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Title: Sample Exercises from skating-school.com
Post by: FigureSpins on March 22, 2012, 10:06:40 AM

I don't know if these are any good - I opened "Warmup #1" subtitled "Simple Stroking Exercise for Warmup" and have to wonder if that's simple, what's complicated?

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/user/1topjoke?feature=watch

Title: Re: Sample Exercises from skating-school.com
Post by: Sk8Dreams on March 22, 2012, 01:23:49 PM

Yeah, and where's the stroking, anyway?

Title: Re: Sample Exercises from skating-school.com
Post by: sarahspins on March 23, 2012, 02:34:48 PM

Um... yeah... I guess the first step into the edge pulls and turns is a "stroke"  ???

Title: Re: Sample Exercises from skating-school.com
Post by: FigureSpins on March 23, 2012, 02:56:54 PM

The "stroking" part I could let go - an edge pull can be considered a stroke in terms of mobility.

It's the "simple" part that made me go  :o  :o  ???

I was expecting something for low-level skaters, lol.  I guess it might be a language barrier or the exercise was simple for Senior-level skaters and not labeled well.

Title: Re: Sample Exercises from skating-school.com
Post by: sarahspins on March 23, 2012, 04:20:13 PM

Quote from: FigureSpins on March 23, 2012, 02:56:54 PM

or the exercise was simple for Senior-level skaters and not labeled well.

Truthfully this is what I was thinking when I watched most of them... for someone doing triples these things are in fact "simple".. for anyone who hasn't yet gotten through novice or junior moves, it may as well be impossible :P