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Snowboard · Kicker · グラブ系

Japan Air.

ジャパンエア

前手でトゥサイドのバインディング前方を掴み前膝を曲げる

Difficulty
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Prerequisite
01

How to

Step by step

  1. Approach the kicker square to the lip and pop off both feet at the same time.

    The goal is to gain height with no spin. Go too low and you won't have time to pull the board in and fold into the shape.

  2. As soon as you leave the lip, draw both knees up to bring the board closer to your body.

    In the air the board wants to hang down under gravity, so lift it up with your knees first, into reach, rather than chasing it with your hand.

  3. Reach your front hand (left hand for a regular rider) to the toe (toe-side) edge, out toward the nose (front), past the front binding.

    Grabbing toward the nose is what makes this a Japan air—you reach farther forward than a normal between-the-feet grab.

  4. As you grab, fold the front knee in deep and pull the heel toward your inner thigh, tucking the nose in toward your body (front knee bent well past 90 degrees).

    This fold stands the board up and gives the Japan air its signature shape.

  5. Leave the rear leg fairly straight on purpose.

    The gap between a deeply bent front leg and an extended rear leg tilts the board on an angle and makes the style read.

  6. Just before you start to drop, release the front hand and extend both knees to bring the board back under you.

    Don't try to ride it down still grabbing—let go before your feet point at the snow and set up your landing.

02

Tips & common mistakes

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Tips

Lift the board with your knees first, then reach. If you only drop your hand, your upper body folds forward, your head dives in, and unwanted spin creeps in to mess up the landing. Raise the board and you only need a short reach.

COMMON MISTAKE

It just looks like a normal grab → The front knee fold is too shallow and the nose isn't tucked in toward your body. Set the grab point toward the nose past the front binding, bend the front knee well past 90 degrees, and pull the heel to your inner thigh.

The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.

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