Welcome To The Zen of Roller Skating
Zen Basics
Start here to read the basics about rollerskating and balance. These basics will be fundamentals for everything else you do in roller skating.
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My History In Roller Skating
I’ve been artistic Roller Skating since I was 17. I skated a handful of times when I was kid when my parents took me to
Epiphanies
I was feeling a bit off one day due to a combination of allergies, all the smoke from fires in the area and eating some
Balance – The Key To Everything
My wife had already discovered the first part of what I wanted to teach her but there was more than that. When I took martial
Exercise 1 – Standing on one foot
We don’t practice or understand balance enough with life in general and then we take the crazy notion and strap some wheels to our feet
Exercise 2 – Standing on one foot in skates
You’re going to do the same thing as exercise one but this time with skates on, preferably on a carpet where the wheels cannot roll.
Exercise 3 – Skating on one foot on the floor
Once you are comfortable with standing on one foot off skates and in skates it’s time to take what you’ve learned on the skating rink
Exercise 4 – Skating stable and skating fast
You can learn a lot from speed skating about skating fast and skating stable. By all means, I’m not trying to make anyone a speed
Exercise 5 – Edges
The Outer Forward After getting your balance and stability forwards. Next it’s time to start working on edges on one foot. Start with the outer
Before Moving Forward!!!
My martial arts instructors use to tell us all the time that an advanced technique is nothing more than a well-executed basic technique. If you
3-Turns
Post Still Under Construction Video and other notes coming soon! 3-turns are nothing more than one foot turns that you maintain control and balance on