Thankyou guys for getting me into skateboarding! I did NOT land my first in an hour , a month, or even a year but I DID , also lost some weight with al the failed attempts so it’s a win win!!!

Love seeing videos with Derek, great energy and is motivated

I love how nice the braille team is with Derek, everyone is genuinely contributing to help him

Just did the best kickflip of my entire life at almost 44 years old. Thanks 👊

About 20 years ago, when I was trying to do a kickflip for almost 3 days, one of my older buddies told me “dude, just lift your back leg up” - boom, this opened up my progression to the rest of the flips.

"How are you afraid your going to fall your holding onto the wall." Aaron. Derreck immediately lands primo.

Ive only landed 3 kickflips but been trying to unlock them for 4 years seeing people learn them so fast is the most impressive thing ever. Great teaching from braille

Bringing back old school Lance learns to skate vibes. I love it!

I'm surpised we didn't just extend his time. He can do it! give us the satisfaction of watching the make. Derek got this easy

Always love to see the progression of everyone at Braille. It's amazing to watch, and it's also very inspiring for me. It's given me more confidence to try new things and to go after the tricks I want to learn. Because of this, I was able to land my very first boardslide this past weekend!! Keep up the amazing work braille!!

Landed my first kick flip within 10 min of watching this vid. Thanks dudes. Derek is an inspiration for us all

Yes!!! I love the videos when beginners try to learn new stuff, especially with Derek. Don't give up Derek. You got this! 👊👍

ive also been trying to learn kickflip and seeing derek get so close with that one try was actually super inspiring

I love this ! Please keep at it Derek, Would love to see you skate more!

Aaron I messaged you on Instagram but you'll probably actually see this. After 3 years I finally landed a kickflip and right when I landed it I heard you say 2 to make it true in my head so I got 2 not in a row but still. My son got scared cuz he was taking a bath and I came inside screaming. My throat hurts from screaming in pure joy. Thank you all so much for what you do without you I never would've got back on a board or landed a kickflip. I helped 2 people today at the skatepark and I think if I didn't watch you guys I might not of helped but they were so happy one kid needed his trucks tightened and wheels loosened the other needed Ollie tips. Anyways thank you thank you thank you! I truly appreciate all of you. Keep being you bruthas.

Hey braille will you ever do those live skate supports again where you just go to the skatepark and find someone to teach a trick when I was learning tre flips I loved watching the tre flip skate supports

Beautiful work and amazing video

Sooo close! I recently did my first kick flip and the best tip I got was to pop it slightly backwards. This helps the board stay under you and not fly forwards as Derek was doing throughout the video. I also think he needs to roll his foot over a bit more to reduce the friction from his shoe. This will also help keep the board underneath while it rotates. I would like to see him try again with those tips in mind.

35 years old and decided to get back into skateboarding bcuz of you guys...thanks for the motivation

These videos with Derek are awesome. More please.

this was always one of my favorite challenges you do, it is the best when its like a complete beginner

Derek bro, that make still counts in my book...even though it wasn't a complete land for the full 3 seconds, you still planted both your feet on the grip! That is the first step towards your consistent persistent progression! Rewatch that and see/compare what you're doing differently in those moments! Also as another observation, don't lean backwards when attempting the trick, even during your practice movements, because your body needs to stay above the board. It will help at least a little for you to keep from pushing the board out from under you, and also KICK THAT FLICK AND EXTEND THAT KNEE Lmao Love ya Derek and Braille, I'm so flipping hyped for this land!! Part 3 is definitely happening! And also all the onscreen graphics/edits had me deceased! Love how awesome the Braille crew is, you all really want him to land that as much as he does!!! CAN'T WAIT you got this LET'S GOOOOO

Just learned Thema today your Videos really helped!

Confidence! I can't imagine trying to learn as an adult. When i was a kid i didn't care about hurting myself 😂 and now im basically made of glass and in too much pain. I'm still confident i will get back there again. I learned most of my tricks on a blank deck on a trampoline to get the flick right first.

aaron is a great teacher man... inspiring

You were close. Took me about a year, skating everyday, to start really learning flip tricks.

Nice and crazy challenge Braille

Aarons super smart in skateology, Derek you better get that kickflip brother, I believe in you man!

I _NEED_ to see Derek land a kickflip! Part 3 baby!!!

You got this Derek! That was so insanely close. I believe in you!

The one big thing that helped me land my first kick flip was basically exactly what he’s saying extending that front leg the guy that helped me told me to do a flying karate hy-yaa! Kick throwing that front foot out like I’m kicking someone. After I focused on that I got it down by the end of the day on flat. Recording yourself helps a lot as well.

Do more vids like this. Last time you had Derek doing this it motivated me so much I went out n landed a kickflip the following day. Also landed varial flips bcuz of that last vid. Took a few days of practice but I got it and am still working on making them rolling

Broo you had it my man pt3 please

DEREK!!! Dude you are so close! Practice every day and you've got the kickflip!

The legend of Derek continues!!!

Aaron Kyro is honestly the best skate teacher ever. He really wants to see EVERYONE progress.

When do we get the flip ons!!!!! Im so ready for my shoes!!!!

7:48 is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in Braille history.

I want to see him land it! these have been cool videos to watch.

we are in this 2gether. keep it up man

Gj Derek, you will nailed it next time! Get confy on the board, like Aaron said. Have same battles like you. When i flick fine my lef leg won't land. When i land, it's with 50% rotation..

just bend those knees brother!!! you got this!!

I like Derek cuz he struggles like a real person and is frustrated and nervous(you really feel what it would be like to have minimal skill and have the potential to do more if you just put your foot down so to speak)I appreciate him for being the guinea pig in these video cuz it real helps 👏 oh yeah, I wanna see Derek land it...for him most of all(this is the kinda confidence builder that helps you in all areas of life)don't give up Derek, you git this bro 😎👌 love braille ❤

Let's gooooo . His board goes behind him most of the times has to lean back a bit also shoulders are not strait❤❤❤

Look at the ease and form of his ollie. I think he looks comfortable. When he goes for a kickflip he switches to thinking he needs so much more power. His tail foot goes back like he's trying to do a ballerina jump. I may be inappropriate in my description and I apologize if anyone is insulted. The head can really get in the way of progress.

Stanky leg 😂 but seriously though really enjoying this episode! You got this bro!

Somewhere, at the same time, in a different location, Eric Koston is screaming “DO A KICKFLIP!”.

comeon D, you got this bud!~

You got this Derek!

Of course, we want Derek to succeed.

I want part 3

But you have skate trainers stoppers somewhere it will help him so much! Part 3 with skateboard stoppers

Let’s gooo Darrick

Derek inspired me to go and try a few Ollie's after not skating in years. Got at least a foot of air for the first time ever. Land that kickflip

He must land it ! We wanna see it !! Please !!!

At this point, it's in the mindset, what was he saying to myself through all that... He needs to encourage himself and I think he's got it

Derek is a real one

You got it

This def needs to be a series. I miss the beginning becomes a pro series with Lance

I honestly wanna skate at the braille house so bad, the vibe is so chill

When dude man shouts "DERRICK!" at 12:09 i lost it!

Derek have it 100%. What he could do is learning easiest tricks like really easy tricks, to bring back his confidence

Been exactly there. He's flicking too early given the amount of pop. Pretty common for people who have ollied for years but never learnt kickflip. He either needs to pop less or lift his front knee more when popping (which delays the flick till the board is less rocket).

First let’s goo, I love braille

I had this problem until I stopped doing them stationary once I started doing them while I was moving instantly improved

AARON! Getting the back foot on is so HARD! Front foot every time but it’s trying to keep the board centered under BOTH feet to land took me hours and HOURS. Still not consistent.

If you pay attention you are more likely to have a kickflip if you stay on top of the board, and why am I telling you this? Well, that will force you to jump, but you don't necessarily have to jump very high, just enough for it to rotate underneath you. An example of what I said. 5:03 I was going to do it there, but I scrape forward. The scrape is forward. for the height you want and diagonal for the table to rotate.

i started skateboarding when i was 9 years old, learned how to ollie and nollie lol, then tried learn how to kickflip.. after many months i couldn't do it, been so frustrated that i gave up.. even after getting back into skateboarding in highschool, i still couldn't do it... now in my 20s i'm gonna attempt to do it again and practice as much as i can to get it down...

Add this guy to the team 😂😂

I'm still confirming my Ollie, and FS but I'm so determined to kickflip after seeing this video. I'm 25, started skating again after doing a lot when I was a teen. I got ice on a fractured toe, bruised ribs, and my left knee still bruised after an accident boarding home (caught a bad mini-pothole on a gainer push downhill). If it wasnt for the rain id be out on my board confirming and going for kickflip right now since its flatground. All because of Braille and @purpleclassified7691 getting a featured story. I've watched for a long time and this time my journey will not end. Hope to see you guys around some day. You should hit the Gathering Place in Tulsa. Its like they copy and pasted sections of freemont lol

skating everyday does help you with landing tricks as a beginner I skate for 15-30 mins a day and can finally land ollies even if their not that high they are leveled out and while moving

I think he is doing the same thing I do, not expecting to land it so when he does he immediately jumps off, I have been doing the same thing with my Ollies, he has the trick down just needs to get past the fear in his head, I know exactly how he feels!

First tip, do a normal ollie, a high ollie to get a feeling with the board. Learn how to pop properly, then learn a kickflip, he needs to improve his ollies.

So many perfect kicks. You problem Derek is that youre afraid of landing with both feet on it and the board slipping out. I would practice rolling ollies, shuv-it, etc., until comfortable with landing with 2 feet.

Videos of Derek progressing gives me hope that I’ll eventually get better.

Part 3

It’s the back foot , he like scoops it backwards and then over kicks it making it impossible for his back foot to land on it , he would need to jump forward slightly or just kick straight down . Just a thought

After 18 yrs I bought my self a new skateboard to relearn and relive my teenage joy

He's doing what I did and I realized I need to lean more toward the nose to stop the board from going forward when I flicked. He would land it if you gave him that tip. He's leaning too far back and jumping back not up.

Videos with Derek progressing is somehow very satisfying.

LOL I wasn’t ready for the X’ing out that he didn’t make the team.

You gotta shift your weight over the back foot more! The front leg can't flick and the back leg can't pop if it's compressed by your body!

Im actually on day 2 of learning how to kickflip myself ❤

The pop then flip has gotten me to complete a heelflip again after years

DEREK!!!!

I think what he's doing is he knows he needs the flick, but he's so focused on the flick he's trying to flick with BOTH feet. His brain is telling him to "flick" the back foot too, and he's "flicking" it straight off the back, which is why the back foot keeps going off so far. Because of that, even if he does get the front flick and board rotation, he can't get his back foot back in time to land on the board. When he did it holding the wall, his back foot pretty much went straight up and stayed over the board. His back foot is for the pop, his front foot is for the flick, you need to figure out a way to get his brain to separate what each foot needs to do so he's not trying to do the flick with both feet.

Let's Go

it should be how long does it take for him to do it! lol or do a video, series!

I can't Frontside 180 at all, can once in a blue moon backside 180. But i can 3 shuv, kickflip, heelflip and shuv. Once i landed a varial kickflip but that pretty much concludes my bag of tricks lol

Did he ever do it in another video or somewhere ?

Definitely should put his front foot back a little more. Not towards his other foot but a little closer to the edge of the board. When I learned my first kickflips I basically had my toes on the edge, helps it flip faster. Then when you get more comfortable you move it farther up the board and it makes em look prettier, like everyone else is doing. Gotta get that first lane tho

It looks like his foot is catching by the way the board goes forward so I would suggest he sticks his heel out more or flick more at an angle

You definitely got it down Derek just keep tryna at it

🔥🔥

derek is so close!!! i think he needs to practice up against the wall a few more times to cement that feeling of what its like to land on the board. Use it as training wheels for a solid 10 attempts in a row badabing badaboom take the training wheels off and i betchya he would land it! consistent lands no bails and count that towards the 10 you bail you restart at 0. Just a suggestion.

I really need help on Ollie’s on skate board

Please Derek!!!!!

part 3?

7:50ish. Stay on ya effing board

what shoes does the dude with red pants got on?