Quick History

Skateboarding definitely has its roots in surfing. Surfers wanted to see if they could do on land what they did in the water “surf on land”. Skaters would simply stick a piece of board on wheels and start practising. In the 60′s, the sport became popular when companies started making and selling skateboards – now everyone could try, not just the surfers who created their own skateboards. The “fad” of skateboarding wore off, but interest renewed once new tricks were created.

Fast forward to today and this is a serious sport. Tournaments and competitions pay out huge prize money; big name sponsors stuff pro skater’s pockets with cash for wearing/promoting their products. Movies, video games and clothing have been created around the popular pastime. Skateboarding is more than a sport; it’s a way of life, a true culture.

Movies

Hundreds of movies and documentaries have been made about skateboarding. The most well known is probably Dogtown and Z-Boys. If you want to really immerse yourself in skateboard culture, we recommend that you add these movies to your Netflix queue – or do it the “old way” and go down to your local video store: Lords of Dogtown, Grind, Stoked, Tony Hawk’s Trick Tip Series (for learning), The End, and for a few laughs: Jackass The Movie (Bam Margera), MVP 2 (Most Vertical Primate), and CKY2K. Read the rest of this entry »