Street Skating as a Culture Skateboarding has been around for a long time. Its styles have changed dramatically sense its humble beginnings. Street skating is unique to the subculture in that you can basically do it anywhere. Street skating uses the environment of the streets to perform tricks on your skateboard. All you need is your skateboard, some streets, motivation, and a little creativity. However there tends to be more to this subculture that others on the outside don’t see. There is a distinct
Skateboarding Is Not A Crime Each year hundreds of thousands of skateboarders get arrested each year for just skateboarding and about 5/6 of them didn’t commit a hurtful crime. Every day, at least one skateboarder gets arrested. Skateboarders don’t just get arrested but also get tickets, and there are a lot more tickets than there are arrests. If skateboarding was looked upon as a sport this many arrests and tickets would not occur. A group of teenagers could go out, get drunk then go rob stores
The History of Skateboarding Culture (Chunk 1) Ever since I was a little kid, the sport of skateboarding has been an inspiration to my lifestyle. Most people learn to ride a bicycle as their first “vehicle”, but that wasn’t the case with me. For some reason, my parents decided to get me a skateboard before anything, and I fell in love with it instantly. I became obsessed with the way that people rode these skateboards in a fashion that made it look so natural and easy. I started small, learning
A lot of people see skateboarding as a destructive and idiotic sport but in reality there is a lot of history behind skateboard. Skateboarding has changed drastically over the years with the tricks to the companies and even the skateboard shape it self. The first skateboards took on the look of scooters. the skateboards were rollerblade wheels screwed to a two by four (Brooke para. 2). Usually,the wood had a milk crate attached to the wood with a handle for more control (Brooke para. 2). Five decades
Skateboarding began in the 1950’s because surfers got the idea of surfing the streets. Skateboarding started to grow because it made people who could not surf be able to skateboard. I defined skateboarding as a life style that frees my mind getting away from all worries just going out to a skate park or street with some friends and having fun. Professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler said “For me, skateboarding is a lifestyle. I really don't know anything different. My life revolves around skating
Skateboarding Onwards to History Gender inequality is present in all sorts of sports including skateboarding. Skateboarding has been around since the 1950’s and women are not treated correctly in the sport to this day. Just because women are treated incorrectly does not stop them from skateboarding, in fact, it makes them raise with passion. Six articles provide examples of women standing up for themselves, being treated wrongly, show facts and statistics. From women starting a movement, to women
Missing figures Brief History of Skateboarding. In the beginning, skateboarding consisted of a 2x4 and some old roller-skate wheels. Around the 1950's with the boom in the surfing popularity, skateboarding became more popular. During this time it was known as sidewalk surfing. In the 1960's is when skateboarding really took off. This is when the first skateboards were produced and sold. During this time period skateboarding consisted of cruising around the streets on your board. In 1978 a 15 year
Not one skateboarder has the exact same style. Skateboarding began in the late 1940’s. Its origin began with surfers in Southern California striving to recreate the sensational feeling of carving a wave. (hydroflexskateboards.com) In the early
As skateboarding evolved, it was once something kids do in their free time, later became a prospering sport. This started many new changes to our local cities. “No skateboarding” signs are being posted places that skateboarders would go to practice. Architects are finding new ways to redesign structures like benches and handrails in the city, in order to lower the abundance of skateboarder in an area. All these changes have resulted in a good amount of money spent redoing everything to prevent skateboarding
April 2015 Skateboarding is Truly an Art Form “I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment” Tony Hawk. To a skater this would mean skateboarding isn’t just a sport. But also a type of art form. To some people skateboarding is a sport, to others it may be a hobby, or a lifestyle, but it’s really an art form because it allows for individual expression. Skateboarding is an art
Competition Led Skateboarding Back in the 1960’s when skateboarding first became a pastime, it was not popular at all, and amongst those who did it, it was more of a dance than anything else. It wasn’t until 1975 that skateboarding started heading towards what we know it as today. The Zephyr Surf Team, based in Dogtown, began skateboarding as a substitute to surfing when the waves were choppy. They created their own style that was debuted to the public in 1975 at a competition that they won. That
the town look like a nice place to live, the kids in the town won’t be getting into trouble for skating around town, and it is a lot safer than skating in the streets. In countless cities around the world, well-built skateparks have also been proven to be valuable community assets with tremendous benefits. Instead of viewing skateboarding as a negative problem that needs to be solved, these forward-thinking communities have found ways to embrace these sports while showcasing their artistic and acrobatic
Skateboarding competitions are amazing to watch! With talented skateboarders competing the adrenaline felt by even watching this amazing sport is all consuming. It's no surprise that this sport brings in five billion dollars a year. These people have talent, dedication, drive and the ability to push fear out the window and do what they love to do: Skate. Skateboarding is an individual thing, about pushing oneself beyond personal limits, conquering fear and daring to be extreme. These are qualities
Slavery may well be one of the major causes of racism, and United States was one of its victims. Today, let’s visit how it all started in this country, how they overcame it, and how they moved on and faced what is now Juneteenth with bravery and joy. What is Juneteenth? When Spanish explorers brought African slaves to the New World in the 16th century, slavery in the United States started. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived to take control of Texas and enforce the emancipation of slaves in
Skateboarding has rich history of innovation and is full of intriguing stories. Many of these stories are documented in this book in great detail. However, this essay will provide you with an overview of the last nine decades. The first type of skateboards were actually more like scooters. These contraptions, which date back to the early 1900's featured roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Often the wood had a milk crate nailed to it with handles sticking out for control. Over the next
Skateboarding is something that is world wide, no matter where you live in the world skateboarding will be seen or talked about, it's been created and evolved through different areas and different skills throughout time, there's all sorts of skill sets in skateboarding such as street, vert, freestyle etc., you can even get into the x games or street league and go pro. Skateboarding
can do anything you want. Skateboarding can be that gateway.” - Ryan Sheckler. Sheckler meant that skateboarding is more than a sport, skateboarding is way of life and it can take people wherever they want to go. The culture of skateboarding has been taking over the world because anyone can do it no matter what their background, ethnicity, or body shape. This way of life is art form that is expressed through style and maneuvers on a piece of wood with wheels. Skateboarding has become one of the most
Why Skateboarders' Shoes Wear Out So Fast Through out skateboarding history a sand paper material known as grip tape has been glued to skateboard decks. This material made for gripping onto boards also destroys sneaker soles. Grip tape causes friction between sneakers and itself, while making a grip and facilitating control of the board. Pedaling wears out sneakers like walking, but at more accelerated rates; much higher than walking. Becoming more circwnspect, there is the factor of increased
looking for trouble, always getting arrested, going to jail, they wont get anywhere in life, don 't have respect for other people, they wont be able to grow up when the time is needed, Different types of skaters: freestyle skater, vert skater, street skater, park skater, cruise skater, downhill skater, skaters that wear all the pads, skaters that don 't break any laws at all, skaters that break some laws, skaters that don 't wear pads at all, skaters that make an effort to get sponsored, skaters
Skateboarding Skateboarding is the best activity for a lot of people around the world. Why do a lot of people think skateboarding is the best activity? Everyone has different favourite activities that he or she would like to do for fun or relaxation. They can be anything such as soccer, basketball, jogging, swimming, reading, watching movies, playing the guitar, singing, dancing or drawing. It depends on each person’s personality. For me, skateboarding is one of my favourite activities. Like playing