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What’s unique about B-tele is that when you bend and stretch both legs, they naturally end up directly under your upper body.
Doing this lying down feels very natural. As you return, the pressure releases and your upper body and legs line up straight. This alignment becomes the rotation axis, making spins super easy.
This works thanks to a heel-free system or low-cut boots that let your ankles move freely.
Being able to push your knees forward and point them allows the inside leg to stay under your body. From there, you extend, push to apply pressure, and then return. This is the basic B-tele movement.
In this video, I’m demonstrating my skiing movements while lying on a tatami mat.
You can’t replicate the “pressure exchange” while standing, so lying down makes it visible.
There are two key points:
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The endpoint of the push is always the outside of the ankle.
Even when you’re rubbing the floor or bed, it’s always there.
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Using the tatami edge as the midline, when the outside ankle slightly crosses it, your hip starts to rotate.
Just extending the leg straight isn’t enough?crossing the line naturally triggers the turn.
By the way, if you extend it like a “chu♪”, it becomes automatic.
So my turns start with “extend the leg,” “push through the outside of the ankle,” and “cross the line to rotate the hip.”
Standing up would just be “squat/stand,” which is weight movement, not real pressure control.
That’s why doing this on a tatami or bed shows the true feel of the movement.
Floor training is also very effective.
Right after waking up, move quietly without straining the sheets.
This trains the flexibility you need for skiing. Even a few minutes in the morning is enough to embed the movement in your body.
Most telemark skiing methods start by practicing the “telemark position,” with one leg forward.
I call this A-tele.
But my method doesn’t have that position, so I call it B-tele.
The equipment may be the same, but the concept and movement are completely different.
In the end, it’s a matter of personal preference. No one’s better or worse.
It’s just me showing how I ski.
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