Kickflip
Also called kick flip
What it is
The quintessential flip trick: the board spins 360 degrees along its long axis toward the rider's backside mid-ollie. Invented by Rodney Mullen in 1982.
- Lessons
- 15
- Channels
- 6
- Other stances
- 3
- Level
- 2/5
Kickflip
How it works
- Pop an ollie, then slide the front foot up and flick it off the heel-side edge of the nose.
- The flick spins the board lengthwise; the rider waits for the griptape to come back around, catches it with the front foot, and lands bolts.
15 lessons
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Kickflip
Other stances
The same trick from another stance. The lessons above still apply; the ones made for a stance are listed under it.
Nollie Kickflip
2 lessons for this stanceFakie Kickflip
2 lessons for this stanceSwitch Kickflip
3 lessons for this stance
Flip tricks
Same family
Grounded in Wikipedia: Flip trick (Kickflip)
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