From a very young age I was seduced by the elegance of skateboarding.

Growing up watching the likes of:

Rodney Mullen – The greatest street skater of all time, single-handedly pioneering street skating as a whole into what it is today.

Ryan Sheckler – The “Gap God,” from a young age capable of clearing enormous gaps, while now as an adult riding for Plan B.

Bob Burnquist – A personal favorite.  A really good guy that was always pushing the boundaries of skating ramps.

I began using words like gnar, sick, and stoked.

I became extremely fine-tuned in my observation of tricks and their assorted, complicated names and variations.

There are skaters all over the world, united by a passion.  When traveling the world, you can expect to speak to skaters of all different nationalities.  Here is a map of the languages spoken around the world.

I would go from town to town, skating all the different parks in my area.

If you’re interested in finding a park to skate, take a look at this map.

Check out these videos for some classic skating:

Modus Operandi

Bag of Suck

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