It´s not uncommon to get asked by a stranger “Do a kickflip!”. The kickflip is one of the most iconic moves in the skateboard community. Here is how to do it on an Onewheel board. Keep in mind, it´s not as easy as doing it on a skateboard.
A kickflip is when you jump up into the air with the board and at the same time use the feet to flip it a full rotation – 360 degrees. The board spins mid-air toward the skater.
Doing a kickflip with an Onewheel has its challenges as it’s a heavy board and not a light skateboard you need to push into the air and at the same time rotate under your feet. Therefore a kickflip or heelflip is often performed by either dropping or popping from an object to gain some additional height.
Elite Onewheel shows how to flip the board from a ramp.
Pressure Heelflip
The pressure heelflip is a variant of the more common kickflip adapted for the Onwheel board. Here you use your feet to pressure the board edge down forcing it to rotate under your feet. These tricks require you to drop from a height to allow the board some airtime and spin 360 under your feet.
Here Jeff McCosker shows how the Onewheel heelflip works from a ledge.
About Oskar Fällman
Oskar Fällman, founder of FallmanTech, is a seasoned Onewheel rider and a visionary system engineer with a master’s degree in Industrial Management and Engineering from Lund University. With thousands of miles under his belt, he blends deep technical expertise with a passion for innovation, safety, and the future of personal electric vehicles.
As a leader in the Onewheel community, Oskar champions responsible riding, emerging technology, and the growth of the sport. Beyond micro‑mobility, he is an accomplished inventor with 22 international patents in advanced medical‑device engineering. His patented work spans thermal‑management systems, fluid‑control architectures, sensor‑driven diagnostics, machine‑learning‑based safety algorithms, and reliability testing for life‑sustaining equipment — innovations that strengthen modern peritoneal dialysis systems used worldwide. Whether developing next‑generation medical technology or exploring new frontiers in electric board sports, Oskar’s work is driven by curiosity, precision, and a commitment to making complex systems safer and smarter. LinkedIn, Academia profile, Contact, Twitter, Patents.
Oskar Erik Frode Styrbjörn Fällman (Karlsson)
