FIGURE SKATING TRAINING

[mojpog78]

awh so it is my old skating teacher =')

i want lessons again ='( <3

[saltimbanc0]

@mojpog78 Yes it is me little trouble. I remember having so much fun teaching the two of you, always something to make me smile after a LOOONG day having been training at 5.30 that morning.

The rink doenst look like that anymore thogh - nothing biut beginner skaters and there are no free skating (jump) coaches anymore. Shame because I liked that rink and grew up there but I have spent 2 years in hospital now. :(

[mojpog78]

@saltimbanc0

awwwhhh you remember us =')))

you were definatly the best teacher =') and funniest!!

and when we hated when you got the chair on the ice xDDD

and why you been in hospital D=??

i heard you were in a car accident ages ago to??? <3

[italianjen29]

Wow you're incredible! What level are you competing?

[charliesk8s242]

Hi simon have u any other vids, your in one of mine ha ha?

[divajaiden1011234]

first one was waay to buisy at the beginning :P

[SarahHeartsSkating]

I love the music at the beginning of the video, I want to skate to that!

[audreyeatworld]

That's some amazing footwork you got there.

[vanillalyson]

Hey can please someone tell me what's the music at the start?

Thanks

[saltimbanc0]

Haha yes it is, how are you girls doing? Miss teaching you 2 - you always gave me a smile :)

[mojpog78]

i think it was is it simon ?? lol

[ara1996]

@mojpog78 he is yes

[mojpog78]

looks like my old skating teacher ??

[DogzGirl]

He's good!

[italianjen29]

Wow! You're really good. How long have you been skating for?

[sk8erben1]

i am an intermediate skater and i have to say you are one of the best kid skater i have seen

Just one comment: get those jumps clean, but you have nice check outs

[FreshNoobDancer]

awesomeee

[xxxChannelIcexxx]

hey i used to skate there but i cant anymore :( haha i recongnise sum of the ppl there :D u r AMAZING i dont think ive seen ne1 as good as u at bracknell since :)

[Emmettchick1]

wow, your really good! i could never do that!!

[spinerling]

Thats amazing the only thing i think ive seen in real life that stands next to it is a routine by a skater at my local rink. The only thing wrong i can really see are your arms you should control them more, they're all floopy. but this isn't a test or competing so its great GOOD JOB!

[anaelizondo]

*suscribes* your moves remind me of a guy who skates at the same rink i do

[aaakgr]

you are really good.. nice jumps

[ryckysantos]

just loved it!

awesome performance!

[dagger09]

WOW, ur amazing!

[Joannasime]

Alexa just saw your video, says you are amazing!!!! and would have given anything for triples like that!!

[Mother3Earth]

Wow, great speed and awesome jumps. You're probably well on your way to going pro!

[mittykinsPoker]

sick! i wan't to be able to do that. my brother can do all of those tricks. but hes still learning double axel.

[FigureSkaterJodie]

I Hope You Dont Mind Me Asking This! But How Old Are You And How Long Have You Been Skating For? Thanks Jodie x

[Grizzliii]

i'm sure he's russian ^^

[saltimbanc0]

Nope he most certainly is not, Hes most defintely British, although close to being Aussie too now!

[redheadgirly525]

wow your great you remind of evan lyscaek!

keep it up

[oppositeopinion]

his jumps are so clean and light

[DareBear333]

WOW! I LOVE YOUR FOOTWORK SEQUENCE!!! Jumps are great too!!

[vwaddington]

Are those jumps quads or triples??? It looks like quads but im not 100% sure...

[xpansyhere]

what level are you? your good! =]

[charlinetje]

great skating,ur very good!nice jumps and steps!!!

[azbukadushi]

Тяжелые прыжки.А нарезка хорошая.

[mojpog78]

hi simon do u remember rachel and leah we skate with natasha now im on level 8 and leah on 7 all i have to do to gt on leval 9 is hold my backwards crossover on 1 leg longer and hold ma 3 turn bit longer and dno bout leah ur great oh and at skating i saw wat happend hope u gt bter frm rach bii

[I7emon]

nice hight on jump i love it

[saltimbanc0]

Yeh Dean Timmins has done some training with him in Coventry. There is a Russian "coach" at Bracknell where i trained hence the accent but i think all ice rinks hav te token Russian coach, they think just by having an accent it means they know what theyre doing!

[HUETTA]

:) well im coached by russians )))

[oppositeopinion]

...lucky im jealous im coached by the rink coaches

[saltimbanc0]

Nope but i know him well and competed against a lot of his skaters, why do you ask?

[HUETTA]

because, there was 1 australian skater coached by him, and i can hear russian talking in this video. :)

[HUETTA]

Have you ever been coached by Yuri Bureiko?

[trulymeparker]

Thanks, the music was Otonal by Raul Di Blasio, i used it a few seasons ago for along. I used to train at Bracknell in England but i now live and train in Perth in Western Australia and skate for WAISA and Australia. After a few years of injuries and being run over by cars im back into training now and trying to get back the triple axel and start working on the quads again so il post some new vids soon.

Thanks again for all the nice comments!

[xblink333x]

Wow! Very clean, solid triple toe. What club are you from?

[HUETTA]

what music is it?

[Joannasime]

Talent in abudance. Beautiful skater!

[saltimbanc0]

Thanks, its been about 2 years nowsince i was well enough to skate like this but its all coming back, I'll update this link with some new videos once i have up to axel back :)

[Joannasime]

I am so sorry to hear that you have been unwell but very glad that you are recovered and making a come back. You are really exceptional so the hard work will be well worth it!

[saltimbanc0]

21 now but was 18 when that was shot.

And i hope by October to be doing much more than that :)

[flexijen]

Watching this is stopping my tooth hurting and reminding me of October 6th! :o)

[lollie87]

Oh wow you kool, how old are you?....

[flexijen]

p.p.s i'll let you off for popping that toe after your steps because im really nice... but just this once :)

[flexijen]

Looking pretty damn amazing to me. Not a flutz or a bruised hip in sight! Can't wait to see you for real again :) p.s thanks for your "letter" ;o) xx

[flexijen]

Looking pretty damn amazing to me. Not a flutz or a bruised hip in sight! Can't wait to see you for real again :) p.s thanks for you "letter" ;o) xx

[kassythetomboy]

this guy is in the olpic's right?

[pauladarvill]

Hi Simon

Remember us Rachel and Leah you used to be our teacher at Bracknell. We are skating with Natasha now. wow your a really good skater.

[skatingluv]

You are extremely good.

Your landings are very nice and clean, which you don't see a lot of anymore...

What level.??

I have all my doubles besides double axel and double loop!

I can never get the double loop my double axel is closer!!! Your triple loop is amazing!

[rowasatdisney]

WHATS YOUR NAME ANYWAYS? and where we can see more of you??? thanks!

[nightmagnum]

Simon Waller.

Used to train at Bracknell in the UK but has since moved to Australia and now trains in Perth i believe.

[rowasatdisney]

I think you are a great skater, keep up the hard work, you look amazing and you landings are just delightful!! thats what freakin skating is about, beauty and precision, and your jumps as well as your skating are flawless, CONGRATS!!

[kong56]

UR an amazing skater

!!

I wonder what kind of competition ur in now, ur way too good !!

[sayomsskiver]

i love your soft landings! this music from johnney wiers old programme..

[saltimbanc0]

Thanks! Actually this music i had in 2005 so it was same season as Johnny. It's a bit old now huh!

[shmoofoobean44]

What do ppl usually do when they see you're skating for the first time? I see the little kids look afraid of you..

[saltimbanc0]

Im not sure what you mean? Why would they be afraid, im quite a nice person really and i never knock people over :P.

[figureeeskater]

i love it!

what is the first song playing?

it's absolutely beautiful

[EternalxJourney]

otonal by raul diblasio

[tweeters12]

Omg. You're great. HOw old r u? And when did u start skating? I'm 15 and can do just about all my singles, pushing towards a double sal., and a double flip. :) Ur. Great. We don't have any guys that skate like u at my rink. Where do u skate??

[davasroal]

wow!!!! you are very good!!! great job!!!

[sumgiirlxo]

wow yur really good!i wish i could du that,but i could du the singles of thoose, yess i know cool

[BalletCava]

what happened to you? one year?!!

that's good to hear that you're back in training. wow quad toe ain't gonna be easy!i do skate much, once a week and i practice with my dad =) i'm still quite slow though haha XD

[saltimbanc0]

Addison's disease- my adrenal gland packed in and i wasnt producing any hormones so my body was falling apart and i couldnt handle full time training. It gave me time to work on my degree and coaching though, annoying thing is the quad and axel were just getting consistant before i got ill and now i have to relearn them, also started working quad sal this week so hopfully by time im ready to compete adain il have made up for lost time.

[BalletCava]

i'm glad that you're healthy to get back to training! it's ok, i know it's annoying that you got them and then fell sick, but it's ok! all the best for your relearning of the amazing axel and toe.don't worry, you should be able to make up for the lost time! =D show us your quads!!

[BalletCava]

I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LIKE THIS!!!!you're so good!!love your axels, toe loops and all the footwork and also esp the first beginning dance you did--the works at 00:05-00:22 are awesome..=D i wish i could dance as stably as you do.i can see that you're very strong(you're really solid at those landings!)

[Dvd2310]

simply wow!!!! O_O

[saltimbanc0]

Thanks, ive been off for a year with illness but back to training now and its nice to have some positive comments to remind me i can still do it, hopefully will have triple axel and quad toe back by the end of the year for next season.

[clunkydancer]

Loved watching this. Very nice skating, jumps, footwork.........

[cutiepiskater94]

you are realy good i wish i hope i can be as good as you are someday. I just started in march and i have almost all my single jumps down except for lutz.

[zxjunozx]

and ur axel... thats a single :)

[alshraphaelia]

hi, what is the piece you used in the first part? it's beautiful

[Skiandskate]

WOW!!!

[iceskater147]

how long have you been skating!?! Keep up the great work

[XxFUZEYxX]

I have never seen such beautiful skating. :DDDDD 5 star rating!!!!! XD

[mentallystable]

dude your posture is like, perfect. I look like a hunchback whenever I land a jump...ugh, how degrading *_*

[c0c0been534]

Woah hey, ur fun to watch, where u from?? :)

[lauRA27icelove]

I think i saw you in LA last summer...

[rottieluv07]

Your really good!!

[rf3ray]

oh ok its ray here from cockburn i think you nearly wiped me out doing an axel oooon friday

[rf3ray]

Hey simon I gather saltimbanco is you??

[saltimbanc0]

Hi there, yes thats an old training video. my ankle is starting to feel better and the swelling is going down so il try skating properly tomorrow as i havent jumped for about 10 days and im at a camp in sydney.

[xsexixbabix]

Hellloo simon.. bithaii he iz one of mi coaches u ok ?? xx

[mann55]

you have a gorgouse triple toe lol thats my worst jump i think my triple lutz is better than my toe

[saltimbanc0]

Thanks, i had a nightmare last season just before nationals and lost like all my triples, still feel a bit shakey on flip esp in combo but landed axel and quad toe again last week (toe is easily my favourite but i HATE loop!). Where do you train?

[mann55]

lol i think that happens to everyone at one point i'm weird tho and i'll lose all my doubles but my triples will still be fine but whenever the triples go i go crazy and like do crazy off ice and fitness corses and i'm out in canada i train in places all around me but mostly outh windsor

[1XicegirlX1]

we train in bracknell i go to simons rink an i have proof cos the boy in the brown top and black adidas trousers was my brother and my mum was the one in pink an black coat. Oh an Simons left our rink now and he has gone to train in australia with his former coach jon bonny.

[heat1712]

what's the name of the song in the beginning? That was awesome! I love your footwork..

[LilTSkater]

Wow!!! The next Johnny Weir!!! You are amazing man. I wish I was that good. I'm still working on my axel and my double sal/toe. I'll get there though. Whoever your cameraman was is good too.

[ArtsieFartsie]

why aren't you in the olympics?! haha! xD

[Wren76]

That's really good! I really like the striaght line step sequence at the beginning.