Josh Sheehan: 5 legendary FMX tricks

On March 31, the 11th international extreme sports festival “Breakthrough – 2018” was held with the support of the Department of Sports and Tourism of Moscow. The best world and Russian riders met at the Olimpiyskiy arena. One of the shows that was shown to young spectators, within the festival, was the program “Mototherapy”.

Mototherapy is an international program of support for people with disabilities. The children, for whom “Mototherapy” is held, watch the performance not in the crowd, but near the arena. After the performance, spectators have the opportunity to socialize with the riders and ride motorcycles with them. In Russia, this action has been taking place since 2014.

We managed to meet and talk to the revolutionary in moto freestyle, Australian athlete, athlete of the Monster Energy team Josh Sheehan right after he performed some of his tricks and talked to the children in the framework of the show “Mototherapy”.

Josh Sheehan: “Riding a motorcycle helps relieve stress. When you’re riding on the track and have to do stunts, you forget about everything around you. You can clear your mind, relax. We want to give that feeling to everyone who is in the show.”

The average height a motorcyclist usually reaches in his jump is 15 meters. That’s why FMX is a complex system of tricks that requires meticulous training and skill. In our selection we have gathered 5 best tricks performed by Josh Sheehan, each of which is the result of serious physical and mental work on himself.

Triple Backflip

An incredibly difficult trick. A triple spin – backflip.

Josh Sheehan: “For freestyle you have to be very strong psychologically. There are a lot of things that are dangerous and scary, like backflips. You need to be calm despite the pressure, even if something goes wrong. Fear and understanding the risks is important, but it’s even more important to keep them under control so they don’t take over you.”

Tsunami Backflip

Tsunami is a handstand perpendicular to the bike in flight.

Nothing/Rock Solid

The name of this motorcycle trick translates to “nothing.” Nothing should bind the rider and the bike, no arms or legs.

I started riding simply because more than anything I wanted to do it, it was my passion.

Backflip Double Grab

The rider spins the bike while in flight next to him.

Flip Heart Attack

A huge portion of tricks in FMX are performed in flips, that is, while performing a backflip or forward flip.

Not everyone is able to give their life to a motorcycle and fly upwards towards the sun. Professional riders perform hundreds of stunts every day, risking their lives for the sea of adrenaline. And we can only admire their courage and watch the beautiful figures that the athlete and his motorcycle draw in the air!