Over 50 here! Been skateboarding for almost 3 years now. I love it! Started learning with my son when he was 8. Now my 7 year old is starting to learn. Mad fun!

47 and still skating strong. 50 is the new 30.

gotta give braille a huuuuge thank you, at 19 i decided to learn to skate and i tried to drop in a month ago but i was scared. u guys gave me the confidence i needed to sprain my ankle and both my wrists, get a concussion, puke, pass out, spit blood, and not be able to walk for 3 weeks

43 here and I still ride bmx, skateboard, and snowboard..... in my biking career I had 38 broken bones, hit by 3 cars, and wrecked 4 times at speeds over 45mph... in my years of skateboarding I've had many accidents including one that left me with 3 breaks in my left arm and 5 in my right hand, snowboarding hasn't been much different, torn rotator cuffs, back issues, sprains, etc... and just a part of being the human I am... 3 strokes, brain tumor, kidney disease, and RA. Despite all of that I ride as often as I can on anything I can. It turns out the heart and the mind are your strongest muscles. As long as my body holds out I'll be riding when I'm 90 😎

I recently just did my first ever handrail at age 37! Hope that inspires some people

I started 3 years ago at 27- I’m 30 now and can do 52+ flatground tricks, thanks to Braille!

Don't make the same mistake that I made. I am 49. Two years ago, I did not spend enough time reacquiring my balance and board control. I was able to do some decent ollies. So I tried to do a kickflip. Ended up going primo and falling down. This awkward landing on my board broke my foot at the arch. I had to use a knee scooter for 3 months and put no weight on my left foot. I will get back on someday soon. But I will take my time this go. Get that balance and control first. Then slowly work your way up to tricks that involve any kind of jumping. That's just my two cents.

37 here. Was great in my teens. Got back into skating at 33. Fell hard thinking I could still do the same tricks and got bad elbow sprains. Learned real quick that you fall harder and take longer to heal in your 30s. Nice thing about skating in 30s is I wear a helmet and ankles braces and dont care what anyone thinks of me. While i cant do all the advanced tricks i used to do, still having a blast with what I’ve relearned. Great way to get exercise and decompress after a stressful day. Thank you for making videos like this for us older folks that need a different approach than a kid that can just “send it” and keep falling.

My 2 year old daughter saw my skateboard in storage and asked "wha dis dada?" When I said Skateboard she repeated it like 20 times we got out once last year before winter hit and just got back out this past weekend. It was so cool to have her ride with me and to hold her hand while she rides at almost 2 and a half....my old 7.75 ccs blank is sketching me out so I'm thinking it's time for an 8.75 to stay stable and dial in some ollies to be able to ride anywhere and everywhere. Definitely going to get her a 7.00 mini so we can ride together. I appreciate that you're not talking to me in this video but I'll be checking out the Ollie tips to relearn and clean up my rolling tricks. Thank you Aaron and Braille for keeping it simple and getting people skating. Make America Skate Again lol

I'm 33 years old. Seeing this video release finally convinced me to buy my first board. I roller bladed as a kid but have literally never even stepped on a skateboard. It came today and I'm following this video. Excited to work hard this weekend.

This is the stuff, why i started watching you guys. Love it!!!!! Saw your how to kick flip tutorial a thousand times the last 2 months and finally my 46 year old back foot lifted and landed a few of them last Saturday. Thank you for teaching the world to skate.

Bro the Mr Rogers of skateboarding… thank you 🙏🏼 for getting back to the basics again.

I got my braille Golden Gate Bridge board last year. I skated most of my youth and never learned how to Ollie because they told me at the skate park. I can’t figure out how to Ollie that I can’t skate. I found your videos watch them for a year finally I got enough courage to get a braille board, and trying to learn how to Ollie again to say that after three days of practicing the basics, I finally got the board airborne! I can’t wait to get back out there and skate winter’s finally over skate parks finally not covered in ice and snow and you’re going back to the basics

I’m 32 years old and about to get to be 33 in less than 5 months!! 90’s people for life!!!😉👍🏼

This is exactly the type of video I need. I am turning 31 this year and I haven't stepped on my skateboard in years. I remember that I knew how to ollie and that is basically about it. So I would love to get in to it again. I get so inspired by watching your videos. I will definitely pick up my board again this summer and try.

I'm 33 and skated from 13 to 22 and stopped but I've been watching your videos for like 4-5 years now and I've been itching to get back to it.

Cant believe ive been watching you since 9th grade high school, glad to see the og tutorial vids coming out 🙏🏾 now im 25 starting to get back into it 💪🏽

I'm 47, Found the Braille youtube channel about 6 months ago and its inspired me to get back on a skateboard 30 years after I got off the last one. Went to my first skatepark last week rolled down a steep bank twice, third time got bodied. Spent the next 45 mins battling that bank and could not commit, bailed every attempt. Videos like this provide real help to beginners. I'll head back to the park next week, knees bent weight forward.

Over 30 here! My daughter is 6 and just started skateboarding last week. I am learning with her! So scary but mostly fun! I love it:):) Thanks for the video. It was very helpful!

NICE! Heading to 40!!! My Knees, Ankles, and lower back hurt. Run out of steam in 15 minutes and sweat like a wholly Mammoth. Flip tricks threaten my boys below and scare me. On my way to defeat by age, but I still love it!

A new beginning! A new era! For braille and for me! ❤

Aaron, I’m 36. I’ve been watching you guys for a while now. You guys got my old man bones on a board again. Let’s skate!!!

Hey! I apreaciate that you didn't extravagate the tricks like you can Aaron, like that's how begginer tic-tacs looks like, like most people when show "easy tricks" they do them smooth like butter, without taking to consideration that person learning will struggle. I started skateing when I was 33 (sidenote - I wanted to do it since I was like 10 or 11, and unfortunatelly I kept pushing it for later), now I'm almost 39, pretty comfortable on the board and having fun learning tricks, but for sure there is a difference how we learn things when we get older and I think the most tutorials are aimed towards younger audition. The plan with the schedule is super important, as few shorter sessions work better than one long, as at least in my case muscle memory doesn't want to kick in as smoothly as in cas of my younger friends :P Also the point about spliting the progress on tiny bits work pretty well and give that satisfaction of learning something new, and maybe slow but - progression. And bending knees is IMPORTANT! PS. That's the best kicturn for begginers I've ever saw :)

Over 30 and started Skating in January. Carefully followed all your beginners steps and now 4 month later im starting to get really comfortable. Small steps can take you far. Looking forward on anything ahead on this journey. ✨ Thanks Aaron! Gruesse aus Deutschland

Yes! You already know I love the beginner videos aimed at us older skaters. If you’re getting older and thinking about getting back on a board or getting on for the first time, do it! There’s no time like the present. Plus skateboarding is such a great thing you can do for yourself physically and mentally. Let’s go! 👍

Skateboarding was my first great love before music took over. I put my board down when I was 12... picked up guitar/drum sticks. I'm 34 now and cannot wait to finally drop in!!! I am getting my sea legs back... If I can comfortably ride the board around the park, up and down on ramps, ollie, and maybe some curb grinding...I have fulfilled my dream. Anything more with the board is a bonus! This video gives me tons of confidence. You both are great teachers! Thank you!

Yooo! 29 here, turning 30 this summer. Havent skated since highschool and have been getting the urge to get back into it. These type of videos are def the move! Thanks Aaron

So glad to see you return to your passion for teaching. It's a noble endeavor.

Skated from age 9 to 24 then stopped when I fell off a ladder and hurt my back. I started back skating on a long board at 40 and had some fun for a while. I'm now 47 and my 4 year old son wants to learn to skate so I'm picking it up again. I am so glad I found your videos so I can get myself back on the board and teach my boy the correct way to skate. Invaluable stuff here. Thank you. ❤

33 years old here. I needed this video! My 8 year old has been getting into skating. I haven’t touched a board in 15 years. This has given me some confidence to get back into it! Gonna try ripping it with the kid! Thanks for this!

Just got back on a board on my 30th birthday and it’s all because of these guys that I can skate as well as I can already in just a few months went from just a sometimes Ollie to hitting boardslides and a small list of flip tricks

I'm 36. I'm a beginner and your videos are helping me SO MUCH! Thank you! :) And don't stop making them!

I'm 35 and have tried to skateboard for almost 3 years straight in my very early teens. I struggled to just ride the board, and honestly never got it. I've never been able to Ollie. I was able to pop shuvit, and no joke I could flatland Casper varial flip on demand. That is it. I became so discouraged after 3 years with absolutely no progression, I gave it up. It would honestly be a dream come true to actually get a board and really progress. I'm extremely interested in getting a board and giving a serious effort at a second chance. If you want to help me, or think I may be a beneficial project to the channel, please let me know, and or help me. Thank you. I've always been a fan of skateboarding and your channel.

Yep that's me! I'm 31 and just started skating again after a 10 year break. I never learned Fronside or backside 180s or front shove. I also learned to kickflip wrong and was super inconsistent. Now I am learning correctly and I'm so much more consistent with my basic tricks than I ever was before! This video rocks!! Thanks for supporting us older skaters. I'm teaching my little one to skate with your videos as well. We are having fun!

I am 49. I skateboarded for many years in the 1980s. Today my younger son (9) asked me about the board. Tomorrow we're going to the store. Life is beautiful. Greetings from Poland.

I just started skating at 42 - it's the most fun, terrifying and humiliating thing I've done in years. Am hoping to be able to tic tac by my 43rd birthday in May. Thank you for this video!

I’m back on my board again at 38, and it’s so much fun, thanks Braille! One thing I needed to relearn was how to fall/bail, it’s definitely it’s own skill.

this is a better type of braille, it feels like they are growing the channel up in content. I don't feel like a child anymore or embarrassed while watching this video. it feels great keep up the hard work Aaron!!!!

Omg, the video preview already blew my mind, I love it

Thank you so much Aaron and Nigel, this was definitely a video I needed to see. I used to skate a lot in middle/high school and recently decided I wanted to pick it up again at 37. I'm a lot heavier now than I was back then and I used to skate mongo so trying to get back to skating and trying to re-learn proper technique has been hard. I picked up Andy Anderson's board hoping it would better handle my weight and it has been frustrating trying to even stand on the board without getting in my head and freaked out about it. I need to take your advice, slow down, re-learn the basics, and eventually I can work my way back up to doing some of the stuff I used to 20 years ago. Thanks again Braille!

Thanks Aaron, i am already 32, and I am starting skating after your videos. So much fun to realise i can do this inspite of age!

Bro this video was absolutely needed. Great content

Great video, thank you Aaron! I’m 53 and my 10 year old son has gotten into skateboarding so that means I’m now learning as well. Your videos are a great help for both of us - cheers!

Came back with tutorials and the perfect one at that.

been holding back on buying a board but this video is pushing me over the edge

44 here, with Parkinson’s disease and arthritis in back! I skated street in the 90s in LA. Now I’m in Phoenix learning transition. It’s very different!

I’m 43. My daughter started skating classes about 9 weeks ago, after a long agonising decision process, i started skating at the local park 2 weeks later. I’m now going to the park every day. I’m going down some pretty steep banks, getting kick turns on the slopes (sometimes even getting a full 180 in one go) I can do a tiny Ollie standing still. I feel pretty comfortable skating around the streets. Still got heaps to learn, but I love it so much. I’ve lost weight and I feel strong. It’s easily the most addictive exercise I’ve ever tried. Wish I’d started 20 years ago !

Loving these new videos. Great vibes I feel from watching this bro. Keep up whatever you’re doing because it’s pleasantly radiant.

Hey Aron, I just picked up skateboarding again for the first time in well over 24 years. Im currently 30, started skateboarding again last year, and am excited to keep progressing in my skateboarding with you and the braille team. 😊

I turned 30 in November, wanted to get into skating when I was younger but fell into the trap of my parents buying me one of the cheap Amazon style boards so could never pop it and gave up. Made a proper board a few years ago, main barrier I've found in the UK is the weather and how bad the roads are suited to skating. Will definitely be revisiting this in the summer when the weather gets a bit nicer, my aim is to learn to kickflip in the next year!

Loving the new content, Aaron! Getting back to your roots! ❤

33 and just got back into it a few weeks ago. Been progressing really well since finding the Braille channel.

Thanks Aaron. 47 year tart here. Have restarted skateboarding here after a 30 year hiatus. You've been great help!

What!! You did not just upload this!! I’m turning 30 and I want to get back into skating!! Lol!! What a perfect video!! Yay!! ✌️❤️

I'm 35 and started going to the skate park with my son. So far most of the 12 year olds can outskate me. But I have been having a blast just watching myself get better slowly. Getting over the fear is probably the best part, it's like you are unlocking things you never thought possible.

Thank you! The perfect video at the perfect time! ❤

> 30 y/o and torn cruciate ligament from skating (shove-it 😄) here. Hopefully I will get back on track. Thanks for this video, the warmup part is definitely recommended!

I needed this after suffering a nasty fall a couple of years ago skating and now slowly getting back into it! I bombed a nice mile-long hill that was like a bunny slope. Felt great!

Yeah, "that's me" - I stopped skating for eighteen years after doing it for maybe two and the only trick I was able to land was a very basic ollie (not even over an obstacle). Now I'm back in the game while being 34, beginning to feel comfortable landing my shuv-its and pop shuv-its and really feeling much more in control when learning the very basics properly thanks to your videos. Keep it real Aaron ✌🏻

Being 42 I needed this video

Going back to the roots. Love to see it.

Picked up a skateboard for the first time in 20 years yesterday because my son (8yo) wanted to give it a try. This showed me how I was too focused on tricks. Really looking forward to just learning to cruise around together. Thanks

Killing it as always! great video

Except i'll be 71. Haven't been on a board since mid '60s. Found a discarded Kryptonics board last month and have been furtively rolling around the house to the amusement of my dog (who seems to hate skateboards on the street, but he'll put forepaws up on this one?). anyhow, got a 12x18 polished concrete pad out back waiting for me to get PPE before putting your fine lesson to the test.

I'm 32 and been learning for almost a year because of Aaron. His tips work wonders, I'm actually teaching several others to skate currently. All over 25 too.

60 here. Started skating at 9. Skating again after a long absence. Building a small half pipe inside my barn (7 foot radius, 5 feet tall--shout out to Billy Rohan's mini ramp build video from 2010). Thanks for all the help, Aaron and Nigel!

Learned to downhill longboard 13 years ago. Gave it up after a year when I came home from college. Picked up a popsicle board last year. 32 and I’ve got a few decent Ollie’s and close to getting nose slides! Your videos definitely inspired me to get on a board again!

Aye thanks for the shout out Aaron! 😅 34 year old skater here. ❤

I bought a board when i turned 30, never really got into it the way I planned due to relationship issues. Now, 3 years later, I'm picking it back up, learning the basics, tried some tic tacs, almost died (not really, it just felt like it when i lost balance for half a second), just learning to ride, and it feels great. And in part, this is all because I discovered this channel.

Great vid idea, never seen no one talk about it, Aaron with the W

Do more of the fun stuff like challenges,floor is lava,spin the wheel,weird boards,visiting/rating skateparks,street skating,games of skate,tournaments,persistences,etc.

started because of y’all at 22-23 and although i feel ancient near all the new 10 year olds skating, it’s still super fun

A lot of these principles remind me of climbing, please put out many more of these, A full series of tutorials would be awesome, best wishes!

I'm watching this after destroying my ankle last June. I think I'm finally recovered enough and mentally ready to start the process again, perfect timing for this video. Thank you. Oh side note I'm 37.

I'm 32 and have been wanting to skate since I was 6 or 7 and saw Rocket Power for the first time on Nickelodeon. It became my favorite thing but I'm so uncoordinated and have balance issues I was always scared to try, you've inspired me over the passed few years to really give it a shot for real. I know its gonna take a while, maybe even a few years, but my ultimate goal is to be able to drop in and air out. If I can get to that point I will be so incredibly happy. It just looks like so much fun. I'd love it if you guys did a new vert focused series. Maybe a new road to vert or something like that. Seriously, you guys rock, and Aaron...thank you so much. If I hadn't found you and Braille I never would have even tried.

I just started skateboarding in January at the age of 42. Everything in this video is how I've been progressing. Definitely need to remember to bend my knees and move shoulders first. Please make a continuation video of what to progress to next!! Thank you!

34 year old here love this topic might get me to skate .... Hey braille feel like sending a board to the Navajo Nation ! Lol

You’ve caught my attention! Welcome back! 👏👏👏

I’m 62 start learning skate boarding.thanks for your trick I love it .

Love the move back the your roots have been watching you guys forever the my first video was the second time you taught jd keep going strong! Sadly I haven't skated in years

hey man, I just ordered my new skateboard yesterday to get back into it. Im now over 30 and have been skating in my teens and early twenties alot, but then completely stoped. Due to a chronical illness my fitness level is at an all time low, but I hope that with skating I can get abit healthier again. I really enjoy the video, please keep it up, Im looking forward to more. Subbed

Just started again after a break of about 45 years, and back then in the late 70's it was my form of transport, didn't have a bike so it was my board that I rode everywhere. So although I can ride it OK I never learnt any tricks, so just recently I have been to a couple of skate parks and they are so daunting for an old bloke. So I am taking very small baby steps, but it is so enjoyable and loving it every time.

Love it. 35 here and I've been watching your videos for many years now, but I've never actually tried to skate.. but I plan to.

You posted this at exactly the right time, I'm 40 now, and my little girl got a skateboard for Christmas, and I just didn't feel like she was getting the right help while my partner and I were both on foot, so I ended up getting a skateboard too! Your video has helped me get started, and already I can see the improvement using some of the tips in this video. So, thankyou, and here's to months and months of practice to get at least semi decent!

I am 48 and visually impaired and started skating last summer. I could only skate for a few months before snow fell over here in Iceland. But I pretty much did exactly what Aaron said in this video, partially under his guidance. Then, I found an in-door skate park and started skating there and joined a skating community for older people. Since then I've been skating in a pool and dropping in. I'm so happy that I started doing this. Age and even physiological limitations can be overcome, as long as you're committed and of course safe and protected.

39 year old goofy foot here, just started up again a couple weeks ago and been having so much fun. So many more parks than when I was a teenager.

Awesome video, Aaron! I'm 32 and haven't skated since my teens, but this type of video truly makes me want to grab my board again. I even bought new bearings for the wheels but still haven't got to change them, just gotta take that first step! Now, regarding this video in particular, you should check with the cameraman (I guess it must be Derek) regarding the shaking of the camera. It's pretty noticeable. I know Gabe used to film on the Onewheel and that helped a lot to the smoothness of the filiming. Maybe you guys could consider using something like that.

Im 35 and im starting to learn for about a month now, and riding and getting comfortable in my is one of the assignments our group leader gave me,

I need to get back on my board ASAP. Never learned to do a proper ollie while riding or a kickflip. My 37th birthday is tomorrow. I think I'm gonna go back to basics.

such a great video idea!

I'm 43, and just started skating again after a 15yr break. Boy I did not realize how much I missed it. Live fast, skate faster my friends!

I am 51 and and getting back into it now to teach and have fun with my son.

I am 30, wanted to learn skating 6 years ago but never actually made that a reality until now. I'm gonna take my time to master the basis.

This is great.. I skated when I was younger but life got in the way. Now, my son is getting back into skating to teach his son. Not only that, but, my 11 yr old daughter is getting interested.. so, here I am, pushing 50 and got the skate bug again.. I brought out my old deck (20 yrs old) and started teaching her the basics. I'm still relatively comfortable riding around, but realized that I'm struggling to pop a decent ollie. I'm sure the razor tail and extreme age only my board doesn't help either haha.. I'm looking at Revive for a new deck since they're kinda local.. Thanks again for doing this and I will continue watching all the instructional videos you've posted to hopefully get back some of my youth

Bro, yes, this is the Braille I miss. I skated in hs, i'm 40 this yr. I have a board I bought 2 years ago now that I've since used for a total of 10 minutes lol. But maybe now I can slowly relearn, and the right way!

all the beginner pointers in one video, nice one! And Nigel can't say it enough, lean towards the direction you're moving to. Doing the things in the video is all you need to get comfortable on a board. Tictacking is a very low energy and gratifying way of moving forward, and when you get hold of it you can actually gain a lot of speed with it. After all of these years I still have a lot of problems switching to fakey, I can go from fakey to normal no sweat rolling back from a ramp, but normal to fakey I fail consistently. It's something I really feel I need to get over, my monster walk is terrible and I don't feel the same forces attempting it stationary. Not sure if I'm one of the few with this issue, but if you have some pointers on that in a future instruction video it would be great. I know I need to swing my upper body first but I just instantly feel out of balance when I lift my back wheels to switch, something I don't feel at all doing fakey to normal.

35 years old and just started about 2 months ago. What you are saying about just getting out there and spending time on your board is 100% it. The more you go out and skate, the more you are going to level up. Small incremental steps is the name of the game.

Also would be cool to see some beginner stuff based around a curb. I don’t have a park nearby but everywhere has a curb!

I remember going to the skatepark at age 19 when I was was first learning to ride, with some younger guys. This one dude is like "Just drop in on this bowl" and I'm like... "Okay" and hurt my wrist. It's so true, don't let experiences like that stop you. Skateboarding has pain that comes with it but it's pretty worth it.

skating over 30 right here. never stopped since ´99. peace to all the skaters over and under 30!