History
* I started teaching multiple kids and adults at the Vans skate park in Milpitas in the year 2000 per special request and to make some extra money while in high school. * Students and parents were very pleased with the results and told me I am much better than other instructors they have had in the past and that I should expand. * Since then I have worked with and taught thousands of kids. * I have successfully run specialty summer skateboarding camps for the YMCA of Mountain View, helped open/run/manage the Lake Cunningham skate park, mentor kids and work together with at-risk youth programs, and build a client list to allow me to become independent. * I am documented/cleared in the LiveScan database and have a clean background check with no past mental issues, felonies, drug charges, or DUI's.
Specialties
*Skateboarding Lessons *Safety *Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced instruction *Working with kids *Teaching Adults *Contest preparation *Mentoring and Coaching students * Proper foot placement and posture * Board usage and stance (Regular, Goofy, Switch, Fakie, Nollie) * How to bail/fall and knee slide while staying safe * Skate park etiquette (taking turns, keeping aware of your surroundings) * Maintaining balance * Pushing * Turning/carving and truck usage * Pumping * Board maintenance