In basic distinction between Soul and non-Soul (Groove) grinds we can assume the following:

Any grind that uses *any part of the Soul plate is considered a Soul grind:

• Negative or Positive Soul Plate positions
• Topside variations
• Any Rough or Tough variations with no regard to what the "other" skate is doing.

Any grind that does not use any part of the Soul plate is considered a Groove grind

*If you lean into your groove grind enough that you're including your Soul plat (or the groove in your Soul plate) in the grind (i.e. a super low Royale) it is then still considered a Groove grind due to the skate position and grind description.

A Soul Grind happens when one of your skates is grinding on the Soul Plate. These can have the Positive (generally we don't add that term) or Negative (generally we add that term) positions.

A Groove (or H-Block) Grind happens when the skate or skates are locked on a trick using the Groove in your frame (but not using the Soul plates as they would in Soul Grinds). The side(s) of the Groove you are using and the way you are facing your obstacle will determine the type of trick and whether it is Frontside or Backside (see below).

All Groove Grinds have a Backside and Frontside position. Generally the "Frontside" keyword is left out of the grind description and is implied when we just say the name of the grind, i.e. a Royale (instead of Frontside Royale), and Backside is generally added, i.e. Backside Royale. The position of the skate takes precedance over the position of your body, meaning that if for some reason you are facing an obstacle but your skate is pointing away from the obstacle you will define the grind by the position of the skate and not your body.

This is a Groove Grind where you are facing the obstacle, i.e. your front and the front of the skate(s) is pointing towards the obstacle. The basis of this position is the Frontisde grind and this position then describes all other Frontside Groove Grinds. You will also find this position abreviated as "Front" or "FS".

This is a Groove Grind where you are facing away from obstacle, i.e. your back and the back of the skate(s) is pointing away from the obstacle. The basis of this position is the Backside grind and this position then describes all other Backside Groove Grinds. You will also find this position abreviated as "Back" or "BS".

While you can go about learning how to grind any way imaginable, here are a few of our suggestions on how to approach this challenge. We are assuming, of course you can already skate - if not there is lots of material on YouTube that you can review and "learn how to inline skate".

If you want more in-depth material on learning certain tricks or, Aggressive Inline in general, make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this page and check out the Learn on YouTube section for some great channels with amazing content.

Here is a list of the basic grind progression that you can try. Try other grinds after you have a solid understanding on how to do these grinds. We highly recommend that you also start doing all the grinds Switch as soon as possible (i.e. when you got it your regular way, start trying Switch) - this will allow you to grind more objects no matter what side they are on, as well as give you a great opportunity for some fun Switchups when you're ready.

Makion; then learn:

• Mizou
• Soul
• Acid
• Sidewalk
• PStar

Frontside; then learn:

• Front Royale
• Front Full Torque
• Front Backslide
• Front Torque
• Unity

Backside; then learn:

• Back Royale
• Back Full Torque
• Back Backslide
• Back Torque
• Back Unity