Short description
A guide to ice skating which shows beginners and recreational skaters the fundamental skills of the sport. Karin Kuenzle-Watson, a Swiss National Champion, shows readers the steps she and her students learned to become competitive skaters. The book progresses from basic to intermediate skills.
Long description
This is a guide to ice skating which shows beginners and recreational skaters the fundamental skills of the sport. The author, seven-times Swiss National Champion, shares with readers the steps she and her students learned to become competitive skaters. The 11 steps progress from basic to intermediate skills, and illustrations show the proper form and technique of skating. The book shows how to attain the posture and control required for basic skills; the standard methods of gaining forward and backward speed; four different methods of stopping; how to fall properly and get up easily; how to change direction without loss of control; and how to control the skate edges in order to prepare for advanced manoeuvres, such as jumps, spins and footwork.
Review
With the help of Karin Kunzle-Watson and Stephen J. DeArmond, thousands of people who never skated before can now find their way in this beautiful, though technically difficult, sport. Read it and try it, have fun, get your body physically involved and your mind mentally working. Have this book with you on every practice.
Tamara Moskvina, PhD
Olympic figure skating coach
This book has a lot to offer someone who wants to learn the basics of ice skating.
Brian Boitano
Five-time Professional World Champion, Two-time World Champion, Gold Medalist, 1988 Olympics