Move Tips – The Shaka


The Shaka

Raley style take-off, just the twist of the body into the wind is different

There really are a bunch of different techniques to learn the move but I’m pretty sure what I’m about to explain is slightly away from the norm (well the ‘Going higher, further and sliding’ bit anyway). To me it makes a lot of sense and I think it helps give some pretty decent style points when it comes to doing the move. It’s also the right method for learning how to do backside 360’s (wave shakas). However, if you are at the real beginning then you will first need to learn the rotation, read on…

Read on here – THE SHAKA

Any questions or move requests please leave a comment or get in touch, my details are on the contact page.

Cape Town Video


So it’s been a while in the making but I think the wait has been worth it. Bartek Jankowski who has already released a few epic clips put this one together for me. Feel free to like, rate, share, enjoy, etc…

The title is simply – Adam Sims Freestyling in Cape Town 2012

A massive thanks to BJ for producing it and also Hanna and Sam for doing a lot of the filming.

On another note there are a few changes going on my end with sponsors, etc… so feel free to hazard a guess and all will be reveled shortly!