blunt to fakie

Author: cberes

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+tags:
+  - articles
+  - skateboarding
+title: Learning blunt to fakie
+date: 2026-01-04
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+<p>
+  Recently I landed my first blunt to fakie.
+  So I shared my thoughts about it in a video.
+</p>
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+<p>
+  Since I made the video, I did a blunt to fakie on a 4-foot ramp.
+  Also I landed some switch blunts.
+  Below I have a summary of the video and also some updated thoughts on these tricks.
+</p>
+<h3>Blunt nose grab</h3>
+<p>
+  One of the biggest hurdles with blunts is keping your feet on the board.
+  Blunt nose grab to fakie is a great way to give yourself the confidence to keep both feet on the board.
+</p>
+<h3>Small ramps</h3>
+<p>
+  A smaller ramp <em>can</em> make this more difficult.
+  But having a shorter height to fall makes it less scary.
+</p>
+<h3>Wear pads</h3>
+<p>
+  Injuries aren't fun.
+  If it helps you with the process, I say wear all the pads you can.
+  I put on my hockey gear to help with the fear.
+</p>
+<h3>Ollie to fakie</h3>
+<p>
+  You get back in the ramp by doing an ollie to fakie.
+  At first I was pinning the board to the ramp and jumping away from the ramp.
+  You might need to learn the rhythym of doing an ollie back into the ramp.
+</p>
+<h3>Landing in the ramp</h3>
+<p>
+  For some reason when I visualize this trick, I picture myself being parallel to the ground, and needing to think about orienting myself on the ramp.
+  But in my experience the landing happens very naturally without much thought.
+</p>
+<h3>Find a mantra</h3>
+<p>
+  With switch blunts I had to get over the fear of ollie-ing into the ramp again.
+  I learned that repeating a mantra can help.
+  I started thinking "It's just an ollie."
+  That helped me commit to keeping my feet on the board.
+</p>
+<h3>Where I'm at now</h3>
+<p>
+  I haven't done a blunt nose grab in about a month.
+  When trying switch blunt nose grab, I think I dislocated a rib.
+  I still think it's a great trick to warm up to blunts.
+  But now I have some fear about it.
+</p>
+<p>
+  A week and a half ago I hung up several times while trying switch blunts.
+  I thought it was fine because my ramps are small, but one hang-up felt different&mdash;I think I experienced whiplash.
+  For 2 or 3 days afterward I felt the side effects.
+  I need to get my confidence back up, and also I want to focus on eliminating the hang ups.
+</p>
+<p>
+  Whether I ever do another blunt to fakie or not, I'm still proud that I landed some.
+  When I started skateboarding back in 2022, I never imagined that I'd do a blunt to fakie.
+  Heck, I never imagined I'd do most of the tricks that I've learned so far.
+</p>