Skate Boarding

Skateboarding is an art of expression in the form of athleticism. It is musical and you could almost call it a dance. It is sensuous in its movements, frightful in its daring, and exhilarating in its performance.

In the past, artists would paint, sculpt, compose, and write. Athletes would run, jump, show feats of strength, wrestle, and throw. Each age seems to blossom with its own expressions.

In this age we have skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, and BMX biking; so many of the same moves can be seen to be parallel. A great short board surfer today incorporates the moves he could learn in skateboarding and snowboarding and vice versa for each.

I used to wonder why many of the youth were not playing traditional sports such as baseball, basketball, and football. Boarding doesn’t require tryouts, team play, coaching, bench sitting, or hierarchies. Everyone gets to play when they want and how they want. And there is great camaraderie and sense of belonging.

Picking the right board or set up is one more great option. You can choose your weapon depending on your level of skill, the type of activity you like and/or your budget. A beginning board can be upgraded with better parts as you learn what you like and your skill can encompass. i started with a long board and customized with bushings and wedges.

This website will bring information, opinions, training, the best stores, and hopefully entertainment. The purpose will be to create greater awareness and appreciation for the sport’s accomplishments and contribution.

A house built to be an indoor Skate Board Park

See a daily growing list of Tricks and Accompanying Videos.

Tricks and Definitions from Board Crazy Skateboarding

Videos from YouTube.com. I apologize if any of the links are discontinued.

I have also set these up on a few pages so that there is not too much load on a single page. Pages go from most elementary tricks and then mostly alphabetical order. Page 4 has experts and slide school routines.

Kick Flip

Ollie

Pressure Flips

Backside Kick Flip or Alley Oop

Finger Flip

A flip trick performed with the fingers. Fingerflips are a legacy passed down from flatland skateboarding where using your hands was one of the few ways you could do a flip. Fingerflips are performed by gripping either the nose or tail of the board with your fingertips and flicking your wrist to spin the board either toeside or heelside.