How to trick skate on a skateboard

Trick skating on a skateboard is a very technical skill. Get expert tips and advice on skateboard decks and trucks in this video tutorial. Take action: become familiar with basic skateboarding knowledge, have good balance, know how to push and turn, and know how to fall and absorb impact. Shawn,the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, has over twenty years of skateboarding knowledge. He has appeared in Slap, Thrasher and Transworld magazines and his sponsors include Venture Trucks, Ricta Wheels, Roughneck Hardware and FTC Skate shop. Originally from the northeast state of Maine, where good skate spots are hard to find, Shawn loves and appreciates the abundance of skate spots the Bay Area has to offer. Shawn enjoys sharing the art of skateboarding and believes that it is one of the few "sports" that teaches real patience and determination, allows for limitless growth, and nurtures individuality at the same time.