LONDONSKATERS ABOUT ME About Me! I first started skating as a child, on a pair of those metal quad skates. These had an adjustable frame and leather straps so you’d simply strap them on over your trainers. I got a lot of pleasure out of these! What you can’t easily tell from this photo is that this was my first time on LONDONSKATERS BLOG LARGE Using chalk lines is a great way to improve your skating skills, and to teach students. Circles are commonly used for exercises like crossovers, parallel and lunge turns, figure-of-8 races, etc. LONDONSKATERS GROUP SKATING COURSE My goals are to get you skating, to build your confidence, and to help you progress at the right speed for you. The majority of people taking lessons are adult professionals in London, although I teach kids skating lessons too.. I’m an IISA/ICP Level 2 certified instructor, and am also one of the LondonSkaters Speed Team coaches. Less than 1 in 10 instructors in the UK are level 2. LONDONSKATERS WHEELS AND WHEELCHAIRS Wheels and Wheelchairs is about having fun on skates and in wheelchairs, enjoying the outdoors and the freedom of being able to move around on your wheels. LONDONSKATERS SKATING VIDEO REVIEW Skating Video Review What is video analysis? Video review is an awesome tool to learn about your skating and to get very precise feedback on exactly what to change. It will show you what you’re doing well, and it will give you the tools and power to change your own skating where it needs improving. You’ll be filmed on the skills we’re working on, together with the drills to build that LONDONSKATERS TIPS AND TRICKS ARCHIVES As most of you already know, Naomi Grigg is a pretty excellent teacher. Here’s her take on Roller Derby crossovers. To be frank, this is applicable to most crossovers, as I’ve also observed many people not making much use of the power available from the under

pushing foot.

LONDONSKATERS HOW TO BALANCE ON SKATES Roll a short piece of broomstick or a hard ball underneath your foot with plenty of pressure for 5 minutes before a competition, for example. Make sure you cover the entire sole of each foot with the pressure from the object you’re using. Sensitizing your feet like this will do much to improve your balance. LONDONSKATERS FLEXBRAKE KICKSTARTER PROJECT Every few years the skating world sees another braking project come through. Here’s one of two I received in my inbox recently. Comments specific to the Flexbrake I like how both skates get to stay on the ground with all wheels touching, and I’m sure that will make it easier for beginners and inspire confidence. I’m sceptical of the no flat spotting claim as in the first few seconds of LONDONSKATERS WHY SHOULD YOU BEND YOUR KNEES ON SKATES Kneebend angle – 99 degrees. Not only is the push 1.6 times larger than the two other postures above, but the angle of the pushing skate and leg is much more laid over. This means the amount of lateral force will be considerably higher, assuming perfect weight transfer during the stride. More lateral force is how you generate more speed. GRAVITY MASTER INLINE SKATE BRAKES Gravity Master (tm) a REVOLUTION in SKATE BRAKING US Patent 8,556,274. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your

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LONDONSKATERS ABOUT ME About Me! I first started skating as a child, on a pair of those metal quad skates. These had an adjustable frame and leather straps so you’d simply strap them on over your trainers. I got a lot of pleasure out of these! What you can’t easily tell from this photo is that this was my first time on LONDONSKATERS BLOG LARGE Using chalk lines is a great way to improve your skating skills, and to teach students. Circles are commonly used for exercises like crossovers, parallel and lunge turns, figure-of-8 races, etc. LONDONSKATERS GROUP SKATING COURSE My goals are to get you skating, to build your confidence, and to help you progress at the right speed for you. The majority of people taking lessons are adult professionals in London, although I teach kids skating lessons too.. I’m an IISA/ICP Level 2 certified instructor, and am also one of the LondonSkaters Speed Team coaches. Less than 1 in 10 instructors in the UK are level 2. LONDONSKATERS WHEELS AND WHEELCHAIRS Wheels and Wheelchairs is about having fun on skates and in wheelchairs, enjoying the outdoors and the freedom of being able to move around on your wheels. LONDONSKATERS SKATING VIDEO REVIEW Skating Video Review What is video analysis? Video review is an awesome tool to learn about your skating and to get very precise feedback on exactly what to change. It will show you what you’re doing well, and it will give you the tools and power to change your own skating where it needs improving. You’ll be filmed on the skills we’re working on, together with the drills to build that LONDONSKATERS TIPS AND TRICKS ARCHIVES As most of you already know, Naomi Grigg is a pretty excellent teacher. Here’s her take on Roller Derby crossovers. To be frank, this is applicable to most crossovers, as I’ve also observed many people not making much use of the power available from the under

pushing foot.

LONDONSKATERS HOW TO BALANCE ON SKATES Roll a short piece of broomstick or a hard ball underneath your foot with plenty of pressure for 5 minutes before a competition, for example. Make sure you cover the entire sole of each foot with the pressure from the object you’re using. Sensitizing your feet like this will do much to improve your balance. LONDONSKATERS FLEXBRAKE KICKSTARTER PROJECT Every few years the skating world sees another braking project come through. Here’s one of two I received in my inbox recently. Comments specific to the Flexbrake I like how both skates get to stay on the ground with all wheels touching, and I’m sure that will make it easier for beginners and inspire confidence. I’m sceptical of the no flat spotting claim as in the first few seconds of LONDONSKATERS WHY SHOULD YOU BEND YOUR KNEES ON SKATES Kneebend angle – 99 degrees. Not only is the push 1.6 times larger than the two other postures above, but the angle of the pushing skate and leg is much more laid over. This means the amount of lateral force will be considerably higher, assuming perfect weight transfer during the stride. More lateral force is how you generate more speed. GRAVITY MASTER INLINE SKATE BRAKES Gravity Master (tm) a REVOLUTION in SKATE BRAKING US Patent 8,556,274. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your

computer.

LONDONSKATERS VIDEOS ARCHIVES As most of you already know, Naomi Grigg is a pretty excellent teacher. Here’s her take on Roller Derby crossovers. To be frank, this is applicable to most crossovers, as I’ve also observed many people not making much use of the power available from the under

pushing foot.

LONDONSKATERS HOW TO GET THE MOST BENEFIT FROM YOUR Inline skating lessons with an instructor aren’t cheap, and although I believe you get what you pay for, I’ve written this page in the hopes of helping you to get more out of your lessons. Of course I’m a little biased being an instructor myself. Practice It’s really important to practice between lessons if you want to get the most out of your money. Practice will help you improve on LONDONSKATERS SKATING PRACTICE CLUB What is it? The club is intended to help you practice with other skaters and to make progressing great deal less challenging. It’s open to anyone and is simply a way of getting together with others in order to share skating knowledge, and to help each other progress. LONDONSKATERS EVENTS ARCHIVES Flemming from LondonSkaters Speed Team:. Something that was hugely satisfying about the race was getting payoff for all the preparation. The conversations and advice about recuperation and nutrition that meant that I could keep consistent time throughout, and on demand do a flying lap on demand, even 22hours into the event (in support of a London team mate in contention for the podium). HOW TO BEND YOUR KNEES ON SKATES Now place your palms on your upper thighs, with completely straight arms. Slowly slide your hands down the front of your thighs until the palms of your hands cover your kneecaps. At the same time make sure your arms stay straight and are vertical. This LONDONSKATERS INLINE SKATE BUYING GUIDE Inline Skate Buying Guide. This inline skate buying guide is aimed at new and beginner skaters who may not be sure what skate to choose and why. There are so many different skate models and manufacturers out there, and there is so much technical and marketing hype LONDONSKATERS BLOG LARGE I taught lessons in Norman Park today, which was rather good fun. Haven’t been here on skates in a while since we moved out of the area. It was a lovely sunny spring day, albeit with fairly cold air at 17 degrees C, hence the base layer. LONDONSKATERS NAOMI GRIGG'S SKATING YEARS Part 4 by Naomi Grigg The grapevine. What a move. Seeing that move for the first time was one of those amazing moments of inspiration where you feel your hairs prick up and you get that excited fluttering feeling like you’ve just fallen in love. I think his name was Richard, and we’d just met him. He fancied Cheri and was trying to impress her. Asking her over in smokers’ corner if she NAOMI GRIGG'S SKATING YEARS Naomi Grigg’s Skating Years – Part 14 by Naomi Grigg There were twelve per team, and each team was split into three shifts of four skaters, so four skaters would rotate the baton, and then another shift would take over. Of the last shift, one skater had to do the final two laps, as the change over lane was shut fifteen minutes before the end (each lap was 10-14 minutes for us). Of the LE MANS 2013 MEMORIES Le Mans 2013 – 24 hour skating race. The French are well known for their love of all things “Roller”, so it should come as no surprise to discover that the biggest and most well-loved skate event in Europe is the 24hr du Mans Roller – known simply as “Le Mans” to the UK skating community – held each year at the prestigious Le Mans Bugatti circuit in the Sarthe of France. LONDONSKATERS ABOUT ME About Me! I first started skating as a child, on a pair of those metal quad skates. These had an adjustable frame and leather straps so you’d simply strap them on over your trainers. I got a lot of pleasure out of these! What you can’t easily tell from this photo is that this was my first time on LONDONSKATERS BLOG LARGE Using chalk lines is a great way to improve your skating skills, and to teach students. Circles are commonly used for exercises like crossovers, parallel and lunge turns, figure-of-8 races, etc. LONDONSKATERS GROUP SKATING COURSE My goals are to get you skating, to build your confidence, and to help you progress at the right speed for you. The majority of people taking lessons are adult professionals in London, although I teach kids skating lessons too.. I’m an IISA/ICP Level 2 certified instructor, and am also one of the LondonSkaters Speed Team coaches. Less than 1 in 10 instructors in the UK are level 2. LONDONSKATERS WHEELS AND WHEELCHAIRS Wheels and Wheelchairs is about having fun on skates and in wheelchairs, enjoying the outdoors and the freedom of being able to move around on your wheels. LONDONSKATERS SKATING VIDEO REVIEW Skating Video Review What is video analysis? Video review is an awesome tool to learn about your skating and to get very precise feedback on exactly what to change. It will show you what you’re doing well, and it will give you the tools and power to change your own skating where it needs improving. You’ll be filmed on the skills we’re working on, together with the drills to build that LONDONSKATERS TIPS AND TRICKS ARCHIVES As most of you already know, Naomi Grigg is a pretty excellent teacher. Here’s her take on Roller Derby crossovers. To be frank, this is applicable to most crossovers, as I’ve also observed many people not making much use of the power available from the under

pushing foot.

LONDONSKATERS HOW TO BALANCE ON SKATES Roll a short piece of broomstick or a hard ball underneath your foot with plenty of pressure for 5 minutes before a competition, for example. Make sure you cover the entire sole of each foot with the pressure from the object you’re using. Sensitizing your feet like this will do much to improve your balance. LONDONSKATERS FLEXBRAKE KICKSTARTER PROJECT Every few years the skating world sees another braking project come through. Here’s one of two I received in my inbox recently. Comments specific to the Flexbrake I like how both skates get to stay on the ground with all wheels touching, and I’m sure that will make it easier for beginners and inspire confidence. I’m sceptical of the no flat spotting claim as in the first few seconds of LONDONSKATERS WHY SHOULD YOU BEND YOUR KNEES ON SKATES Kneebend angle – 99 degrees. Not only is the push 1.6 times larger than the two other postures above, but the angle of the pushing skate and leg is much more laid over. This means the amount of lateral force will be considerably higher, assuming perfect weight transfer during the stride. More lateral force is how you generate more speed. GRAVITY MASTER INLINE SKATE BRAKES Gravity Master (tm) a REVOLUTION in SKATE BRAKING US Patent 8,556,274. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your

computer.

LONDONSKATERS ABOUT ME About Me! I first started skating as a child, on a pair of those metal quad skates. These had an adjustable frame and leather straps so you’d simply strap them on over your trainers. I got a lot of pleasure out of these! What you can’t easily tell from this photo is that this was my first time on LONDONSKATERS BLOG LARGE Using chalk lines is a great way to improve your skating skills, and to teach students. Circles are commonly used for exercises like crossovers, parallel and lunge turns, figure-of-8 races, etc. LONDONSKATERS GROUP SKATING COURSE My goals are to get you skating, to build your confidence, and to help you progress at the right speed for you. The majority of people taking lessons are adult professionals in London, although I teach kids skating lessons too.. I’m an IISA/ICP Level 2 certified instructor, and am also one of the LondonSkaters Speed Team coaches. Less than 1 in 10 instructors in the UK are level 2. LONDONSKATERS WHEELS AND WHEELCHAIRS Wheels and Wheelchairs is about having fun on skates and in wheelchairs, enjoying the outdoors and the freedom of being able to move around on your wheels. LONDONSKATERS SKATING VIDEO REVIEW Skating Video Review What is video analysis? Video review is an awesome tool to learn about your skating and to get very precise feedback on exactly what to change. It will show you what you’re doing well, and it will give you the tools and power to change your own skating where it needs improving. You’ll be filmed on the skills we’re working on, together with the drills to build that LONDONSKATERS TIPS AND TRICKS ARCHIVES As most of you already know, Naomi Grigg is a pretty excellent teacher. Here’s her take on Roller Derby crossovers. To be frank, this is applicable to most crossovers, as I’ve also observed many people not making much use of the power available from the under

pushing foot.

LONDONSKATERS HOW TO BALANCE ON SKATES Roll a short piece of broomstick or a hard ball underneath your foot with plenty of pressure for 5 minutes before a competition, for example. Make sure you cover the entire sole of each foot with the pressure from the object you’re using. Sensitizing your feet like this will do much to improve your balance. LONDONSKATERS FLEXBRAKE KICKSTARTER PROJECT Every few years the skating world sees another braking project come through. Here’s one of two I received in my inbox recently. Comments specific to the Flexbrake I like how both skates get to stay on the ground with all wheels touching, and I’m sure that will make it easier for beginners and inspire confidence. I’m sceptical of the no flat spotting claim as in the first few seconds of LONDONSKATERS WHY SHOULD YOU BEND YOUR KNEES ON SKATES Kneebend angle – 99 degrees. Not only is the push 1.6 times larger than the two other postures above, but the angle of the pushing skate and leg is much more laid over. This means the amount of lateral force will be considerably higher, assuming perfect weight transfer during the stride. More lateral force is how you generate more speed. GRAVITY MASTER INLINE SKATE BRAKES Gravity Master (tm) a REVOLUTION in SKATE BRAKING US Patent 8,556,274. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your

computer.

LONDONSKATERS VIDEOS ARCHIVES As most of you already know, Naomi Grigg is a pretty excellent teacher. Here’s her take on Roller Derby crossovers. To be frank, this is applicable to most crossovers, as I’ve also observed many people not making much use of the power available from the under

pushing foot.

LONDONSKATERS HOW TO GET THE MOST BENEFIT FROM YOUR Inline skating lessons with an instructor aren’t cheap, and although I believe you get what you pay for, I’ve written this page in the hopes of helping you to get more out of your lessons. Of course I’m a little biased being an instructor myself. Practice It’s really important to practice between lessons if you want to get the most out of your money. Practice will help you improve on LONDONSKATERS SKATING PRACTICE CLUB What is it? The club is intended to help you practice with other skaters and to make progressing great deal less challenging. It’s open to anyone and is simply a way of getting together with others in order to share skating knowledge, and to help each other progress. LONDONSKATERS EVENTS ARCHIVES Flemming from LondonSkaters Speed Team:. Something that was hugely satisfying about the race was getting payoff for all the preparation. The conversations and advice about recuperation and nutrition that meant that I could keep consistent time throughout, and on demand do a flying lap on demand, even 22hours into the event (in support of a London team mate in contention for the podium). HOW TO BEND YOUR KNEES ON SKATES Now place your palms on your upper thighs, with completely straight arms. Slowly slide your hands down the front of your thighs until the palms of your hands cover your kneecaps. At the same time make sure your arms stay straight and are vertical. This LONDONSKATERS INLINE SKATE BUYING GUIDE Inline Skate Buying Guide. This inline skate buying guide is aimed at new and beginner skaters who may not be sure what skate to choose and why. There are so many different skate models and manufacturers out there, and there is so much technical and marketing hype LONDONSKATERS BLOG LARGE I taught lessons in Norman Park today, which was rather good fun. Haven’t been here on skates in a while since we moved out of the area. It was a lovely sunny spring day, albeit with fairly cold air at 17 degrees C, hence the base layer. LONDONSKATERS NAOMI GRIGG'S SKATING YEARS Part 4 by Naomi Grigg The grapevine. What a move. Seeing that move for the first time was one of those amazing moments of inspiration where you feel your hairs prick up and you get that excited fluttering feeling like you’ve just fallen in love. I think his name was Richard, and we’d just met him. He fancied Cheri and was trying to impress her. Asking her over in smokers’ corner if she NAOMI GRIGG'S SKATING YEARS Naomi Grigg’s Skating Years – Part 14 by Naomi Grigg There were twelve per team, and each team was split into three shifts of four skaters, so four skaters would rotate the baton, and then another shift would take over. Of the last shift, one skater had to do the final two laps, as the change over lane was shut fifteen minutes before the end (each lap was 10-14 minutes for us). Of the LE MANS 2013 MEMORIES Le Mans 2013 – 24 hour skating race. The French are well known for their love of all things “Roller”, so it should come as no surprise to discover that the biggest and most well-loved skate event in Europe is the 24hr du Mans Roller – known simply as “Le Mans” to the UK skating community – held each year at the prestigious Le Mans Bugatti circuit in the Sarthe of France.

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> Just a quick note to say thank-you so much for teaching us how to > skate. Your understanding of skating and the way you explained each > part of the movement made learning so much easier, and we really > appreciated your patience and your sense of humour!

> ALLY AND ALAN

> I always enjoy being taught by Mike – his excellent technique is > an inspiration and his boundless enthusiasm is a great motivator. He > is a very good instructor that I would recommend to anyone looking > to improve their skating. > NICK G, IISA ICP Level 1 inline skating instructor > Mike is a truly gifted instructor, with an exceptional talent for > clear and methodical explanations. His classes are well-planned, > thorough and systematic – and followed up with invaluable practice > notes which are emailed to the participants, so that the skills > learned can be practiced later. Each student is given individual > attention and feedback, and Mike’s patience knows no bounds – I > can say this with confidence, having repeatedly put it to the test > over the several courses which I have taken with him! > As well as being an outstanding teacher, Mike is also a delightful > person and a pleasure to be around. I cannot recommend him highly

> enough.

> MAES

> The usual practice is for an instructor to ask for a testimonial. > This recommendation, however, is completely voluntary as I really > believe anyone considering lessons would benefit from Mike’s

> instruction.

>

> Mike is not only an extremely experienced skate, he is a great > teacher too. I’ve been skating for about four years now, but Mike > was able to pick up on the tiniest points which dramatically > improved my skating.

>

> Mike is experienced, patient, has a wealth of skating knowledge, and > really knows what he’s talking about. On top of that, he spots and > rectifies even the tiniest problems unique to each skater, whether > you’ve been skating for ten years or ten minutes.

>

> If you’re a long-time skater, or completely new, a speed skater, > or out for a little recreational fun, I would highly recommend > taking lessons from Mike!

>

> ANNAH

> I think there are three things that make Mike such a good

> instructor:

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>      * He truly understands the prerequisite skills that are needed to > learn a new skill >      * He knows loads of practice drills for improving your skills >      * He can communicate what you need to know in the way that’s > easiest for you to understand

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> This makes learning with him fun because you don’t get frustrated > by trying something before you have the right foundation, but it > also makes learning fast because the pieces go together so well. I > wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone who wants to learn to > skate, and skate well.

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> JEFFM, IISA ICP Level 1 inline skating instructor

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