There is a short list of tricks that actually matter.
Skateboarding looks infinite from the outside. Thousands of trick names, endless variations, a language you do notspeak yet. It is genuinely overwhelming, and overwhelm is why people freeze.
But the list that matters is short. Seven tricks. Learn these and every harder trick in skateboarding is a variation, combination, or extension of something in this course.
When we asked our audience which single trick they most wanted to learn, two answers took nearly two-thirds of the vote: the ollie and the kickflip. Both are in here.
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Ollie
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Frontside 180
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Backside 180
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Pop shove it
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Frontside pop shove it
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Heelflip
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Kickflip
Detailed Lessons
Foot placement, body movement, timing and board control are explained more clearly.
Excellent Demonstrations
Students can study each movement before attempting the complete skill or trick.
A Clear Progression Plan
Every lesson builds on the skills taught before it.
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The seven that unlock everything after them.
The Orange Belt is the milestone belt of the Braille progression. Everything before it is preparation. Everything after it is variation. Seven lessons, one per trick, thirty-eight minutes total. Each one uses the same structure: the mental model, the isolated drill, the most common failure, then the full trick.
This is where most members say skateboarding finally clicked.
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“It is very useful. The explanations are really well done and the slow motion frames are fantastic.”
- Andrea
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“Thanks for this, I couldn't ollie for about 2 months and I was starting to give up. But after I followed these steps I got the ollie down by the following month.”
-Ayaan
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“I haven't skated in 15 years since high school and I just started getting back into it. I wish I had "Skateboarding Made Simple" back then but its never too late to start skateboarding. I'm loving it, I like the systematic approach to the volumes and been having tons of fun skating again. Thanks Braille team and hopefully these old bones can handle doing tricks again.”
- Joshua
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“A great start to get me and my boys into skateboarding together. I'm 41, I've only really cruised around on a longboard off and on for the last 6 or so years. My 7 and 12 year old boys are really into skateboarding and want to learn along with me. I can now do a decent stationary ollie, working on a moving ollie. I highly recommend SMS.”
-Jason
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Frequently Asked Questions
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You can. Most people do, and most people get stuck. If you can already kickturn on flat, ride fakie for ten feet, and carve a full turn without putting a foot down, skip ahead. If any of those made you hesitate, this course will save you months.
LEVEL 3
Seven tricks between you and the rest of skateboarding.
After the Orange Belt you stop being someone who is learning to skate. You are a skater who is learning tricks. That shift is worth more than any single trick in the list.
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