Beginner roller skating
Lunge Stop, Powerstop, or Powerslide: Which One Comes Next?
Once your lunge stop is solid, two flashier stops open up from the same base: the powerstop, and the lunge entry into a powerslide. Both start from the same turning position — the lunge stop is the prerequisite for both, not a separate detour. Each has its own trade-offs in speed, control and space, worth knowing before you pick which to train next. Technique from ICP-certified coach Asha Kirkby, from her most-watched stopping tutorial.
Once your lunge stop is solid, two more advanced stops open up from that same base: the powerstop, and the lunge entry into a powerslide. Neither is a separate skill you learn from scratch.
Both start from the same turning position. The lunge stop is the prerequisite for both of them, which is why it is worth building properly before you reach for either one.
They are not ranked — they are a choice. Each has its own trade-offs in speed, control and how much space it needs, and which one suits you depends on your own skating more than on which one looks more impressive.
The practical move is to try the lunge stop first, then sample the other two once it is reliable, rather than picking a favourite from a video before you have felt any of them under your own feet. Inline technique, from Asha Kirkby of Skatefresh, an instructor certified by the Inline Certification Program. She teaches inline skating, and that is the discipline this page is about.
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