I found this video just about a week after I bought my aggressive inline skates, which are also my first inlines in this half of my life. I'm a medium experienced ice skater, so I expected the transition to rollerblading to be relatively easy, which was fortunately true. I have already tried skatepark, but after watching this video, I feel like i should do better. Thanks for motivating me, I'll get skating as soon as I can.

This is awesome! I'm going to get my first pair of aggressive skates on Christmas this year, so this is getting me pumped for the day I can use em. However, I can say with experience after rollerblading normally for years now that you SERIOUSLY should invest in some protective gear. Even just a helmet could protect you from seriously hurting yourself. Thanks for the cool vid!

I’m always interested when it comes to ur inline skating directed videos cause I’ve been skating for roughly 2 months and love to see your progression and you slowly get better and better and it also motivates me to keep practicing aswell :) ps another really good vid

@erichopham

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, keep up the skating!

So much fun to watch !

i really really like and apreciate the vids ur the reason why im getting skates myself! keep posting

Tnx for video, man, also started aggressive journey. Working on locking my grinds. Practice makes it perfect.

Yeah brø! Wellcome to blading fam! O would get helmet also...because balancing backwards just sometimes happen...you don't want to knock your head hard on concrete etc.

Been inline skating for 26yrs. Tho being 39 yrs old now, my knees take a few days to recover lol. Stick with it man. Pretty soon it'll be second nature!

Another sick video. Funny to see Ethan always curious when you're unboxing a new pair of skates lol. Keep up the great work mate!

@erichopham

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha cheers man! I wanna get him a pair when he grows a little older and… sturdier

@makkosa

2 жыл бұрын

@@erichopham dont wait. My son is 5 y.o and he wants to ride aggressive skates only. He can do soul and makio grinds, jump in to the rump is not an issue for him at all. Kids are learning very fast.

Impressive progress! Also quite brave practicing on concrete. Just started agressive skating myself after couple years of urban skating. I've made a simple practice rail that I can place on grass perpendicular on the road. No fear of falling and no hard slams.

Keep it up man, great to see new people joining the sport! Wrists are going to take some hard hits and it won’t get any easier, get yourself some guards mate you’ll thank me later.

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

Cheers man, currently learning royales

I've been blading for just a wee bit, and the courage thing is a must, I can't grind for shit!

U should try putting on anti rockers. Anti rockers does so your wheels dont stop when you are grinding. I really recommend:)

You are doing well m8....

I use these, look way cooler too, tougher too. Boot designs are similar too ice skates

for the past year i had been riding parks and street spots with a 80mm set up. it had a soul plate so i was able to try soul tricks but doing transition was scary af lol.

Just getting back into aggressive inline skating after 20 years (at least). You're doing great! What wrist guards are thise you're using? They look comfy instead of the bulky ones i have. Fitment seems great. Keep going dude!

🌌 Nice ❤

I'm a 3 months skater just started doing some pump on the ramps and jumping obstacles, even it can be deadly with a fall XD I'm looking forward aggressive skating too It's gonna be hella pain in the future haha :D

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

Trust me it will be soooo worth it

on the blue ledge where you kept falling backwards it seemed like the little extra height it had kept your from landing on top if your knees rather than behind them… or verbalised differently: you didnt jump high enough and compensated by pullig your feet up unto the ledge rather than dropping 'onto it' from above… Hope this helps.

please skate with wrist guards at all time before u break ur palm.. Good choice on the 909's ++

Nice progres. By the way, it is good to practice both sides, left and right. In slides, grinds, ramp and so on. It should be useful to prevent using only 1 working side.

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’ll open up so many more aspects of skating. But its just as scary as trying a grind for the first time

AWESOME!!! Your skating has progressed immensly. And the THEM 909's are one of the best skates on market. The frames are spaced really well for people who want to ride 4 wheels flat (not anti-rocker where the middle 2 wheels are smaller) and still have a wide h-block for grinds. Also the backslide groove notch is great for royales and other boot tricks. I think you even got the newest version 2 THEM soul plates so there is a wider grinding surface on your outside soul plate edge by the heels. There is also a grind called "Mizu" thats good for beginners. I remember it was easier for me than soul grinds at first. If you wanna learn anything, there is a fellow AUS KZreadr that I have watched for many years now who built his channel into one of the premier YT blading channels for all things blading. He has earlier trick tutorials and things. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWSa09yfj9e7XdI.html. Keep being you!

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for your feedback, yeah I recently got some shin guards so I’m hoping to get out this weekend if the weather is not wet. Haha Brandon is actually from New Zealand I’m pretty sure, he does make great content tho!

When Learning grinds at the skatepark I actually haven't used any wax

Try learning the 'Pornstar' grind (yeah, thats the name) You prerry much sit on one skate. I find it pretty easy, comfortable and a MUCH better position to be in if you fall off the rail/Ledge! You often just sit down comfortably on a Ledge! Also I always found knee high ledges to be the least scary thing to grind. You don't have to jump up or squat down, and It's less scary to commit to leaning over when there's dirt and bushes right there at waist level. Good luck out there man!

It is funny how it feels when dropping down vs how lame it looks when you see your self 😂. It is very scary when you are actually doing it.

0.50 look at ur happiness

Dude, u in melb?

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

Yeah brother

@mohdsyafiq884

Жыл бұрын

@@erichopham lets skate together🫡 but im beginner level haha

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

@@mohdsyafiq884 search up MIQSS on Facebook, its a big melbourne page for skaters, they have beginner skates in wednesday nights and sunday morning skates which are for all levels.

Use wrist guards then?!

I love you but I don’t understand WHY DINT YOU Use a f$&@ helmet? Jajajajaja I just can’t. It gives me y anxiety thinking of you having a injury just for don’t using it. But I love see your progress

@erichopham

Жыл бұрын

My helmet is so old when I sweat in it brown water drips out because the foam is cooked lol🤢

The secret of aggressive inline is that it's mostly about learning how to fall on concrete without hurting yourself.

Where the hell is your helmet? This is silly watching someone so new to the sport in the skate park without a helmet. It only takes one mistake and youre not skating, and possibly worse, for awhile.

dude please wear pads...

Don’t tuck in your shirt, it’ll help you lock on by 2000%

Now that you are a rollerblader you won’t have to come out as LGBTQ everyone will just know how stunning and brave you are just putting the roller blades on. So stunning and brave