How To Tailslide [Skateboarding Trick Tip]
Channel: Trick Dojo
Published: 2026-02-09T02:10:09Z
Playlist: TD Lv3 — Street Entry
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Fakie rock is a rock performed while traveling in fakie direction. You’re riding backward and rocking up onto the coping. The core skill is identical to regular rocks—only the direction changes.
Who This Video Helps
You’ve landed regular rocks consistently. Fakie rocks are the directional variation. They feel different at first because you’re approaching from the opposite direction, but the technique is the same. This is for skaters expanding their directional vocabulary.
What To Watch Closely
- Riding Fakie Smoothly. Before rocking, the skater is riding fakie with control. The approach matters because you need smooth speed to rock effectively.
- The Rock From Fakie. The rock itself—how the board engages the coping—is the same as regular rocking. Watch the engagement.
- Exiting From Fakie Rock. After rocking, the exit is different because you’re already facing the opposite direction. Notice how that changes the flow.
Common Mistakes
- Wobbly Fakie Approach. If your fakie riding is unsteady, the rock will be unstable. Build your fakie speed and control first.
- Overcomplicating The Rock. The rock is the same motion—don’t try to change your technique just because you’re going backward.
Try This Drill
Practice fakie riding until it feels smooth and controlled. Then practice regular rocks until they’re automatic. Then combine them into fakie rocks.
Dojo Note
Fakie rocks show that skateboarding skills are portable. The rock technique works just as well backward as it does forward. Once you accept this principle, you stop thinking of regular and fakie as separate tricks and start thinking of them as the same skill applied from different perspectives. That shift in thinking doubles your trick vocabulary instantly.
What To Learn Next
Combine fakie movement with other transition tricks. You’re developing a complete bidirectional transition vocabulary.
