🛹🧡 I'm 53 years old, and I've been teaching myself Spanish and how to play piano and read music. And I got back into skateboarding after 37 years. And I love your videos. Super inspirational. I've learned a lot of tips and tricks from you and tried a lot of tricks watching your videos 💙🛹 and your flat ground freestyle is very awesome. Maybe better than you know...
ahh that's awesome! There are some unique challenges and advantages when you teach yourself something. Glad you found your way back to skateboarding though and seem to be enjoying the channel 😃 keep shredding! 🛹💪
Thank you for sharing! I tried to skate as a kid and failed😅, got back to it in my 30's, broke a leg, had to start again, but I reaaaally enjoy it! And now I can ollie, no-comply and shove it, and a lot of that is thanks to your videos! the content you make is super helpful and motivating😊
I started skating this summer and then broke my foot 3 months ago :( still haven’t felt ready to get back into it and I’m scared now! But good to know that other beginners have recovered and learned tricks
@@thegreatlegend98 That is pretty close to what happened to me! It takes time, patience to let your body heal. For me it was almost a year to full recovery. And then of course I was a little afraid, but I started cruising around trying to get more comfortable on the board, and that helped with rebuilding my confidence and some strength. I hope you are able to skate again soon! Take care😊
I will be 50 in February and came back to skating after I got out of the Army and like so many who have commented I have watched your videos for a while...but I must say your freestyle lines are something you should be really, really stoked about. Looking to seeing you in more freestyle comps like the one in Germany 🤙🤙🤙 much love from Australia 🤙🤙🤙🍻🍻🍻
i started again late 30s, i'm 41 now. i was never without a board, just had a few injuries with downtime and life gets in the way. just something that i really enjoy and it's a good way to stay active.
Loved hearing your story, Sarah! A love of skating is something I've always had in me but never had the opportunity to learn as a kid or the guts to learn as an adult. I finally decided to start learning this year and have been cruising multiple times a week and using it as transportation to and from work. I just feel so stoked every time I finish a sesh and have gotten to explore so many cool places that I wouldn't have if I was just driving everywhere. Keep up the great content!!
Had bad confidence as a kid. Now after 20 years since my first attempt, and transitioning, I'm getting back into it with my partner and having so much fun! I find your videos easier to follow than most, and more relatable.. keep up the good work! it's appreciated
Thank you Sarah for your channel. I also run a channel and started it soon after I started skateboarding in, (Oh God!) 42 years old and freestyle has captivated me, mostly thanks to your channel. Now I video my progress, sometimes also simple training videos (in Russian, from Russia, we have almost no freestyle) or just to motivate myself and others to ride the board whenever they want, at any age, and in any style. ❤🎉
that's amazing! I'm glad you're having fun with your channel too. Freestyle is still quite niche, so it's great to have more people skate it all around the world. And totally agree. Whenever you want, at any age, and in any style. Skateboarding rules! 😃
It's great that you're sharing these parts of your journey with the world! It's daunting but from a viewer's perspective it feels very natural and honest. What you mentioned not finding in other tutorial videos is precisely why I've started following you. There's oftentimes a reductive approach in tutorial videos. "Put your feet here and then SLAM IT" -- but I find a lot more to relate to in your approach: it's calm and thought out and precise. I think the community you're building gravitates towards those kinds of values. So thank you, and thanks to your partner too for getting you into this!!! PS: I landed my first, honest-to-bolts shuvits yesterday (I screamed so loud I thought I was gonna get kicked out the parking lot). And a couple ollies! And it's definitely thanks to the precise information you present here :)
first of all, congrats on that first honest to bolts shove it! That's amazing 💪 stoked for you!! And also, thank you 🙏 honestly, sometimes it's still a little daunting. The idea of posting videos. But, hearing that they help definitely gives me courage. I'm always trying to make the videos I wished I saw when I started. That's typically my goal--though, now I am having some fun exploring! So, I'm really glad to hear that. Will do my best to make even better tutorials in the future 🫡
I'm really really glad you went back to skating! And thank you so much for inspiring us with your journey and for teaching us so much! Besides that, I love listening to your voice, it's so calming and encouraging! ❤️
I've been following you since the beginning and those early videos helped me so much! Thanks for posting even though you weren't totally comfortable! It was the type of content I had been looking for when I first started, and you definitely filled a void!
Thanks for sharing Sarah. Now I love your channel even more. I can relate to so many of the things you talked about… especially eating good food during your travels 😄
yo! have loved watching your videos since I "started" skating earlier this year. A back-to-back toe injury took me out for a while, but even just watching this makes me want to get back out and pick up where I left off. Of course its always the low effort awkward videos that go viral!
Loved That Sarah! Thanks for sharing all that, so interesting; thanks to your partner cos you are here now after that Sk8D8! And thank you for the Crazy Awkward vids cos I am learning and here too! Looking forward to more from you and hyped for the course you are planning on your Patreon. It's a SPM party!
right? I literally wouldn't be here without that skate date. How wild to think about 😳 but thank you! Glad you're enjoying the videos and happy to have you here
Damn, thanks for the inspiring story! I can’t believe you, one of my favourite CZcams skaters, started skating at ttukseom - my local skatepark 😮 We may have crossed paths haha
1:00 interesting. In my country, back in 2013, the Hallyu was already in full gear. K-Pop groups like SNSD dominated the airwaves and Korean TV shows like Running Man were all the rage, so many people suddenly wanted to visit/study in Korea, wanted to learn the language etc. I guess it only caught on in the US a few years later. What made you wanted to study Korean in the first place?
Yeah, for the US, kpop had a much slower growth. Now, even if you aren't a fan, you most likely have heard of BTS. But like, only hallyu fans or people very familiar with Korea knew who SNSD was in 2013 or any kpop group/drama. I studied French and a little Latin in middle/high school and loved it. So, I at the end of high school I wanted to study a language that had no overlap with English grammatically or a shared alphabet lol I was going to study Japanese because it seemed to be a pretty popular choice, but by chance I found a penpal in Korea, and that was the start 🙌
I’m glad you found your way back to skating. I watch very few YT skate content creators, mostly because I can’t relate. While freestyle is not my skate discipline, I do enjoy your content and I’m glad you’re still excited to skate and create ✌️
Thoroughly enjoyed this Sarah:) and it reminds me of a homie that use to skate freestyle doing similar tricks to u as well that i would so enjoy watching now.. Whats enjoyable about this, is that its a full skate video part. You can sense the introvertedness in your style and wisdom to express via literacy (hence your connection and love of languages). its quite possible that many freestyle skateboarders are introverted or have introverted moments in their lives, even rodney mullen is like that and he is mildly autistic as well, But thats an assumption on possible many, not the freestyle lot. Really enjoy your content, style and gear, its enjoyable and relaxing to watch, cuz u landing and expressing masterfully but also have such carefullness with your skating landing with finesse instead of fear. Its Art. Keep it up! these skate vids and skate diaries in one!
thank you so much Luke! I really appreciate that. Sometimes I wonder about the more skate diary videos I make--perhaps because I love language & writing, I've always thought of them as skate essays. So, it's nice to see someone connect or enjoy this style too! And totally. I think because you can skate completely alone, skateboarding does attract quite a few introverts in general. And freestyle particularly because you don't even have to visit a skate park.
Thanks to your channel I didn't quit skateboarding. At 31 it was just too hard even with a personal coach. Having watched your videos I realized I could just have fun and drastically improve my skills by doing simple flat ground moves and tricks.
wow, I'm so happy to hear that--that you were able to find your own style/fun way to enjoy skateboarding. That's so cool! It's what I strive for myself.
Thank you so much for sharing your story, I was actually stationed in Korea and miss it a lot, may I ask what skate tool do you have? Also your a inspiration to me I look forward to more videos and hope you have much success
thank you so much! And no kidding. Then I imagine the scenery was a bit nostalgic for you as well 😃 I just have a skate tool with the center that rotates--the ratchet style version.
it is crazy. most people in life dont get to travel beyond where they work or just a town or two from where they live. i personally dont travel 30 minutes beyond where i live. looking forward to see what's next for you.
yeah...I grew up in a really small town. The kind of place were most people don't leave it or do much traveling at all--especially internationally. I actually imagine that had an impact on my desire to travel abroad and learn new things beyond my small bubble. But, also excited to keep pushing forward! 🙏
You've always reminded me of you friend Colby. He was a WOW addict who taught himself Japanese in his trailer park home and got a full ride scholarship to Japan. You're the south Korean female version of Colby haha
ahhh thank you. Happy to hear that! Also...I might have a much larger, rounder board waiting for me to set up to adventure out of my own comfort zone 🙈
OMG freestyle is SO HARD! How are you having more ease with that than street? After about two weeks back on a board I can ollie and kickflip knee high, do 50-50s and pop into Casper but not do anything with it. Some other basic stuff. Not bad I think. Walking the dog is hard. I am learning monster walks and getting pretty good at endovers. I like doing those right into a nollie shove it. Rail flips hurt. I fall a lot. Rail walks are super tough. I’m going to get this stuff down but DAMN.
I am a Korean who learns skateboarding. As an office worker, I felt bored when I went to work and left work, and my hobby was running One day, I saw a lot of students riding skateboards while running in the park, so I wanted to start skateboarding again, which I practiced for a while in middle school, so I learned it. This channel provides detailed instructions for beginners to learn the skills step by step, and there are many accurate learning points
ohh..this comment made my fact check myself lol they actually debuted in 2013...they just weren't popular yet 😂 "their fame and soft power didn't exist" would have been more accurate. Woops 😅 I don't know a ton about Kpop haha
that trick compilation by the end of the video was really sick 😮 So how's the skating community in Korea? Are there many places to skate? A friend who lives there told me rollerblading on the sidewalks is forbidden in many cities/neighbourhoods, so I assume skating is frowned upon as well.
The skate communities seem to be rather small compared to how large some of the cities are. But they also seem pretty tight knit. It looks like more parks and indoor options are popping up. There are a few parks, but street skating is quite frowned upon 😂 which is understandable from non-skater points of view. I know Korea built a ton of infrastructure designed for walking and “moving” of people particularly in residential areas. So, even bikes are often not allowed. And people mostly respect it. Never heard of that for regular sidewalks. But I didn’t have a bike or anything when I actually lived there. So, probably just unaware of it 🤔
amazing vid☺...yeah dude dont stop youtubing 💯😝 your content is really good and it makes you very happy, so i pray that you accomplish all your skate goals and just become the skater you want to be at the level your happiness takes you☺
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🛹🧡 I'm 53 years old, and I've been teaching myself Spanish and how to play piano and read music. And I got back into skateboarding after 37 years. And I love your videos. Super inspirational. I've learned a lot of tips and tricks from you and tried a lot of tricks watching your videos 💙🛹 and your flat ground freestyle is very awesome. Maybe better than you know...
ahh that's awesome! There are some unique challenges and advantages when you teach yourself something. Glad you found your way back to skateboarding though and seem to be enjoying the channel 😃 keep shredding! 🛹💪
Thank you for sharing! I tried to skate as a kid and failed😅, got back to it in my 30's, broke a leg, had to start again, but I reaaaally enjoy it! And now I can ollie, no-comply and shove it, and a lot of that is thanks to your videos! the content you make is super helpful and motivating😊
I started skating this summer and then broke my foot 3 months ago :( still haven’t felt ready to get back into it and I’m scared now! But good to know that other beginners have recovered and learned tricks
@@thegreatlegend98 That is pretty close to what happened to me! It takes time, patience to let your body heal. For me it was almost a year to full recovery. And then of course I was a little afraid, but I started cruising around trying to get more comfortable on the board, and that helped with rebuilding my confidence and some strength. I hope you are able to skate again soon! Take care😊
I will be 50 in February and came back to skating after I got out of the Army and like so many who have commented I have watched your videos for a while...but I must say your freestyle lines are something you should be really, really stoked about. Looking to seeing you in more freestyle comps like the one in Germany 🤙🤙🤙 much love from Australia 🤙🤙🤙🍻🍻🍻
Great work! Greetings from a 50-year-old skater who restarted skating a year ago. ;)
You just motivated me to go skating in my basement for two hours and do my first ollie. Thank you for all those videos.
get it 💪 that's awesome!
i started again late 30s, i'm 41 now. i was never without a board, just had a few injuries with downtime and life gets in the way. just something that i really enjoy and it's a good way to stay active.
I love your voice. I appreciate your story!
Loved hearing your story, Sarah! A love of skating is something I've always had in me but never had the opportunity to learn as a kid or the guts to learn as an adult. I finally decided to start learning this year and have been cruising multiple times a week and using it as transportation to and from work. I just feel so stoked every time I finish a sesh and have gotten to explore so many cool places that I wouldn't have if I was just driving everywhere. Keep up the great content!!
Ah that’s amazing! Welcome to skateboarding 😃 Im glad you finally started. Hope you keep having more and more fun!
Had bad confidence as a kid. Now after 20 years since my first attempt, and transitioning, I'm getting back into it with my partner and having so much fun!
I find your videos easier to follow than most, and more relatable.. keep up the good work! it's appreciated
ah that's awesome! Welcome back to skateboarding 😃 I'm glad you've enjoyed some of my videos. Hope you continue to have fun skating!
So glad you started to film and publish on CZcams. Your videos are helpful and inspirational, especially for beginners 🙂🙂
Thanks for making your content. Its motivating and encouraging
thank you Sean! 🙏 I'm happy to hear that
Thank you Sarah for your channel. I also run a channel and started it soon after I started skateboarding in, (Oh God!) 42 years old and freestyle has captivated me, mostly thanks to your channel. Now I video my progress, sometimes also simple training videos (in Russian, from Russia, we have almost no freestyle) or just to motivate myself and others to ride the board whenever they want, at any age, and in any style. ❤🎉
that's amazing! I'm glad you're having fun with your channel too. Freestyle is still quite niche, so it's great to have more people skate it all around the world. And totally agree. Whenever you want, at any age, and in any style. Skateboarding rules! 😃
It's great that you're sharing these parts of your journey with the world! It's daunting but from a viewer's perspective it feels very natural and honest. What you mentioned not finding in other tutorial videos is precisely why I've started following you. There's oftentimes a reductive approach in tutorial videos. "Put your feet here and then SLAM IT" -- but I find a lot more to relate to in your approach: it's calm and thought out and precise. I think the community you're building gravitates towards those kinds of values. So thank you, and thanks to your partner too for getting you into this!!!
PS: I landed my first, honest-to-bolts shuvits yesterday (I screamed so loud I thought I was gonna get kicked out the parking lot). And a couple ollies! And it's definitely thanks to the precise information you present here :)
first of all, congrats on that first honest to bolts shove it! That's amazing 💪 stoked for you!! And also, thank you 🙏 honestly, sometimes it's still a little daunting. The idea of posting videos. But, hearing that they help definitely gives me courage. I'm always trying to make the videos I wished I saw when I started. That's typically my goal--though, now I am having some fun exploring! So, I'm really glad to hear that. Will do my best to make even better tutorials in the future 🫡
Glad your doing these videos for us, Sarah! The way you break down tricks is 2nd to none and is really helping me understand what I need to do! 👏 😁❤️🛹
I really appreciate that you show your bails. Youre a great skater and it's nice to see that even skilled folks like yourself bail a lot too
That is an amazing story! Sounds like you have lived a full life already!
Aweee, this is so sweet! Hearing your story made me smile, like fr. I hope you guys are having fun there. Please be safe, and take care!
I'm really really glad you went back to skating! And thank you so much for inspiring us with your journey and for teaching us so much! Besides that, I love listening to your voice, it's so calming and encouraging! ❤️
thank you so much! 🙏
Winter has hit here in montreal, heading to the indoor park soon but glad you are still vlogging!
ahh winter has been starting on and off here in New York too. Let's hope for a mild one 🙏
I liked the kind a lateflip on 4:55
I've been following you since the beginning and those early videos helped me so much! Thanks for posting even though you weren't totally comfortable! It was the type of content I had been looking for when I first started, and you definitely filled a void!
Super happy to hear that! 🙏 Thank you
Thanks for sharing Sarah. Now I love your channel even more. I can relate to so many of the things you talked about… especially eating good food during your travels 😄
ahh! that's what it's all about. I travel for food and to see friends 😂
yo! have loved watching your videos since I "started" skating earlier this year. A back-to-back toe injury took me out for a while, but even just watching this makes me want to get back out and pick up where I left off. Of course its always the low effort awkward videos that go viral!
Yes 🙌 go have fun!
Nice one Sarah, I'm so happy you're happy! 😁👍
i gasped when you landed primo after the finger flip thingy majiggy, so sick
Loved That Sarah! Thanks for sharing all that, so interesting; thanks to your partner cos you are here now after that Sk8D8! And thank you for the Crazy Awkward vids cos I am learning and here too! Looking forward to more from you and hyped for the course you are planning on your Patreon. It's a SPM party!
right? I literally wouldn't be here without that skate date. How wild to think about 😳 but thank you! Glad you're enjoying the videos and happy to have you here
Damn, thanks for the inspiring story! I can’t believe you, one of my favourite CZcams skaters, started skating at ttukseom - my local skatepark 😮 We may have crossed paths haha
It's a small world, right? 😆 Hopefully next time I can skate the ramps too 🙌
@@SarahParkMatott Please do come back 😄
This was so much fuuuunnnnnnn!!!! Skate backstory + holiday adventure recap 😭
haha thanks Joce! 🙏it was really fun putting together this video. Stoked you liked it 🫶
Awesome video Sarah. Your perspective on skateboarding is so valuable 🙌
wow, thank you so much. I really appreciate that 🙌
Beautifully composed video, Sarah. Good to see you back at your OG skate spot. But more importantly, the food that you ate! 🤤
Thanks Carolyn! The trip was worth every meal I had even down to the nostalgic convenience store coffee 😂
1:00 interesting. In my country, back in 2013, the Hallyu was already in full gear. K-Pop groups like SNSD dominated the airwaves and Korean TV shows like Running Man were all the rage, so many people suddenly wanted to visit/study in Korea, wanted to learn the language etc. I guess it only caught on in the US a few years later.
What made you wanted to study Korean in the first place?
Yeah, for the US, kpop had a much slower growth. Now, even if you aren't a fan, you most likely have heard of BTS. But like, only hallyu fans or people very familiar with Korea knew who SNSD was in 2013 or any kpop group/drama.
I studied French and a little Latin in middle/high school and loved it. So, I at the end of high school I wanted to study a language that had no overlap with English grammatically or a shared alphabet lol I was going to study Japanese because it seemed to be a pretty popular choice, but by chance I found a penpal in Korea, and that was the start 🙌
Thank you for your videos, you made some pretty crazy progress 😸 Much love from germany!
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I’m glad you found your way back to skating. I watch very few YT skate content creators, mostly because I can’t relate. While freestyle is not my skate discipline, I do enjoy your content and I’m glad you’re still excited to skate and create ✌️
aw thank you Greg! That means a lot 🙏
Getting better and better
your tips have been really helpful. thanks for posting despite your discomfort
Thoroughly enjoyed this Sarah:) and it reminds me of a homie that use to skate freestyle doing similar tricks to u as well that i would so enjoy watching now.. Whats enjoyable about this, is that its a full skate video part. You can sense the introvertedness in your style and wisdom to express via literacy (hence your connection and love of languages). its quite possible that many freestyle skateboarders are introverted or have introverted moments in their lives, even rodney mullen is like that and he is mildly autistic as well, But thats an assumption on possible many, not the freestyle lot. Really enjoy your content, style and gear, its enjoyable and relaxing to watch, cuz u landing and expressing masterfully but also have such carefullness with your skating landing with finesse instead of fear. Its Art. Keep it up! these skate vids and skate diaries in one!
thank you so much Luke! I really appreciate that. Sometimes I wonder about the more skate diary videos I make--perhaps because I love language & writing, I've always thought of them as skate essays. So, it's nice to see someone connect or enjoy this style too! And totally. I think because you can skate completely alone, skateboarding does attract quite a few introverts in general. And freestyle particularly because you don't even have to visit a skate park.
:) have a great rest of year@@SarahParkMatott
@@Luke-Emmanuel you too!!
Your best film yet! Much love from Australia. Keep em comin.
ah, thank you! 🙏 glad you liked this one
Thanks to your channel I didn't quit skateboarding. At 31 it was just too hard even with a personal coach. Having watched your videos I realized I could just have fun and drastically improve my skills by doing simple flat ground moves and tricks.
wow, I'm so happy to hear that--that you were able to find your own style/fun way to enjoy skateboarding. That's so cool! It's what I strive for myself.
You are very talented. Not many people can reach your level, expecially starting as adults.
Your very first video was how I found your channel and it's still one of the best shove it guides I found on YT 👍
ayy! I'd love to update that video too.
Thank you so much for sharing your story, I was actually stationed in Korea and miss it a lot, may I ask what skate tool do you have? Also your a inspiration to me I look forward to more videos and hope you have much success
thank you so much! And no kidding. Then I imagine the scenery was a bit nostalgic for you as well 😃 I just have a skate tool with the center that rotates--the ratchet style version.
Wow, you Look so happy. Soooo much great food. That is awesome. I'm really looking forward to this project. Great idea.
thank you Daniel! I was so happy to be back in Korea. It was such an amazing trip 🥰 feeling more motivated than ever!
Great video
it is crazy. most people in life dont get to travel beyond where they work or just a town or two from where they live. i personally dont travel 30 minutes beyond where i live. looking forward to see what's next for you.
yeah...I grew up in a really small town. The kind of place were most people don't leave it or do much traveling at all--especially internationally. I actually imagine that had an impact on my desire to travel abroad and learn new things beyond my small bubble. But, also excited to keep pushing forward! 🙏
You've always reminded me of you friend Colby. He was a WOW addict who taught himself Japanese in his trailer park home and got a full ride scholarship to Japan. You're the south Korean female version of Colby haha
😂 That's so awesome though. Go Colby!
Good on you! We the viewers have enjoyed it too. Even those of us who aren’t that into free style 😊!
ahhh thank you. Happy to hear that! Also...I might have a much larger, rounder board waiting for me to set up to adventure out of my own comfort zone 🙈
@@SarahParkMatott I’ll be keeping an eye out. I wish I had gone abroad when I was younger to study. South Korea seems like such a nice place too.
@@RikRiorik its a fun place to visit too if you ever have the chance 🙌
OMG freestyle is SO HARD! How are you having more ease with that than street? After about two weeks back on a board I can ollie and kickflip knee high, do 50-50s and pop into Casper but not do anything with it. Some other basic stuff. Not bad I think. Walking the dog is hard. I am learning monster walks and getting pretty good at endovers. I like doing those right into a nollie shove it. Rail flips hurt. I fall a lot. Rail walks are super tough. I’m going to get this stuff down but DAMN.
haha I just spend more time doing freestyle than street 😂 you'll get it all before you know it 💪
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nice
Skateboarding make you more younger.... believe me...just ride don't stop 😅
Wow 뚝섬 and 컬트.
both were wonderful 🙈 I wish I had more time to actually ride the ramps. Especially at 컬트 😭
한국어 댓글 1st!
4:43 bruh just casually did some handstand thing…
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This vid is so sweet but GOD im hungry now
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I am a Korean who learns skateboarding. As an office worker, I felt bored when I went to work and left work, and my hobby was running
One day, I saw a lot of students riding skateboards while running in the park, so I wanted to start skateboarding again, which I practiced for a while in middle school, so I learned it.
This channel provides detailed instructions for beginners to learn the skills step by step, and there are many accurate learning points
That's awesome, and thank you! I'm glad you think so
"BTS didn't exist in 2013" :0
ohh..this comment made my fact check myself lol they actually debuted in 2013...they just weren't popular yet 😂 "their fame and soft power didn't exist" would have been more accurate. Woops 😅 I don't know a ton about Kpop haha
that trick compilation by the end of the video was really sick 😮
So how's the skating community in Korea? Are there many places to skate? A friend who lives there told me rollerblading on the sidewalks is forbidden in many cities/neighbourhoods, so I assume skating is frowned upon as well.
The skate communities seem to be rather small compared to how large some of the cities are. But they also seem pretty tight knit. It looks like more parks and indoor options are popping up. There are a few parks, but street skating is quite frowned upon 😂 which is understandable from non-skater points of view. I know Korea built a ton of infrastructure designed for walking and “moving” of people particularly in residential areas. So, even bikes are often not allowed. And people mostly respect it. Never heard of that for regular sidewalks. But I didn’t have a bike or anything when I actually lived there. So, probably just unaware of it 🤔
amazing vid☺...yeah dude dont stop youtubing 💯😝 your content is really good and it makes you very happy, so i pray that you accomplish all your skate goals and just become the skater you want to be at the level your happiness takes you☺
dude, thank you! Really appreciate those well-wishes 💪 will keep pushing!