I knew my fat booty and thighs would be useful one day :D

Deborah: "These are my soft spots" Kim: "I have the same soft spots" Deborah: **Skeptical pause**

-get low-hands on side of calves -fall on soft spot-pick a cheek -if you fall forward atleast try to get low and embrace the impact-bend your elbows Perfect! Thank you!

Ha ha. Yesterday I fell a bit at the tennis court. I played it off like I was practicing break dancing. 😂😂

My daughter broke her arm skating at age 11, and I have been showing her your videos to help her gain more confidence to try again. This is a great video!

I still haven't gotten around the idea that skates go FAST and every time I just get going and find my balance I freak out and fall hahaha

I’m 57 just started skating again after 25 years last year, I mostly skate outside and always wear my pads. They’ve saved me so many times!!!. Sometimes falls just happen unexpectedly and because of my pads I’m still skating. I’m not uncomfortable with them and not embarrassed to wear them.

I went to the roller rink with my daughter yesterday and I had the "oh sh%&!" happen to me. I got up and felt foolish. I thought to myself "WTF am I doing? I'm not going to be able to skate like I used to when I was a kid." I'm so glad I found you on KZfaq! I just bought myself a pair of skates online and I'm going back! Thank you so much DD!

Watching this while icing my butt, better late than never

The Oh Sh*t move is probably my favorite, it’s saved me many times, and there was a time when I went into oh sh*t and knew I wasn’t going to recover, so I had the most graceful light fall to the ground (I was already going slow). 😁

"if you really invest your time to Mac and cheese" I DIED

Kim: if you're not falling you're not skating Me: Forcing myself to fall saying "I CAN SKATE"

When I fall, I like to lay on my back, hands behind the head and watch the clouds, breathe for a moment. Im usually alone so no one runs over me lol

I wear pads st FVSC, heehee. They see me rollin', they laughin'... I don't mind looking like a nerd anymore! I LOVE DIRTY SCHOOL OF SKATE

I have discovered that my roller skates are really time machines. I can go from a happy, upright position onto my backside with no time having been allocated to the falling down process! I have also been knocked into the middle of next week when playing roller derby. On other occasions, I believe time stopped for a few important moments where I levitated long enough to think, “Oh .... pick a cheek!” before the inevitable happened. Thank you for another excellent video, Deborah.

Coming from a horse back rider learning how to skate I love that you made a dedicated video on how to fall because in riding one of if not the first thing you learn is how to fall/emergency dismounts... I feel like the more you practice falling and gaining confidence in how to fall without injuring yourself actually helps you fall less often because there less of that initial panic that makes you overcorrect yourself

YES! Embrace the fall, everybody fall, everyone has fallen. My parents teached me when growing up, if you fall and you can get up, laugh at yourself and go on with your day. We are all like that. When someone fall cheer them up and don't make a big deal.

Some advice to any skater. Check the floor first. Skate slow for a few times around the floor, looking and checking the floor for anything out there. I have fell by hitting a small piece of clear hard plastic. But, you are right. Falling is a part of skating. If you are afraid of falling, you will never learn anything new. Never be embarrassed for falling. Everyone does it. But check that floor out first! Something very tiny and hard to see can drop you like a bad habit.

Roller skating babes are the best, from a skateboarder. Keep rollin!

I’m a big bloke, 6’4” 115kg and I just bought my 11 year old daughter her first pair of skates, real ones, not those inline ones. I’ve been trying to teach her and then tonight I stumbled across your channel. Thankyou so much for your very educational videos on how to skate. You are an absolute champion! You explain everything so well! I fail drastically in this field. Thankyou for putting in your time to help people. God bless.

I fell on my ass the first time i skated and my whole body ached for 3 days especially the bone at the base of my back youch...

Did not realize the reason why I keep falling backwards is because I’m overcompensating by bending forward so much! Such a helpful tutorial to deal with my real world issues. Thank you both ♡

I go to a skating rink every Friday with a friend, and I never knew what the correct way to skate was so I kept falling and falling, and I came across your videos and I'm noticing a lot of improvement in my skating, I think that this is really awesome how people are uploading skating videos to help with getting better and practicing. Thank you a lot!

I AM BEYOND HAPPY!!!!! I FINALLY HAD THE HONOR TO MEET YOU IN PERSON TODAY!!! IT WAS SO HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL MY SELF!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME AND MY FRIENDS AT THE SKATING RINK! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! I WILL PRACTICE SKATING BACKWARDS. I WAS THE ONE WHO TOLD YOU THAT I LANDED IN A TRASH CAN BECAUSE I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO STOP 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’ll see you next Monday 😃

My 7 year old received her first pair of skates for Christmas from her Godmother & I don't skate. We found your videos and within the time of your video she was telling herself "up, up!", falling with your technique and picking herself up all on her own without holding onto the couch!! So glad we found your videos! ❤️

I ended my fall with a forward splits once and I surprised myself with how graceful it had ended up😂

Baseball/Softball sliders are good to wear under your clothes. They add a little bit more padding for the fall zone.

idk, I agree about trying to fall on a soft spot, but like I still wear my knee, elbow and wrist guards at the skating rinks. If I'm outdoor skating, I also wear my helmet and mouth guard. I don't think there is ANYTHING wrong with encouraging skaters to wear at least a minimum of protection - at least a good set of wrist guards!

HEY! That's my line!!!! "If you're not falling, you're not skating!" LOL SO many people scared to get on the floor..because "What if I fall?" That's what I always tell them. Learn at the rink (even wood is "softer" than concrete or asphalt!)...wear whatever pads you feel necessary to feel comfortable and less scared...and get out there and skate!!! :) Once you're more confident, keep the pads and hit the streets as well as the rink. Just DON'T put your hands out when you hit the floor. Too many broken fingers happen as others run over them!

I like that you didn't talk bad abt yourself OR bring up weight. As a mom to a 7 year old little girl, and a therapist... I really really appreciate that more than you know. Body positivity and not even making weight an issue, but health and strength! Thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Also, IMMMM the one trying to learn so I can teach my baby and spend quality time with her a couple times a week, getting physical activity and having fun... So thank you for these videos! Please keep making them for us brain learners who have to watch things a million times to get it 🤣❤️

I’m 5’8” so the Oh Shit move is integral to not breaking something 😭

You ladies were spot on with the whole learning edges and the process of learning basics. I was and still am that person who sees someone do something and say, "oooooo I want to do that." So I began watching the person's movements intently only to fail a bunch of time. I eventually get it, but the route to getting it is not the safest or the best. I have been skating since I was about 4 yrs old, but never took skate lessons. My mom's motto was, "If you want to learn you got to get out there and fall." Finding this skate community and just now learning about edges has been very eye opening and now I am going back to basics and I am enjoying myself learning these and my tricks that I can do become so much cleaner. Thank you ladies for teaching about this. Happy falling!!!

The worst falls are when they hurt so bad that you're sick to your stomach, but it feels like quitting to go sit down so I skate it off

Excellent teaching 👍🏿 I haven’t fell yet but thank you for showing me how too. I can’t afford to be breaking a hip at my age 😂

I tend to be at risk of falling when 1. I get to cocky with my progress or 2. When I spend more the. 1hour 45 min practicing on the rink. .... I tell drop it!!!!!!!!! And it works . Thanks Deb!!!!

This camera person is 🔥🔥🔥 all the Dirty videos are great (of course bc of dirty herself) but the camera work is fantastic!!!!!!

This video really helped ease some of the fear and trepidation of learning how to skate. So I’m going to think of it like ‘learning how to fall’ as much as it is learning how to skate. I was kinda thrown to the wolves as a kid and never shown how - so I was terrified and falling, abs just remember clinging to the wall and crying a lot.. so I gave up when I like six. So here I am again at 35 deciding that I really haven’t spent my life living and learning all the things I always wanted to do. So your videos are a big help toward that. Thank you.

I have started watching your videos because I am writing a research paper on the best practices for teaching physical skills via online learning platforms, and you have fast become one of my favourite presenters and teachers. You inspire so much confidence! I literally found you by typing "learn how to rollerskate" after pulling rollerskate out of my hat of balled up paper with physical skills written on them, and I am so grateful I did. Thank you for putting such incredible skills out into the universe in such a genuine and informative manner!

I feel personally called out re: "they're at level one and try to do something that's a level four without working through levels three and four". LOL. I would totally love to do a week long boot camp and have you take me from level one to four - instructionally at least - so I could go home and know that what i'm practicing is correct. :) I bet a lot of us would be up for attending something like that, even though I'd have to fly from NY to do it. :)

I resisted wearing gear but after falling a few days ago and spraining my elbow (was bad), I'm all for pads, just ordered some and will be suiting up. Because skating better is more important to me than how I look for now. 😄

Was one of the "walkers" many years ago, I would skoot around, get tired of falling and just watch everyone else and wish I had the coordination and grace they had lol. Now that I have time, really want to learn how to skate. So glad to find your videos, no one ever instructed on balance and how you actually move, so this information will greatly help while taking lessons at the rink. Keep instructing and I'll keep watching and practicing. Thank you so much.

As a teen in the late 70’s and 80’s there was a point that my right knee was in need of an operation because I landed so hard on it over and over again, oh ya, I got really good at splitting my pants. It was so crazy!! The trouble is is that people who don’t know how to skate always come crashing into me. If I can help them I find if the rink isn’t being monitored people then are skating all over the place in different directions, stopping and talking while people try to avoid hitting them. I love how you guys explain things so we can understand why or how you do thinks. Excellent!! Have a great weekend!! Keep on rolling!!😊💗💗

I am 64 and went skating for my Grandsons birthday last month. It was my first time on skates in 30 years and I found myself doing the front to back instead of side to side and it was very scary for me. I didnt fall, thank God, but I want to skate with them again and this has been a wonderful lesson in not just falling but skating itself. Now Im anxious for the next trip to the rink and feel like I will be much more prepared to skate OR fall! Thank you Ladies!!

When I got my skates some weeks ago they had no pads in the shop and I just started my first day skating without any protection. I was so afraid to fall and hurt myself that my thoughts blocked any process on skating. So I got myself knee, elbow and wrist pads and the first "trick" I practised was falling properly. Maybe I looked goofy on that day but one day I won't and I can't wait to get there (savely). I will watch some of your videos for the next days. Thanks for explaining so much. 😊

I always fall in my left side. I always wear my knee pads anymore and full gear outside. I’ve only been skating for a year. I use to be a rink rat as a kid but it’s been 25 years. Roller Derby has me rolling again.

Thank you so much for this video!! I'm still recovering from falling on my tail bone 😩 but I can't wait to get better and go back to getting better at skating and following your advice and work on my up incoming left foot to be on my right foots level

I fell twice the other day. First fall, all good. Second fall, hurt my arm tryna hold on to my sis. So here I am... so I can do better.

I feel like you read my mind. I was looking for a video from you on falling and this popped up. Your videos have been extremely helpful in getting me comfortable with skating and I can’t wait to get more comfortable with falling. Keep doing what you’re doing because it’s great!!

I default to the "Oh, shit" position on the regular, and I often throw my arms out wide like an airplane. I even throw in zoomy noises to fully commit to the look. 👍

This was EXCellent. Realistic, real-world-based, acknowledgement of the fact that, even in the rink, you WILL fall, so learn how to fall. "How to fall", & the fact that you will fall, should be the first thing all the skating instructors teach, before "how to skate". I subscribed because of this video❤️🛼.

I had goalkeeper training for years, stopped because of an injury. Her saying up up up as triggered so many memories it brought tears to my eyes. I miss my sport so much, I picked up roller skating to spend time with my bf since he skates, I never would have never thought so many things are similar between roller skating and goalkeeping!

I don't know how KZfaq knew I fell like 3 times today but thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾

As someone who is 59 years young, at my age I don’t want broken bones so I wear at least knee and hand/wrist pads at the rink.

YAY! THANK YOU KIM!!!!! Thank you Deb for addressing this and bringing Kim in to demo!

I’m in the UK & just learning to skate properly for the first time since I was 4, but if I’m ever on your side of the pond I’ll definitely try to visit the rink! Thank you for uploading these videos, you explain everything so well!

You must live in my mind, I love you for this Deb! I'm getting a bit more daring, wanting to try new skate moves and even though I don't necessarily fear falling, I definitely need to know how to fall in a way that doesn't break anything. I can handle a good bruise, but a break is something I want to avoid

Thank you so much for this awesome video! My friends invited me to skate and I fall ALL THE TIME since I'm still a beginner. I love your videos and I can't wait for the next one!

Great video Debs and Kim. Very sensible advice.

Good point about leveling up. I tried the skate park when I wasn't ready, fell super hard, and have been off skates for a year and a half. I'm only just now getting back into it and am so afraid of falling (just doing basic skating) but am inspired by all your great videos! Thank you!

Can we talk about how cute and adorable Kim is? And she's so talented too. I'm jealoussss

I’m 51 and just started to re-learn how to skate. I thought I had an idea of how to fall but then I went to the park yesterday and had a bad fall. I semi-fell correctly and my hips are sore today but it definitely motivated me to do a search on learning how to fall. This video was great and now I have to practice to make sure I remember what to do when I have an oh sh1t moment. Thank you.

This is the BEST video I have seen on the subject. Thank you, Dirty Deb and Kim M. Truly, this was so informative, fun and most of all affirming. THANK YOU XX

You guys are so nice and fun! I just got my pair of roller skates and I’m excited to get started. Thank you so much for the video.

i appreciate the two body types i think its important to know some have stronger legs or stronger arms, some thin some thick. so the balance can be different for the types and also the getting up.

This vid is great. One time I fell and I just pretended like I was doing yoga lol 😂

Hi Deborah! I simply LOVE all of your videos! I just received today my first pair of skates (Chicago) and they look great!!! For first pair is great. I learned SO MUCH from you! Thanks a million! I went staking last Sunday after 31 years lol I had great time. I subscribed and THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN for all your help! Take care, Willie : )

I’m starting roller skating and you videos are so helpful! I’m a skier so your take on how to fall with the crouching and choosing a side is very similar skiing and has helped me a lot!

i'm still recovering from a tailbone fall and wow, the oh shit method is going to be a lifesaver. thank you!!

I usually roller skate at fountain Valley. Been skating there for 3 years and I'm 14 years old. But I only went like 4 times a year, and at the park by my house. I also bring my old roller blades and they work amazing! 😊👍✨

You’re the best Dirty Deb!! Love all your videos! I have learned so much! 🛼🤗💕

Thanks for all the great videos! I am going to be in SoCal next week. Planning for my daughter and I to make a visit to FVSC. Looking forward to it!

Thank you for mentioning taking time to level up. I have loved the process of taking it slow and discovering how it feels to progress slowly in everything I have learned so far; getting to know how to turn slowly and then progressively becoming faster and more efficient; learning the footing and positioning takes time. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.

I just stacked it real hard for the first time, this has made me way more confident to get back on the skates x

I love your videos. I'm 32 years old and I'm learning to skate now. I'm not understand much english but I love your way of teaching. Greetings from Uruguay!

These videos are making me CRACK UP! They’re so instructional but humorous AF. I love it! 🤘🏻♥️

I just started skating, because my daughter just started skating and she asked and asked. This video is great. Also, what a great surprise to find Kim Manning, who was in George Clinton's band when they recorded in Montreux, which is one of my favorite albums. I've subscribed.

You’re amazing and such an inspiration! This is day 3 of my skating. I’m 41 and haven’t skated in 31 years!! I got some Sure-Grip Golden Hours and am so excited to get better! Thanks for making these videos for us. You make this amazing world of skating seem accessible to people like me! ❤️

OMG! I had so much fun watching/listening to you guys. I just bought a pair of skates because at 37yo I decided I'm not old enough to re-learn it, right? Thank you so much for all the tips and tricks and for making it so easy to follow. I pick up my new skates on Friday and I'm dying to put them on. Already working on falling without them though. :)

I enjoy your videos very much because you make everything look sooooo fun and easy even when it isn’t easy but you’re so encouraging that I’m always happy to share your content. I started skating again last year at age 49 and always wore gear but after this video I decided to try your strategy. I don’t fall often but was glad when I managed to get low and fall on my soft side. The problem is that there are too many situations that happen too quickly such as when the rink is crowded and people crash into you or recently my skate lace came off the hook and my wheel caught so I went down directly on my knee so personally, I’ll keep wearing gear just like I wear a seatbelt … not because I’m relying on it to stay safe but because I love skating and want to improve my chances of avoiding injury! I’ll take gear over ice packs any day!

This honestly helps so much I fell on my skates a few weeks ago and have been to scared to put them back on but this makes me feel less scared

Thank goodness I am not skinny. I can fall on any side and still be ok. 😂

Super cute vid and knowing how to fall is key !!!! Ive been skating off & on since I was a kid and took my kids to make sure they learned we all skate. Now I have my own 🛼& these roll much different than the rink skates getting the feel of the wheels. Great tips to have in your memory bank 💯🙌🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Brilliant video 🙏🙌 The MOST important take home message is at at end...it's so important to work through all the levels before proceeding to the scary stuff. And whats more, revisiting the basics from time to time even if you think you've nailed it. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and advice 🙏 🤗

I’m watching this in bed after falling on my tailbone the other night and I’m still in pain😂😭 Can’t wait to get back on it again

"just effing do it" truly is a bad advice, i gave it to myself the other day. I've broken my arms twice ice skating but i was little and thought my bones were just weak Bought skates recently and wanted to get over the fear of falling so i just went out.... and fell backwards on my elbows. Both my elbows are broken rn. Not sure if I'll be able to get over the fear now, mayve it's just not for me but your video has given me some courage!

I grew up going to this skating rink... I’m just starting to get back into it 🧡 thanks for the tips!

Last night I was skating the first time! And before I went out, I found Dirty Deb. You helped me and I've build up the confidence to skate faster and curve! And this, when I come back next week and I fall, I'm taking your advice.

Mam i am still unable to turn.... Please make video as soon as possible..... All the super duper basics about the turns..... Mam I bought Oxelo skates 1 week ago, and i started learning from your videos.... Thanks a lot for your help.... I hope i meet you, you are my hero...... I want to skate like you but i live in a very small village in India .... No coaches available here..... Asha Kirkby paid tutorial are very expensive for me.... No excuses,,,, i started skating by watching your videos,,,, you are superwoman.... I love you.... Please make the videos of turns and brakes with super duper basics.... Love you a lot....

I laughed my ass off, when you said, “no one is just walking, and falls”...well...🙋🏼...that’s me. I have arthritis in my ankles, from breaking them like a bazillion times...never getting them set. I have broken both hands and wrists, 8 years to the month, apart. I have t-bars, in BOTH wrists, along with 17 screws between the two. I have fallen flat on my face, while walking and talking...I was walking backwards, saying my good byes and all of the sudden, my feet were at eye level...and I said, oh shit, I’m going down. When I landed, my arm was twisted, under my back, I severely broke my hand and wrist and damaged a few vertebrae, in the process. Then on Christmas Day 2018, I was working at Walgreens and I fell over one of there baskets you carry around the store. Almost caught my eye, on the corner of a shelving unit...but pushed off the shelf instead, only to go down on both knees. Again, severely injuring my soft knee tissue, causing myself arthritis for life. So, needless to say, I have the falling down part, done to a tee! 🤪😂🤣 I no longer am embarrassed when I fall and as you said, I use humor to make light of it. Loved this video! I just wish with all the injuries didn’t come arthritis, later in life...but darn it, I’m back on skates, in my late 50s and I am loving it! 🛼🛼🛼

Thank you so much for your videos, I’m back on skates after decades. It’s thanks to your videos I didn’t fall over my first time back (got low) relearned how to skate again (penguin feet, weight shifting) and had the confidence to skate two different surfaces my first time back on (how to stop). Can’t thank you enough ❤️🤗😊

Omg I just watched two of your videos and I’m already skating so much better. Thank you! My artist wrists are grateful

YOWZA I think it’s my favorite! (I may B biased 👯‍♀️❤️🙊) This content is rich. Two Big Time Pros. I hope people take the time to watch all the way through. The advice is truly Golden🥇🏆🏅& rather entertaining 😂🤣😂

I took martial arts as a kid and our Sensei taught up this fall face forward where you're basically embracing the fall. You don't use your hands to stop yourself but as a way to brace for impact as you shift your weight into your forearms and upper body. It has helped me while skating and when I'm being clumsy 😅

Hi Debbie, I just bought my adult skates, and I've been watching your videos, which have really helped me practice and break in again. I self-taught myself to roller skate when I was young, without protective gear. I have purchased wristguards, as I work on PCs and type a good portion of the day. But I haven't invested in knee/elbow pads yet, or a helmet (still debating comfortable options). Meanwhile, I really appreciate you posting such a video that reminds you not to rely on the gear to protect your fall and you can use your body for support in many safe ways.

This was so helpful. I had to come back to it and let you know that watching your videos has helped me reduce the fear of falling. Fell the other night because an ankle biter fell in front of me. No injuries 🙌🏾 I’m learning so much watching you. Thanks so much.

just came back from the rink and fell twice on my chest lol. thanks for the video - just in time! xD

this inspired me even more to try harder to gain some weight! I'm gonna learn how to skate once it dries up considerably outside and I need some soft spots! even if i pick a side I still somehow hit a bone 🤦🏼‍♀️ and I've injured my tailbone far too many times haaa

I started skating at a really really young age(like 4-5, my skates were so tiny!) And I LOVED it! I used to skate all over the house just doing chores like putting away toys/dishes while practicing. Eventually as I got older I decided to start skating outside on tar and ended up really injuring my right leg(it still causes me pain everyday), but a few months ago I went to my first rink and bought myself a brand new pair of skates. I'm ready to try again outside and I'm so thankful to learn your tips on how to fall without getting hurt again! Still probably gunna use knee pads just so I don't cause any more damage to my bad knee but I feel so invigorated to get back into it and find my love of skating again. Thank you!! 💜🥰

Yesterday, I just injured my ankle outside skating. I hate falling and I’m great at catching myself but sadly I’ve never learned how to fall safety which obviously got me in trouble. I wish I watched this video sooner. Thank you for having this video accessible!

Build a better one yours is built well mac n cheese has done WONDERS