How To Kickflip - Beginner Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion)

What this video teaches

Foundational kickflip tutorial, not a triple kickflip breakdown — flagged here as transferable technique since no dedicated triple kickflip tutorials exist in this pool. Breaks the trick into pop, flick, and landing, with heavy emphasis on jumping high enough and flicking with the ankle rather than the whole leg so the board has room to complete extra rotation.

Key tips

• 1Set your front foot slightly behind the front bolts at an angle and your back foot centered on the tail with weight toward the toes, before every attempt
• 2Twist your front ankle inward as you pop, since this sets up a clean flick rather than a sideways scoop
• 3Flick with the ankle only, not the whole leg — a full-leg kick costs you the control you'll need when stacking multiple rotations
• 4Jump high enough to give the board full airtime; underjumping is the single biggest reason a flip doesn't finish rotating
• 5Find your own flick sweet spot near where the nose starts to bend, and stay consistent so repeated flicks land in the same place
• 6Keep your shoulders square over the board so your body doesn't twist off-line mid-flick
• 7Bend your knees on landing to absorb the extra rotation speed instead of straightening your legs
• 8Catch the board with your back foot in the air first if you're not ready to commit to a full landing, to build confidence before compounding flicks

Summarized from the video transcript.