How to Fakie Kickflip

A fakie kickflip is a cool trick to do either on the flat or on a ramp. If you can do basic skateboarding moves like ollies or skate forward and back, then you can combine it all with a kickflip. Grab your gear and your board and get fakie kickflipping.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Skate forward on your skateboard. Have your back foot on the tail and your front foot just behind the bolts or wheels.

2. Bend your knees and get your weight low in preparation for the fakie kickflip. If you're doing this on a ramp, have your weight low but lean a little back as well.

3. Pop the board by pressing down with your back foot.

4. Kick the board with your front foot so it flips over. Give it a good enough kick so it does a 360 sideways in the air.

5. Steady the board with your feet in the air so you know it's going to land wheels down.

6. Land solidly on the bolts or wheels of your skateboard. Landing anywhere else can break your board.

7. Roll back down the ramp.

8. Practice doing a fakie kickflip on the flat at first until you have the movement down. Once you can do a fakie kickflip, then attempt the move on a ramp.

9. Be safe and wear your safety gear.

Resources

• Evan demonstrates doing fakie kickflips.
• Skateboarding explains the fakie kickflip.

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