Now, this question is a bit redundant considering I still have both front and back brakes, but I've been learning to skip stop- and thanks to Sheldon Brown I have it down pretty well.

What I DO have difficulty with is skidding.

However, I learned to skip stop just to give myself another brake, and it seems like it's way better on the tires than straight skidding.

Aside from "street cred", is there any real reason to learn to skid if I can skip stop effectively?