^ I think the idea is not to be hitting potholes, regardless of what bike you're riding. Keeping an eye on the road and upcoming obstacles is the most important, but if a pothole is unavoidable hopefully you can wheelie over it and shift your weight forward off the back wheel, or bunny hop it. Skidding can be used as a good technique in given situations to control speed and re-orientate your line. But I have to admit I don't think these are things that people actively think about when riding, maybe it just comes with experience