarding, snowboarding and kitesurfing trick during which the rider grabs the middle of his board, between his feet, on the side of the board where his toes are pointing.
The indy grab is a generic skateboarding trick...
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| x Dropping in |
Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder can start skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from the bottom and pumping gradually for more speed. When a skateboarder drops in, they use their...
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| x Christ Air |
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Martyn Jackson |
Christ Air is an aerial skateboarding trick where, while flying in the air, the skateboarder picks up his board into one of his hands and then spreads his arms and straightens his legs forming a pose that resembles Jesus Christ on the cross. It was...
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| x Nightmare flip |
The nightmare flip (also known as a nightmare kickflip hyperflip or nightmare varial flip), is an aerial skateboarding trick where the skateboarder kicks his board in order to make it flip 720 degrees along the board's long axis, while turning in a...
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| x Hang Ten Nosemanual |
The hang ten nosemanual gets its name from a surfing trick called a Hang Ten. A hang ten nosemanual is a very difficult trick because it requires a lot of balance. It is recommended to master a nosemanual before attempting this because both require...
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| x Grabs |
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Grabs in skateboarding are different ways to hold the skateboard during an aerial usually combine aerials with rotation as the skateboarder grabs and holds the board.
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| x Shove-it's |
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A Shove-it is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder makes their board spin 180 degrees or more under their feet.
There are many variations of the Shove-it but they all follow the same principle: The skateboarder's lead foot stays in one spot,...
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| x Heelflip |
The heelflip (aka heel), is an aerial skateboarding trick where the skateboarder kicks his board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis.
A heelflip is executed similarly to the ollie, and like the Ollie has become a...
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| x Kickturn |
The kickturn is a basic skateboarding trick. It can be done on any ramp or slope. It is the process of rinding up on a ramp or slope and then turning to ride back down.
To complete this trick you must ride up the ramp with considerate speed. Then...
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| x Laser flip | Rodney Mullen |
The Laser flip is a skateboarding flip trick invented by Rodney Mullen.
the trick is a 360 frontside Pop Shove-it while the board rotates as in a Heelflip. This trick is not seen in skate videos very often due to its complex nature. The Laser flip...
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| x Hippy jump |
The hippy jump is a skateboarding maneuver where the skater jumps over an obstacle and the skateboard goes beneath. Trick made famous by Mark Gonzales.
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| x Kickflip |
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Rodney Mullen |
The kickflip (originally magic flip) is a skateboarding trick where the skateboarder swipes his foot at an angle up the nose of the skateboard in order to make it flip 360 degrees along the board's long axis. Rodney Mullen invented the kickflip...
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| x Ollie |
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Danny Wainwright |
The ollie is an aerial skateboarding trick, invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand in 1978. When doing an ollie the skateboarder leaps into the air bringing the board into the air without using their hands. The board appears to magically lift with the...
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| x Aerials |
Aerials (or more commonly airs) are a type of skateboarding trick usually performed on half-pipes, pools or quarter pipes where there is a vertical wall with a transition (curved surface linking wall and ground) available. Aerials usually combine...
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