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That's such a smarmy response.... 'they're called brakes'
Practice shifting the majority of your weight onto the handlebars while standing up. This will make it alot easier to lock your legs. The tricky bit is discovering what position your feet are in the crank rotation that works best for you. You can also apply your front brake a little, this will shift weight forward & help to take weight off the rear making it easier to lock up.
Ultimately skidding is lots of fun but shouldn't be your only means of stopping. I'd avoid the rear skipping jumpy method mentioned above as imho it looks like you need to take a shit when viewed from behind and anyone who doesn't know what you are up to will think you are peculiar.
Hope that helps