How to Kickturn on a Skateboard For Beginners

What this video teaches

The Skate School breaks the kickturn into two beginner steps, starting with tiny wheelies before adding any turn. Foot placement is precise: front foot with two bolts visible in front of it, back foot squiggled all the way up onto the tail, knees bent so there is movement in the body. Step one is pressing down on the back foot to lift the nose slightly and setting it straight back down; step two adds pushing that lifted front foot toeside while swinging the shoulders the opposite way. The repeated correction is to keep your weight over the front of the board rather than leaning back on the tail, with shoulders and head stacked over the front knee.

Key tips

• 1Front foot sits so you can see two bolts in front of it; back foot squiggles all the way up onto the tail
• 2Bend the knees so there is movement available in the body before you start
• 3Step one is a tiny wheelie: press down on the back foot, lift the nose a little, set it back down, and repeat
• 4Step two adds direction: as the nose lifts, push the front foot forward toeside while swinging the shoulders the opposite way
• 5Keep your weight over the front of the board with shoulders and head over the front knee; leaning back on the tail is what makes you fall

Summarized from the video transcript.