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Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.

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manual

Sports; Skateboarding

A manual is a skateboarding trick where, while rolling, the front wheels of the skateboard are lifted off the ground, but the tail does not touch the ground. This is called a manual or manualing. A ...

McTwist

Sports; Skateboarding

a 540-degree turn performed on a ramp, named after Mike McGill

method air

Sports; Skateboarding

A method air is done after sailing off of a ramp or pipe. The skateboarder reaches down with his or her back hand and grabs the heel edge of the skateboard, between their feet. The skateboard is ...

mongo-foot

Sports; Skateboarding

A style of pushing where the back foot is kept on the board and pushing is done with the front foot.

nollie

Sports; Skateboarding

A nollie is a trick where a skateboarder uses the nose of his or her skateboard to slap against the ground and pop his or her skateboard up into the air. A nollie is the same as an ollie, but off the ...

nose

Sports; Skateboarding

The nose of a skateboard is the front section of the skateboard deck, past the front two screws. On many skateboards, the nose and the tail have different shapes or concaves to distinquish them ...

nose manual

Sports; Skateboarding

A nose manual is the same trick as a manual where, where, while rolling, the front wheels of the skateboard are lifted off the ground, but the nose does not touch the ground. A nose manual takes ...

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