How To Ice Skate

[stsofiawiseguy]

First-time ice skating today! goodbye cruel world... xD

[YLCC23]

lol howcast is so dumb!! To stop: put your feet beside eachother with the foot that you are strongest with in front (usually the same leg as the hand you write w/) then, push your weight onto your front foot an you will stop almost instantly, and you also won't hurt yourself as bad as if you try dragging your foot.

[DjsamNo1]

Im from finland and i know how to ice skate, why am i watching this?

[coveredinsevindust]

Looks like a slow version of me rollerblading in the 90s

[lowhigh000]

really? a "summer" sport?

[emrox41]

I love how it is telling you about figure skating but the guy is on hockey skates....

[everythingnice789]

This really helped and I'm now quite good :)

[XxRayMattsonXx]

I skated once, My feet hurted like hell.

[Coolso3]

i am goin to ice skate tomorrow for the first time! wish me luck!!!!!

[xXBeNarcoticXx]

off with the back foot and repeat with the opposite feet. Don't try to do this very fast until you feel comfortable.

Tips-

1. tie the skates tight! you shouldn't be able to fit your finger between the skate and your leg.

2. bend your knees slightly

3. hold in your stomach muscles, it helps with balance

4. Don't be afraid to fall because it's part of the learning process.

5. If there is room, hold out your arms. This also helps with balance.

6. Wear gloves! Falling hands first on the ice burns!

[xXBeNarcoticXx]

this video doesn't show the proper way to push off at first nor does it show the right way for a beginner to learn to skate. bah. If its your first time, start off by hanging on to the side wall. don't be ashamed because it's not the easiest thing to do in the world.

To push off, put your lead foot (which ever one you are most comfortable putting your weight on) straight forward. The other foot should be behind this foot at a 45 degree angle. (Like the stop technique they showed.) You push of

[edalby1998]

This vid is rubbish, did not help :P u look like a kabab

[TheCrateOpener]

I DIDNT LEARN ANYTHING! D: Well, looks like im going to fall alot tomorrow. ;~;

[Pinkhatpink]

I'm Too Scared Now Because I Fell On My Back Last Year :| :/

[watchallmyvids]

i am an 8 year old girl that plays hockey and i am very good at ice skating so i don no y im watching this but ok

[MW2Fani]

we are having ice skating at friday in school and i suck at and i am 12

[oragnegirl18]

Um figure skating is a winter Olympic sport not summer

[MOJOMOOPOWER]

00:48 haha

[CeceandRockyAddicts]

Last time I went ice skating, which was the first time of my life, I fell and someone ran over my hand... last time I ever went ice skating... my dream of becoming a hockey player die now.

[kumeahsoi]

@CeceandRockyAddicts OUUUUUUUCHHHHHHHHH Did it bleed?

[CeceandRockyAddicts]

@kumeahsoi yep. :(

[SirMonkeybutt10]

@CeceandRockyAddicts how are u typing?

[CeceandRockyAddicts]

@SirMonkeybutt10 My finger healed... that was three years ago lol

[TheScotty125]

i am awsome at ice skating

[CeceandRockyAddicts]

@TheScotty125 then why are you here?

[cookiecrumbs86]

Going on a field trip tomorrow for ice skating. I'm really bad at roller skating so ya...

[TheCrasella]

i did not take ice skating classes and the first time i did it without falling. my mom really needs this

[ah111815148199147]

is it reali that hard? i mean no offence, its pretty easy if you have the control and balance over it. i only fell once the first time i iceskate

[greenilizer]

i have to gice skating today for a party for the 1st time.fuck

[MizCourtneyN]

It's obvious this guy's a pro. I am not.

[1405kaykay]

im goin ice skating the first time in my life today:)) im scared

[HardcorePunkFan1997]

gość wygląda jak typowy szwagier

[rascalfrogs1]

._. i have to go ice skating with my school on Friday , probably going to help. I'm reaally good at roller skating so idunno if I'll be good at ice skating! hopefully I am. :3

[AmyandCaseyvids]

I will always fall even holding the side of the rink.

[bakufanfan]

i falled in my ass

[xgummiwormzx]

Going with my friend today, I've never ice skated but she has. Hope this works

[KeenSceneProductions]

Just when ice skating for the first time.

Fail, such a fail. So many blisters. Apparantely I was 'walking', not 'gliding' ):

[michiganfan725]

@KeenSceneProductions get smaller skates. you have to size down 1.5 to 2.5 sizes below your normal shoe size.

[KeenSceneProductions]

@michiganfan725 Should I do that with figure skates too? I read a lot of stuff before I went skating and everyone said to get figure, and when I asked the difference to a worker at the rink, she said that hockey skates run one size small so I took my regular shoe size in figure skates.

[Jenettefan1998]

...It's a good thing I'm already good at skating... (:

[zagatta]

I guess i have no more remedy than to join the club of ice skating newbies like me. I will ice skate during this week with some friends. Social pressure is not easy to manage even after 30's lol

[shadowknight6146]

just went skatin to day did it perfectly im just looking up how to do it because im in the mood

[theorangem1]

Today I went for the first time. My sister and her freind were supposed to help me but in the 5 seconds that I got onto the rink after they left I was alone and I've never seen any teaching videos and now I'm pretty much better than them, which is knda weird since I'm 10 and it's the first hour of life on it and there both 12 and it's there somethin' what 3'rd, 4'th time?

[rockinandmockin]

this video could never teach anyone how to skate

[acerheon1]

gonna skate with my brothers im gonna get shamed by a 10 year old!!!!

XD

[Jamiepenguinlov19]

im going skating 2 with my bff so yeah ill probibly break a leg

[xXTheCrazyKillerXx]

Same for me

[MrMIMISEKU]

Skating for the first time tomorrow. All I'm gonna do is embarass myself...but at least I have my friends.  :D

[jessicaannperry]

Going with a group of friends tomorrow.. oh jeez.

[Toothlesslover98]

I tried to ice skate....i STAYED ON THE WALL

[nadiamaria123]

Im going ice skating in an hour.. with hockey players.. this is gnna be fun.

[bugsbunny95]

I went ice skating. Paid $14 and held on to the wall the whole timee. This sucks

[josejmnz93]

@bugsbunny95 same :(



[kellynotes]

@bugsbunny95 in ny? Rockefeller? haha im going tomorrow, nervous haha

[betsyluvstictacs]

figure skates maybe?

[INSECTIREALICIDE]

i would love to ice skate. A lot of my friends play ice hockey, and i would love to learn how to skate so i can go and play hockey with my friends.

[PartyHardGameHarder]

YAY now i know how to skate! Haha suckers practicing their whole lives... It only took me 1 min and 25 seconds ;)

[Ellianore05]

@Jagwa3 Yeah me too, but I am going tomorro

[treehuggerdude4]

that stopping step seems pretty crucial. Good to know. Thanks for the post!

[thevaliantcrusader]

@treehuggerdude4 You can skip that step by crashing :)

[Jagwa3]

I am going ice skating for the first time in my life today. i will probably die

[jamilbigj]

@Jagwa3 Did you die?

[Jagwa3]

@jamilbigj I didn't die but i was very disappointing to discover that the blades were blunt and not like knives :(

[jkao328]

@Jagwa3 How was it? I'm going for my first time tomorrow.

[thechocopuppie]

@Jagwa3 same... i wont die but i will fall and have a frozen butt

[JacoBZ95]

i was ice skating yesterday for the first time... my whole body is in pain!!!

[treehuggerdude4]

@JacoBZ95 its great excercize!!! Your body is balancing itself in a way it never has. If you look at those male and female skaters, they got some sexy muscular legs, lol

[JacoBZ95]

@treehuggerdude4 it's a pain from falling though. i have a nice looking body and muscular lrgs cause i often exercise on my bicycle... it's really an awesome exercise as you said!!

[FifaTrickzHD]

Stand with your feet 6 inches apart. Hold on a sec, Lemme just grab my ruler.

[18luck]

ugh, been trying for ages, but I still can't keep my balance on bloody skates.

[MrKissjoe]

how is it a SUMMER sport lol

[munchymongoose]

I fall onto my stomach and glide on my stomach bcuz I only fall forwards

[imscocom29]

is this at polar ice in az

[TheAwesometj]

Ive done rollerhockey for 8 years :D hopefully this isn't too different :P

[MrDonmanias]

who wants padded pants? :P

BUTTERS

[MrDonmanias]

blad, can't they get a man who looks less like stewie in glasses LOL

[MrDonmanias]

@MrDonmanias your da don

[fightinside1]

like a boss

[66yann3]

I will never be able to ice skate properly, I look like a wobbly penguin on the rink.

[emma83841]

Lol I found this funny XD

[joeissoawesomeful]

this video sucks. this is not how you skate! u DO NOT stop like that. he can not do swizles properly, and he is not doing the forward crossovers right! argh!

[lewisgreen100]

i went ice skateing to day i found it sooo hard. it was my first time i must of been on me back about 5 times ha thanks for the tips plz send link any more videos what can help me :D

[pijef]

Landing on your rear? That fucking hurts...

[myhi12345671]

Nice

[ChaseP11000]

I stop by using the first thing learned in this video.

[56bluegold]

A very Good video !

[br4ve]

lol how funny is the Dexter demonstrating, they forgot to mention the 5th item...Mustache required

[tpangzang]

Thiss means I know how to iceskate

[devilm116]

This guy is a pro

[ChocolateLoverROFL]

wtf I can barely stand on ice!!

[bradeaston1]

Lol, I was born to skate!! u can't do crossovers when you start on the first day.. I was good, so I was put in lessons. first you need to learn a 1 foot glide (pretty easy) and then is when you can do this. So it doesn't happen on the first day, about 1 month-2months regularly to do what there showing. Don't get your hopes up!!

[BrendanHoltMusic]

I am boss at ice skating i just likew atching fail vids by some of these ppl

[14vdul]

The first time i steped on these....I WAS A PRO...LIKE I WAS BORN FOR THEM!

[Roxrockereyl]

LOL This is funny!

[TheDemolition2000]

lol i live in florida.. why am i watching this

[Mansio1]

Seriously!! Step 2 : A T-Stop! I doubt a beginner can do this yet bare alone be able to skate properly yet....

[shaughtygrl96]

it looks easy but its not

[TheHitesh2000]

this vid was MADE for me

[MiniGUTZ]

thumbs up if you'll still never know how to ice skate

[wwenexus43]

Maybe I should make a video better then this

[iluvmusik145]

I already know how to skate but this video was funny. XD

[oiveiea9]

i went today , i kept on falling

[theangie642]

THANK YOU HOWCAST :) 

[candycane97864]

yes because we are going to measure out 6in. before we start skating

[DiruKei]

he ugly

[7en6estu]

press f13!....

made you look :D

[proudnerd34]

press F5 to skip any ads it really works!

[KimberlyCV78783]

what if im too scared to do this because its too slipery

[jillyicyprincess]

learn how to do a cross over

[skatemore48]

0:36 "at a 45° angle..." That was 90° -.-

[naradia95]

@skatemore48 you're thinking about the wrong axis. It's 90 degrees from the straight leg, but its 45 degrees from going straight up.

[CR4ZYMW2F4N]

So figure skating is in the Summer Olimpics?

[zmalik10]

how the hell do you practice falling?

[PinkPop2000]

"You Will Need: A Ruler" Stop in the middle of the rink and get your ruler out and measure 6 inches between your legs, look like a loony, then probably fall and kill yourself :\

[JamesHetfieldIsGod95]

There is no "way" to ice skate. I learned by myself 3 years ago. I'm 12, and I'll be posting some raw video pretty soon (hopefully) on me tricking at my local rink. I'm hoping to do a 180* spread over the goalie box. I'll also show some cool stops - not just 1 footers and sprays, but stopping on the outer edge, a stop I came up with called the Windie, and anything else I can think of when I'm there (Apr. 3rd)

[jordandodds1]

This is so shit

[misspurple123412]

THIS IS CRAP THUMBS UP IF U AGREE

[rixcho]

stopping is fail. you dont stop dragging your foot... that is so wrong.. you dont drag the leg

[sarahmabff]

ice skating isnt that complicated...

[Ztudious]

I wonder how much this guy was payed..

[SeanNolan5]

the how cast are to nerdy. the tips that people really want to know are given better from amateur videos from that wimpy kid down the street

[Dance101Central]

First off, this is a horrible video on showing how to ice skate. I started ice skating today, and all that is not nesscessary. Go to TheChristmasChannel's channel instead. They have a good video that teaches you how to ice skate.

[00watermelon]

I went skating today.. it hurt

[allvampthings]

it will be my first proper time ice skating on thursday im shitting myself lol

[AleardoG]

Lol, were can I buy ''Patience''?

[iAdrenaline93]

@AleardoG I don't know but when you find out let me know.

[saucebawsrs]

@AleardoG idk were ?

[blahblahlikespie]

Crossovers at "STEP 6" Please. I've skated for like a year and half and it's not as easy as it seems. More likely you want to try the walk and glide. :P That's what I used to do before I knew how to skate..

[SkyeCloud]

practice....falling...?

[JovNed1]

And don't forget your helmet!

[FuzenKitsune]

Crossovers at 'step six'? Trust me, I've been ice skating for at least a year now and crossovers are on a higher level than they seem.

[SParenotEMO]

Ah shit ive been forgetting my ice rink for the last 11 years

[GummiGeorge]

Wow I learnt ice skating by myself and I can skate better than this guy ^^

[Quynhii3]

ugh i want to skate so bad but somehow i can never get the hang of it -.-

[lalaken333]

Why do they give out obvious Requirements in every video?

[Oraceon]

wait- how is ice skating a SUMMER olympic sport?

[aboulhosn1994]

how do you get an ice rink?

[PsychoSazzer89]

youll need a helmet aswell to loook like a dick head

[leanneDCfan]

LOL! The problem with me is, and im sure the problem with everyone who is clearly watching this video to learn how to skate, not to watch some fat guy skate round an icerink, is that i wont let go of the bar. how the heck am i suppost to practice stopping, if i can barely get on the ice?!

[Oraceon]

@leanneDCfan ha ha they had to get some one that looked totally incapable to do this video

[leanneDCfan]

@Oraceon loool

[leanneDCfan]

An icerink?! Shit! new i forgot something... :L

[bigbenpit2000]

the guy was fat

[cro508]

i will have to watch this like 20 times if i want to live haha

[EmilyStannard]

0:32 ARRRGGHHHH!!!! YOU RUINED MY PERFECT ICE!!!

[fgordon2012]

This particular skate video is sweet. A web site called instantskatedotcom almost always has nice skate videos.

[Grtsss]

Warning: Skate only in areas that have been approved as ice-skating rinks. LOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL WTF !?!?!?! ARE YOU SERIOUS? FUCKING HILARIOUS.

[MissLiz3]

@Grtsss what's so funny? frozen ponds and other places have been known to skate/walk on which is obviously dangerous as it's not checked and cleared. people have fallen through ice many times before killing them because of the temperature of the water. it's not safe to skate in places that are not approved.

[Grtsss]

@MissLiz3 Still, every body does it.

[mat62iiscool]

You Need Ice Skates? REALLY I THOUGHT I COULD USE MY FUCKEN TOE NAILS,

ThubMs up For this

[LILTBALLEN]

@mat62iiscool lol

[SXI1972]

@mat62iiscool ha ha, i nearly pissed myself laughing at what you wrote lol

[mat62iiscool]

@SXI1972 ahhahaha same and Thanks

[courtneyallsopp]

@mat62iiscool LOL LOL LOL

[pinkstrawberry2385]

omg i fall about 5 times .... but i still can't skate

[AHprograms]

I have figure skates and i want to try that technique of stopping but as they are figure skates im scared that it will ruin the blade. will it?

[ruth85]

@AHprograms : Don't worry! Edges are there to be used, it won't ruin your skates. The stop technique here's really bad though. Stopping's really hard. You can try a t-stop like in the vid - but turn your scraping foot away from you not towards you so you're using your outside edge. An easier stop is the half snow-plough: just turn one foot out @45deg &press on the inside of the blade ("inside edge") to slow down. Keep all your weight on the other foot and keep it straight. Keep trying good luck!

[hanalicia]

"You will need: Patience"

Darn it...I can't find mine!

[Play2Survive]

Tip:

Grow a Moustache for more balance.

[2307kid]

now i know how to

[joeyi05]

You Will Need:

Rink

Padded Pants

Ice Skates

Patience

Mustache

Glasses

Black Sweat Pants

[LBPjams]

am i the only 1 who looked at his belly at 0:46?

[xlildeebomb13x]

Guys don't watch YouTube videos on how to skate because it's not gonna make ou better you just have to go to an icerink and just keep skating and you will see that it just comes naturally

[scottkellogs]

@xlildeebomb13x all i need to know is how to stop, thats the hardest part.