Skate School

"Our indoor facility features a 36 ft wide bowled ramp, quarter pipes * and banks. Lessons for all abilities in all types of skateboarding." Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico *. Search * Related

Vancouver Skateboard Coalition Aims To Forward Skateboarding (Posted 5/7/2007)

The Vancouver * Skateboard Coalition has led a free British Columbia * Youth Week event at the Plaza skatepark *. The event forwarded skateboarding and its culture. Said Jeff Cole, "We're trying to show that this is a positive thing. I think this is part of new youth culture and Vancouver is one of the spots it is really growing." Search *

Brandon Biebel Interview

A conversation from the UK * touching on subjects including travel, Yeah Right!, video plans, and more. Search * Related

Using The Skateboard To Teach Physics (Posted 1/8/2006)

Thinking critically about skateboard motion can clearly illustrate three of Newton's laws of physics. Teacher Hope Hall feels it's good for kids to be "actually doing things rather than just listening to lecture." The class is not scheduled to start until March, but students are already asking when they can start the skateboard science projects. Search *

Skateboarding School

Luiz Louie has been "teaching children and adults how to skateboard for over 8 years" at locations including the Woodward * Skate Camp *, The Allen-Stevenson School and Chelsea Piers * Skatepark *. Search * Related

Tony Hawk's Trick Tips, Vol. 2 - Essentials of Street (DVD)

The sequel to Tony Hawk *'s Skateboarding Basics, this video features Tony, son Riley, and pals Colin McKay * and Eric Koston * instruct on the proper execution of the feeble grind, 360 flip, and hardflip on street, and the tricks like the 5-0 grind, frontside ollie, and backside disaster and ramp. Search * Related

Skateboard News Grab Bag: Forbes on Dyrdek, Skateboarding and Rap, Montreal's Big O (Posted 12/15/2006)

Forbes has covered Rob Dyrdek *, who says "...I wanted to skate, and if I wasn't going to skate, then I would do something in the skateboard industry". Rob is the star of MTV *'s 'reality' show Rob & Big. A Connecticut * newspaper has waxed philosophical on the topics of skateboarding and rap -- the why, the how, the when. The connection is undeniable. Also, Montreal, Canada *'s "Big O" skatespot has been immortalized in a new book and article in the local newspaper. The apparently near-perfect halfpipe * was built for the 1976 Olympics. Says 20-year Big O skater Marc Tison, the spot, "is a gift from the skate gods." Search *

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