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Airwalk Grab

By Steve Cave, About.com

Airwalk - Mike Vallely

Airwalk - Mike Vallely

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Definition: Airwalks are a type of grab skateboarding trick.

To Airwalk, the skater first gets a lot of air off of a ramp or halfpipe. While in the air, he or she grabs the nose of the skateboard, and kicks out his or her front foot in front of the board and back foot behind the board. For the full Airwalk effect, the skater should make a walking motion with his or her legs. Of course, to do this you would need to be in the air for a while!

Tony Hawk gets the credit for inventing the Airwalk on ramps back in 1983, and Rodney Mullen gets the credit for the Ollie Airwalk. The Ollie Airwalk is a version performed on flat ground, which is more than just a little amazing.

Airwalk is also the name of a shoe brand. Airwalk shoes were originally fairly good skateboarding shoes, but in recent years they've become cheap and cheaply made. It's best to avoid them.

Alternate Spellings: Air walk
Examples:
"Duncan sailed out of the ramp a good 20 feet. As he neared the top of his jump, he grabbed the nose of his skateboard and kicked his legs wide. First his front foot kicked forwards, while his back foot kicked back. He managed to kick his feet once, then back again, before he had to pull guide his skateboard back beneath his feet before he landed. As his wheels impacted the side of the ramp, Duncan grinned. He had just landed his first Airwalk."

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