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360 flip- a 360 kickflip shuvit
5-0- grind only on the back truck (like a manual while grinding)
50-50 -grinding on both trucks
airwalk -an air where you grab the nose of the board, kick your front foot over the heel edge of the board and your back foot over the toe edge
axle- the thin axle that runs through your trucks (the wheels go directly onto it)
backside 1)- a trick where your body is facing backwards at the 90 degree point. 2) a trick where if your body was staying with the board, you would be facing forwards at the 90 degree point (eg a backside shuvit). 3) a grind or slide where you approach the obstacle with it behind you. - nollie and fakie backside get kind of confusing. if you skate regular, normal backside tricks turn clockwise, nollie backside tricks also turn clockwise, fakie backside tricks anti-clockwise (counter clockwise)
backside flip- 180 kickflip turning backside
backside heel- 180 heelflip turning backside
barley grind -180 to switch-smith
baseplate- the metal base of the truck that bolts onto your board
bearings- the metal things that make the wheels spin
bluntslide -slide along an obstacle so that your board is near vertical, the wheels are sliding along it and your tail is sliding along the side of the obstacle
boardslide -ride up to an obstacle, put your front truck over it, slide along on the middle of the board
boneless- plant your foot on the ground, grab the side of the board and pull it up into the air (keeping your back foot on) then land on it.
bowl- a bowl shaped 'ramp'. like an empty transitioned swimming pool.
cab fakie- 360 backside ollie (short for caballerial)
casper flip- flip the board upside down (like a kickflip) and then pull it back over towards you (on the long axis)
casper slide- flip the board upside down and slide it along on the grip tape then flip it back
chicken- if you push with your front foot you skate chicken
chicken salad -do a trick, put your front hand between your legs and grab the board
chink-chink- fakie ollie to switch 5-0
coffin- lie down on your board and ride about
coping- the metal 'grindy bits' on a ramp
crailslide- do a tailslide while grabbing the nose of the board with your back hand
crooked- another name for a k-grind
darkslide- flip the board upside down and slide it along on the grip tape then flip it back
deck- wooden part of the board
delam- when the laminated plys of the board come apart this is a delam (de-lamination)
disaster- do a trick where you turn 180 and stall onto the coping in lipslide position
drop-in- stand with the tail of your board on the coping of the ramp and ride down into it
early-grab -do an air out of a ramp, but grab the board before you leave the ground and keep a hold of it
fakie- ride backwards on the board
feeble -grinding on the back truck, with the front truck held over on the other side of the rail
fly-off- a small (like a mellower version of a quarter pipe) ramp (usually transitioned)
front foot impossible- ollie and wrap the board 360 degrees round your front foot
frontside 1)- a trick where your body is facing forwards at the 90 degree point. 2) a trick where if your body was staying with the board, you would be facing forwards at the 90 degree point (eg a frontside shuvit). 3) a grind or slide where you approach the obstacle with it in front of you. - nollie and fakie frontside get kind of confusing. if you skate regular, normal frontside tricks turn anti clockwise (counter clockwise), nollie frontside tricks also turn clockwise, fakie frontside tricks however turn backside.
frontside flip- 180 kickflip turning frontside
frontside heel -180 heelflip turning frontside
goofy -if you skate with your right foot at the front, you skate goofy
griptape- stuff that goes on top of the deck, feels like sandpaper
half-cab- fakie backside 180 ollie
half-nab- switch frontside 180 ollie
hanger- the metal part of the truck surrounding the axle (the bit that you grind on)
hardflip- frontside shuvit kickflip
heelflip- flip the board by kicking your foot off the side (right side if you skate regular)
high jump- jump over an obstacle, send your board under it and land back on it.
hurricane- 180 to fakie-smith
impossible- ollie and 'wrap' the board 360 degrees round your back foot
indy- do a trick and grab the board in front of you with your back hand
inwards- heelflip backside shuvit heelflip
k-grind- grinding on the nose and front truck with the board held at a crooked angle to the block
kick back- part of the board
kickflip -flip the board by kicking your foot off the side (left side if you skate regular)
krooked- another name for a k-grind
launch ramp- a small (like a mellower version of a quarter pipe) ramp (usually transitioned)
lipslide- ride up to an obstacle, ollie so that your back trucks go over it, slide along on the middle of the board
manual- ride along balancing with only the back wheels on the ground
melon- do a trick and grab the board behind you with your front hand
midi- halfpipe that reaches vert, but stops there.
mini- a halfpipe that doesn't reach vertical in transition
mongo- if you push with your front foot you skate chicken
mute- do a trick and grab the board in front of you with your front hand
nab- switch frontside 360 ollie
no-comply- plant your front foot onto the ground, and 'ollie' the board with your back foot, then land back on it.
nollie- moving forward, ollie using the nose of the board (can be thought of as a switch fakie ollie)
nollie hardflip- nollie backside kickflip
nollie inwards hee- nollie frontside shuvit heelflip
nose -front part of the board
nose stall -ride up to the coping on a ramp, plant your nose on it and drop back in switch
nosebluntslide- like a bluntslide but on the nose instead of the tail
nosegrab do a trick and grab the nose of the board
nosegrind- grind only on the front truck (like a nose-wheelie while grinding)
nose-manual- ride along balancing with only the front wheels on the ground
noseslide- slide along an obstacle using the nose of the board to slide on
nose-wheelie- same as a nose-manual
one-foot- ollie and kick out your front foot
pool- an empty transitioned swimming pool. can be skated sort of like a vert ramp.
powerslide- while moving, move your weight so that the board slides along sideways on all four wheels
pressure flip -flip trick caused by putting pressure on a part of the board then removing the other foot (as opposed to kicking to flip the board)
primo- where you stand on the board with it balanced on its side (named after freestlyer primo desrades)
railslide- same as a boardslide
refusal- half-do a trick and then kick it back the opposite way (eg. kickflip refusal is where you flip the board, but catch it when it's upside down and kick it back)
regular- if you skate with your left foot at the front, you skate regular
roast beef- do a trick, put your back hand between your legs and grab the board
sal-flip- named after sal barbier, do an air, grab the nose of the board (while jumping above it) spin it 360 (the same rotation as a heelflip) and then land back on it.
scarewalk- an airwalk but kicking your feet in the other directions
shuvit- ollie and move the board so that it turns 180 degrees without moving your body 180
slam- when you fall off your board
slappy- ride up to a curb and slap your board into grind on it (don't ollie)
smith- grinding on the back truck, with your front truck held to the side of the block you approached on
stalefish- do a trick and grab the board behind you with your back hand
stall- a ramp trick where you stop on the coping (axle stall is where you go up to a stationery 50-50 then drop back in, nose stall you stall on your nose, &c.)
stand-up grind- same as a 5-0
switch- use the board standing the opposite way to your normal stance
tail- back part of the board
tail stall- riding fakie on a ramp, go up, stand on your tail on the coping and drop back in again
tailgrab- do a trick and grab the tail of the board
tailslide- slide along an obstacle using the tail of the board to slide on
transition- the curve of a ramp
treflip- another name for a 360 flip
trucks- metal 'axles' that hold the wheels on
underflip- do a full kickflip then kick it back round with the toe of your front foot.
urethane- compound that wheels are made of
vampire grind- grinding like a k-grind but with the board held at the opposite angle
vert -halfpipe that has a vertical section
wallie- ollie out of a wallride (can also be done off bent poles)
wallride- ride on a wall