Cardiel was so creative and physically gifted that he could have become an elite level talent in whatever he wanted to. We’re lucky he chose skateboarding
i just saw ben raybourne hit that gap over the bowl at 1:05 and thought it was totally mind blowing, and now i find out cardiel did it more than 20 years earlier... just insane.
you do know this is footy from the early 2000s, right? no, not even cards could do this in1992. he won soty in 92, but this is for thrahers soty video that came out in03
+DouchedByDemocrats i was about to say, i mean i am born in 92 so i figured there was no way this was from 92 haha still tho these clips are unreal for about 15 years old dude rips
Yeah, except that if he put this out now his pool and transition riding would still be amazing ... the crail, the air around the corner ... the way he does everything is classic. His style will always stand out.
When i watch Cardiel skate, i feel like im gonna get a heart attack, so much adrenaline pumping and makes me wanna skate till i just die. Got goosebumps every time.
This footage is definitely from a time period around 2000-2003 i.e. when this video was released. Most of the footage in that video was new. A few exceptions as seen in the beginning of this segment, the entire Danny Way part and Salman Agah's part, if I remember correctly.
I’m not the best skater (still learning switch on transition and trying to stay consistent in terms of form) but Cardiel is the most inspirational skater and person. He literally never gives up and keeps on trying until he “gets” what must be done.
the 3rd ramp shown in this video my dad built with his friends back in auburn california. it’s crazy he used to come to that ramp and skate it with my dad gnarly!
I met him today and fanboyed out and he told me "man you know skateboarding if you actually are freaking out to meet me unlike half the kids here who dont know who I am, its an pretty sick man" I DIED.
One of the main reasons i started skating faster during the tech crazy early 90's... The dude was a game changer. sure this dude was awesome and that dude but were they so gnar is a certain way that they changed the game. Cardiel did. Still trying to find his VANS in my size.
i use to skate with a dude like this that had no regard for life. We lived in a small town but he skated so fast and got the biggest air & would grind the biggest rails. He ended up skating for Etnies. Some people have this disregard for danger and to be great you gotta push fast.
My first deck was a cardiel Anti Hero deck when i was in maybe 5th or 6th grade.i used to play the old skate game "Grind Session l" on playstation and he was my fav so my got it for me for christmas and it had to stay under the tree for the whole month but every now and then i would get it out and pop off a few quick ollies on it lol i LOVED that deck man
he has the art of falling. when hes going to slam he knows and his body just knows what to do. you see him get flung off his board at the top of a mile long handrail and his body somehow comes out of it on top.
That seems to be the most important part of skating. That's why some people get fucked up on a two set or even flat land while other guys can bail off a 15 set and be fine. You can't get good if you get fucked every time you fall.
All hail Cardiel
No one will ever match this level of thrasher
P Blair Sammy Baca and Tony Trujillo are a close 2nd tho, those cats rip
gnar
M. Martinez is near.
Pedro is on his way
GT, Tershy?
This part could have dropped today and it'd still be heavy
Its could drop past,present,or future and still be boppin
Two4Eight mellow😂
still in 2020
Cardiel is timeless.
Or it could drop today being done by one of those 5 year old vert skaters doing 900s and big air.
"I wanna be like that guy. Why? Because he loves it." Damn straight.
Dude invented danger.
That last boardie was gnar.
***** illest skater.. style was so sick
No doubt.
***** I know man, nobody does em that fast!
Nope that's just his middle name
22 years later, part still is insanely good
This part is from Thrasher's SOTY video from 2003
Cardiel was so creative and physically gifted that he could have become an elite level talent in whatever he wanted to. We’re lucky he chose skateboarding
I think skateboarding may have chosen him.
he excelled in snowboarding & bmx as well
i just saw ben raybourne hit that gap over the bowl at 1:05 and thought it was totally mind blowing, and now i find out cardiel did it more than 20 years earlier... just insane.
an did it wary better.. hahah b/s melon 360
I just saw that too, and Cards hauling ass with the 360 all steez...
This part is from Thrasher's SOTY video from 2003...still insane though
There's footage of someone doing this gap (think they were on real in the real to reel era), and then the filmer also doing the gap. Was like 2005ish.
Never ever ever get enough Cardiel. No need for hype, he just kills it. Have yet to see anyone better.
T.penny
Flyin Eye Project i think grant taylor its close of whats cardiel are
@Jon Gardner jawngardner?
This kid T-funk skates very similar. Just sayin!
That back three over the bowl in Brookings is so good it gets me every time.
Got Matt Rodriguez introducing one of the greatest parts ever from one of the legends, man. Every part of this video is just perfect.
Nobody skates this hard anymore. Part still knocks to this very day.
Not even a spinal cord injury can stop Cardiel. This is testament to why he is one of the best skaters of all time. ALL HAIL CARDIEL!
Cardiel, Way, Duffy, Hill these are the Legends!
To many people don't pay due respect to Frankie Hill.
22 years ago... still the raddest.
you do know this is footy from the early 2000s, right? no, not even cards could do this in1992. he won soty in 92, but this is for thrahers soty video that came out in03
DouchedByDemocrats oh, i didn't know that, thanks.
+DouchedByDemocrats i was about to say, i mean i am born in 92 so i figured there was no way this was from 92 haha still tho these clips are unreal for about 15 years old dude rips
Sir John Cardiel is the knight of skateboarding, totally fearless
Yeah, except that if he put this out now his pool and transition riding would still be amazing ... the crail, the air around the corner ... the way he does everything is classic. His style will always stand out.
When i watch Cardiel skate, i feel like im gonna get a heart attack, so much adrenaline pumping and makes me wanna skate till i just die. Got goosebumps every time.
cardihell, he is the authentic legend. that f/s b/s is gnarly!
I dont think people realise this is nearly 2 and a half decades old footage and is still fucking ridiculous
This footage is definitely from a time period around 2000-2003 i.e. when this video was released. Most of the footage in that video was new. A few exceptions as seen in the beginning of this segment, the entire Danny Way part and Salman Agah's part, if I remember correctly.
probably one of the most fearless skaters of all time.
I’m not the best skater (still learning switch on transition and trying to stay consistent in terms of form) but Cardiel is the most inspirational skater and person. He literally never gives up and keeps on trying until he “gets” what must be done.
hard to believe this was almost 20 years ago. legendary.
💕👏👍 great part, love the passion
cardiel is sick man. too under rated for his amount of ability
Bails sooo hard...what a legend
man cardiel always thrown it down the hardest
All hail cardiel !
Denis Castrillo Agreed. All hail.
Such a beautiful transfer.
His name is Legendary. He was chosen.
30 years! All Hail Cardiel!
"Steez for days Son' --Time-Traveling Black Guy from the 1950's
3:41
Darrell Stanton....
the 3rd ramp shown in this video my dad built with his friends back in auburn california. it’s crazy he used to come to that ramp and skate it with my dad gnarly!
I met him today and fanboyed out and he told me "man you know skateboarding if you actually are freaking out to meet me unlike half the kids here who dont know who I am, its an pretty sick man" I DIED.
that front board... that's like an ender even now. holy crap
m0terhead still an ender 5 years later
Ufffff john cardiel back in the 90s...real good pro sk8er...
ALL HAIL CARDIEL!!!! LEGENDARY!
didnt expect to see Matt Rodriguez there, dude used to run the skate camps I went to in sac! nicest guy ever.
I can't believe this was in '92.
Man his skating is still next level even by todays standards. Cards!!!!!!
His 50-50 grind at Union square in San Francisco was insane !!!
Legend
Eric Dressen and Cardiel, same way to use their hands to keep balance...love Both
What a Beast of a Skateboarder! And this was 1992? Shiiiiaaaaat!!!!! I was learning to ollie up a street curb at that time...
André Rosa Cardiel was awarded the SOTY in '92. The footage in this clip spans several years.
Brian Miller that's what I were tying to tell them, footy is early 2000s
One Of The Bests!!!!
He kills it
That was awesome
john brings so much inspiration
the shits timless
One of the main reasons i started skating faster during the tech crazy early 90's... The dude was a game changer. sure this dude was awesome and that dude but were they so gnar is a certain way that they changed the game. Cardiel did. Still trying to find his VANS in my size.
that front board ender was super nice
ALL HAIL CARDIEL!!
Just when I'd lost hope, there's still cardiel love children out there. Long live skating!
That front board at the end was heavy. Still is heavy. Always loved his all terrain style. Sucks what happened to him. He’s still down for the cause!
HE FUCKING RIPS EVERY THING!!
LEGEND!!
who agree's!?
legend, he'll never die, ever.
That was the sickest front board I've ever seen. All hail indeed.
Cardiel is such a beast.
i remember skatin in the late 90's and this guy was my idol
I never had history on john cardiel.i dident think he skated street.but now i know hes been raw
i use to skate with a dude like this that had no regard for life. We lived in a small town but he skated so fast and got the biggest air & would grind the biggest rails. He ended up skating for Etnies. Some people have this disregard for danger and to be great you gotta push fast.
Still one of my favorites even in 2022.
All hail yes. One and only.
They guy just lofts a back 360 over the pool at Brookings first thing like it is nothing...holy sheeeit.
This never ever gets old
sickest front board slide.
This will never not be gnarly, dude is an animal
30 yrs later still 🔥
Happy birthday to the best!
Favorite skater of all time...all hail!
damn, always and forever. thank you
Im walkin out of this hospital doc, u don't know me!
RESPECT!
My first deck was a cardiel Anti Hero deck when i was in maybe 5th or 6th grade.i used to play the old skate game "Grind Session l" on playstation and he was my fav so my got it for me for christmas and it had to stay under the tree for the whole month but every now and then i would get it out and pop off a few quick ollies on it lol i LOVED that deck man
he has the art of falling. when hes going to slam he knows and his body just knows what to do. you see him get flung off his board at the top of a mile long handrail and his body somehow comes out of it on top.
+naturphilosophie1 Real life rag doll physics
That seems to be the most important part of skating. That's why some people get fucked up on a two set or even flat land while other guys can bail off a 15 set and be fine. You can't get good if you get fucked every time you fall.
He can just take heavy slams and get up and go again, no fear just balls out harder than anybody
TY!
2022 and still heavy 🔥💪🏽🙏🏽
Happy bday cardiel, skateboarding misses you
Timelessness
My idol.
Who the fuck could dislike this?
Probably some 13 kid who is on Nyjah's jock.
Flyin Eye Project fuck nyjah. That punk ass rude bitch. Get out the neighborhood dude.
Matt rodriguez perfect person to talk about him.
this is as good as it gets. what a fucking powerhouse.
best style ever
My favorite front board ever!
This is the type of shit I love about skateboarding. Pure raw character. All Hail Cardiel.
Always a go to while stretching to go out in the streets. He still is shredding despite his accident.
that's a legend
Total Inspiration to skateboarding
all his sponsors are so lucky to have him on the team
Don't think I've ever seen anyone else make a front board look so dam good!
I must have watched Sight Unseen 10000 times as a kid
1:05 Completely insane. LEGEND
Best person to step on a skateboard!!!
LEGEND.
Ultimate Thrasher
Could be my all time favorite.
Cardiel couldve dropped this part yesterday and it still would kill. What a maniac
he was goin ham before i was born
And I still love his TransferAirs!!! 🤙🏼‼️
so raw
This is in 1992 and it is AMAZING skating by todays standards.
He's so crazy.