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Ice Skating Push-off

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Summary: Propel yourself forward on ice skates to achieve top speed. Learn how to push-off from our ice skating expert in this free video clip.

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By Akos Kertesz
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Akos Kertesz has been skating since he was 6 years old and is an experienced skating teacher from Hungary, Budapest. He studied for 7 years at Piruett skating school and has taken...read more

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"Push the other, push with the other, yes. You can push the body on the knees. Push the body-weight on the knees, yes. Bend your body forward pushing on the knees with your body-weight, yes. And let's push, just push. You can change, and always close, always close. Come back, it comes back. The free leg comes back. The free leg comes back, always comes back. Pay attention for the bended knees. It must be totally bended. Push your body-weight on both knees. Onto both knees, and so you can try to skate. Lift your knees, step, step, a little bit steps, little steps, small steps. You do small steps on ice, small steps on ice, and then you skate, small steps on ice, and skate, always bend your knees, and bend your body forward and so it goes. The purpose is to experience the stability and the forward-leaned body, that's all."

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