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Skateboarding Tricks: Kickflip Body Varials

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Improve a repertoire of skateboarding tricks with a kickflip body varial. Learn how to do a kickflip body varial with free video tips from a sponsored skateboarder.

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Summary: The development of skateboarding coincides with the popularization of surfing in California around the 1950's. Since that time, skateboarding has seen many rises and falls in popularity, with several generations of young skaters developing the sport and their own skateboarding tricks and techniques. The current generation of skateboarders is more accepted and less rebellious than previous generations, and often skate on city built skate parks designed for a variety of skateboarding tricks.

A kickflip body varial is when a skateboarder ollies, does a kickflip, and in midair changes their stance to land rolling switch while the board flips and rolls straight. In this free video series, a sponsored skateboarder will teach you how to perform a kickflip body varial skateboarding trick, as well as several variations. After learning what a kickflip body varial is and how it works, you'll learn how to place the feet for the trick and how to perform a kickflip body varial. Next, you'll learn how to do a shove-it body varial, a fakie kickflip varial 180 and common mistakes to avoid when doing these skateboarding tricks. With these tips, you'll soon find yourself doing all kinds of skateboarding tricks in the park, off of rails, and on the way to the X Games!

About the Expert

Expert: Shawn 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.

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