Skate Life

You guys should read this and really think about how we are representing our sport.

So before I start ranting, I know of our sports history. If you do not know then please check out this documentary called Barely Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTDw-2y6Mw

There are many types of rollerblading, but most people only recognize two which are Recreational skating and Aggressive skating.

Personally I do something called Freeskating/Freeriding.

Free skating: Also known as urban skating or free riding. Includes many tricks such as jumps, slides, and grinds. The emphasis of free skating is getting from A to B by the fastest possible route, by skating quickly through city streets and negotiating all obstacles.

Here are a few examples of freeskating:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_mnYaAZaAM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpk1k4z8-4

http://vimeo.com/19608743

Now I noticed a lot of people who I showed what freeskating was trashed it completely. They would say things like "gay" and "stupid", etc. But isn't that what a lot of people think about rolling in general?

A lot of people ask me why rollerblading is not respected amongst others.

You want to know part of the reason why people can’t respect our sport? its because we cannot respect ourselves. You hate on anything and everything that isn’t on a aggressive skate. You guys need to open your eyes and get your head out your asses. We are all in it for the love of rollin and yet you want to trash other’s style?

Until we learn to respect each other and the skill and hard work it takes to do what we do whether on aggressive skates or slalom/freeride skates, we will remain underground.

It wouldn’t fix all our problems as far as the underground issue, but I’m tellin you it would make things a hell of a lot better for us rollers.

Roll 4 life.

Tags: Freeride, Freeskate, Freestyle, Roller, Rollin, Rolling, Slalom

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Comment by Nin ~Freestyle Roller~ on March 27, 2011 at 10:03pm: And it doesn't just stop there. I'm talkin about every style of rolling we need to appreciate.

We can't earn the respect from others if we cannot respect ourselves.

Comment by Tyler Hinman on March 28, 2011 at 6:14am: Agreed completely, to be respected we need to respect

Comment by Nin ~Freestyle Roller~ on March 28, 2011 at 8:17am: :)

Comment by Nate Snow on March 28, 2011 at 12:05pm: Hi Nin, I run a skate blog called Skate Sessions, you mind if I post this there? If so, what is your name so I can give credit where credit is due.

Comment by Nin ~Freestyle Roller~ on March 28, 2011 at 12:22pm: Hi Nate :)

Feel free to post this on your blog

I would be honored in fact

and my name is Nikki Elliott

Comment by Nate Snow on March 28, 2011 at 1:02pm: Is that bottom part a quote from BD?

Comment by Nin ~Freestyle Roller~ on March 28, 2011 at 3:42pm: Everything is in my own words except for the description of freeskating.

Free skating: Also known as urban skating or free riding. Includes many tricks such as jumps, slides, and grinds. The emphasis of free skating is getting from A to B by the fastest possible route, by skating quickly through city streets and negotiating all obstacles. (taken from wikipedia)

everything else is in my own words.

Comment by Nate Snow on March 28, 2011 at 4:35pm: I posted it, you can see it here http://nsskatesessions.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-do-we-represent-art...

Thanks again for the work, if you ever want to write something new let me know.

Comment by Nin ~Freestyle Roller~ on March 28, 2011 at 6:36pm: Thank you Nate :) I feel really honored :)

I just felt like it needed to be said

Maybe my message will get through to some people, dunno.

Comment by J Swartwout on April 5, 2011 at 2:51pm: Yo skating is skating theres no reason to trash and extreme sport its not just blading in general all these sports are hard and deserve the same respect that everyone else gets and atleast bladers dont have the bad rep skateboarders have were im from we dont get in trouble with the police for skating unless theres skateboarders there with us.

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