| When I started out skating all those
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| | Step1, the skater needs to get into the
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| years ago a friend told me that learning
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| | scissor position (the term scissor in
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| to skate on roller blades was like
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| | skating means to put one leg in front of
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| learning to ride a bicycle. However
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| | the other to create a stable stance with
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| looking back at my own learning curve I
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| | your legs slightly apart, for braking you
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| now have to disagree. Learning to inline
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| | should always put the skate with the
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| skate for me was a more complicated
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| | healbrake in front).
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| affair.
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| | Step2, with the weight over the back leg,
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| Riding a bicycle requires balance and
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| | the skater should now engage the
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| road awareness. There isn't really much
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| | healbrake by simply lifting the front of
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| more to riding a bike than pushing the
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| | the healbrake-foot up until they hear the
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| peddles round, using the breaks,
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| | brake scraping along the floor.
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| switching gears and turning the handle
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| | Step3, the skater now applies gradual
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| bars to steer. Don't get me wrong,
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| | force to the healbrake (moving the weight
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| riding a bicycle isn't always that easy,
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| | slowly into the healbrake) until they
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| but for me learning to ride a bike was a
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| | come to a complete stop, putting their
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| whole lot easier than learning to
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| | arms out in front of them for stability
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| rollerskate. My 6 year old son taught
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| | if required.
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| himself to ride a bike in less than an
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| | So there you have it. Learning to
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| hour after I removed his stabilisers, but
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| | rollerskate is easier when you break the
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| learning to rollerskate at a basic level
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| | moves down into simple steps. Once
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| (start, stop and turn) took him weeks.
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| | you've mastered the basic moves the other
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| I like to think that learning to inline
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| | more advanced moves will be easier to
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| skate is like training to dance without
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| | understand and learn. As you get better
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| any natural rhythm. First you've got to
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| | you'll develop your own unique skating
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| learn about the footwork, where should
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| | style and may even invent your own
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| your feet be when standing still (at the
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| | skating moves or techniques, but for now
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| bottom of your legs? ha!), where do you
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| | concentrate on the basics and ask your
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| put your weight when applying the heel
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| | instructor (if you decide to take
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| brake and where should you position your
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| | lessons) to break each move down for you.
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| feet, upper body and weight (All at the
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| | Most people don't take up skating because
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| same time) when turning for example. All
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| | they find the learning process lengthy,
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| this requires some level of coordination,
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| | painful and ultimately not that much fun.
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| shifting your body weight over one leg
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| | Using excuses like, "I'm not fit enough"
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| while positioning your feet in the right
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| | , "skating is for kids", "I've got week
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| place can be a real headache for the
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| | ankles", "skating is dangerous" or my
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| first time skater. But if you break the
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| | favourite, "I'm to old" are not good
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| moves down into smaller steps (just like
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| | enough in my eyes. Skating is NOT
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| a dance step) you will find the learning
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| | difficult if you get the right type of
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| experience more enjoyable and easier to
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| | training, invest in some good quality
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| digest.
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| | roller skates and get some lessons from
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| Let's take the healbrake stop for
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| | an experienced skater who knows how to
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| example:
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| | break the basics down for you.
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