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No. 017
/MAN-yoo-uhl/
Rolling on the back wheels while keeping the front wheels lifted and the tail off the ground.
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A no-handed aerial in which the rider pops the tail and guides the board into the air with the feet.
An ollie-based trick in which the board rotates once along its long axis toward the rider’s heels.
An ollie-based trick in which the board rotates once along its long axis toward the rider’s toes.
A trick where the board spins 180 degrees horizontally beneath the rider without the rider turning.
An ollie with a 180-degree turn where the rider’s front faces the direction of travel during the rotation.
An ollie with a 180-degree turn where the rider’s back faces the direction of travel during the rotation.
A grind with both trucks on the obstacle and the board aligned roughly parallel to it.
A grind on the back truck while the front truck remains lifted above the obstacle.
A grind on the front truck with the rear truck and tail lifted away from the obstacle.
A front-truck grind with the board angled across the obstacle and the nose pressed downward beside it.
A back-truck grind with the front truck dropped below the obstacle on the rider’s heelside of the board.
A back-truck grind in which the front truck passes over the obstacle and the board angles downward across it.
A slide with the middle of the deck on the obstacle, the board roughly perpendicular to it, and the front truck passing over.
A boardslide-position slide entered by lifting the rear truck over the obstacle.
A slide on the tail of the skateboard while the back truck remains above or beyond the obstacle.
A slide on the nose of the skateboard with the board turned across the obstacle.
A slide with the tail pressed against the obstacle and the rear wheels positioned over its far side.
Energized, excited, or deeply pleased—often about skating, a make, a spot, or someone else’s progression.
A sustained series of attempts to land a trick that is physically, technically, or psychologically demanding.
Intense, chaotic, dangerous, or unusually difficult in a way that demands attention.
A distinctive quality of movement that combines personal style with an appearance of ease.
