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GAME CHANGERS: MATT HENSLEY 1990
Street skater Matt Hensley was one of skateboarding's all time Game Changers. Throughout the mid to late 80's, street skating emerged from the underground, while the industry and the skate world's collective consciousness was still focused on pools, ramps and transition. Perhaps the most significant flash point of the tech street revolution that would almost entirely take over skateboarding by the early 90's was H-Street rider Matt Hensley's impact on this generation.
Footage: Dave Slosshbach, Dan Sturt, Fairman's Skate Shop.
Music: Tommy Tornado and The Clerks, Gypsy Ska
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HOW TONY ALVA CREATED MODERN SKATEBOARDING
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In the mid to late 70's, Tony Alva, influenced by the new, aggressive Hawaiian and Australian surfing style, brought a radically new and powerful surf style to skateboarding, and when he started busting frontside airs in backyard pools, created the blueprint for modern skateboarding. Today, Alva still resides in Los Angeles, California. The O.G. skateboarder, surfer, entrepreneur, musician, and...
THE ERIC DRESSEN HILL BOMB STORY
zhlédnutí 11KPřed měsícem
Filmer and editor of Speed Freaks (1989) Tony Roberts breaks down the story behind eric Dressen's infamous hill bomb part from Dressen'd first part that helped put him on the map. He was riding for Dogtown Skateboards at the time, but after Speed Freaks came out and a couple big contest wins skyrocketed Eric's mass popularity, Santa Cruz skateboards signed him to a lucrative deal and a relation...
HOW CAB BEAT TONY HAWK at 1988 SAVANNAH SLAMMA STREETSTYLE
zhlédnutí 11KPřed měsícem
The year: 1988. Skateboarding was truly at a crossroads and Savannah Slammah, unknowingly at the time, was like a head on collision between two generations. The skate industry, the magazines, and the skateboarding world's collective consciousness was still concentrated on transition, with ramp and pool events being the main focus. But the next generation was street skating worldwide, rising up ...
HOW TONY HAWK WON THE GNARLIEST POOL COMP EVER
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The year 1985. Considered by many as the gnarliest pool ever, The Upland Pipeline Combi Pool, was the location for Rage In The Badlands event was one of the most notorious skate contests of all time. Heros were made, and dues were paid. Part of the judging criteria was using the entire pool. Big, rough and sporting huge coping, the only way to survive this behemoth was to attack it with power, ...
KEITH MEEK T.R. REAL SKATE SURF LIFE STORIES
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A casual conversation between two lifelong bros captures a lot of history and legacy such as: Nicknames, Viewing some classic Super 8 pool footage that has been lost for 45 years, skate/skimboarding innovator Chris Heinen, Meeksters first backyard pools and mentors, Scott Foss, The Buck Brothers, Fredrick St, Skatepark Soquel, Los Altos Pool, Blackhart, Kiwi, The Fly, Weston, Thatcher, Lockfeld...
CRAZIEST KARENISM VS. SKATER EVER Colby Carter Risk It
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In 1990 Colby Carter was quietly one of the best skaters on the planet. The h-street rider had Hensley-like street skillz, but what set him aprt was how he shredded all terrains with a powerful, stylish attack that melded all the skateboarding greats into one eclectic performer. While filming his part for Risk it, we headed into his home city of Phoenix on a quest for street clips. What we were...
NEIL BLENDER RIPPING SADLANDS
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Neil Blender epitomizes the greatest aspects of skateboarding: individuality, innovation, creativity, speed, power, flow, agility and performance art. At the end of the 70's skateparks he emerged as a top amateur and as the 80's progressed, as a top vert pro, consistently placing high in contest and inventing various tricks. Towards the end of the 80's street skating became more and more promin...
GONZ x ROCCO x NATAS x TONY HAWK x HOSOI 1985 STREET SKATE COMP
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The year: 1985 and 86. Some of the first ever pro street skateboarding competitions were held in Sacramento, organized by the great Don Bostick. Street skating was starting to appear in ads and and editorial and this event took center stage, no doubt helping kickstart the street skating revolution that would continue to grow up until the 90s when it took over almost completely. The course obsta...
HOW DOGTOWN AND THE Z-BOYZ STARTED STREET SKATING
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Going back to the 70's street skating really came into it's own with the advent of the urethane wheel. Skaters were shredding the street worldwide but the energy center was in Dogtown, Santa Monica and Venice, California. As vert took over the skate industry, the magazines, and the attention of the skate world in the 80s, the underground street innovation in Dogtown never ceased to progress. So...
GONZ x NATAS x TOMMY G x OCEANSIDE STREET 1986
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The year: 1986. Street skating was well and truly becoming a legitimate entity of its own within the skate world, however no one could imagine that in just a few years, street would take over the skate industry, and the direction of nearly every beginner embarking upon a life of skateboarding. But in 1986, skateboarding was still very much dominated by vert, so much so that even the winners of ...
THE GONZ 1ST PLACE STREET 1985
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In the mid 80's, street skateboarding became it's own discipline, the first contests were termed "Streetstyle". Specialists like Tommy Guerrero and Mark Gonzales, although they skated everything, became known as the first street pros. It was at this event in Oceanside, California, in 1985, when the world was starting to take notice of this new phenomenon. We asked The Gonz, befor he went on to ...
GREGG WEAVER "THE CADILLAC KID" STORY
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Skateboarding's true essence has always been style. Perhaps no skater in history has been as synonymous with style as Gregg Weaver. Born on January 9, 1961, Weaver was a part of San Diego's famed skate scene and one of skateboarding's early superstars. During the resurgence of skateboarding in the early to mid-1970s, he was one of the most heavily published riders in Skateboarder Magazine, bein...
THE DAY SKATEBOARDING OFFICIALY WENT TECH SF 1993
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BACK TO THE GITY 1993 - FREESKATE WARM UP SESH THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT. This session was pure mayhem, featuring the best hundred or so street skaters on Earth, lead by the newly formed Girl Skateboards team, at the height the technical skateboarding revolution. Christian Hosoi, Wade Speyer and Steve Caballero were still ripping, but it seemed this day that skateboarding would never be the same...
THE GREATEST OVERALL SKATER OF ALL TIME?
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THE GREATEST OVERALL SKATER OF ALL TIME?
1979 WORLD SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP Lakewood Center Skate park
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1979 WORLD SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP Lakewood Center Skate park
"DOG DAYZ" DOGTOWN VENICE 87-90 SKATE LEGENDS RIPPING
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"DOG DAYZ" DOGTOWN VENICE 87-90 SKATE LEGENDS RIPPING
THE JEFF PHILLIPS STORY + DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY
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THE JEFF PHILLIPS STORY DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY
UNSEEN FOOTY! MORE DOGTOWN Z-BOYZ LATE 80'S SKATEBOARDING LEGENDS
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UNSEEN FOOTY! MORE DOGTOWN Z-BOYZ LATE 80'S SKATEBOARDING LEGENDS
SKATEBOARDING LEGENDS RAY BARBEE, CHRISTIAN HOSOI 1989 MINI RAMP SESH
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SKATEBOARDING LEGENDS RAY BARBEE, CHRISTIAN HOSOI 1989 MINI RAMP SESH
POOL GOD KALE SANDRIDGE, GARY OWENS, BRIDGE POOL, HONOLULU
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POOL GOD KALE SANDRIDGE, GARY OWENS, BRIDGE POOL, HONOLULU
ALL-TIME POOL SESH 1989 ERIC DRESSEN SALBA SWOPE PARTAIN 1990
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ALL-TIME POOL SESH 1989 ERIC DRESSEN SALBA SWOPE PARTAIN 1990
UNMATCHED: THE MARK PARTAIN STORY
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UNMATCHED: THE MARK PARTAIN STORY
100% DOGTOWN Z-BOYZ LATE 80'S
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100% DOGTOWN Z-BOYZ LATE 80'S
JEFF KENDALL SHREDDING EVERYTHING 1989
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JEFF KENDALL SHREDDING EVERYTHING 1989
HOW YOUR FIRST SKATEBOARD CHANGED YOUR LIFE
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HOW YOUR FIRST SKATEBOARD CHANGED YOUR LIFE
73 YEAR OLD SKATER LIVING IN FEARLESS EXCITEMENT
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73 YEAR OLD SKATER LIVING IN FEARLESS EXCITEMENT
SKATE LEGEND MARK PARTAIN talks 'RISK IT" and STREET SKATEBOARDING HISTORY
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SKATE LEGEND MARK PARTAIN talks 'RISK IT" and STREET SKATEBOARDING HISTORY
NATAS KAUPAS SPEED FREAKS PART
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NATAS KAUPAS SPEED FREAKS PART
TOMMY GUERERRO PART FROM "GOIN OFF" 1987 🔥 S.F. STREET
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TOMMY GUERERRO PART FROM "GOIN OFF" 1987 🔥 S.F. STREET

Komentáře

  • @RougeMaster
    @RougeMaster Před 21 hodinou

    Paisa Music ?

  • @user-ro2od6uj4y
    @user-ro2od6uj4y Před dnem

    That's not Hosoi, it's Kasai.

  • @Star_cab
    @Star_cab Před dnem

    I went to the pipeline in 87/88? i was 15 ish and around 5 foot With about 5 months of skateboarding under my belt. The height of the square and round pool were no joke . The pools seemed to be 10 feet deep/high and the guys who skated the pools showed no fear.

  • @raitshots
    @raitshots Před dnem

    Remmember this old years back kate campio 😎👍💪🤟🤟🤟

  • @delanoarts3703
    @delanoarts3703 Před dnem

    That is some unique skating I remember those days world industries im not even sure if the first double tales were out I remember all my friends were trying to be rodney small tec tricks but this skating is unlike anything I seen that was 91 92

  • @delanoarts3703
    @delanoarts3703 Před dnem

    Why did everyone say Lance was average skater in that bones documentary in this he seems to be one of the best Lance did so much for the sport he was also one of the major street guys as well

  • @scotthughes7440
    @scotthughes7440 Před 2 dny

    Hosoi before the spandex and hair extensions!!

  • @MansfieldDeathtrapRereco-

    Justin Lovely

  • @uncleknife9887
    @uncleknife9887 Před 2 dny

    Was that Trendyana Bones Raiding that Lost Park for Priceless Tardifacts? 🛹

  • @illmsg77
    @illmsg77 Před 3 dny

    Dude, you footage is always so dope!!! Keep em coming!!

  • @jonathansantos2271
    @jonathansantos2271 Před 3 dny

    awesome way to reflect on memories made personal and sharable. skater students were the advance styles that existed...glad for everyone who separated themselves from previous group percentiles. Tony hawk did take things further also continuing the skateboard scene and stuntellengence charms. thank you to all who dared to become more capable in such ways somehow. you brought more smiles to our lives and futuristic community standards. outstanding goal levels!

  • @zephyr74ds37
    @zephyr74ds37 Před 3 dny

    ‘Meat only.. no cheese or lettuce thank you very much ‘

  • @zephyr74ds37
    @zephyr74ds37 Před 3 dny

    Is that bam behind Hensley drinking water??

  • @guilhermezamaro6624

    Skatalites skate

  • @Matthew-h6t
    @Matthew-h6t Před 3 dny

    So good

  • @tydaboi
    @tydaboi Před 4 dny

    Thought it was Decenzo with a filter

  • @lorenzojoneson
    @lorenzojoneson Před 4 dny

    at 2:44 it looks like Bam Margera gromming it up right behind Hensley

  • @EricSmith-fp4gq
    @EricSmith-fp4gq Před 4 dny

    Dude Ron Allen!!!!! So dope!

  • @wubonkald322
    @wubonkald322 Před 4 dny

    Skated with Ron in Detroit on Saturday,rad dude

  • @juliebraden6911
    @juliebraden6911 Před 4 dny

    The video is cool but jfc the music. I'm into different things but this was grating.

  • @ledgere34
    @ledgere34 Před 4 dny

    Epic

  • @ledgere34
    @ledgere34 Před 4 dny

    Fun fact: Hensley was the next ON Video feature when they went under. Man I wish that happened...

  • @GunsForEveryoneIsaac

    I remember seeing Flogging Molly in 2002, they introduced the band on stage, and when they said, "Matt Hensley", I was like, WTF!

  • @user-xd4dk8jo1k
    @user-xd4dk8jo1k Před 5 dny

    Great footage thanks .Hensley era was gold✌️

  • @EricSmith-fp4gq
    @EricSmith-fp4gq Před 5 dny

    Let's not forget that Matt also shared Operation Ivy with so many skaters....

  • @EricSmith-fp4gq
    @EricSmith-fp4gq Před 5 dny

    H Street!

  • @EricSmith-fp4gq
    @EricSmith-fp4gq Před 5 dny

    One of the all time greatest!!!!!!!!

  • @reyguadian9846
    @reyguadian9846 Před 5 dny

    I skate the Hensley h street, street hanger today @ 48 years old!

  • @0oButterso0
    @0oButterso0 Před 5 dny

    first board early 80’s some plastic yellow boards with shitty wheels that threw you 50 feet if it saw a pebble first real board 88-89 ish G&S Blender Coffee Break just cruised the streets of El Monte 80’s early 90’s..I went the join the punk band route.. fast forward today I have a few (longboards) I still cruise with my dog to this day.

  • @davo-ju6er
    @davo-ju6er Před 5 dny

    Stylee

  • @davidgarvin9991
    @davidgarvin9991 Před 6 dny

    Will you consider doing a history of launch ramps?

  • @kashimayuki
    @kashimayuki Před 6 dny

    Mum: Hey! where dog's choke-chain gone? Me: I.. don't.. know.. 🤷‍♀ 😏

    • @chriskit5580
      @chriskit5580 Před 6 dny

      😄poor dog. but did your skating inprove?

    • @kashimayuki
      @kashimayuki Před 6 dny

      @@chriskit5580 Nope, Maybe wore it on the wrong leg?..

    • @chriskit5580
      @chriskit5580 Před 6 dny

      @@kashimayuki 💀

  • @mc540flip
    @mc540flip Před 6 dny

    So stoked on this! Thanks for posting.

  • @Lilbroda
    @Lilbroda Před 6 dny

    2:45 Is that Bam in the back?

  • @HieroHusky
    @HieroHusky Před 6 dny

    Love that era of skating. It's just fun to watch that skate rat Hensley. Videos like this motivates me more than anything else

  • @loganryansmith
    @loganryansmith Před 6 dny

    Skateboarding may technically be better these days (by standing on the shoulders of guys like these guys) but the music was so much better back then. Skating just goes better with post punk and new wave.

  • @bjwright7368
    @bjwright7368 Před 6 dny

    Does anybody know who the intro song is by?

  • @CGW11
    @CGW11 Před 6 dny

    These clips are golden. Some where new to me. Anyone who didn’t skate through that era can’t comprehend how much ahead Hensley was of his time. Some of the tricks in the video took decades until they where seen again or became standard. For the most part of Hensley’s career he skated on the old type of board design with steep concave, high tail, really wide at the front and almost no nose. It was difficult to skate street with those boards. But Hensley had so much board control that he could skate those boards with style.

    • @somenothin608
      @somenothin608 Před 5 dny

      I remember watching all the H-Street, Powell Peralta, World Industries, and other VHS skate films then going out and trying to do everything these guys did ( Hensley, Danny Way, Barbee, Hill, Templeton, Gonz Natas, etc etc ) man those were the absolute golden years of life that will forever live in my memories !

    • @CGW11
      @CGW11 Před 5 dny

      @@somenothin608 we all did, but some tricks where considering so impossible that they passed by unnoticed.

  • @3DEditor
    @3DEditor Před 6 dny

    Always fun to watch Matt's skating. The Carnival Polka sounding music around the middle of this video though. Haha!

  • @andygreatfield
    @andygreatfield Před 6 dny

    This dude was on a road trip to somewhere and randomly pulled into downtown Houston one afternoon and just ripped skating a few hours with me and this other kid i knew who was only slightly older. Super nice, super mellow, drew me a picture and signed autographs, then took off. One of the coolest things that ever happened to me.

    • @ToneSoCooL3
      @ToneSoCooL3 Před 5 dny

      Sounds like when I met Money Mark from the Beastie Boys at the recording studio. He handed me his entire bag of weed and said "smoke it all but one bowl". So that's what we did.

  • @skulleagletartat
    @skulleagletartat Před 6 dny

    Pro freakin’ level

  • @everycloud7144
    @everycloud7144 Před 6 dny

    Young Bam 2:44

  • @axel…rad
    @axel…rad Před 6 dny

    Night footy at Brooklyn banks, super good

  • @nocturnalron69
    @nocturnalron69 Před 6 dny

    The wallet-chain industry quadrupled after this guy had one in his video.

  • @brendangeraghty8865

    Must be awful when 10,000 people all want to look like you, skate like you, talk like you do, dress like you and...want to be YOU. He took the pressure well, for so long, until he couldn't.

  • @2minstomidnight
    @2minstomidnight Před 6 dny

    Thanks!

  • @Thurston86
    @Thurston86 Před 6 dny

    🤘👽👽👽

  • @utregsoulnorh715
    @utregsoulnorh715 Před 6 dny

    My old skinhead mate Matt......still keeping the faith

  • @johncab23
    @johncab23 Před 6 dny

    Such an influential skater. HStreet Shackle me not blew the other skate videos away during that era.

  • @_....J........................

    Shout out Hensley, Gonz, Natas, Vallely, Allen, Thiebaud, Guerrero and all the early Street Skating pioneers. We owe you!