HOW TO BACKSIDE 180 KICKFLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL

What this video teaches

Braille's Aaron Kyro breaks the backside 180 kickflip down as a straightforward combination of an already-solid kickflip and backside 180, introducing a pivot-landing progression (catch on the front foot facing the nose, then spin the back leg around) as the easiest entry point before attempting the full rotation. Stresses that the shoulders must lead the turn well before the legs so the body is already committed to spinning by the time the board is caught.

Key tips

• 1Have kickflips and backside 180s solid individually before combining them; this trick is literally those two tricks stacked together
• 2Angle the front foot in the kickflip position and place the back foot toward the front edge of the tail, sweeping back to drive the 180 rotation
• 3Turn the shoulders and head well in advance of the legs, at the moment of popping, so the legs are already primed to spin once the board is caught
• 4Learn the pivot progression first: ollie and catch on the front foot facing forward, then spin the back leg around to finish the 180 afterward
• 5Watch the board all the way through the flip since the flick happens before the body fully commits to turning
• 6Catch with the back foot like a regular kickflip, then spin both legs fast to complete the full rotation in one motion
• 7Progress from the pivot version to the full rotation only once the pivot catch feels automatic

Summarized from the video transcript.