when i fall i only realize I've fell after i hit the ground lmao

*breaks neck* Aaron in the background : FIRST TRY

Wear vans. They always land upward

Not everyone skates on smooth ass ground. If i fall on my spots all of my skin is going to be ripped off my flesh.

Protection is lame??? You know who wears protection? TONY HAWK

Sliding is great when youre in a skatepark with perfect ground but what if youre on asphalt? That shit doesnt slide..

I love how they have footage of fetty falling in every way 😂

I'm the guy who will watch this and be like ,"oh cool" and then break my arm while trying it.

This may be the most important video in this channel.

I went to a skate park once with tons of kids. They all had the gear but were afraid to fall. So me and a friend told them all to put the board down and skid down on your knees. Once they practiced falling they werent afraid anymore and the board came second. Everyone had a good time and at the end everyone was shredding that quarter pipe. Ages 7-25. I forgot about this until this vid. Thanks for the memories

Me: Falls and break my wrist Me two days after: Watching this video

I kinda wish Braille would wear helmets when they're skating, especially when they're doing more dangerous stunts because it would help normalize wearing a helmet.

My name is Aaron Kyro and I’m a professional faller from the San Francisco Bay Area Holy I got 54 likes and a heart thank you

*breaks neck while falling off skateboard* Crush:u ok? Me: yes no pain im okay no worries

When I was like 13 or so I got talked into going to a skate park for the first time because it was the hip thing to do. I didn't own a board and had never been on one before yet for some reason my friends at the time wanted me to do a drop-in on a half pipe. After some convincing I agreed and posted up at the top. I had no idea what I was doing and they didn't give me any advice other than "it's easy." 3 seconds later I fell off the top of the half pipe and smashed my tailbone with max force. The pain was immeasurable, it felt like lightning was surging up my spine into my brain and then permeating through my entire body for A FULL WEEK! I never skated again since and my back has been in excruciating pain ever since that day. I wasn't able to play sports any more in school or do anything physical anymore either because it hurt so much just to stand up let alone run around.

*the first thing i hear when i click on aarons videos* *MY NAME IS AARON KYRO AND IM A PROFFESIONAL SKATER*

The sweeping with the arms and the roll are by far the best to learn. As nice as sliding would be, in the real world without polished concrete and smooth wood it doesn't happen. You try and slide on regular skatepark concrete, a road or the street and your clothes and skin grip immediately and tear. The best thing is to curl up and hope that you roll it out. As it's said, "Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly stopping, that's what gets you". The more gradual you can slow yourself down, the safer you will be.

Maybe it’s just me but when I fall it makes me wanna ride even more cause I realized it didn’t hurt as much as I was thinking it would

Friend: hey what are you doing? Me: I’m just practicing my *falling*

“Roll yourself into the fetal position” Oh us girls are naturals at that one-

It’s also important to get really low to the floor to reduce impact

So, here's my question just so I can confirm this for myself: It's *NOT* embarrassing if I go out in public with full protection?

neighbor tomorrow looks at my garden and wonders why I'm throwing myself, sweeping and rolling on the grass ... well, I'm coming back to skateboarding after a 15 years pause... am sort of scared of injuries. thanks for the video! good tips

Wait. Why are they using a green screen for an image of a wall that they have.

Carlos is so chill

Literally JUST NOW fell off my board for the first time since starting riding 3 months ago... I don't know how, but as i feel i instinctively recalled this video and pushed of the floor. Injury avoided! Thanks Carlos!

wish i would have had that info 30 yrs ago. When I was around 10 yrs old was "trying" to ride a skateboard down a hill, got speed, didn't know how to stop. Saw a wall in front of me and stuck my arms straight out. Suprised my wrists didn't end up in my shoulders! Never got on another board again. Love watching you all now, falls and all. Keep up the good work! I once thought skateboarding was just a "thing" but now see just how cool it really is!

When I'm falling I'm so freaked out my lizard brain takes over and there's no controlling what my reflexive reactions will be.

The parkour roll is the way to go. I use it a lot in my videos. I am 36 and just starting to learn, so I fall A LOT. But being able to disperse the impact energy makes it easier. Oh and if you are not sure WEAR PADS!!! #helmetgang

Next tutorial on how to commit to get over the fear may be a good one, and I think i'm not the only one have troubles with that so it may help a lot of new skaters! Keep up the good work Braille!

watched this video while sitting on my chair waiting for my arm to stop hurting after trying a shuv it lmaooooo edit: fractured my elbow :(

What if you’re on the streets, can’t really slide lol

Yep. Falling with my arm stiff is how I broke my elbow skateboarding🤕

well i have been #helmetgang since i started skating at 3 years old and im not changing #helmetgang for life. (also nice video)

"You have enough time to think about it" Me: falls off and hits the ground as fast as possible so I dont have any time to think about anything

I've been skating for 7 years, I still find this videos of "how to fall" as the most important thing I've learned and keep watching just in case

Falls down* Fingers: I guess I’ll die.

I like the Fetty fall.

me: *falls* mom: you ok? me: yep me: *tearing up* mom: you sure? me: yep perfectly fine also me: *sobbing*

my brain: ok I get it I don’t put my arm! my body: rEfLeX

I like this channel but this is lame: About helmets: "dont do what we do, do what we tell you to do" That never works. Aaron: "You are not looked down as a beginner if you wear a helmet. Use the gear" But also: never wears a helmet himself. 7:11 And also Carlos:" Wear a helmet if you feel you are a beginner and enjoy free skating once you mastered it." There is a contradiction: you are not looked down as a beginner, you will be looked down as a beginner..... Tony Hawk is a better role model.

I wish I’d watched this before breaking my elbow yesterday lol

I broke my left wrist three times because I didn't know how to fall...

Also always wear helmet ⛑! This notion that you should lose them once you are comfortable is bs.

You guys touched on it in the end about being healthy, but being in good physical shape has a huge impact on being able to walk away from a fall. Not only stretching and being limber, but also muscle mass helps build bone density which means less chance of breaking a bone. Being an old ass man, my advice to anyone wanting to start skating or get back into it, who is not in the best physical shape, is to cross train. Ride a bike, do yoga, lift weights, go for a run, a walk, or even ripstick it up(please don't), whatever it takes to get the body moving, and your chance for injury goes way, way down. Plus the better shape you are in, the higher you can ollie, it's science.

Look at Rodney Mullen the best sk8r Eva and he wore protective gear for almost his whole skate carrier

Most embarrassing thing is falling in the middle of the streets and you see the cars seeing if they should help you or not and you’re just like “I’m ok” *dies in slow pain*

I’m thinking about getting into this. But I’m 55 and everyone is telling me I’m nuts. These kind of KZfaqs are helpful!!!!!

The key is keeping momentum

After I've watched this video I went skating and landed my first shove it on concrete :D Thank you so much!!!

I love how Aaron thinks that I’m smart enough to protect myself from falling when in reality it takes 2 mins to realize I’m falling then processing it😐

Sweeping the ground is definitely the best falling tip I've heard so far!

I usually wear a helmet because I have the thought that when I fall on my back my neck will swing back and I’ll smack my head on the ground. Though most times when I’ve fallen I’ve noticed that I instinctively tuck and curl my head forward without thinking about it.

i stoped skateboarding because I was so afraid of breaking my ankle, but ironic enough, I broke it when I was doing gymnastics 5-6 yeas ago. I did a front flip 360 and I twisted my ankle so bad that I broke off the corner of the main bone in my leg. needless to say, ill start skateboarding again anytime soon

Thank u guys, for those "fall" suggestions. I am a new skate boader, and I am determined to keep going, learning to fall properly and overcome my fears. Thank u again!

Aaron and the braille team thanks for all the videos. For a 40+year old dad who has a couple of daughter's interested in skating, it has made it so much easier learning how to skate again. Thanks.

"ragdoll" literally what I do on instinct. I just go limp and let gravity take me. sucks still but it does less damage.

I'm 31, recently got back into skating after a 10 or so year hiatus. Was going to a local skate club run by a local legend and pro and on my second week there I was trying the 2ft mini ramp out (whoops) and slipped out when coming down switch, threw my left arm out to catch myself, went stiff and broke my shoulder socket (bigger whoops). I've had surgery to pin it all back together and should be good to go in another month. I definitely should have paced myself more and learned to ragdoll rather than go stiff and throwing a single arm out. It's not put me off skating at all and I'm desperate to get back to it! Thanks for the video!

I appreciate all the Braille videos. After taking 20 years off from skateboarding and only recently getting back into it these past 2 years, I needed to relearn things and get encouragement. I am also part of a 3 person team (The Active Grind) in the Nashville-Franklin-Spring Hill Tennessee area. We are guys in our late 30's early 40's who got back into skating and are helping kids aged 5-14 learn and pursue skateboarding. I quickly had to step up and relearn a lot in order to be able to help teach these kids and these videos have been great.

GREAT video guys! I missed this originally, but the message still holds true in 2021! I am 47 and just started skating again...I skated in the mid 80's thru the 90's and then stopped....just starting again and am going to wear protective gear for sure!

Thank you guys, always! Even just watching you skate made me learn so much! Just the other day I was trying to learn how to get down curbs and, trying, I fell backwards If I wouldnt have seen any of your videos, Id probably have a broken hip or butt, but thanks to you I knew what to do and I ended up completely uninjured; keep up the good work guys, spread the skateboard knowledge!!

10:37 Aaron had a cut while it didn't affect Carlos :D

Thank you so much for this video!!!! I'd kind of stopped trying because I had a couple of bad falls and started to really worry about the consequences. Can't wait to have these falls in my toolbox.

Thank you for addressing the gear, too! Very helpful.

back shoulder roll instead of slide, you don’t slide on rough terrain

You guys should do BMX Vs Skateboarding, just like how you guys did scootering vs skateboarding

Thanks guys! Great video. I recently got a Boosted Stealth and definitely needed this video. I recently got a new helmet and got some wrist guards coming in the mail. I’m in SF too and am using my board mostly as a commuter vehicle and I know/dread the eventual hard fall at 16-24mph on our rough SF streets.

The two nicest guys i know, teaching me how to take care of myself... My skate life can't be better 👌🏼

The next video will be how to suicide without dying

Is always good to hear advices from experienced skaters. I feel that a skater have to ride as many times on the week as possible. This will bring more comfortable as you stand on a board. I came back skating for one year now and I'm learning evey day that I ride. I've learned to fall better and better, don't hurting myself really hard. Thanks for a great video.

My brother used to have a plastic mini ramp. When I would drop in on it I aimed it towards the grass, practiced, then proceeded to concrete. Using grass doesn’t make you lame. Whatever you need to do to build confidence, do it. Love these videos guys. Keep em’ coming 😊

Actually he helped me the most by telling the story about his broken foot and continued skateboarding couple of months later. bc I litteraly broke the same bones just two weeks ago and feared that I wouldn’t ever be able to skateboard anymore 🙈 You really got me cheered up again, thx all of you guys for this video, even if it’s 3 years old already!!

I just dropped in on my buddy’s ramp yesterday an trued to catch myself with my hands and fractured My wrist on the growth plate just yesterday I still am pondering that I just broke my wrist an on christmas break on all the times you know well have a great Christmas I love your videos you, and TonyHawk are my inspirations for learning the half pipe, and hopefully getting the chance at certain the future well I love your videos keep it up, and merry Christmas God Bless. I would love to talk to you more about skateboarding someday😁

even tony hawk wear helmet..

Thank you I’m really glad I found this video because the first time I tried skate boarding I went on a long board down my steep driveway and got a spiral fracture in my leg and I wanted to learn how to fall correctly without having to use crutches again.

Nice video Aaron and Carlos! I've landed on my wrist twice in a week trying tricks and they were pretty soft impact, so I'm glad I saw this before I tried to learn some harder tricks.

in 1997, when I was 14, I was switch bombing a hill in hayward.. speed wobbles and fakie 4 wheel slide (I was told by my friend who was with me) sent me head first into a parked car which put me in a coma, broke my wrist and thumb. I had tears all over my brain and a tear in my brain stem, I also chipped my neck. died multiple times within the first few hours too. 2 weeks later when I was conscious and on my way to healing, I was sent to vallejo to go through rehab. all I did when I was there was watch skate videos and the shop I had been going to since I was little (the station, in fremont) sent me posters and videos. the day after I was released from the hospital I skated. the CHP confiscated my board from the accident scene (kelly hill is an unincorperated part of hayward) the doctors at the rehab center wanted me to wait at LEAST 6 months before I skated again but I had brought my board to my 2 month follow up appointment and noseslid the red curb to show that I was ready to skate again. I was told I had to wear a helmet from then on since I had a brain injury. skateboarding both took and saved my life. my balance is shit now and I gained a ton of weight and I can no longer skate like I once did. watching the braille videos gave me the itch to skate again, I still havent, but I want to. oh well.

You guys should build a mini-mega ramp to do grabs and stuff. Maybe a *6ft* ramp to a small quarter pipe ( not vert ) It was on one of these ramps where I tried an airwalk ( never done a grab this hard before, haven't even kickflipped yet )and rolled down the hip on the other side... I stilled rolled onto my feet at least

that's really helpful. I'm trying to drop in on this vert ramp and I need to learn how to fall properly

I started to get into parkour before quarantine and I'm happy to know I can transfer what I know to skateboarding.

"It's like a slip-n-slide of knee ability." Aaron Kyro 6:11

Hi, Great video!! Could you maybe do one about longboard tricks??

This is great and so important. If this were the only video you ever made, it would be worth your view count. Keep the great content coming.

Very cool video. I was talking to a friend about falling while skating and this video came at a great time . I just shared it with him

I first learned to skate in the late 90s, I remember my mum buying me a book of how to skate. I swear half the book taught how to fall.

I can push, turn, cruise. Practicing on stopping. Haven’t fell once and anxious...

Thanks for making this video, it really helped. I really enjoyed it :)

Thank you guys! Such a huge help

This makes my less scared of trying out skating after watching NY street skating vids

Bro I’m telling u when people who are good at skateboarding fall it’s so cool cuz they do it so gracefully. When I fall I always hit my head and belly flop or just hit my knee or elbow so bad

Thank you! This was really helpful!

i'm teaching my son to skate and these were really helpful tips /reminders!

I had multiple Trojan man ads during this video 😂

On my first day i broke my leg lol but i dont care skating is my life

Love the pro protection attitude! Keep it up guys

I am terrified of falling and this has been holding me back for a while. After watching this video, I think I'll be less scared when trying to learn new tricks. Thanks!

My skate shoes are so bad there is no grip anymore so when i do a ollie my shoe just slides off and i hit my nuts. I guess my shoes are holding me back but im still trying

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Thank you so much for making this video it helped me out a lot

Best teacher evaaah 💝💝💞