Purpose: Learn a first progression when you are preparing to learn your axel to slowly build up your skills and confidence before attempting a full axel jump.
Focus: Waltz jump, axel, waltz jump backspin, skating side leading, axis and alignment, tight air position
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Foundation: On-ice axel progression 2
Purpose: This video gives you the next axel progression after learning and getting comfortable with a waltz jump backspin axel drill.
Focus: Axel progression, 3/4 rotation, axel, drill
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Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice how to m...
Purpose: 0:14 Introduction + defining swinging
1:09 Axel entrance edge explanation and exercise
1:20 Skating side lead
1:40 Why practicing stability and alignment during take-off is necessary
2:41 Common mistakes stepping into axel edge
3:30 Exercise for keeping a narrow follow-through
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Beginner: On-ice waltz jump from stan...
Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Waltz jump
Variation: From standstill, on an axis
Purpose: This setup is helpful for skaters to understand the flow and direction of a waltz jump. Starting from standstill also gives skaters more control to hit the jump phases
Focus: Basic technique, jump pathway, j...