Been a street skater my whole life, but not having vert in the Olympics is the most bizarre decision. Vert is power and athleticism and it's beautiful. It completely embodies what an Olympic sport should be.
I 100% agree with you like I don't really understand how it's okay to have a super skinny 13-year-old running cartwheel triple spinny Hand springing triple somersault twisties super high in the air and it's pretty much neck breaking material. But then you don't have vert skateboarding. It's bizarre
I skate street but only because there's no other option. There's 1 vert ramp in my whole country. One. I wish vert was brought back because I'm genuinely interested.
Vert skating is scary!! The coping and platform are so high up there and it’s also a long way down, and especially on concrete, but even on wood a lot of times the Masonite is slippery and your wheels slide all over the place. I get how people do airs but when you have to do grinds and stuff and you don’t land them you have a long way down you have to run out or knee slide.
Tony Hawk's father made him wear his pads, and because of that, Tony was able to survive learning all the amazing tricks he eventually mastered and brought to the world of skateboarding. Without pads, Tony wouldn't have become so awesome, he would be a broken, crippled old man.
I've been skateboarding for over 57 yrs (64 yo) and skateboarding goes up and down. In the early 70's we would talk about getting sk8n into the Olympics, but we were all punk stoner skaters. When Tony Hawk came along we knew we are really gonna be in the Olympics.
1:52 wrestlers get this alot when they take a back bump and try to prevent their head from bouncing off the mat. So they work out those neck muscles and have massive necks to help lol
Skating is everywhere but its also in the worst place its been in a while, pros are earning less from their boards than the dudes in the warehouses shipping them. We're like 5 years off skating being underground and weird again boys
It already happened on June 14th & 15th. Pull up Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2024 on TH-cam. X-Games also already happened last week June 28th thru the 30th & is also on TH-cam.
I don't know how vert would be for rich kids. Maybe if the only vert ramp would be in a private park. Pads don't cost that much and the boards cost the same. We have verts at public skateparks and the indoor park for winter has a "vert" section. It's located on a underground bomb shelter. Going there costs 3,5 euros (3,77 dollars) a day. Maybe it's different in other countries, but here it costs the same. Vert might be even cheaper on a long run, cause vert decks won't get razor tails.
Despite growing up poor, my fellow skater friends and I didn't let that stop us from building a nine-foot vert ramp. We took on odd jobs to buy the wood and built it ourselves. Though it wasn't professionally constructed, it worked and lasted for years.
I think it's more to do with the fact that vert ramps in public parks aren't really a common thing. Concrete parks presumably require less maintenance than a vert ramp, and provide more bang for your buck as far as the people building them are concerned. I wasn't a rich kid, but if my local park had a vert ramp I'd have been all over that shit.
Even in a town with a giant concrete bowl, people don't practice it as much as they do the street side of the park. I think a lot of what limits people developing vert is in part easy access to a non-concrete half pipe since it's just dangerous and giant there's not an easy way to work up to it which means only those with space and money to build their own ramp would have developed the skills on average. Speaking of, I'm writing this with a fractured foot from trying to grind on a concrete miniramp at my local park and because I couldn't safely bail onto my back I rolled my ankle forward and broke the middle part of my foot, it could have still happened on a wood ramp or a rezzy mat but the fall would have been much easier and less risky to begin with
street is a bit meh to watch for me, and i hate that they can get off their board... should be a line ... but again the best skaters in the world are all skaters!
Dude is really milking everything Keanu. Next upload is gonna be KEANU WALKS INTO THE ROOM. There's like five clips lol and even pro boarders get 3 at the most
30yrs ago this would be the best buddy movie ever. Keanu Hawk.
Unfortunately all we get in 2024 is Hawk Tuah
*john wick voice* you stole my skateboard and killed my hawk .
There's still time
how lmao
"You got the thing, and the and the thing and you geared up and like a warrior!"
Goddamn I never get tired of this man!!
Dude that's exactly how I feel when I skate. No wait, no... I feel sweaty and bulky, like I'm wearing a diaper on the outside of my pants.
0:49 This is one of the many reasons why i love Keanu lol
Been a street skater my whole life, but not having vert in the Olympics is the most bizarre decision. Vert is power and athleticism and it's beautiful. It completely embodies what an Olympic sport should be.
I 100% agree with you like I don't really understand how it's okay to have a super skinny 13-year-old running cartwheel triple spinny Hand springing triple somersault twisties super high in the air and it's pretty much neck breaking material. But then you don't have vert skateboarding. It's bizarre
Agreed
I skate street but only because there's no other option. There's 1 vert ramp in my whole country. One. I wish vert was brought back because I'm genuinely interested.
Vert skating is scary!! The coping and platform are so high up there and it’s also a long way down, and especially on concrete, but even on wood a lot of times the Masonite is slippery and your wheels slide all over the place. I get how people do airs but when you have to do grinds and stuff and you don’t land them you have a long way down you have to run out or knee slide.
How is Keanu so goddamn likeable? Dude just exudes positive vibes every time he talks.
how is Keanu just like such a rad person. hanging out with these absolute legends just made him even cooler
Safety is cool. Safety makes you a warrior
Two of the absolute coolest dudes on the planet in the same room…YES!
Only Keanu Reeves could make protective gear sound bad ass. Gotta love the man.
ehhh this was actually the first time in my life where I thought he sounded kinda lame
@@mossbogger8366 grow up
Padded Up! “I’m a F’ing Warrior!!!” 🤘👽👽👽🤙
I get the sense that Tony Hawk is experiencing celebrity shock around Keanu Reeves lol. I mean he really is THAT cool.
Imagine that 2000s powerhouses Tony Hawk and Keanu Reeves together….what😂
If they added that to the Olympics it'd be the most watched event.
Tony Hawk's father made him wear his pads, and because of that, Tony was able to survive learning all the amazing tricks he eventually mastered and brought to the world of skateboarding. Without pads, Tony wouldn't have become so awesome, he would be a broken, crippled old man.
I wish to one day meet Keanu in person mabey even sit down and have a coffee and a conversation
I've been skateboarding for over 57 yrs (64 yo) and skateboarding goes up and down. In the early 70's we would talk about getting sk8n into the Olympics, but we were all punk stoner skaters. When Tony Hawk came along we knew we are really gonna be in the Olympics.
Coolest room in the world ever
Street skating is just so much more accessible at the end of the day. Also, less daunting than vert is.
Pads = Armor = Cool/Rad/Dope
1:52 wrestlers get this alot when they take a back bump and try to prevent their head from bouncing off the mat. So they work out those neck muscles and have massive necks to help lol
but wrestlers dont whip their heads back, they do the literal opposite and its to tuck their chin when taking a bump?
Boxers do that too btw
"vert was going...down"
ba dum tss 😂
Skateboarding is worldwide now that John Wick speaks on it
I didn't know vert wasn't in the olympics. Weird because it seems more suited for it than street skating.
I’m unlocking one base at a time I have not speed run through this interview clipping infamous Lee is on the track course up next.
Why does Keanu Reaves have the same mannerisms as Rodney Mullen?
Skating is everywhere but its also in the worst place its been in a while, pros are earning less from their boards than the dudes in the warehouses shipping them. We're like 5 years off skating being underground and weird again boys
Vert now is in a great place!
I feel like batman in my armor bads.waiting for a meth head to start crap
Of course Keanu thinks pads are cool. He was a hockey goalie after all. Wearing the pads is one of the selling points for us.
The best movie
Keanu look 17 with beard cosplay
1:36 nbd
Keanu could play Tony in a movie.
Keanu is older than Tony Hawk. 😂
not at all. He could play Hosoi though!
No he can’t. Doesn’t mean both of them aren’t exceptional at their craft.
Keanu could play the shark in Jaws and I’d be for it.
Ain't no pads gone save no one from no chicken neck.
Why wasn't Keanu on commentary at the XGames!?
Vert draws the money
I am from Salt Lake City and when is this Salt Lake qualifier you speak of and where will it be held
It already happened on June 14th & 15th. Pull up Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2024 on TH-cam. X-Games also already happened last week June 28th thru the 30th & is also on TH-cam.
If they can have race-walking in the olympics, they can have vert skating.
I prefer short hair Keanu, looks cooler
took 15 years off him how is this bloke nearly 60
Be excellent to each other. ; )
The hands, bugged me
autism
Vert is rich kids
Street is for anyone
I don't know how vert would be for rich kids. Maybe if the only vert ramp would be in a private park. Pads don't cost that much and the boards cost the same. We have verts at public skateparks and the indoor park for winter has a "vert" section. It's located on a underground bomb shelter. Going there costs 3,5 euros (3,77 dollars) a day. Maybe it's different in other countries, but here it costs the same. Vert might be even cheaper on a long run, cause vert decks won't get razor tails.
Despite growing up poor, my fellow skater friends and I didn't let that stop us from building a nine-foot vert ramp. We took on odd jobs to buy the wood and built it ourselves. Though it wasn't professionally constructed, it worked and lasted for years.
@@arikuusela6716 people are pussies on this side of the world. A "vert" park would get removed so fast due to lawsuits lol.
I think it's more to do with the fact that vert ramps in public parks aren't really a common thing. Concrete parks presumably require less maintenance than a vert ramp, and provide more bang for your buck as far as the people building them are concerned. I wasn't a rich kid, but if my local park had a vert ramp I'd have been all over that shit.
Even in a town with a giant concrete bowl, people don't practice it as much as they do the street side of the park. I think a lot of what limits people developing vert is in part easy access to a non-concrete half pipe since it's just dangerous and giant there's not an easy way to work up to it which means only those with space and money to build their own ramp would have developed the skills on average.
Speaking of, I'm writing this with a fractured foot from trying to grind on a concrete miniramp at my local park and because I couldn't safely bail onto my back I rolled my ankle forward and broke the middle part of my foot, it could have still happened on a wood ramp or a rezzy mat but the fall would have been much easier and less risky to begin with
This is my first time hearing Keanu curse. I’m okay with it but I feel weird
street is a bit meh to watch for me, and i hate that they can get off their board... should be a line ... but again the best skaters in the world are all skaters!
Nice
ted theodore logan
Why does Keanu talk with his hands
So hearing impaired people can understand. Duh.
TA as clickbait? Fine with me 😀🤘
Keanu is on shrooms
vert is for jocks
Yeah the skaters are getting shorter and shorter
Dude is really milking everything Keanu. Next upload is gonna be KEANU WALKS INTO THE ROOM. There's like five clips lol and even pro boarders get 3 at the most
If you had Keanu on your podcast you'd post every clip too.
Keanu seems way too old for 59 or whatever his age is. Like there’s no way he looks and moves that old at his still middle age 🥺
He’ll be 60 this September.
He looks great
He seems fine to me, pretty energetic and full of smiles and laughter. It's nice to see him look happy knowing how much he's been through. What a guy
How is 60 middle aged when the average life span is 75