intermediate // flatground
Fakie Kickflip
A kickflip performed while riding fakie. The mechanics mirror a regular kickflip but with your stance reversed.
The Fakie Kickflip is an intermediate Flatground trick. Most skaters land their first one within 1-3 months of consistent practice.
Spec
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Complexity
- Learn time
- 1-3 monthsⓘ
- Category
- Flatground
- Stance
- fakie
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Fakie stance
Rotates easier — the pivot is front-centered, so it comes around faster.
- Flips and shuvs spin around quicker than regular — ease off the scoop and flick.
- You're rolling backward, so commit to staying centered as the board comes back under you.
Variant of Kickflip
Steps
- 1
Roll fakie with confidence
Be comfortable rolling fakie before adding the flip.
- Force
- ●○○○○
- Direction
- back
- Weight
- centered
TipRoll fakie for several feet, relaxed, before attempting. - 2
Fakie foot placement
Set up for a kickflip from the reversed orientation. Your 'popping foot' is your normally-front foot.
- Force
- ●○○○○
- Direction
- back
- Weight
- centered
TipMentally map out which foot pops and which flips before you attempt. - 3
Pop and flick fakie
Pop the board and flick the flip with your opposite foot from normal.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- up
- Weight
- centered
TipThe flick motion is the same — it just comes from the other side. - 4
Catch and land fakie
Spot the flip and stomp the board. Land riding fakie.
- Force
- ●●●○○
- Direction
- down
- Weight
- centered
TipYou land fakie — same direction you were already traveling.
Common mistakes
Flipping the wrong direction
- What
- You accidentally perform a heelflip instead of kickflip.
- Why
- Orientation confusion in fakie.
- Fix
- Slow down. Visualize which side the flip goes before attempting.
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How other skaters land the Fakie Kickflip. Hype the ones you rate — the most hyped becomes this trick’s cover in the catalog.
Why this works
The mechanics behind the trick
- Board
- In fakie, your back foot performs the pop and the flip mechanics are the same as regular but driven by the mirrored foot.
- Feet
- The flicking foot in fakie is your dominant foot — many skaters find this easier than regular.
- Weight
- Same as regular kickflip but centered on the fakie axis.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to learn a Fakie Kickflip?
- Most skaters land their first fakie kickflip within 1-3 months of consistent practice, once you can fakie ollie and kickflip consistently.
- What should I learn before the Fakie Kickflip?
- The fakie kickflip builds on Fakie Ollie and Kickflip. Get those consistent first, since the fakie kickflip reuses the same pop, balance, or flick.
- What should I learn after the Fakie Kickflip?
- Once your fakie kickflip is consistent, the natural next tricks are Fakie Heelflip and Fakie Tre Flip.
- Is the Fakie Kickflip hard to learn?
- The fakie kickflip is an intermediate trick. It gets much easier once you can already fakie ollie and kickflip.
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