How to Fall Safely when Skateboarding 

That's awesome. Seriously, safety gear is the best thing to "reduce risk of injury" (but that's for a different video haha). I love seeing people with their protective gear on. I can't afford to get hurt either, and the more pain I am in the worse I skate! Don't want to risk that! 🥲

I always wear safety gear too and i'm shocked how little other people care about it.

Yes. Never try to stop the momentum. Always want to go with it 🙏

Thanks Loukas! That's awesome. I'm glad my videos have translated into long boarding to an extent too 😃 If it's got a board and four wheels, I'm pretty stoked 💪

for sure, it's the unexpected pebbles that get you the hardest 😭I've been hurt more on a pebble than I have landing primo as well. You just never know. And big "yes" to the fact that of course it's scary when we spend most of our lives not falling 😂 Funny but accurate way to think of it.

I can relate. Landed primo tons while learning to kickflip and had no probs. Switched to new bearings and wound up spraining my wrist on the first push. Dammit!

@@thomasj.9686 🤦‍♀️ ugh...the most skateboarding of all things

Same dam thing! Left wrist. Starts getting better and bam 😂. I swear now it’s like I don’t even think about, I protect it at all costs. Ripped my knee to pieces a few weeks ago, but hey, wrist is good to go. After that incident, my dum butt started wearing pads and wrist guards 😂

@@theaustralianhulk that wrist took 5 months to fully heal for me....

For sure! I totally agree. It's a huge advantage. 💪

That's awesome 😃 I'm glad they've been helpful for you and hopefully for your friends too. 😃

😃thank you! Glad to have gotten the video out!

:D Glad you like them!

Yes! I was trying to get it up quickly 😃

@@SarahParkMatott thank you so much! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! :D Glad you enjoyed it!

ah thank you Stefan! :D

Hi Jonah! I'm really happy you enjoyed the video 😃 I have no doubt you'll continue to keep getting better 💪

Thank you! :D Glad it was helpful!

aw, sorry you slipped out! Falling sucks. But, you'll get it. The yo-yo hop is a lot of fun 💪

Ah, con gusto. Gracias a ti 😃

Yeah..for sure. I've fallen hard doing pivots before. Trying to keep light and flexible and prepared to react is so important. Sorry you fell 😑

@@SarahParkMatott was on Monday. Could barely walk stairs in the evening. Now it’s Wednesday and I could feasibly get out tomorrow again. So all is well!

@@RikRiorik well, I’m glad you’re feeling better! Injuries are the worst😭

Haha better to practice now for sure!

I completely get it. I don't know how I love skating, as I have always been a huge scardy cat. I'm not one to do stuff that might get me hurt. I've always had pretty quick reflexes. And with falling, you can practice tumbling and rolling, falling on bent elbows and rolling out (tuck and roll) kind of things in the grass. That familiarity really does help, because you know that it doesn't hurt as much as you think it might. And after falling a few times, I realized that most falls really didn't hurt at all, especially when you can roll with them or absorb a lot of the force. I think the most important part is to practice with that loose and gentle mindset. So, when you're learning to ollie or shove it or anything, make sure you're always trying to land with bent knees. Because if you have this practice under your belt, when something does go wrong, it is a little more second nature. I'm always ready to hop off with bent knees because that's how I've been training myself to land tricks in the first place. It's like setting yourself up for both situations.

Ah, I’m so sorry to hear that 😭 Hope they recover soon!

Yes! Actually, being able to react fast enough is probably the hardest thing. So, getting into good habits of staying "bendy" and absorbing impact rather than trying to stop is are just good habits to work on now! And the grass is a great place to do that!

Yeah, it's so tough when your feet are stuck to the board and just slam! Definitely just a good idea to have in your conscious. 💪 Just pull the feet up any way you can 😂

ahh hope you're ok and back soon!

Same here, man! I made the same mistake in May and broke 5 bones in my foot as a result. It’s helpful to see versions of falls where you can (hopefully) avoid crushing your feet, too, since I think the arms/wrists are such a big point in most of these kinds of videos.

I know 😂 Thankfully, I am getting better at editing the audio levels. Thank you though! I am glad you're enjoying the content!

ouch, yeah..and that back foot slipping off during a drop in seems to be pretty common. Controlled practice of these methods is definitely not a bad idea. Whether it's tucking and rolling, spinning, leaning back and trying to get your feet off the board before it completely slips out. Kinds of reminds your body what to do in the heat of the moment if it's had that practice before. But also, focusing on things like form (bent knees etc) puts you in a good position to perform them when accidents do happen. In that instance, it depends on the angle you're slipping out of. It's pretty hard to get the front foot off sliding down the ramp like that, but being able to roll or fall forward or back, like I did, allowed me to kind of change the angle of the stretch in a way and protect my ligaments. When you do a full on split slipping out, it's easy to over stretch those joints. I'm glad you only strained it though! Gotta take that rest to heart and maybe try some PT. I'm doing PT right now to try and avoid future injuries! :D

@@SarahParkMatott Thanks for the advice, pretty sure the doctor will have me do PT in a few weeks. Good luck with your PT recovery!

@@edhsiu PT is honestly great advice for all of us💪 hope you get to do some too!

ahh it takes a while to start getting the hang of falling 😭 hope that heals up quick so you can get back to skating!

They’re triple8 I believe ☺️

Haha experience falling? Same...I had a lot of practice 😂

uh 😨 Yes, breaking an arm while falling is such a scary thought

@@SarahParkMatott my friend never got over his trauma and never skate after that

@@panaroyal that’s too bad 😭 I think I would have a hard time getting over that injury too

@@SarahParkMatott yeah he never got over it. i myself is traumatized for a month seeing an arm bent the other way😱

wearing safety gear and learning how to fall is not a bad thing and most importantly paying attention while skating. not all of us has the nerve of steel to come back after an injury.

Hi 🙋‍♀️ High-tops won't prevent ankle rolls. But, they can definitely offer a little more support than low cut sneakers when it happens. They also offer good protection from when the board hits you in the ankles, which can be pretty painful.

@@SarahParkMatott oh ok thanks 😊! So is there any way to protect ankles? Will stretching ankles help?

@@josephrivera6721 It’s hard to prevent a rolled ankle. Taking your time and learning at your own speed will definitely help reduce them. And stretching is great. Gentle stretching. I would look up mobility and strength exercises for the ankle. Mobility and strength in any joint are typically what help reduce the risk or seriousness of an injury 💪

@@SarahParkMatott oh ok thanks a lot!😃😄😄😄

Yeah, tucking your shoulder to roll is great!

@@SarahParkMatott It's the best you can do.

ugh...yeah. Taking a hard slam can be so scary. Hope you feel better!

@@SarahParkMatott I felt alot better today! Should be back at it tomorrow or Friday

@@lunarstain7545 that’s good!!

Sorry you fell! Unfortunately, we can’t always catch ourselves 🥲 Hope you’re okay now! 💪

I feel that! Fear has held me back a lot too. But I definitely noticed, besides tips like these, just the more I skated and got better at rolling around and just playing, the braver I felt. It took me 250 hours of skating to get to that point though lol 😂

😢aw, sorry to hear that..I hope you recover fully and come back to skate!

That’s good 😂

haha I have definitely gotten better at falling over time. I think you do develop skills, strength, flexibility etc that helps. I know also the more I train those areas, the better I am at avoiding or catching a fall. Even just the more board control I got, the better I became at getting off the board before it was too late. It's a skill 💯

For the first six months I was learning, I skated almost every day. But, now I skate 3 or 4 days a week for about an hour 🙂

It's all about that good practice. Practicing while keeping joints nice and bendy. You're totally right. It's hard to switch to "fall mode". But, sometimes there are tiny moments where we can build up that fall tolerance(?), remembering to roll and collapse starting with the little tumbles. It saves you as time goes on 💪

ouch...pebbles get you every time :( I hope you're okay!