Before you can even think of getting into skateboarding, you have to have a skateboard. This includes a

• deck (of any size you are comfortable with)
• trucks (i prefer destructos or grindkings)
• wheels (you might want to take a look at high performance wheels, although any would do)
• bearings (i prefer Bones reds if you're low on cash - these are pretty good)
• hardware and griptape

Also, safety is of the utmost priority. Be sure to wear skateboarding helmets, knee pads and what not. Also, it is advisable to wear pants when you are starting out as to limit the bruises that you will surely get while learning.

After setting up your skateboard, and checking your safety gear, you are now ready to learn skate tricks.

Actually you will need to learn the basics of skateboarding first.

Ok, I will be brief with this as there are only few. Although they are numbered, these basics will help you in doing more advanced skateboard tricks. Skateboarding mainly revolves around how well you can balance while on the board. Do these skateboarding basics and you will be on your way to landing better looking tricks.

1. Learn how to balance. This is the most important.
2. In line with balancing, you must learn how to do the Tictac. You can search google or youtube for tictac skateboarding tutorials. Learn this and you will have an easier time in maneuvering with your skateboard.

You can basically search Youtube or any other skateboarding tutorials sites if you want to learn how to do skateboard tricks.
From the basics you can proceed to better moves like manuals, ollies, nollies, shuvits, pop shuvits, and eventually kickflips, heelflips and tre flips.
Of course these are basic to the more seasoned skateboarder and there are much harder tricks in the scene.
Here are important things that you must remember when you are doing skateboarding tricks.

1. Balance!
2. Commit! Don't worry about falling, everyone must experience that.

For trick tips, try to find skateboard tutorials in youtube, or in other sites.
Enjoy and goodluck.

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