Inline skating
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Inline skating is a recreational sport practiced widely internationally. Inline skates typically have 2 to 5 polyurethane
wheels, arranged in a single line. The in-line design allows for greater speed than roller skates
and better maneuverability. The in-line wheels coupled with boots designed for skating of various obstacles Inline-skating is practiced and performed using inline skates
designed for race tracks, skate parks, Urban areas, and off-road.
. Aggressive skating is referred to by participants as rollerblading, blading, skating or rolling and includes a variety of grinds, airs, slides and other advanced skating maneuvers. It also includes "vert", "park skating" which refer to tricks performed on almost any obstacle.
Street skating specifically refers to tricks performed on non-allocated obstacles (i.e. not skate parks). There are three major types of aggressive inline skates: hard boots, soft boots, and skeletal skates (e.g. Xsjado, pronounced "shadow"). Hard boots are very rigid and often heavy compared to speed skates and recreational skates. Soft boots offer more flexibility than hard boots, but are normally just as heavy.
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Aggressive inline skates could also be fitted with small hard rubber
or plastic
wheels, used in place of the two middle wheels. These small wheels or "anti-rockers" are used to help lock onto a ledge or rail when performing. Anti rockers enable the skater attempting the trick to easily jump on a rail and stay on it for a longer time without the frames of the skates slipping off the ledge.
Aggressive inline saw a sharp decline in the late 1990s, but during 2000-2003 found a major resurgence for the sport when street skating became increasingly popular. At this time professional skaters including Brian Shima
and Aaron Feinberg
, among others were pushing unseen boundaries in performing seemingly impossible and dangerous stunts in mostly street settings. In addition, the IMYTA (I Match Your Trick Association) provided a venue for skaters to demonstrate these tricks. The IMYTA held contests at a street location and the skaters would have to match each trick in the first round of skating or be eliminated. The progression continued with the pool of skaters dwindling and more dangerous and difficult tricks would then be performed and a winner declared. Competitions such as the IMYTA encouraged skaters from many different countries to set up their own local real street competitions.
Some Aggressive inline brand names are as follows: Valo, Remedyz, Razor, USD, K2, Nimh (now known as: shima skate manufacturing co.), Xsjado, Roces, Deshi (merged with USD,) and Rollerblade.
, by skating quickly through city streets and negotiating all obstacles. The boots on skates suitable for powerblading tend to be more rigid for better leg support, like the aggressive skate, whilst the wheels tend to be rather big, like those found on recreational skates, and the frames short, like those found on hockey skates.
and refers collectively to the disciplines for which competitions are organized by the International Freestyle Skaters Association. http://www.ifsasports.org/category/sports Currently the IFSA has defined three disciplines which must be offered by any competition they sanction: freestyle slalom
, speed slalom, and free jump. Two optional disciplines, high jump and jam, are also defined, but are at present considered optional.
Category:Inline skating
Polyurethane
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wheels, arranged in a single line. The in-line design allows for greater speed than roller skates
Roller skates
Roller skates are devices worn on the feet to enable the wearer to roll along on wheels. A first basic type of roller skate consists of a boot with four wheels with ball bearings, arranged in the same configuration as the wheels of a typical car.-History:...
and better maneuverability. The in-line wheels coupled with boots designed for skating of various obstacles Inline-skating is practiced and performed using inline skates
Inline skates
In-line skates are a type of roller skate used for inline skating. Unlike quad skates, which have two front and two rear wheels, inline skates have two, three, four, or five wheels arranged in a single line...
designed for race tracks, skate parks, Urban areas, and off-road.
Aggressive inline
In addition to speed, fitness, artistic, or recreational skating, some skaters prefer to skate aggressivelyAggressive inline skating
Aggressive inline skating is a form of inline skating, performed on specially designed inline skates with focus on sliding stances known as grinds with a focus on new tricks, stunts and personal style. Participants refer to the activity as "'rollerblading'", "blading", "skating" or "rolling"...
. Aggressive skating is referred to by participants as rollerblading, blading, skating or rolling and includes a variety of grinds, airs, slides and other advanced skating maneuvers. It also includes "vert", "park skating" which refer to tricks performed on almost any obstacle.
Street skating specifically refers to tricks performed on non-allocated obstacles (i.e. not skate parks). There are three major types of aggressive inline skates: hard boots, soft boots, and skeletal skates (e.g. Xsjado, pronounced "shadow"). Hard boots are very rigid and often heavy compared to speed skates and recreational skates. Soft boots offer more flexibility than hard boots, but are normally just as heavy.
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Aggressive inline skates could also be fitted with small hard rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
or plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
wheels, used in place of the two middle wheels. These small wheels or "anti-rockers" are used to help lock onto a ledge or rail when performing. Anti rockers enable the skater attempting the trick to easily jump on a rail and stay on it for a longer time without the frames of the skates slipping off the ledge.
Aggressive inline saw a sharp decline in the late 1990s, but during 2000-2003 found a major resurgence for the sport when street skating became increasingly popular. At this time professional skaters including Brian Shima
Brian Shima
Brian Matthew Isoa Shima is a professional inline skater.Came to fame in the early rollerblading community because of his unique style on skates and winning many competitions. He also holds the record for the most pro skates held by any person...
and Aaron Feinberg
Aaron Feinberg
Aaron Benjamin Feinberg is an American inline skater, born in Gainesville, Florida. Feinberg resides in Portland, Oregon and has been skating since he was 12 years old.-Skating career:...
, among others were pushing unseen boundaries in performing seemingly impossible and dangerous stunts in mostly street settings. In addition, the IMYTA (I Match Your Trick Association) provided a venue for skaters to demonstrate these tricks. The IMYTA held contests at a street location and the skaters would have to match each trick in the first round of skating or be eliminated. The progression continued with the pool of skaters dwindling and more dangerous and difficult tricks would then be performed and a winner declared. Competitions such as the IMYTA encouraged skaters from many different countries to set up their own local real street competitions.
Some Aggressive inline brand names are as follows: Valo, Remedyz, Razor, USD, K2, Nimh (now known as: shima skate manufacturing co.), Xsjado, Roces, Deshi (merged with USD,) and Rollerblade.
Powerblading
A skating category that lies somewhere between aggressive and recreational skating, powerblading, also known as urban skating, free riding free skating, includes many tricks such as jumps, slides, and grinds. The emphasis of powerblading is getting from A to B by the fastest possible route, similar to parkourParkour
Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to move through their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping...
, by skating quickly through city streets and negotiating all obstacles. The boots on skates suitable for powerblading tend to be more rigid for better leg support, like the aggressive skate, whilst the wheels tend to be rather big, like those found on recreational skates, and the frames short, like those found on hockey skates.
Freestyle skating
Freestyle skating is a form of inline skating performed on flatlandFlatland
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and refers collectively to the disciplines for which competitions are organized by the International Freestyle Skaters Association. http://www.ifsasports.org/category/sports Currently the IFSA has defined three disciplines which must be offered by any competition they sanction: freestyle slalom
Freestyle slalom skating
Freestyle slalom skating is a highly technical field of skating that involves performing tricks around a straight line of equally spaced cones. The most common spacing used in competitions is 80cm, with larger competitions also featuring lines spaced at 50cm and 120cm.-Equipment:Most freestyle...
, speed slalom, and free jump. Two optional disciplines, high jump and jam, are also defined, but are at present considered optional.
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