Category: Nick Perna

August 24, 2025

Running on the Ice (Nick Perna)
July 19, 2025

Rocker Counter Concept for Double Loop (Nick Perna)
June 20, 2025

Rocker Cross Stroke Concept for Double Salchow and Double Toe Loop (Nick Perna)
May 16, 2025

Rocker Cross Stroke Concept for Axel and Double Axel (Nick Perna)
April 14, 2025

Power Angle Concept for Jumps – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
December 14, 2024

Good Jumps are Actually Vaults – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
October 24, 2024

Good Jumps are Actually Vaults – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
September 16, 2024

Introduction to Beginner Axel – Part 4 (Nick Perna)
August 20, 2024

Introduction to Beginner Axel – Part 3 (Nick Perna)
July 17, 2024

Introduction to Beginner Axel – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
June 12, 2024

Introduction to Beginner Axel – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
May 3, 2024

Drill for More Height on Loop, Flip, Lutz (Nick Perna)
March 25, 2024

New Lutz Insights and Exercises – Part 3 (Nick Perna)
February 15, 2024

New Lutz Insights and Exercises – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
January 11, 2024

New Lutz Insights and Exercises – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
November 30, 2023

Mindset of Popping and Fear (Nick Perna)
October 17, 2023

Crossing the Feet on Double Toe Loop (Nick Perna)
August 31, 2023

Triple Salchow Lesson (Nick Perna)
July 12, 2023

Important Lutz Fundamentals (Nick Perna)
June 7, 2023

Seeing the Lutz Edge (Nick Perna)
April 24, 2023

Lutz – Entry Steps and Pick Placement (Nick Perna)
March 9, 2023

Double Lutz in Lesson (Nick Perna)
January 11, 2023

A Few Double Jumps in Lesson (Nick Perna)
November 11, 2022

Some Jump Drills (Nick Perna)
September 20, 2022

Overlooked Axel Drill (Nick Perna)
July 21, 2022

Common Single Jump Errors (Nick Perna)
June 1, 2022

Single Jump Lesson – Part 3 (Nick Perna)
April 8, 2022

Single Jump Lesson – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
February 25, 2022

Single Jump Lesson – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
January 26, 2022

Double Axel Drills – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
December 13, 2021

Double Axel Drills – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
November 2, 2021

Frisbee Provides Jumping Insights (Nick Perna)
September 24, 2021

Lutz Drills and Insights (Nick Perna)
August 18, 2021

Edge Drill – How The Legs And Feet Turn (Nick Perna)
July 11, 2021

Exercise to Increase Jump Height and Distance (Nick Perna)
June 1, 2021

Jump Air Position – Upper Body (Nick Perna)
April 21, 2021

What is Proper Alignment? (Nick Perna)
March 9, 2021

Grapevine Variations and the Salchow (Nick Perna)
January 28, 2021

The Grapevine (Nick Perna)
January 13, 2021

Comparing Salchow Take-Off Techniques (Nick Perna)
November 30, 2020

Double and Triple Lutz Prints and Theory (Nick Perna)
October 9, 2020

Double and Triple Flip Jump Prints and Theory (Nick Perna)
July 17, 2020

4 Statues Balance Drill (Nick Perna)
June 12, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 10 (Nick Perna)
May 29, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 9 (Nick Perna)
May 19, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 8 (Nick Perna)
May 13, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 7 (Nick Perna)
May 4, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 6 (Nick Perna)
April 24, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 5 (Nick Perna)
April 21, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 4 (Nick Perna)
April 15, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 3 (Nick Perna)
April 8, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
April 7, 2020

Remote Off-Ice Video Jump Lesson – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
March 4, 2020

Double and Triple Loop Jump Prints and Theory (Nick Perna)
January 3, 2020

Double and Triple Toe Loop Prints and Theory (Nick Perna)
November 15, 2019

Double and Triple Salchow Prints – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
September 25, 2019

Double and Triple Salchow Prints (Nick Perna)
July 29, 2019

Landing Prints and What They Mean (Nick Perna)
June 4, 2019

Important Axel Tips (Nick Perna)
April 5, 2019

Print Left on Ice for Axel (Nick Perna)
February 5, 2019

Tips For Power and Speed (Nick Perna)
December 27, 2018

The U-Turn Drill (Nick Perna)
November 5, 2018

Jump Air Position – The Knuckle Drill (Nick Perna)
September 25, 2018

Waltz Jump and Axel Drill – 3 Statues, Part 2 (Nick Perna)
August 20, 2018

Waltz Jump and Axel Drill – 3 Statues, Part 1 (Nick Perna)
July 24, 2018

Skating Fundamentals: One Foot Balance (Nick Perna)
June 29, 2018

Comparing Lutz Take-Off Techniques (Nick Perna)
May 11, 2018

3 Types of Jump Walk-Throughs (Nick Perna)
March 18, 2018

Air Position Exercises and Insights (Nick Perna)
January 24, 2018

Double Axel Lesson, Part 2 – Press Up Not Out (Nick Perna)
December 4, 2017

Double Axel Lesson, Part 1 – Warmup and Quickness Drills (Nick Perna)
October 10, 2017

Drills to Cross Feet in Jumps (Nick Perna)
August 25, 2017

The Stomping Drill, Part 2: The Jumps (Nick Perna)
July 15, 2017

The Stomping Drill (Nick Perna)
May 26, 2017

Flexed Toes – A Secret of Top Coaches (Nick Perna)
April 10, 2017

Building a Double Toe Loop (Nick Perna)
February 3, 2017

Alignment Tip for Double Loop Jump (Nick Perna)
December 19, 2016

Learn to “Flox” (Nick Perna)
October 7, 2016

Drill For Teaching Jump Direction – The Disco Dance (Nick Perna)
August 3, 2016

Using a Frisbee to Discuss Jump Trajectory and Flow (Nick Perna)
June 8, 2016

Teaching Turns Using “Hitchy Coo” – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
April 5, 2016

Teaching Turns on a Straight Line Using “Hitchy Coo” (Nick Perna)
January 28, 2016

Edge Control With Turns (Nick Perna)
November 16, 2015

Edge Control With the “Shut Up Drill” (Nick Perna)
September 2, 2015

Alignment Drill, Part 2 – Edges and Turns (Nick Perna)
August 28, 2015

Alignment Drill – Mastering Feet Underneath (Nick Perna)
July 7, 2015

Back Outside Pivot – Basic Skills (Nick Perna)
May 24, 2015

Pivots – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
May 20, 2015

Pivots – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
March 29, 2015

More Edge and Blade Usage Drills Including Secret Double Axel Drill (Nick Perna)
February 13, 2015

Drill for Blade Usage, Alignment, and Balance on Turns (Nick Perna)
December 11, 2014

Multi-purpose Skating Drills All Skaters Should Master (Nick Perna)
October 11, 2014

Axel Edge Pressure – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
October 8, 2014

Axel Edge Pressure – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
August 5, 2014

Adult Figure Skating – Adult Leg Syndrome – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
July 31, 2014

Adult Figure Skating – Adult Leg Syndrome (Nick Perna)
July 3, 2014

Loop Jump Development – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
July 1, 2014

Loop Jump Development – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
March 27, 2014

Figure Skating Jumps: On-Ice Air Turns – Part 3 (Nick Perna)

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