I would love to. One of them got in touch with me recently about it actually! I hoping we can make it work out. I think I'm going to order some freestyle slalom skates to try. I love doing fast footwork on the ice, so those seem right up my street!
@@IceCoachOnline I've modified my slalom skates to make them feel much more like figure skates. I moved the frame back over half a inch, put a 3/8" heel lift between the frame and the boot. Also am running the biggest wheel diameter differences I could find. i.e. 68-80-80-68mm wheels on each skate, in order to get enough rocker to be able to pivot on either of the two middle wheels. This all made the balance points roughly similar to my ice skates, good enough that I can switch between them and work on the same fancy figures stuff after only a minute or two of warmup.
Seriously, I've been involved in figure skating for 43 years (I'm old). I have NEVER had someone explain a bracket to me in such clear, concise language that makes so much sense! When you retire from competitive skating, you really need to think about coming to the DC area to coach.....we have some AMAZING programs here, and you would be such an asset! (And I'm sure your fellow ice dance countryman [Jonathon Hodgkinson] would love to have you here, too!)
Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it 🙂 if people are finding this useful, I can make more cover all the other turns. Funny you should mention coaching, Anastasia and myself are actually looking for an ice rink to settle down in and start teaching! Is Jonathan in DC now? He was living in florida last time I spoke to him. I haven't seen him for years!
I took screenshots of your comment on my phone, but then I removed it as I wasn't sure having your phone number posted online here was a good idea! I will read your message when I have a break in-between creating videos and get back to you. It's very informative and helpful. Definitely something that we would consider.
You are amazing! Best bracket video! I have been off the ice for years & now afraid to try them. Amazing how much you lose by being off the ice for years. I will master these again as well as my axel again. Much harder as you get older to relearn! Thanks for your help!
Love the suggestion to use the Off Ice Spinner to practice the bracket position...I will be adding your suggestion to my off ice practices going forward. Thanks!😀
I might be learning more from your off-ice videos than the on-ice ones! Nice, thorough explanations. You have great form. Give me something to shoot for.
I think sometimes it can be great to learn the theory from home and then apply it to the ice after! That way you don't have to get cold listening to someone to explain what to do, they can just correct what you're doing wrong while you try! Then you end up getting better value for money with your ice time and lesson. Thanks for the nice comment ❤️
Brackets are very tough! Try to get confident with your 3 turns first. If you need more help, there are a ton of videos on my Website/Patreon explaining how to do these moves!
Love this! One of the moves I was trying to teach myself on rollerblades before they imposed a lockdown on us... There is certainly a lot of information that I could’ve used to prevent a couple of scrapes on the pavement, hahaha. Can’t wait to get outside again and give it a try!
You can't even imagine how useful such videos are! There are videos where someone who can do e.g. brackets perfectly explains how to do them on ice: on high speed, deep edges, etc. But it actually is not of much help to get me started. My first bracket is not going to be like that. It's essential to have an understanding of how exactly my body should move beforehand, otherwise I'm going to waste my precious time on ice. And this is perfect for that. I have actually been doing exercises close to what you showed in this video and now I can more or less do brackets on ice. I request rockers and counters. I want to learn them but they seem intimidating to get started.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you are found this video helpful! A few people have mentioned rockers and counters, I can do those! Are you more interested in inside our outside?
@@IceCoachOnline Probably more in FO and BI but I will be glad to see a video for any of them anyway. Also, may be you have an understanding of the order one should try to learn them?
Awesome! Do you have an on-ice bracket video too? I couldn’t find one. Edit: never mind, I subscribed to your Patreon and there’s a ton of good stuff on there, including brackets! Thanks again!
Wow tbh i thought i knew empirically what a bracket is but i never had any explanation except it was the other side of the 3 turn lol I'm probably not the only one - we didn't started as kid if we are here - so even basic skills tutorials are welcome, especially explained like this!!! I was wondering where your elegance on the ice came from but now i'm figuring that is from your perfect technic ;) Quick question, all dance blade came with a 7" rocker? (i might need others skate for dance)
I glad to hear you enjoyed learning this! I was hesitant to post up this kind of content, as I wasn't sure how people would respond to such a specific move like this. But if people find this helpful I can do more like it. I can cover any turn you can do on the ice in detail like this. If people drop a load of comments requesting it, I'll do it for sure! I'm going to embarrass myself here and say I'm not sure what the rocker is on a dance blade. What I can tell you is that is thinner than a freestyle blade and shorter at the back. I don't actually skate in dance blades anymore, I use gold seal freestyle blades. They are more secure for lifting my partner in shows. What thinner blades blades feel a little more manœuvrable and agile. But the difference is small, perhaps only making a difference at the very highest level of skating. The different blade length makes a bigger difference. The longer blade does not allow you to get your feet as close together as the shorter dnace blades when performing choctaws, mohawks etc. This means they are not suitable for ice dance test and competitions as you will lose the levels on your technical elements. If you're skating just for fun, this doesn't matter however.
Oh thanks you so much!!! Idk about other people but imo 3 turn and bracket are a big part of the elegance on the ice; jumps are more about athleticism, spins well with a wrong posture it's impossible and ina bauer and co are just keeping a posture - if i may. And artistry is still a mystery for me 🤣 (It's the shape of the blade, gold seal - 8" - are flatter than coronation - 7" - so a lil faster, don't worry i'm a nerd lol) I was asking you that because i skate on edea fly with p99. Idk about the boot stiffness as i can squat well - i'm asian it help lol. But about the blade, the length is the same as dance blades and since i've taste 8" blade i really love it. And i really don't want to go back to 7" =( I didn't knew about the 3mm blade, it's the same as hockey though ;) I've thought about gold seal too - people will hate me even more tho - but i love to skate and the feeling which come with so much... The lack of holliday might solve this question anyway lol And again, thanks you so much for your time and what you do for the skating community =)
Some great information in your comment thanks ❤️ I'm going to look up information about blade rockers and things like that. That way I won't get caught off guard in the comments section again 😂
@@IceCoachOnline I've even read some research papers about how the boot's height can influence jumps and injuries so... I'm really a nerd, i'm not a trainspotter but kinda... Only with muscles and hairspray 😂😂😂
that was so helpful! i think pandemic or not, i needed to see what the motion was off-ice because it just wasn't making sense to me. can you do one for rockers? i tried doing rockers and they just become 3-turns--what's the trick to avoid that????? thx!
Glad to hear you found the video helpful! I think people can really benefit from learning the concept from home instead of paying for ice time to only stand there and get cold not actually skating while they learn the concepts. I can do rockers in the same way! What's harder for you, inside or outside ?
@@IceCoachOnline i've only tried outside and that already almost broke my brain. so, i'd love to start with that, but i'd also like to understand both. your explanations about where to face the upper body are really making sense to me. thx!
OMG YESSS Finally a highly descriptive tutorial with the do’s and the don’t’s!! 🤩
Glad to hear you enjoyed it ❤️
Seriously, do a collab with the street skater guys. One-foot turns will blow their minds, and I'm sure they can teach you some tricks, too.
I would love to. One of them got in touch with me recently about it actually! I hoping we can make it work out. I think I'm going to order some freestyle slalom skates to try. I love doing fast footwork on the ice, so those seem right up my street!
@@IceCoachOnline Oh wow, looking forward to it! 👍🎉
@@IceCoachOnline I've modified my slalom skates to make them feel much more like figure skates. I moved the frame back over half a inch, put a 3/8" heel lift between the frame and the boot. Also am running the biggest wheel diameter differences I could find. i.e. 68-80-80-68mm wheels on each skate, in order to get enough rocker to be able to pivot on either of the two middle wheels. This all made the balance points roughly similar to my ice skates, good enough that I can switch between them and work on the same fancy figures stuff after only a minute or two of warmup.
Seriously, I've been involved in figure skating for 43 years (I'm old). I have NEVER had someone explain a bracket to me in such clear, concise language that makes so much sense!
When you retire from competitive skating, you really need to think about coming to the DC area to coach.....we have some AMAZING programs here, and you would be such an asset! (And I'm sure your fellow ice dance countryman [Jonathon Hodgkinson] would love to have you here, too!)
Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it 🙂 if people are finding this useful, I can make more cover all the other turns.
Funny you should mention coaching, Anastasia and myself are actually looking for an ice rink to settle down in and start teaching!
Is Jonathan in DC now? He was living in florida last time I spoke to him. I haven't seen him for years!
I took screenshots of your comment on my phone, but then I removed it as I wasn't sure having your phone number posted online here was a good idea!
I will read your message when I have a break in-between creating videos and get back to you.
It's very informative and helpful. Definitely something that we would consider.
@@IceCoachOnline thank you! I didn't realize this was a public response!! UGH! Old dogs and new tricks!!
Thank you for having my back! 😊
@@IceCoachOnline although I can still see it? Maybe it's because I wrote it?
I just deleted it from my end, too. Hopefully, not too many people saw it!
You are amazing! Best bracket video! I have been off the ice for years & now afraid to try them. Amazing how much you lose by being off the ice for years. I will master these again as well as my axel again. Much harder as you get older to relearn! Thanks for your help!
Great video, thanks. Off ice turns can also be done on an old t-shirt or something for those without a spinner 😊
Love the suggestion to use the Off Ice Spinner to practice the bracket position...I will be adding your suggestion to my off ice practices going forward. Thanks!😀
Great information and demonstration as per usual, thank you for making and sharing these videos!
You're welcome 🙂 I'm happy to hear you're enjoying them,
I might be learning more from your off-ice videos than the on-ice ones! Nice, thorough explanations. You have great form. Give me something to shoot for.
I think sometimes it can be great to learn the theory from home and then apply it to the ice after! That way you don't have to get cold listening to someone to explain what to do, they can just correct what you're doing wrong while you try! Then you end up getting better value for money with your ice time and lesson.
Thanks for the nice comment ❤️
This is awesome! Thanks for making this video! I have Snow White inline skates and I am struggling with my 3turns and brackets!
Brackets are very tough! Try to get confident with your 3 turns first. If you need more help, there are a ton of videos on my Website/Patreon explaining how to do these moves!
Great video! We can totally work at our body positions off ice!! Thank you 😊
You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the video 🙂
Love this! One of the moves I was trying to teach myself on rollerblades before they imposed a lockdown on us... There is certainly a lot of information that I could’ve used to prevent a couple of scrapes on the pavement, hahaha. Can’t wait to get outside again and give it a try!
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video! You'll have to let me know if it helps when the lockdown is over!
You can't even imagine how useful such videos are! There are videos where someone who can do e.g. brackets perfectly explains how to do them on ice: on high speed, deep edges, etc. But it actually is not of much help to get me started. My first bracket is not going to be like that. It's essential to have an understanding of how exactly my body should move beforehand, otherwise I'm going to waste my precious time on ice. And this is perfect for that. I have actually been doing exercises close to what you showed in this video and now I can more or less do brackets on ice. I request rockers and counters. I want to learn them but they seem intimidating to get started.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you are found this video helpful!
A few people have mentioned rockers and counters, I can do those! Are you more interested in inside our outside?
@@IceCoachOnline Probably more in FO and BI but I will be glad to see a video for any of them anyway. Also, may be you have an understanding of the order one should try to learn them?
You read my mind! I’ve been seeing pro skaters do this move and thought it looked impressive but didn’t know what it was. Will give it a go...
Let me know how you get on with it 👍
You are a genius
Loved this video,please do counters. I am having trouble with rolling over to the other inside edge I feel like a wall is stopping me!!
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video ❤️ I can do counters in the same way!
Awesome! Do you have an on-ice bracket video too? I couldn’t find one.
Edit: never mind, I subscribed to your Patreon and there’s a ton of good stuff on there, including brackets! Thanks again!
Could you do a similar break-down for rockers and counters? Very helpful stuff!
Yes of course! If people find this type of video useful, I can make more for all the turns. 🙂
@@IceCoachOnline You are great man, thanks for sharing your insight!
Wow tbh i thought i knew empirically what a bracket is but i never had any explanation except it was the other side of the 3 turn lol
I'm probably not the only one - we didn't started as kid if we are here - so even basic skills tutorials are welcome, especially explained like this!!! I was wondering where your elegance on the ice came from but now i'm figuring that is from your perfect technic ;)
Quick question, all dance blade came with a 7" rocker? (i might need others skate for dance)
I glad to hear you enjoyed learning this! I was hesitant to post up this kind of content, as I wasn't sure how people would respond to such a specific move like this. But if people find this helpful I can do more like it. I can cover any turn you can do on the ice in detail like this. If people drop a load of comments requesting it, I'll do it for sure!
I'm going to embarrass myself here and say I'm not sure what the rocker is on a dance blade.
What I can tell you is that is thinner than a freestyle blade and shorter at the back.
I don't actually skate in dance blades anymore, I use gold seal freestyle blades. They are more secure for lifting my partner in shows.
What thinner blades blades feel a little more manœuvrable and agile. But the difference is small, perhaps only making a difference at the very highest level of skating.
The different blade length makes a bigger difference. The longer blade does not allow you to get your feet as close together as the shorter dnace blades when performing choctaws, mohawks etc. This means they are not suitable for ice dance test and competitions as you will lose the levels on your technical elements. If you're skating just for fun, this doesn't matter however.
Oh thanks you so much!!! Idk about other people but imo 3 turn and bracket are a big part of the elegance on the ice; jumps are more about athleticism, spins well with a wrong posture it's impossible and ina bauer and co are just keeping a posture - if i may. And artistry is still a mystery for me
🤣
(It's the shape of the blade, gold seal - 8" - are flatter than coronation - 7" - so a lil faster, don't worry i'm a nerd lol)
I was asking you that because i skate on edea fly with p99. Idk about the boot stiffness as i can squat well - i'm asian it help lol. But about the blade, the length is the same as dance blades and since i've taste 8" blade i really love it. And i really don't want to go back to 7" =(
I didn't knew about the 3mm blade, it's the same as hockey though ;)
I've thought about gold seal too - people will hate me even more tho - but i love to skate and the feeling which come with so much... The lack of holliday might solve this question anyway lol
And again, thanks you so much for your time and what you do for the skating community =)
Some great information in your comment thanks ❤️
I'm going to look up information about blade rockers and things like that. That way I won't get caught off guard in the comments section again 😂
@@IceCoachOnline I've even read some research papers about how the boot's height can influence jumps and injuries so... I'm really a nerd, i'm not a trainspotter but kinda... Only with muscles and hairspray 😂😂😂
@@3y312un3 wow that's really interesting. I would be interested to read something like that myself. Where can I find things like that?
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Hello 🙂 Thanks for showing your support ❤️
This video is very helpful! Do you have a video about counters? Thanks!
We do have on ice counter rocker videos on Patreon, I'm currently working on off ice counter videos too 🙂
Thank you. I will go to Patreon directly!
@@IceCoachOnline
that was so helpful! i think pandemic or not, i needed to see what the motion was off-ice because it just wasn't making sense to me. can you do one for rockers? i tried doing rockers and they just become 3-turns--what's the trick to avoid that????? thx!
Glad to hear you found the video helpful! I think people can really benefit from learning the concept from home instead of paying for ice time to only stand there and get cold not actually skating while they learn the concepts.
I can do rockers in the same way! What's harder for you, inside or outside ?
@@IceCoachOnline i've only tried outside and that already almost broke my brain. so, i'd love to start with that, but i'd also like to understand both. your explanations about where to face the upper body are really making sense to me. thx!
Please, make videos about the rest of the turns off-ice
I can do that 👍🙂
I am the one who fall on ice when on backward outside 😢😢 I cannot lean good on backward outside, any further exercise I can do to improve this?
Is it holding a backward outside edge in general that you struggle with? Or is it on the exit of a particular move?
This is so tricky, even on ice I think my ass will hit the floor a lot before I manage this!
Lol! Yes this is quite a tough move to do on ice and would take a lot of practice.
Using a spinner helps.
I am only here for the hair, can't stop staring at it. Can't remember a thing, after he spoke for an eternity of 8mins
영어를 알지 못해서 아쉽다... ㅠㅡㅠ
I don't know Korean sorry 😅