Jon Depoian
Skateboarding Instructor
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Co-authored Articles (30)
How to
Skateboard
Skateboarding is one of the most popular and iconic street sports. Whether you want to learn the basics to cruise around, or you want to learn to kickflip like a pro, you can learn what you need to get started. From buyi...
How to
Ollie
Any skateboarder will tell you that the ollie is the most fundamental skateboard trick. In fact, it's probably the first trick that you'll learn on your skateboard. They’re great for getting over obstacles, moving aro...
How to
Kickflip on a Skateboard
A kickflip is a cool, clean-looking skateboarding trick which is basically a variation on the ollie. In a kickflip, you jump vertically, then use your front foot to flick or "kick" the board so that it spins in the air b...
How to
Skateboard (Beginners)
Everybody has to start somewhere. If you want to learn to skateboard, but don't know an ollie from an elbow, you've come to the right place. You can learn to get the right gear for learning to skate, learn to stand on th...
How to Teach a Kid to Roller Skate in 14 Easy and Safe Steps
If you love to roller skate, you’ve probably thought about passing on your passion to your children. If your kids have shown an interest in skating and they can walk and balance on their own, you can buy them their ver...
How to
Differentiate Between a Real Skater and a Poser Skater
Plenty of people say they are real skaters when they don’t actually skateboard at all. These people are posers. To them, skateboarding is mostly a fashion statement and they have no interest in actually riding. Most po...
How to
Stop a Skateboard
Get off a skateboard whether you're going fast or slow Stopping on your skateboard is essential for maneuvering out of dangerous situations or learning tricks like powersliding. Depending on whether you're a beginner or ...
How to Size Rollerblades: A Beginner's Guide
Finding a snug, comfortable skate is one of the most important parts of your rollerblading experience, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran. Still, with all the different brands out there, sizing and purchas...
How to
Paint Your Skateboard
Unless you special order a custom painted skateboard, there's always the chance that someone at the skate park will have the same design as you. If you want a board that's as unique as you are, you'll need a graphic on y...
How to
Make a Skateboard
Making a skateboard is, surprisingly enough, not as hard as most people think. Making the deck, or wooden board, only requires a basic knowledge of carpentry, a jigsaw, a skateboard mold, and a vacuum press, but even the...
How to
Get the Bearings out of Skateboard Wheels
When your skateboard wheels make grinding noises or aren’t spinning as smoothly as they used to, it’s time to clean or replace your wheel bearings. Removing and changing your skateboard bearings only takes a few minu...
How to
Stand on a Skateboard
Before you take to shredding streets, rails, and ramps, you'll first have to learn the most fundamental skill in skateboarding—standing on the board. Once you understand the skateboard’s unique design and learn how t...
How to
Tie Roller Skate Laces
Maybe you’ve picked up a brand new pair of skates, or perhaps your current lacing set-up just isn’t cutting it. Although it’s a bit time-consuming, lacing your skates is a really important part of the skating proce...
How to
Tighten Skateboard Trucks
Trucks are the metal axles in the front and back of your board that hold the wheels on.. 5 June 2020. They need to regularly be tightened, as they come loose over time. Properly tightened trucks make your board ride smoo...
How to
Turn on a Skateboard
When you’re first learning how to skateboard, it can be difficult to pick up new skills. You’ve gotten comfortable standing on the board, and can even push off and cruise a short distance in a straight line. Next, yo...
How to Longboard
Longboarding is a sport similar to skateboarding. It uses a longer board, bigger wheels and sometimes bigger trucks to let the sport of longboarding include speed, freeride, slide and slalom. Longboarding is a lot of fun...
How to
Do a Shove it on a Skateboard
The "shove it" is the lesser known cousin trick to the "pop shove it." The "shove it" does the same motion as the "pop shove it" without the pop, or the air you get from an "ollie." The "shove it" is an old school, frees...
How to
Ride a Penny Board
A penny board is a small plastic skateboard. It’s flexible, lightweight, and ideal for short distance rides or maneuvering on city streets. Since a penny board is lighter and shorter than a regular skateboard, you will...
How to
Pop Shove It
The pop shove it combines an ollie with a shove it, popping up the board as it spins 180 degrees in the air while you hover above it without spinning. To get the pop shove it down, you have to already know how to shove i...
How to
Put Trucks on a Skateboard
Assembling all the parts of your new skateboard is a lot of fun. Plus, it’s a great way to learn how your skateboard works and how all the parts work together to allow you to do amazing tricks. Assembling your skateboa...
