Tag Archives: Skateboarding

Lunatics with friends

Skateboarding is fun and I love it, but there are moments when it makes me feel like a looney. I scream and yell, snap at people, and have no care whatsoever for other people around me. It amazes me how … Continue reading

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Arizona Trip: Unity in Diversity

Phoenix Dream Center – probably the most diverse ministry I’ve ever seen. From rescuing girls out of sex slavery to skate ministry, they seem to to do it all. We (Embassador Skateboards) recently had the privilege of being able to … Continue reading

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Never Forsaken

26 years old and still skateboarding – it boggles my mind sometimes. Most of my friends that I grew up skating with haven’t touched a board in years, but after 16 years of skateboarding I’ve never been able to put … Continue reading

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Mystical Skateboarding

When I was young, skateboarding was all about becoming the best I possibly could. It was all about learning as many tricks as I could set my mind to, and doing them down the biggest things I could find. I … Continue reading

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The Hassle

  Life is full of hassle, and the more we love something the more of a hassle it seems to be. From the people we love the most, to the things we love to do, the greater the love, the … Continue reading

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Iron Sharpens Iron

Over the years of being a skateboarder, it has always amazed me how much the people we skate with affects how fast we progress. We progress so much faster when we skate with people that are better than us and/or … Continue reading

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Getting Rid of Fear

Skateboarding can be very scary, and because of this, the fear of falling will often make it hard to try a trick with complete confidence. And without confidence, it is hard to do tricks properly, for our nerves get all … Continue reading

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Life Beyond The Board

I’m sure we’ve all heard people talk about how skateboarding has enriched their life. How it has given them many great friendships, how they see the world differently because of it, and how they now redefine everything around them by … Continue reading

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Richie Jackson: Being Unique

Richie Jackson is one of the most unique skateboarders in the industry. From the tricks he does, to the spots he skates, to the way he dresses, no one is as unique as this guy. Being unique isn’t always an … Continue reading

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Exciting Risk

The other day I was at a skate park cruising around, sticking to what was easy and tricks that I knew I wouldn’t get hurt on, and after about 15 or 20 minutes of this I realized how incredibly boring … Continue reading

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