The history of skateboarding started in 1950. It was in California, the United States is growing era of surfing, and this also becomes a factor supporting the discovery of a skateboard. The following will be reviewed more about history and how to skateboard for beginners.At the beginning kemuculannya, skateboarding is still wood-based, combined with the tire roller skates and put together using trucks skates. Skateboarding at that time was purely made by human hands and have not got a touch of the machine as it is today.
The term "skateboard" was initially not popular, in the previous era many people call the "sidewalk surfing". Skateboard now comes with a lighter and practical, designs and motifs add to the value of pride for its users.
Things that must be prepared prior to skateboarding, including using special shoes skateboard. Usually the shoe is recommended is a bit thick to protect the feet. Helmets and elbow protectors are very important to use because it can protect the body parts prone to fall.
After all the protective gear you are using then complete the next stage is to do stretching (heating), it is very useful for muscle cramps. After heating is completed then the game can be started skateboarding.
Before starting the preliminary engineering skateboarding, it's good you have to create a sense of comfort on board a skateboard that you will use. Once you feel comfortable then the technique for beginners is the most simple glide.
You also need to know the parts on the board skateboard include: tail is the back of the skateboard and the nose is the front of the skateboard. Once you know the board skateboard, then you can practice the simple techniques below.
At the sliding position of the body should be in the right circumstances that is straight. The left foot is positioned in the rear (tail) skateboard. While the right foot is in the middle. And vice versa for a left-handed players.
The next technique is to ollie or jump. The way to do is press the tail with the left foot, then kick your right foot toward the nose. To get a jump higher then you must press the tail of your skateboard use.
Practicing techniques such as Ollie is actually very easy to jump over chairs, tables, and even stones. If both of these techniques you've mastered, then easily you can master the techniques of other more difficult.
Such techniques include the kick-flip, ie in the direction of the twist skateboard 180 degrees using a leg kick. Then, Backside techniques, namely jumping movement simultaneously with the motion reversed body.
Among all the techniques are the most difficult part is to grind technique, which is a technique using a skateboard on top of an iron rod which is round.
Learn all the techniques slowly, over time with improvisation and hours of exercise routine will make you easily master all the techniques. Even you can innovate with new techniques that you create.
Although the price is quite expensive boards, ranging from 500 thousand to 1 million dollars is not a barrier for interested persons to continue the hobby of skateboarding.
It is unfortunate that until now there is no adequate place to skateboard training. Though still minimal facilities for young athletes have we been able to penetrate like a championship championships in Asia in Macao and Korea.
To that end, the role of government is needed to support the development of the sport on this one as the provision of adequate facilities and infrastructure.