The Art of BMX Tricks: A Session with Friends and Foes

It was a typical Saturday afternoon when we gathered at our local skate park, eager to shred some gnar and push ourselves to new heights. The sun was shining bright, casting a warm glow over the concrete terrain, as we prepared for another epic session. Our friend Jay had been practicing his BMX skills, and we were all excited to see what tricks he would attempt this time around.

As we began our session, it quickly became apparent that Jay was on fire. He landed a flawless bar one hander, impressing us all with his technical skill. We cheered him on as he executed the trick, his confidence and focus evident in every move. Next up was Adam, who attempted to land a fly out trick but unfortunately fell short. Despite this setback, Adam remained determined and continued to try again, pushing himself to master the elusive technique.

Undeterred by Adam's failure, we decided to take our turns. I went for it, attempting to land a gravedigger – a new trick I had just made up on the spot. To my surprise, I was able to execute the spin with ease, and although it wasn't perfect, it was still an impressive feat. Jay, meanwhile, decided to challenge himself with a switch footed regular tail whip over the entire resi. We watched in awe as he effortlessly landed the trick, his style and finesse on full display.

As we continued our session, things started to get heated. Jay, never one to back down from a competition, decided to go for broke and attempt a decade – a trick that had eluded him for months. Despite initial doubts, I decided to join in on the challenge as well, attempting to land another fly out trick. The energy was electric as we both went for it, our boards scraping against the concrete as we hurtled towards the lip.

In the end, Jay emerged victorious, landing a flawless 540 turn and securing the win. Although I didn't quite match his level of skill, I was proud of myself for giving it my all and pushing through the pain. As we packed up our gear and said our goodbyes, it was clear that this session had been one for the books – a testament to the power of determination and creativity in the world of BMX.

The session didn't end there, however. Jay, still riding high on his win, decided to take another trick attempt. He went for a look back 540, which we all assumed would be impossible to land. But Jay proved us wrong once again, pulling off the trick with ease. I was left stunned, my mouth agape as I watched him execute the move. Although it didn't quite count as a legitimate attempt, the effort and skill on display were undeniable.

As the night drew to a close, we reflected on our session and the tricks we had attempted. It was clear that this had been more than just a casual ride – it had been an exercise in pushing ourselves to new heights and exploring the limits of what's possible. And as we parted ways, already looking forward to the next session, it was evident that this was only the beginning of our BMX journey together.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enokay my name is Adam LZ and I'm J DOL and this is our game of bike so we're here at Camp Woodward um Jay is done playing in the foam pit so we're going to play game of bike right here on this resi and I'm going to let Jay go first since I just punched him in the foam pit all right all right bar our back starting off spin bars all day I really don't want to do this one thing is like Jay used to like to use the whole resi like it's a box jump I use it as a fly out so uh I guess you're just going to have to get used to that hello so uh I'm going to use my Mulligan already oh no I'm going to do a 360° turn down uh yeah turn down for what oh my God dang it switch handre Tire grab oh my god oh I did not think that going happen my go I am going to do a switch a tail whip uh I do switch tail whips normally so uh no you can't do normal wa you could do suicides right yeah all right suicide to cross the hands and catch it dude when I suicide I do it like this high off the ground and you do it like that just pitch like a BX Jesus so I really need to get a letter on Jay so I'm going to try to get a little bit streight I'm going to do a switch bar spin hop tail up into the bank can any bu x what Jay can't decide whether that counts or not so I'm going to do it again yeah there we go making me the bad guy all right I'm going to do the switch bar whip in again oh dear they can't hop oh I can't do hop whps on the resi all I do is Street Super Seat wait now super Indian grab I don't step up the game I don't even know what that is cross your feet y that count I think that count yeah yeah really really fast tail whip to X up never done it before uh oh n three tbug whatever what' you say three tbug we're going to get the style cat out of that okay y yeah good all right I'm going to bring out the norac cut best trick uh this is going to be a Jeep driver truck driver so I like to call it the four-wheeler fing if you don't know what a Jeep driver is you grab the crossbar do a spin bar and catch Jeep driver sucks cuz I hurt you freaking fingers yes they do all right Jam so you're getting I I don't know how to grab my this is filmer boy Zach graffiti boy no is that it yeah so 180 switch hand or X up then takey and hop in the resi I hate you that should not be possible I feel like I'm going to break my arms all right so here's another new one I haven't done before I'm going to try a decade I've been trying this trick for quite a while and I'd be really stoked if I landed it today W stop caring up the ramp hey watch your mouth I know where you sleep at believe you can bar one hand landed right yep just do it just do it uh it's going to happen he's going to Bar one hander ler the whole resi he always does this in games of bike he thinks he's so cool oh I don't know how he lands like this yes got the KN pad if you want to give me another try you can give me another try you get another try you want oh does that count I don't know did when did your hand hit you you did land yeah I landed and I put my hand on and took my off as I was about to squirm and die it was the set was a bar one hander Lander and he did do a bar and landed onehanded so I guess we'll count it I guess we'll count it yes so only have be play like a dirty girl and I'm going to do a freaking sorry well actually it doesn't matter hey watch your mouth I'm going to do a bar 540 fly out to half cab nothing actually it's just going to be a fakey watch him out wasn't a half C doesn't count oh that was pretty good effort this is an FYI Jay could have won like 10 tricks ago he's just playing very nicely Jay does Jay does all these doour tricks like backflip with the spin bars and all that and he's playing real nice for me thanks Jay all right I'm not trying to kill anybody uh no footer and no footed can never did it we'll see what happens okay wait hold on Jay Jay doesn't do Jay doesn't learn tricks he just does them he like just he figures out stop guy he just figures out that the possible on his head detour training all right we're getting kicked out it's midnight and we got to go to bed yeah it's past your bed one more time I hate you it's tomorrow and it's now time to resume the game Jay and I have been doing a little bit of practicing and uh I think I might have some fly out tricks that he can't do while he's probably going to pull some nasty box moves with lots of style that uh all make look awful so it's my trick right yeah we'll go for it anyways okay I am going to do a opposite 360 regular bar spin aka the gravedigger just made it up get the style out of Adam L style uh 31 foot Euro over the thingy oh wa that's easier for me Isn't it it is but I'll do it anyway all right I'm on for a challenge guys I'm on for a challenge y oh my god did not fall yeah do it for the condom I ran the hand over that spinny thing with the onef footer you going be to get my foot back on all right I'm going to do a switch footed regular tail whip over the entire resi I'm going to do some sort of weird like press to three so yeah okay oh I did not expect to be able to do that but um I'm going to go for the decade again still haven't landed one of these but uh you know it'd be pretty cool to be j d game a bike with a new trick may you freaking car r PO on me I think I going to be that guy I want to be that guy right now you don't even you already know you have to say it you already know what the set is what starts to the D no it oh my god oh no go for another newbie this is going to be another fly out hate it call Rodeo peanut see if I care I'm going to do a 540 turn down it's for the babes fly out on the resi oh he just oh my God that was sick high five yes all right is that really my last so Jay Jay's very very footed like it doesn't get more footed than Jay uniquely footed so he's very uniquely footed so I think he's going to do a look back 540 instead and we'll uh we'll count it because he's Jay do he makes it look good I get two tries because this sucks and it's the last trip yeah y all right so we're going to count that one and uh basically giving Jay another trick I'm basically forfeiting but uh we'll see what happens going the whole resi since I know Adam was trying it such effort I saw him do it last week such effort no like foot off such effort and I saw him land right here such effort so uh oh my God you all right yeah I'm fine I think I just lost you got two tries on last or we really I don't want to try it again oh I guess I'll do it oh I really ow you all right yeah I lose congratulations no I lose winner winner chicken dinner who's it's still in the P pit I'm still the winner all right that was fun nokay my name is Adam LZ and I'm J DOL and this is our game of bike so we're here at Camp Woodward um Jay is done playing in the foam pit so we're going to play game of bike right here on this resi and I'm going to let Jay go first since I just punched him in the foam pit all right all right bar our back starting off spin bars all day I really don't want to do this one thing is like Jay used to like to use the whole resi like it's a box jump I use it as a fly out so uh I guess you're just going to have to get used to that hello so uh I'm going to use my Mulligan already oh no I'm going to do a 360° turn down uh yeah turn down for what oh my God dang it switch handre Tire grab oh my god oh I did not think that going happen my go I am going to do a switch a tail whip uh I do switch tail whips normally so uh no you can't do normal wa you could do suicides right yeah all right suicide to cross the hands and catch it dude when I suicide I do it like this high off the ground and you do it like that just pitch like a BX Jesus so I really need to get a letter on Jay so I'm going to try to get a little bit streight I'm going to do a switch bar spin hop tail up into the bank can any bu x what Jay can't decide whether that counts or not so I'm going to do it again yeah there we go making me the bad guy all right I'm going to do the switch bar whip in again oh dear they can't hop oh I can't do hop whps on the resi all I do is Street Super Seat wait now super Indian grab I don't step up the game I don't even know what that is cross your feet y that count I think that count yeah yeah really really fast tail whip to X up never done it before uh oh n three tbug whatever what' you say three tbug we're going to get the style cat out of that okay y yeah good all right I'm going to bring out the norac cut best trick uh this is going to be a Jeep driver truck driver so I like to call it the four-wheeler fing if you don't know what a Jeep driver is you grab the crossbar do a spin bar and catch Jeep driver sucks cuz I hurt you freaking fingers yes they do all right Jam so you're getting I I don't know how to grab my this is filmer boy Zach graffiti boy no is that it yeah so 180 switch hand or X up then takey and hop in the resi I hate you that should not be possible I feel like I'm going to break my arms all right so here's another new one I haven't done before I'm going to try a decade I've been trying this trick for quite a while and I'd be really stoked if I landed it today W stop caring up the ramp hey watch your mouth I know where you sleep at believe you can bar one hand landed right yep just do it just do it uh it's going to happen he's going to Bar one hander ler the whole resi he always does this in games of bike he thinks he's so cool oh I don't know how he lands like this yes got the KN pad if you want to give me another try you can give me another try you get another try you want oh does that count I don't know did when did your hand hit you you did land yeah I landed and I put my hand on and took my off as I was about to squirm and die it was the set was a bar one hander Lander and he did do a bar and landed onehanded so I guess we'll count it I guess we'll count it yes so only have be play like a dirty girl and I'm going to do a freaking sorry well actually it doesn't matter hey watch your mouth I'm going to do a bar 540 fly out to half cab nothing actually it's just going to be a fakey watch him out wasn't a half C doesn't count oh that was pretty good effort this is an FYI Jay could have won like 10 tricks ago he's just playing very nicely Jay does Jay does all these doour tricks like backflip with the spin bars and all that and he's playing real nice for me thanks Jay all right I'm not trying to kill anybody uh no footer and no footed can never did it we'll see what happens okay wait hold on Jay Jay doesn't do Jay doesn't learn tricks he just does them he like just he figures out stop guy he just figures out that the possible on his head detour training all right we're getting kicked out it's midnight and we got to go to bed yeah it's past your bed one more time I hate you it's tomorrow and it's now time to resume the game Jay and I have been doing a little bit of practicing and uh I think I might have some fly out tricks that he can't do while he's probably going to pull some nasty box moves with lots of style that uh all make look awful so it's my trick right yeah we'll go for it anyways okay I am going to do a opposite 360 regular bar spin aka the gravedigger just made it up get the style out of Adam L style uh 31 foot Euro over the thingy oh wa that's easier for me Isn't it it is but I'll do it anyway all right I'm on for a challenge guys I'm on for a challenge y oh my god did not fall yeah do it for the condom I ran the hand over that spinny thing with the onef footer you going be to get my foot back on all right I'm going to do a switch footed regular tail whip over the entire resi I'm going to do some sort of weird like press to three so yeah okay oh I did not expect to be able to do that but um I'm going to go for the decade again still haven't landed one of these but uh you know it'd be pretty cool to be j d game a bike with a new trick may you freaking car r PO on me I think I going to be that guy I want to be that guy right now you don't even you already know you have to say it you already know what the set is what starts to the D no it oh my god oh no go for another newbie this is going to be another fly out hate it call Rodeo peanut see if I care I'm going to do a 540 turn down it's for the babes fly out on the resi oh he just oh my God that was sick high five yes all right is that really my last so Jay Jay's very very footed like it doesn't get more footed than Jay uniquely footed so he's very uniquely footed so I think he's going to do a look back 540 instead and we'll uh we'll count it because he's Jay do he makes it look good I get two tries because this sucks and it's the last trip yeah y all right so we're going to count that one and uh basically giving Jay another trick I'm basically forfeiting but uh we'll see what happens going the whole resi since I know Adam was trying it such effort I saw him do it last week such effort no like foot off such effort and I saw him land right here such effort so uh oh my God you all right yeah I'm fine I think I just lost you got two tries on last or we really I don't want to try it again oh I guess I'll do it oh I really ow you all right yeah I lose congratulations no I lose winner winner chicken dinner who's it's still in the P pit I'm still the winner all right that was fun n\n"