09/03/2021
By practicing the T-brake, you have almost mastered most of the basic movements of skating, but if you want to hit better or run faster, you still need more practice. This time we focuses on the basic maneuvers of fakie.
14. Reverse skating, reverse skating brake stop
Reverse skating is also known as fakie. Before you start, hold on to the wall, put your weight between your legs, experience the feeling of fakie, and practice repeatedly until you can master it.
(1) How to turn around.
Take the roller skates as the axis for turning: in the case of normal skating, slide both feet parallel to each other, shift your weight to your right foot first, then lift your left foot, rotate your body 90° counterclockwise in the air, turn your left foot out 108°, shift your body weight back, and lower your left foot into a single step. At this point, the center of gravity shifts to the left foot, lift the right foot, rotate the body 90° counterclockwise, put down the right foot parallel to the left foot or one in front of the other, and complete the action of power generation.
(2) Direct rotation.
To counterclockwise rotation, for example, in the case of normal slip, two feet one in front of the other, the right foot in front, the left foot in the back, slightly lifting the heel, the same as above just off the ground, at this time only the two feet the most front of a wheel in contact with the ground. The upper body twists counterclockwise, driving the feet counterclockwise to the front of the round as the center of rotation 180 °, after turning 108 °, put down the toes, the center of gravity slightly forward, slightly squat, stabilize the center of gravity, you can complete this action.
(3) Reverse glide turn.
Before entering the turn, separate your feet, with your left foot behind and your right foot in front of you. Transfer the weight of the body to the right foot, lift the left foot to the left rear, and the weight of the body begins to move to the right. As the weight is transferred to the left foot, the left foot lands on the inside edge and presses hard on the inside edge. At this point, the right foot has two options, either continue to do a straight backward sliding S-movement or lift the left foot to the left front. When the right foot moves to the left front of the left foot, that is, after crossing over the left foot, lift the left foot and book out to the left. Repeat the above movements. Choose the second one and lift the right foot to the front of the left foot when the left foot is pressed on the step. Put your weight on your right foot, lift your left foot and place it behind the left side of your right foot, that is, step out to the left. Repeat the above movements.
(4) When you start to do a press step turn, first you need to know how big of a circle you want to slide in the turn.
Each time you press step with your foot, the wheel should step on the arc of the circle, or on the tangent of the circle at the landing point. The purpose of this is to ensure that after the press step, the press foot resumes the crossing of the skating foot at the correct angle. (When gliding to the left, the press step is the left foot and the slide foot is the right foot. When turning to the right with a press step, the press foot is the right foot and the slide foot is the left foot.) The confusion between the difficult and easy points is all in this area. Many people who learn to turn with a press-step fail to recover from the press-step and stagnate in their movements because of the incorrect angle of the foot during the press-step. As a result, their weight is unstable and they don't even fall.
That's all steps of how to fakie.I will teach the other action for you next time.Please click "follow" and "like",we will update more interesting things about outdoor,roller skates,etc everyday.