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2022 best of

best parts

Nick Matthews - Venture x Uprise / Nike x HUF

Mason Coletti - RIGHT HERE FOR PABLO . Deep Fried Pescado

Eddie Cernicky - Deep Fried Pescado . RIGHT HERE FOR PABLO

Tiago Lemos - Primitive DEFINE.

Gustav Tønnesen - SOUR SOLUTION III

Leonardo Bodelazzi - Leozinho

Juan Virues - Hotel Blue pro ‘penthouse suite’

Cyrus & Max - Limosine Promaster . “Toes Down” . i just took a bite of dirt

Diego Todd - Hockey X

Braden Hoban - emerica Emerge

Tristan Funkhouser - Baker 420 . Deep Fried x Baker

Nyjah Huston - Need That . Shine On . “DISRUPTION”

Tyshawn Jones - “Play Dead” . KINGDOM COME . ‘The General’

Carlos Ribeiro - Primitive DEFINE.

Gilbert Crockett - DENIM CAR

Grant Taylor - Fantastic Voyage

Will Marshall - Alltimers You Deserve It

Lucien Clarke - LAUST IN TRANSLATION

Shaun Paul - DC ‘NorthUnda’

Noah Nayef - April

Elijah Odom - Alltimers You Deserve It . Andrew RASCAL

Brian Reid - Brian, Brandon & Will . DGK Zeitgeist

Shin Sanbongi - adidas

Jordan Trahan - Ace ‘Fais Low Low’

Bobby de Keyzer - Bobby

Brian Delatorre - Live & Direct

Vincent Milou - SOLO: You Changed

Jaakko Ojanen - Manana . E.S.P. vol. 2

Ryan Lay - DR in Color . Sci-Fi Fantasy

Myles Willard - Bones Bearings . ”Myles and The Machine”

Will Mazzari - Brian, Brandon & Will . DGK Zeitgeist

Marcello Campanello - Maxallure pro

Heitor da Silva - Vice Versa Love

Jake Wooten - Big Sky

Felipe Gustavo - CODE

Ishod Wair - REAL

Ish Cepeda - AD ASTRA

Louie Lopez - As You Wish . “Honor Roll” . FA, Again & Again

Danny Renaud - Brass Tacks

Silas Baxter-Neal - Portland Public Skating 3 . Burrow

Brian Delatorre - Habitat Live & Direct

Keiran Zimmerman - Jenny x Emerica

best full-lengths

Polar - Sounds Like You Guys Are Crushing It

Antihero - Fantastic Voyage

GX1000 - RIGHT HERE FOR PABLO

The Sour Solution III

Primitive - DEFINE.

Hockey X

Supreme - “Play Dead”

Alltimers - You Deserve It

Shake Junt - Shrimp Blunt

Bronze TV Channel 56

Element - E.S.P. vol. 2

Deep Fried - Pescado

Cafe - TENOR

Rassvet - “I Missed You”

Homies - Fun Raiser

DGK - Zeitgeist

Plan B - CODE

Emerica - EMPOWER

Bleach USA - “SPIKE”

Foundation - Splendor

best breakout parts

Vince Guzaldo - Bleach USA “SPIKE” . Immortality Research

Davide Holzknecht - Baglady. Pack Light . Hélas

Arthur Ribeiro - Vento Bravo

Blake Norris - FULLER HOUSE

Alan Bell - be honest

Johnny Cumaoglu - Mind How You Go

Joe Campos - Hockey X

Brian O’Dwyer - She’s Cheating

Shane Farber - CONS One-Star Pro x RIDING A HORSE NAKED

Jake Yanko - “MOSQUITO”

Christoph Friedmann - LOBBY DREAMS

Donovan Wildfong - Glue ‘wick & spit’

Marley Humphrey - “DIME BAG”

Jason Nam - carousel

Sam Fairweather - Indy Raw Ams

Shogo Zama - MAGENTAPES

best women’s parts

Breana Geering - Spitifre

Nelly Morville - Limosine Promaster . “Toes Down” . i just took a bite of dirt

Mariah Duran - Thunder

Adrianne Sloboh - Krux

Mami Tezuka - Blood Wizard “Destiny”

Nicole Hause - REAL

Reese Nelson - Birdhouse welcome

best independents

Tim Savage - Brian, Brandon & Will

Fritte Söderström - Jante 5:33 x Jante 11:00

Tor Ström - Is This The Place?

Gray Area: Push Button to Destroy the World

Mettz Quest 2 (nyc)

Eryk Burton - THE TALE OF A TOXIC KING (nyc)

Harry Bergenfield - She’s Cheating (Philly)

Nicolas Marti - be honest (nyc)

Neema Joorabchi - limp x okay then (nyc)

Jeff Cecere - Mind How You Go (nyc)

Felix Soto - “ANGEL” (LA)

Calvin Millar - THE SQUAD (Austin)

Emilio Dufour - MAL CIUDADANO (Uruguay)

My Favorite Things - 31 (Helsinki)

Andrew Meyer - flinch (Philly VX)

Widdip - RIDING A HORSE NAKED (ATL)

Viktor Kretsis - Down Low (Manchester)

gang international - WITH ALL DUE (DC)

Chris Mulhern - [untitled] 006 (Philly)

Leando Chocho - HANDYCAPS_2

Tyler Bamdas - V3

Alex Doyle - CLUB BANGERS 3 (Vancouver)

Portland Public Skating 3

DUPLEX 3 (West Palm Beach FL)

HITTIT 3 (Kopenhagen)

Tristan Warren - MONEY TIME (LA)

Zach Fuller - FULLER HOUSE (SF)

Get Lesta - Darling (UK)

James Morley - GOD BLESS (Toronto)

andres garcia - MILO (LA)

James Cruikshank - SENSIBLES (Paris)

Brian Hunter - SLANG (Long Beach)

Daniel Dent - faith in bro (LA)

best promo / medium-length / squad

Limosine - Promaster . “Toes Down” . i just took a bite of dirt

Free x Vans - Full Circle

The Union Square Video

Game On - Mark Suciu SOTY Trip

Chocolate - Upper Cruster

Primitive x Independent

Austin Bristow - LAUST IN TRANSLATION

eS Terminal 002

Bronze x DC What If God Said

Pangea Jeans - POCKET DIAL

adidas - The Sky Ain’t Falling

Pass~Port Nike

Internet Birthday ep.1

Thunder: Pleather Jacket

SCREWLOOSE - EXILE

Last Resort AB - Alv’s Angels

Thrasher Germany Vacation

RACKZ Gallery - Pandora

adidas Australia - Light Years

Sunday Hardware - LUV YA LOTS x x

Baglady - Pack Light

HUF x Thrasher Brazil

Sk8land Skateshop - Veinte

Cowtown - TWENTY FIVE

Am Scramble 2021

Girl - ‘Desesh Mode’ Euro Tour

CPH OPEN 2021

Poolroom - RUNNER UP

Brick & Mortar - Autumn

Maxallure “INT CIRCLE” . “Beautiful Thoughts”

Dime comp vol 7 - Alexis Lacroix

SLP - KARI

Vans - Scandis

Kadence - DAIS

WKND - BOTTLE NECK SEWAGE . Street Fighters 2 . Alan Gelfand High

WORBLE III: Rough & Tough

Tree skateshop x Delivxry Buenos Aires - TREENIDAD

THE VIOLET PROMO

Stussy - Car Pool

Frog x Thunder

another massive year in skateboarding. hope things are good in your world. tell your friends you love em & let’s persevere to make 2023 even better

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Nike SB | Nyjah Huston | Need That

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Nike SB | Nyjah Huston | Need That

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#502 A Nyjah csomag

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Tony Hawk után talán a legismertebb deszkás Nyjah Huston. A kis rasztából lett sztár rengeteg energiát és munkát öl a deszkázásba és ehhez egy jó atlétához mérten komoly háttérország is a rendelkezésére áll. Jelenleg egy térdsérülés miatt nem látogatja a versenyeket és nincs full send sem a médiagépezet mégis terítéken tartja. A Thrasher SOTY (Skater Of The Year) biztosan hiányzik még a polcról, lehet, hogy így év vége felé már ez is a cél?

Friss! Miközben ez a cikk már kész volt és az utolsó símításokra várt, kijött egy újabb videó, a Need That. Next level deszkázás 12 percben. Azt számolgattam közben, hogy egy-egy trükk 3-5 másodpercig van a képernyőn. Szorozva x-szel, 12 perc. Nem is ecsetelgetem tovább…

Nézzük először a legújabb szóló részt a Shine On-t. A videót Ty Evans filmezte és vágta, az eredmény pedig önmagáért beszél. Remek (és egyben meglepő) a zene választás és elképesztő a deszkázás. Nyjah valóban más szinten tolja, akár szeretjük, akár nem. Az egyik legmegosztóbb deszkás egyben tényleg az egyik létező legtehetségesebb pro manapság.

Aztán hó elején kijött egy Rough Cut, azaz megjelent vagy meg nem jelent nyersanyagok. Ezek a videók arra jók, hogy betekinthessünk a filmezés hátterébe, a hangulatába.

Mindeközben megjelent egy majdnem egy órás doku Nyjah életéről, ezúttal a kezdetektől a Disorder-ig, azaz saját alapítású cégéig. Life On Video:

Ha már a Disorder-nél tartunk, egy rövid visszatekintés. Nyjah-t már kisgyerek kora óta első szponzora, az Element támogatta, de útjaik különváltak pár évvel ezelőtt. Egy kis szünet után létrejött a Disorder Skateboards, amely kis lépésekben halad és már kezd összeállni egy csapat. (Dominick Walker után Clive Dixon-t igazolták le a Birdhouse-tól). A cég fejlődéséről készült a The Berrics kisfilmje a Trajectory rovatban:

Nyjah valóban a rocksztárok és atléták életét éli. Ebben a kis videóban Los Angeles-i házában vezet körbe bennünket virtuálisan. Kecótúra Nyjah-val.

A fentieken felül voltak még persze ilyen-olyan összeállítások, de ez is egy fél délelőttös csomag lett. Ahogy a bevezetőben is fejtegettük, a térdsülés miatt kihagyta majdnem az egész SLS (Street League Skateboarding) sorozatot és így kicsit el is tűnt a térképről, amit valószínűleg nem engedhet meg magának. Be is indult a filmgyártás így az elmúlt hét több mainstream csatornán is csak róla szólt. Clive Dixon behúzásával pedig a Disorder is kapott egy kis rivaldafényt.

Nemsokára indul a Thrasher Magazine SOTY választása is, amihez általában ez a fajta taktika beválik, az évvégi videóözön megteszi a hatását.

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Nike SB | Nyjah Huston | Need That

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Nyjah Huston Previews New Nyjah 3 in Nike SB 'Need That' Video https://sneakerscartel.com/nyjah-huston-previews-new-nyjah-3-in-nike-sb-need-that-video/

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Tech Deck Skatepark Review

If you're looking for a great way to spend your Saturday afternoon, check out the Tech Deck Skatepark! This is a fun, previously owned toy that's perfect for kids ages six and up. It's powered by no batteries and has a variety of features. It's a perfect way to spend your day with friends and family. There are no batteries needed, and the toy is fully assembled and ready to go!

The Tech Deck Bowl Builder X-Connect Park Creator set has a variety of elements that skaters of all ages can play with. It includes a bowl corner, panels, coping and a funbox. It also includes a fingerboard and comes with a Tech Deck bowl. If you want to build a complete park, you'll need to purchase the rest of the parts separately. You can even buy some of them separately. If you're looking for a skatepark that allows for lots of fingerboarding action, you should consider the Tech Deck Nyjah Huston skatepark. The six-time world champion's private skatepark has many ledges and elements that allow for a wide variety of tricks. The Tech Deck ramp can be used with other X-Connect ramps, which makes it easy to expand your setup. The tech deck Nyjah Huston assembles into a perfect park for any child's skill level. If you're looking for something a little more specialized, you'll find that the Tech Deck has many options. There are ramps, rails, and fingerboards to make the park even more exciting. The Nyjah fingerboard is perfect for the youngest skaters. Its X-Connect Park Creator set is compatible with the Jump N' Grind and Nyjah skatepark series. For a complete setup, you'll want to add a couple of BMX-style ramps and a few other items. If you are looking for a realistic-looking skate park, consider the Tech Deck Nyjah Huston skate park. This is a faithful replica of the legendary skater's famous skate park. It features 20 elements and is 50 cm long. It's compatible with X-Connect boxes to modulate the elements. The kit includes an assembled Nyjah Huston skateboard. The toy is suitable for ages six and up. The Tech Deck skate park also has a ramp inspired by six-time world champion Nyjah Huston. Its 20 elements are 50 cm long and are compatible with the Tech Deck X-Connect boxes, allowing for the addition of additional elements. The kit also includes a skateboard that features Nyjah Huston's signature style and color. It's recommended for kids aged six and up, but it can be enjoyed by the whole family! The Tech Deck fingerboard is inexpensive. A single fingerboard costs about $10, while multi-packs cost $15-25. The entire skatepark can cost up to $125. You can build a fingerboard yourself, or pay for a store-bought kit. If you're a beginner, you might want to try building the fingerboards before purchasing the full set. They're easy to assemble and come with authentic licensed decals that make them look and feel authentic. digitchoice.com

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Lacey Baker vs. Nyjah Huston NikeSB

When I first wrote this, I was furious. I gave myself a few weeks of thought to see if I felt any different, and I didn’t. This post is purely my opinion, come talk to me if you have any thoughts on it as well!

Lacey Baker’s NikeSB video part for her Bruin Hi pro shoe came out on February 23rd, and Nyjah Huston’s ‘Til Death part for his pro shoe came out February 27th. In my opinion both parts are incredible for so many different reasons. Lacey has the technical style, and the fight for equality and inclusiveness. Nyjah is a master of skating rails and has his pure vision in the movie-like part. But, what has bothered me so much that I feel like I need to write this? It’s the radical online feedback between both. When I scrolled down to the comments on Lacey’s video, it honestly made me sick. Comments like, “Stfu with the equality bullsh*t in the description”, “This guy sucks”, and “these tricks were relevant in like 1995”.

Photo: Sam McGuire

Nyjah’s comments were more positive, although there are negative comments on his, they were more about the music choice? His positive comments were like “The best skateboarder”, and “I almost cried”. I know what you are thinking, why are you getting heated over YouTube comments? Because it’s not only on YouTube, it’s on Instagram, Facebook, and so many other sites. No matter what Lacey or any other woman skater does, there are always those comments yelling about how they or any other pro skater are much better than the women, and they deserve the sponsorship more than the women. If you are so mad about women skaters not being on the same skill level as men, maybe you should have let them start joining pro teams sooner. Give them pro boards when they are ten to keep them progressing. Let women be able to compete in Street League in the first place instead of adding their section FOUR YEARS ago! If women skaters had the support that men have had the whole time, then there would be that equality. Lacey wouldn’t have to be fighting for equality in 2018 if there had ever been that constant support. Maybe the haters would be sponsored like the women if they didn’t have such horrible attitudes. Skating comes from punk culture, a culture of misfits who don’t fit in. How dare you make women the outcasts of an already outcast culture?

Photo: Twitter

Both are great skaters, but Nyjah is nowhere near my favorite. You want to know why? I absolutely cannot relate to Nyjah. He has the star status. He lives in Cali, in a mansion, owns more cars than I ever will, and has his own skate warehouse. Lacey on the other hand, is a queer skater, living on the east coast in a New York apartment. I can see myself in Lacey’s shoes. I cannot see myself in Nyjah’s. And it’s fine if you can’t see yourself in Lacey, you don’t have to, you just need to respect that other people do. Both Lacey and Nyjah are Street League winners, they have both proven themselves to the world that they can skate on that level, so they both need the hype for them to keep up the good work. I will always stand by saying that skating is for everyone, no matter your gender, race, age, sexuality, skill level, or any of it. If you are having fun, you deserve it. It’s time that the industry and its followers start thinking the same. Below are links to both parts so you can form your own opinion.

Lacey Baker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RvKpAOaTv4

Nyjah Huston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBgbBrxj2to

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Nyjah Huston Supports Simone Biles, 'People See Us As Robots'

Nyjah Huston Supports Simone Biles, ‘People See Us As Robots’

Skateboarding superstar Nyjah Huston says he understands the pressure Simone Biles is going through at the Olympics … telling TMZ Sports people need to realize athletes are human, not emotionless robots. Biles shockingly withdrew from the… from TMZ.com https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/28/nyjah-huston-supports-simone-biles-olympics-mental-health/

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The Wallisch Project (Tom Wallisch 2013)

SkiStar Movies Rating: 4.5/5

Directed by Kyle Decker

Starring Tom Wallisch

The Wallisch Project is awesome.  Ski movies are commonly referred to as “ski porn” and The Wallisch Project takes it the next step and delivers all the money shots in a tightly edited, well-crafted, 9-minute segment of pure fantasy.   Wham.  Bam.  Thank You, Ma’am.  Over and over again.   Except, it’s all real in the world of Tom Wallisch’s super-human urban-skiing moves.  Up rail, big gap, down rail?  Hell Yeah.  Corked 1260, switch landing?  OMFG!  Remember when people used to say the hardest, technical thing in professional sports was to be able to hit a major league pitch in baseball?  That was before the advent of extreme sports and well before what gets thrown down on a regular basis today in free-skiing.  You are best advised to be wearing an adult diaper while watching The Wallisch Project – you may need it as Tom lays out a compendium of the toughest moves in pro sports today. The Wallisch Project deserves it’s place right up there with Nyjah Huston’s 2011 skate board mind-blower Rise & Shine in the category of best value for money spent on iTunes.

Roping in Level 1’s Kyle Decker to lens and edit The Wallisch Project is a stroke of genius.  His flow puts you right there and his smart use of slow motion is like an exclamation point, making The Wallish Project all the more inspirational.  

What a great way to start the 2013 ski movie season.  It’s August but I want snow now.   By Mark “The Attorney General” Quail

 Watch the Trailer for The Wallisch Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q2DV5sXDh4

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Skateboarders excited to send sport to greater heights at Olympic 2020 Games

Skateboarding started in 1950s California is already a professional sport of course but the Olympics offers skaters the chance to do their thing on the epic sporting.  Fans from all over the world who want to watch the live-action of Olympic Street Skateboarding can buy Olympic Street Skateboarding Tickets online.

American Jagger Eaton said:

“The publicity that skateboarding will get from the Olympics in Tokyo 2020 is just going to change everything for skateboarding. It makes it more accessible for people like me who love competing and want to compete.”

The (IOC) International Olympic Committee’s drive to reach a more young audience led to the addition of skateboarding along with four other new sports for Tokyo. In a sport that is still securely embedded in the streets and urban skateparks not everybody has been happy with the prospect of skaters struggling for gold silver and bronze.

For the perspective of Eaton or three-time street world champion Nyjah Huston though skateboarding is all about competing and winning.

Eaton said:

“I have a super competitive drive and I have worked my life everything to get where I am at, to compete with the pros and I just won’t let anybody take that away from me”

Huston, who has also won the Street League Skateboarding competition five times is the hot favorite for gold in Tokyo and sees the Olympics as the extra motivation he needs after a period at the top.

Huston said:

“It adds extra pressure but I am always going into every contest with the same mindset. Going out there and doing the best to win. I love a day out there competing, I feel like people might think I would be less competitive now or less fired up after winning so much over the years, but I think the feeling keeps growing and the love for skateboarding keeps growing.”

Olympic fans can get Olympic Tickets through our trusted online ticketing market place. OlympicTickets2020.com is the most reliable source to book Summer Games 2020 Tickets.

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Pro Skateboarder Nyjah Huston Sued For Allegedly Beating Up Man At Party

Nyjah Huston jumped a guy at a house party and beat the man's face so viciously he needed surgery to fix a broken nose ... this according to a new lawsuit.  According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ryan Sheehy claims he was…

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Tokyo Games Delayed to 2021, Easing Athletes’ Angst

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday into 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the last international sporting showpiece still standing this year.

Though a huge blow to Japan, which invested $12 billion in the run-up, the decision was a relief to thousands of athletes fretting over how to train as the world headed into lockdown over the disease that has claimed more than 16,500 lives.

Pressure had been building on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its powerful president Thomas Bach, with some athletes and sporting bodies critical of the time taken to make an inevitable decision.

After a call with Bach, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the July 24-Aug. 9 competition would be rescheduled for the summer of 2021 at the latest as proof of victory over the virus.

“We asked President Bach to consider postponement of about one year to make it possible for athletes to play in the best condition,” Abe said.

“President Bach said he is in agreement 100 percent.”

The IOC confirmed that.

Though it was the first Olympics’ postponement, they were canceled outright several times during the two 20th century World Wars. Major Cold War boycotts also disrupted the Moscow and Los Angeles Games in 1980 and 1984.

ATHLETES SAD BUT RELIEVED

Athletes were disappointed but broadly endorsed the delay, given health risks and disruption to their training as gyms, stadia and swimming pools shut down around the world.

“I compete in a little bike race, which is nothing compared to what is going on in the world right now,” American Olympic BMX champion Connor Fields said, before the official announcement. “No sport is more important if it means more people might potentially die from this.”

Australia’s two-time Olympic champion swimmer, Cate Campbell, said she was reeling but ready for the new challenge.

“The goal posts haven’t disappeared – just shifted,” she said, after her nation had announced it would not go to Tokyo 2020 if it went ahead.

U.S. skateboarder and gold medal hopeful Nyjah Huston was frustrated, though, especially given his sport was scheduled to make its debut at the Tokyo.

“When skating finally makes it in the Olympics then it gets postponed,” the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram, after a delay had begun to look inevitable. “I was feelin (sic) ready too … now I’m going to have to be a year older for this!”

The coronavirus outbreak has raged around the world since early this year, infecting nearly 380,000 people and wrecking sports events from the soccer Euros to Formula One.

Despite their disappointment, not to mention the logistical headaches and financial losses coming, a poll showed about 70% of Japanese agreed with a delay.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters the delayed Games would still be branded “Tokyo 2020”.

JUMPER WITH NO SANDPIT

In a crowded sporting calendar, which will be making up for this year’s cancellations, World Athletics said it would be willing to move the 2021 world championships, scheduled for Aug. 6-15 in Oregon to clear a path for the Olympics.

The Athletics Association said a survey of more than 4,000 track and field competitors showed 78% wanted the Games delayed.

The association’s American founder, twice Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor, is among athletes unable to train due to social distancing and closure of facilities.

“There is no sandpit for me, I have not put on jump spikes for two weeks,” he told Britain’s Times newspaper.

Tuesday’s decision came 122 days before the planned opening ceremony at Japan’s newly built National Stadium, which was to usher in the 16-day carnival of sport featuring 11,000 athletes from 206 nations and territories.

It was not the first time a Japanese Olympics has run into problems. Both the 1940 Summer and Winter Olympic Games were due to be held in Japan but were canceled due to World War Two.

It was not yet clear whether the 57 percent of athletes who had already secured spots in Tokyo would need to qualify again for the re-arranged Olympics.

The torch relay was being canceled.

(Additional reporting by Reuters bureaux worldwide; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Nick Macfie and Gareth Jones)

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About a year ago now, I saw down for a drink and conversation to feel out this guy’s film he was working on and get a feel if it was legit or not. We had a long talk, and I came away hopeful but in a wait and see kind of status because I didn’t really understand it. Fast forward a year and I am happy to see all the progress Michael has made and pleased to be able to share this with you all. It was hard to nail down everything from that one conversation so I had Michael write out his answers and have posted his full responses below. His project called Humanity Stoked covers many topics but the general gist is about humanity helping humanity. We spend so much time absorbed in our day to day and see a lot of negativity out there wishing there was more that could be done…or waiting on someone else to step in. The film interviews people who make strides everyday to make the world a better place and how everyone can do so in their own lives. There’s a laundry list of names that share their stories and as with any project like this, a short summary doesn’t grasp its full spectre. Get comfortable and dive in to find out more in my interview with Michael…

Name: Michael Ian Cohen Age:  52 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Current Location: Long Island Years skating: 44 Years

It’s about the love of humanity, the importance of living an open, loving life, giving back, and the issues that affect us all, from music and art, human rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, the environment, science, activism and more.

What’s up Michael, for those who haven’t heard of it, can you briefly tell our readers what Humanity Stoked is all about? Humanity Stoked is an unprecedented feature length documentary featuring the biggest names in skateboarding, including Nyjah Huston, Bob Burnquist, Tony Hawk, Leticia Bufoni, Tony Alva, Christian Hosoi, Vanessa Torres, Brian Anderson, Chris Cole, P-Rod and many others. There’s also dozens of musicians, artists, activists, scientists and more, ALL of whom are also skaters.  What’s cool as hell is that it’s a skateboarding doc…and it’s NOT. It’s about the love of humanity, the importance of living an open, loving life, giving back, and the issues that affect us all, from music and art, human rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, the environment, science, activism and more. These are the issues we dig into with everyone, and share their personal stories related to it all.  The end game is to make a film that’s totally unique, interesting as hell, and that inspires people to think more deeply about these issues. I’m not trying to tell people what to think about issues, as that would just make me part of the problem that’s dividing people. I’m trying to get to people to think more deeply and with an open mind, before jumping to conclusions and worse, voting for people that create legislation based on knee-jerk reactions, unjustified fears and twisted facts.  I also want to inspire people to live a life that’s more open, authentic, purposeful and to give back a bit more in the process. As we say at the WhatStopsYou.org Foundation,  to “Live more and give more!” It’s a beautiful mission as much as it’s a film. The fact is, we’re giving away all our distribution revenue and nobody on the crew, myself included as the producer and director gets paid. We’ve been fortunate to have some amazing people in the film and companies supporting us, including, Steve Van Doren and VANS, Wing Lam and Wahoo’s, Jet Blue, Loaded Boards and many others as well.

Tony Hawk Squawking

Why did you decide to do this? What’s your motivation? That’s a damn good question Chris. I had not been living a particularly authentic life and was ignoring the things that were critical to living a happy life, including being able to express myself creatively and doing my part to make this world a better place. It was clear to me how much activism and  volunteerism is needed right now and I wanted to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Around 2015, I began sliding into a devastating depression. I ended up in a very dark place for nearly 2 years. Often, I would just break down in tears. As I emerged from it, it became clear I had to make some fundamental changes in the way I was living.  The fact is, I was lucky enough to have some great influences in my life, especially my Grandfather, Ralph Bofshever, a FDNY member that was awarded a gold medal of valor from the Mayor of NYC in 1948. Actually, they named a day after him in Brooklyn! From the way he lived his life, I learned the importance of people helping and supporting one another in any way one can. My grandfather was never wealthy, but he volunteered his time to various causes he believed in his entire life. Wanting to pay that forward, I ended up creating a non-profit, the WhatStopsYou.org Foundation to help ensure other children had a positive inspiration in their life too. I also knew an epic documentary could have an even greater reach to inspire people to help make this world a better place if it was done right and featured interviews with the right people to make it interesting. I didn’t want to produce some preachy condescending bullshit. I’ve been skateboarding my whole life and it occurred to me I’ve only seen professional skateboarders talk about skateboarding and their social lives. I wanted to have deeper conversations with them all about some really important issues that affect us all. To make it even more interesting, I wanted to involve musicians, artists, scientists, politicians, activists, philanthropists and more. I wanted to keep with my original concept of skaters however and wondered if I could find people from all of those other areas of life, but that also happen to love skateboarding. Fortunately, I was able to pull it off and the result is the film Humanity Stoked.

You’ve got a lot of big names that have gotten involved in the project. Who from New York is on board and what do they bring to the film? Yeah, we’ve been really blessed with the support of so many iconic people who chose to be in this film and support it (the full list can be seen at www.HumanityStoked.com). From my home town of New York, we’ve got Brian Anderson, Tyshawn Jones, 6-Time Afro-Latin Jazz Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill, Virgin Blacktop’s Charlie Samules and more. Other cool East Coast dudes include Bam Margera, Brandon Novak, Jesse Margara, McRad’s Chuck Treece, and more.  Everyone brings their own personal stories related to the issues in the film. With Tyshawn for example, we get into his childhood, growing up poor and being raised by a single mom. It’s not about just telling the story however, it’s about the value of a mother’s love and guidance and positive ways it has impacted his life. Of course, Brian Anderson gets into issues such as LGBTQ rights and equality, but so much more. The lessons people can learn from his experiences go far beyond that of one’s sexuality. Having the courage to live truly, fully, and authentically is important to all of us, and Brian’s life is a great example of that. I’m lucky to call him a good friend. With other guys like Bam and Brandon, of course we talk a lot about addiction and recovery. They’ve both spoken about that before of course, but we hit that from a different angle. Guys like O’Farrill and Treece talk about the importance music and creative expression and the way it can impact our society and even legislation. In the end, what these people bring to the film is their perspectives and personal stories of triumph, failure, giving in to fear and overcoming it as well, living life fully and giving back. Beyond the people of New York, everyone knows New York has its own energy and vibe, and that comes across for sure. We filmed all over the world, but our New York locations include all 5 boroughs, and specifically, LES, Battery Park, Long Beach, the Wythe Hotel, the Brooklyn Bowl and other iconic New York spots.

What I’m trying to do however is help make sure whatever direction we move in, wherever we end up, it’s because it’s a result of careful, open minded, reasonable contemplation, and not as a result of insecurities, ignorance, fear, hate, intolerance and the turning of our backs on science and facts in general. 

On your website it says you are raising money and awareness while making the film, how does that work and who is benefitting from it? Great question, Chris! The importance of giving back in life is a real part of the film, so we shine a light on lots of charities that many of the people in the film are involved with. Some of the famous people have their own foundations, and that’s great, but it’s important to understand each of us is already  empowered to make a difference. It’s doesn’t even have to take money. Most people don’t have the time and other resources to create and grow their own charitable foundations, but we don’t need to. Everyone can help out in any number of ways that don’t require money or even much time. Actually, Nyjah Huston speaks about that in the film specifically.  As for the money, that’s another area we’re very proud to speak about, and with hope that it can inspire others. The fact is, we are producing the entire film for free. Nobody in the cast and nobody in the crew gets paid. Even as the producer and director, I do not take a salary of any kind. The WhatStopsYou.org Foundation has already been granted its 501c3 Non-Profit status and we’re giving every cent of our film distribution revenue to it. More specifically, in addition to producing non-profit films for the betterment of humanity, the main purpose of the foundation is providing amazing leaders from the worlds of action sports, science, business, music, the arts and more, as inspirational speakers to schools, youth groups, and other qualified non-profits that would otherwise be unable to do so. I’m proud to say the vast majority of pro skaters in the film have already filmed promos for the launch of the foundation. 

BA looks like he covered the gamut of emotions here.

When the film comes out, what do you hope the impact is? It’s funny you ask that, because at the end of each interview we complete for the film, while the cameras are still rolling, that’s one of a few questions I ask every interview subject. We also ask everyone exactly why they wanted to be featured in the documentary. The answers are often deeply moving and sometimes damn funny. We will be posting everyone’s answers on our social media and on a special website: www.WhyHumanityStoked.com. Anyway, my hope is that the film inspires people think more deeply about all sorts of things that affect the peaceful advancement of humanity…the issues that affect us all. Again, I don’t want to tell people what to think or what direction we should be headed in as a society. What I’m trying to do however is help make sure whatever direction we move in, wherever we end up, it’s because it’s a result of careful, open minded, reasonable contemplation, and not as a result of insecurities, ignorance, fear, hate, intolerance and the turning of our backs on science and facts in general. 

Who has been the most inspiring or influential person you’ve met during the making of this film? Okay, that question really makes me smile! It’s because I’ve set out to make a film that can inspire people, and was surprised to learn it began working from the very first days of production. During almost every interview we’ve done for the film, both myself, the interviewee and the crew have all talk about how inspiring the process was! Seriously man, most interviews end with heartfelt hug and even some applause, as was the case with Chuck Treece’s interview in Havana, Cuba. As for the most influential person, there are some obvious names like Tony Hawk because of their massive global reach and also because the impact the Tony Hawk Foundation has had in so many communities. In terms of the most inspiring people for me personally, there have been so many but two that come to mind are Tony Alva, Brian Anderson, Valeria Kechichian, Brandon Novak, Ray Barbee, and Vanessa Torres…just to name a few. A few of the most inspiring skateboarders to me have deeply moving stories in the film and will surprise everyone because you’ve not likely heard of them before; truly amazing people like Hamish Brewer, Ray LeVier and Chris Koch.

What’s been the best part of this whole experience for you? Without a doubt, being able to finally live my life more authentically, with purpose and being able to have a positive impact on people is an amazing feeling, although there was something else that caught me by surprise. This all began as a selfless endeavor yet in the process, my life became enriched with new friendships with some truly wonderful human beings that inspire me every day and help broaden my perspectives on so many things.

Have you encountered many challenges getting the film made? [laughs] Ummmm, fuck yes!!. There are endless challenges to making any film, but especially so on a film like this. Remember, not only is this my first film, I’m making it with zero financing so I’ve had to be very creative with just about every aspect. I also began without a single connection to anyone from the worlds of filmmaking, skateboarding, music, art, politics, etc…so I had to literality start from scratch in every imaginable respect. To this day, I am the sole producer of the film. As far as shooting the interviews, I’ve been beyond blessed with a team of amazing, selfless, talented professionals that donate their time and equipment because they believe in the mission and social responsibility as much as I do. From almost the very beginning, Nick Lang out of Philadelphia came on board as my main DP. He’s a talented filmer and also an amazing drone cinematographer. More recently, another talented Filmer and truly excellent colorist came on board, Ian Gibson from Brooklyn by the way of Texas.  Both these guys will hop on a flight with me for a 4 day shoot, working 15 hour days with no break and NO PAY. I have endless respect for them as human beings and as gifted professionals. They both deserve so much so if you know anyone that can use their services, reach out to Nick Lang at nicklangmedia.com or on Instagram @nicklangmedia and Ian Gibson at frostedindependentfilms.com or on Instagram @iangibson_fif. For the record, there are over a dozen people on the crew, all of whom have donated their time and talent at one time or another so be sure to check them all out at http://www.HumanityStoked.com

When and where can people go to see the film? The plan is for a release in the spring of next year. We are in talks now for an official screening in the Olympic Village at the 2020 games in Tokyo, as well as in New York and California. In addition to any film festivals, look for it on Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu. Keep an eye on our website, for progress reports and of course, like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @humanitystoked. You can see the first official mini teaser/trailer featuring Iconic skateboarding pioneer Tony Alva and read about why I chose him for the first teaser at the website www.HumanityStoked.com. You can also look up Humanity Stoked on IMDB and see the trailer there.

Any parting words for our readers? As a non-profit film and mission, it’s critical we build out social media following, so please follow us, like and share our posts. It really will help us so damn much down the road! Facebook, Instagram and youtube are all /humanitystoked. If you are in a position to make a credit card donation to the charity, please visit www.WhatStopsYou.org

Lastly, if you want to jump out of an airplane at 12,000 feet with me and Bob Burnquist this summer, be sure to look for our upcoming contest announcement on our social media…no skydiving experience necessary 🙂

Here's the details on the 2020 Documentary featuring skateboarding's biggest names. About a year ago now, I saw down for a drink and conversation to feel out this guy's film he was working on and get a feel if it was legit or not.

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The 12 Best Known Skateboarders On The Planet

famous skateboarders seem, by all accounts, to be wherever nowadays. When a game for untouchables, similar to the infamous Z-Boys in California – individuals who unquestionably wouldn't class skateboarding as a game – it's currently a colossal, billion dollar worldwide industry that can make megastars out of the individuals who ascend to the top.

Things being what they are, who are the most famous skateboarders at that point? All things considered, let's face it, there are a lot of measurements by which this could be judged. Is it an instance of asking who is the most extravagant skateboarder? Who's the best skateboarder ever? Which skateboarder can do the hardest traps? Provided that this is true, what is the hardest skateboard trap? Which skateboarder has the most supporters on instagram? Which skateboarder has discharged the most film parts?

"He's one of just a couple of skateboarders not from America or Brazil who's in with a reasonable shot of an Olympic award in Tokyo 2020"

It's an incredible minefield. Regardless of whether you do pick only one estimation, some of them are emotional. Bad dream, isn't that so? Off-base! Joyfully, there's currently site called Google (look for it on the web in the event that you've not known about it) and by hacking into its grid we can find who the web clients of the world scan for the most.

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Thus, right away, how about we discover who the most famous skateboarders on the planet are, as per you, the web clients of the world. Gracious, and prepare yourself. Number one spot presumably doesn't have a place with who you figure it does.

12. Shane O'Neill

Shane O'Neill with another famous triumph – Photo: Adam Sello/Red Bull Content Pool

Shane O'Neill Facts

Full Name: Shane O'Neill

DOB: third January 1990

From: Melbourne Australia

Most Famous For: Being that great at skateboarding regardless of not being from California

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Shane O'Neill is as of now one of the absolute best riders on the planet in spite of, in contrast to the vast majority of the general population on this rundown of famous skateboarders, not being from California. Australian conceived O'Neill is a standard at the world's greatest skateboard rivalries, including X Games, Dew Tour, and Street League, and is infrequently off the platform.

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Known as Nugget by his companions, O'Neill's opposition achievement is resulting from his mind blowing board control and style. This impeccable mix frequently makes it resemble he's in a computer game, instead of skating, all things considered. In spite of the fact that he's best known for his opposition riding, Shane O'Neill's Levels video from 2017 was discharged to high recognition from all in the skateboarding business.

With skateboarding now an Olympic game, appearing in the Tokyo Games in 2020, expecting he goes, Shane O'Neill is potentially the main male skateboarder who's not from the USA or Brazil that is in with a high shot of a decoration.

11. Tony Alva

Unique Z Boy and a standout amongst the most famous skateboarders on earth, Tony Alva – Photo: Chris Johnson/Mpora

Tony Alva Facts

Full Name: Tony Alva

DOB: second September 1957

From: California, USA

Most Famous For: Being the person who basically begun everything

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Tony Alva didn't create skateboarding, yet he was one of the pioneers who made it what it is today. Brought up in the unpleasant Dogtown territory of California, Tony Alva first begun skateboarding as an approach to work on surfing when the waves were level. Alongside his companions, Alva was a piece of the famous Z-Boys skate team, deified by the movies Dogtown And The Z-Boys, and Lords of Dogtown.

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Tony Alva's trademark crush mouth frame of mind, crude ability, and animosity on a load up changed skateboarding from the milk-and-treats past time of pre-youngsters to the extreme firm way of life that we know it as today.

During the 1970s Tony Alva rapidly ended up perceived as the best skateboarder on the planet, directly as the game was achieving its first pinnacle of worldwide acknowledgment, which slung him to hotshot status. With progress came issues, yet today, having commended his 60th Birthday in 2017, Tony Alva is as yet skating dishes at whatever point he gets shot, and stays a standout amongst the most regarded figures in skateboarding.

10. Jay Adams

Jay Adams, riding Oxmard bowl in 1977, was broadly perceived as a standout amongst the most trendy skateboarders – Photo: Jim Goodrich

Jay Adams Facts

Full Name: Jay J. Adams

DOB: third February 1967

From: California, USA

Most Famous For: Being the first terrible kid of skateboarding

Jay Adams was a characteristic on a skateboard, having basically experienced childhood in the surf and skate shop that his stepfather worked in. Likewise from Dogtown, California, Adams turned into the most youthful individual from the Z-young men in 1974, matured only 13. Tony Alva would later proceed to state of Adams "A few children are brought up on graham wafers and milk; he was brought up on surfing and skateboarding" such was his huge ability.

Indeed, even in this capable team of skateboarders, Jay Adams emerged for his streaming style, legitimately impacted by surfing. As the prevalence of skateboarding detonated, so did Adam's popularity, yet with it came inconvenience. Spells in jail pursued, as drugged enslavement, and a conviction following a deadly attack on a gay couple.

On fifteenth August 2015, Jay Adams kicked the bucket, enduring a lethal heart assault in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, where he'd been surfing with companions. Regardless of his grieved, and once in a while repulsive life, the skateboarding scene turned protesting in the streets to respect the life of a standout amongst the most compelling skateboarders ever.

9. Rodney Mullen

The Godfather of road skating? Perhaps. In any case, Rodney Mullen is irrefutably a standout amongst the most famous skateboarders – Photo: Wiki

Rodney Mullen Facts

Full Name: John Rodney Mullen

DOB: seventeenth August 1966

From: Florida, USA

Most Famous For: Inventing the Kickflip

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Rodney Mullen is a standout amongst the most persuasive skateboarders ever, just as being a standout amongst the most critical. Growing up encompassed by farmland, extended lengths of smooth cement, and dry dishes to skate were rare, so the youthful Mullen working on doing traps on the spot, inferable from the constrained space he had.

The detachment of skateboarding in such a remote spot likewise implied the youthful Mullen wasn't impacted by what different skateboarders were doing, so he began making his own style and his very own traps. His commitment lead to immaculate capacity and consistency. Nearby challenge achievement in the late 1970s prompted Mullen being gotten by the Bones Brigade, the most famous skateboard group of now is the right time, which additionally included one Tony Hawk.

His long stretches of training prior in his life worked out as expected by 1983 when Rodney Mullen designed the Kickflip (in spite of the fact that, at the time, he named it the Magic Flip). Right up 'til today, the kickflip remains a staple of free-form skateboarding, and a privilege of entry for anyone learning traps on a skateboard. Rodney Mullen is additionally credited as imagining the heelflip, the 360 flip, and incalculable different varieties that cutting edge skateboarding depends on.

Today, Rodney Mullen is viewed as a standout amongst the most imperative figures in the advancement of skating, with many considering him the adoptive parent of road skateboarding (in spite of the fact that Mark Gonzales, who might have been number 18 on this rundown, may have a remark about that). Mullen has showed up in a few Tony Hawk's Pro Skater computer games, and appreciates an agreeable life because of the benefits produced using great business choices including the skateboard organizations he put resources into or co-made.

8. Nyjah Huston

Nyjah Huston is maybe the best of the present age of skateboarders – Photo: James Renhard

Nyjah Huston Facts

Full Name: Nyjah Imani Huston

DOB: 30th November 1994

From: California, USA

Most Famous For: Winning. Winning Everything

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Nyjah Huston is, by numerous quantifiable measurements, the best skateboarder of the cutting edge time. Somewhere in the range of 2011 and 2016, Huston had won 11 X Games awards, seven of which were gold. He was assigned for Skater Of The Year in 2013, and, to date, has won more prize cash than some other skateboarder ever.

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Any reasonable person would agree that Nyjah Huston is a challenge machine. Owing to some extent to crude, characteristic ability, joined with the reality he's been rehearsing for all intents and purposes each hour of the day since Momma Huston previously acquainted him with the world. Anyway great his resistance is, Nyjah Huston is better. On the off chance that a contender brings their An amusement and matches his capacity, Nyjah normally just terrains a bigger number of traps than them and gives the judges no alternative however to give him the success. As far as Street League focuses, Huston is so a long ways in front of second spot Shane O'Neill, the Aussie needs the Hubble Space telescope to see Nyjah.

Huston likewise matches this focused strength up by discharging video parts. Without a doubt, he's not the most beautiful rider on the planet, yet as 2014's Fade To Black and 2018's 'Til Death demonstrate, there aren't numerous skateboarders around who can coordinate Huston with regards to doing madly hard traps on the greatest handrails on earth.

7. Ryan Sheckler

Ryan Sheckler at the X Games – Photo: Garth Milan/Red Bull Content Pool

Ryan Sheckler Facts

Full Name: Ryan Allen Sheckler

DOB: 30th December 1989

From: California, USA

Most Famous For: Jumping immense separations, and nearly hopping into the standard

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Ryan Sheckler first turned into a famous skateboarder what feels like decades back. In truth, he's simply been in the open eye for quite a while, having first turned into an expert skateboarder at the young age of nine years of age.

From that point forward, Sheckler's star has risen, and he stays a standout amongst the best