Evan Smith’s “Spitfire” Part – YouTube
Evan is already blowing our minds… SOTY 2017!
Evan is already blowing our minds… SOTY 2017!
Glow light session!!
Drew and Aaron wrap up 2016 with this chilly edit with a couple new tricks on New Years Eve and Day! Have a great 2017!!
It’s New Year’s Eve and we’re recording before the festivities as we look back at how awesome 2016 was. Have a great new year and get some in 2017!!
2. A pillow (A skateboard, backpack or hoodie can be a good substitute, if needed).
3. A timer (I use my phone).
4. Headphones (Listen to music that will actually relax you, not Black Sabbath).
2. Close your eyes, RELAX YOUR MUSCLES AND BREATHE. Disengaging your muscles and slumping over like a dead body is the most important thing to remember here.
3. Stay still (No matter how much you want to itch your balls – don’t).
1. TOE SQUAT
Start on your hands and knees. Bring your knees and feet together. Tuck your toes and sit back on your heels. Tuck the toes under and try to be on the balls of the feet, not the tippy-toes.
WHY?: Skating is especially hard on the feet. This is rejuvenating but also painful.
NOTES: If the pose becomes too challenging, stand up on the knees, relieving most of the pressure on the toe joints. When you feel you can handle it again, sit back down on the heels. If the knees are uncomfortable, place a blanket under them or a cushion between the hips and heels. You may enjoy a rolled-up towel behind the knees, which helps to release the knee joint.
2. ANKLE STRETCH
Sit on the bottom of your feet and lean back.
WHY?: Stressing your tendons and ligaments makes them stronger and more resilient. This means you’ll be less likely to injure your ankle when you land primo trying to kickflip in front of some babes at the park.
NOTES: Try each round for about one minute. This pose is relatively intense, this shouldn’t be held for a long time if there is a lot of discomfort. Placing a rolled-up towel or cushion behind the knees / between the thighs and calves may be required.
3. SADDLE
Sit between your feet. If you feel like your knees are going to explode, sit on a pillow or skip this one altogether. You should feel this in your thighs and lower back, not your knees. Then begin to lean back on your hands, elbows or all the way onto your back, (if you can). Once you’ve done it for a while, come out slow… like really slow.
WHY?: The quads and hip flexors are the primary muscles involved in the physiological process of skateboarding. They’re the targeted muscles in this stretch along with an opening in the sacral-lumbar arch. Not to mention the psycho-emotional-energetic unblocking you’ll experience – not my fault if you get a boner.
NOTES: Not suggested if you have a bad back or tight sacroiliac (SI) joints. Knees and ankles can be strained too much here for some people, so if you experience any sharp or burning pain here, come out.
4. BUTTERFLY
Bring the bottoms of your feet together in front of you so your knees come out to the side. Fold forward. Round your spine and relax your neck.
WHY?: For maximum range of motion in the hip socket, and back muscle release.
NOTES: If the neck is too stressed, support the head in the hands, resting elbows on thighs or a block
5. LEGS ON THE WALL
Put your legs up on the wall (duh). Grab your pillow and put it under your butt and jam Krishna Das for the next five minutes.
WHY?: Drains bad stuff in your body and replaces it with good stuff. It also chills you out (Do it before bed if you can’t sleep or before a long flight).
NOTES: This is great after a long skate session to reduce inflammation of the feet and legs.
Stretching and stressing the tissues of the body makes them stronger, more resilient and fights physical deterioration, A.K.A. aging. So if you want to keep skating until you’re old as shit, give yourself a little time and love. Your body will reward you.
Source: A SKATEBOARDER’S INTRO TO YOGA | Jenkem Magazine
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Source: The L.A. Boys on iTunes
Elijah is so gnarly.
Some really cool inspiration for future paint jobs…
As part of Miami Arts Week, Mana Common has sponsored Infinity Plaza, which is a skateable art installation by Andrew Schoultz. It’s a permanent installation, although some of it appears to b…
Source: Miami Art Week – Infinity Plaza |
You do not want to darkslide on this setup!
The Air Borne Freeskate was born in 1984 as a cheaper alternative to sailing in ice boats. The reason this is on Skate and Annoy is because it appears that early models of the Freeskate may have b…
Source: Air Borne Freeskate on Ice