Los Angeles, CA
I'm Yurii Korotun — a professional street skateboarder, a World Skate tour competitor for Ukraine, and a certified teacher with a degree in pedagogy. After 19 years on a board and a few hundred kids taught across Europe, I'm bringing all of it to California.
Private and small-group lessons at skateparks across LA, for kids, teenagers and adults. No experience needed, no board needed — I bring the equipment.
Years of professional level skateboarding experience
Golden medals won at domestic and international competitions
Kids taught across skate camps and the Skate Shelter school
Chill and friendly environment
Pedagogical and individual approach to my students
Detailed demonstrations of the tricks
In-depth explanation of a tricks
Analysis of failures on the spot after the session
Multilingual communication (English, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian)
All of the necessary safety measures (helmets, knee and elbow pads)
Sustainability and eco friendliness
Group skate classes, split for adults and for kids (5-10) people or individual workshop
The fastest way to progress. Individual sessions built entirely around where you are now, with progress tracked from lesson to lesson.
The program depends on your level and what you want out of it, and the course length is set after an assessment. No prior experience needed. No skateboard needed.
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Lessons run at skateparks around Los Angeles and the sur rounding cities. If you don't see your neighborhood, ask anyway — the list below is where I already travel, not a boundary.
No. Boards, helmets, knee pads and elbow pads are provided for beginner and siblings lessons, so you can turn up with nothing but comfortable clothes and flat shoes. Once you know you enjoy it, the first lesson also covers how to choose a board and what to check on it before you buy.
Group lessons are €30 per person for a 60 minutes class, at both beginner and intermediate level. Two siblings learning together are €50 for the pair. One-on-one coaching is €30 per hour, with the course length set after an initial assessment.
Lessons run at skateparks across the Los Angeles area, including Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Culver City, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Pasadena, Glendale and the surrounding neighborhoods. Tell me where you are when you get in touch and we will find the closest park that suits your level.
Both. Group classes are split so that adults and kids learn alongside people at their own stage, and one-on-one lessons are built around whoever is on the board. Plenty of adults start from zero — it is a much more common way to begin than people expect.
Yes, that is exactly who it is for. The beginner course starts before the board does: choosing and checking equipment, then pushing, turning, stopping and — importantly — how to fall safely. From there it moves on to balance work, skatepark etiquette and the vocabulary, so you can skate with other people without feeling lost.
Yurii is a professional street skateboarder with 19 years of experience who has represented Ukraine on the World Skate tour in Rome, Lausanne, Tokyo and Sharjah — all Olympic qualification stages. He also holds a bachelor's degree in pedagogy and is a certified teacher of English and Spanish, with classroom practice across school grades 1 to 11.
English, German, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian. That matters more than it sounds for a first lesson — being able to explain a trick in someone's own language is usually the difference between them landing it and giving up on it.
Fill in the form at the bottom of this page with the level you want and Yurii will get back to you to arrange a time and a park. You can also reach him directly on WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram or by email.