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I was there, it was just awesome, you have to remember that there were almost no pro skaters in Britain at the time, hardly anyone had ever seen a pro skater, they were legends. We were just kids, I used to travel for two hours each way on the train to get to Rom, the only skate park I had ever been to. I honestly don't think anyone knew how to react and just emulated the kids on early american skate videos, what the video doesn't show is that after the demo Rodney spent ages talking to everyone, discussing tricks and even taking some tips.
Normally I think of it like parkour in that an individual moving through their environment and using it as a medium of their expression. When I see folks on the flats like this just tearing it up it reminds me of shit like figure skating. Just taking a flat space and just tearing it up. And you're right, just like those things, it's an art.
This just cannot be real... Mullen could ollie 360 and indy grab on flatrgound with such a shitty flat ass board back in the days?? Absolutely a genius.
+Lore P. Dude that board is made specifically for flatland freestyle, that's still what you want to use if you're going to do flatland freestyle xD but yeah Rodney Mullen is legendary. should go check out some other freestyle skaters though they use the same kind of decks even today.
Lore P. No that board is exactly the same, it has kick tails it just doesn't have concave look at the video you can see them. if you know anything about flatland freestyle though you know that any deck after being used especially as much as Rodney Mullen skates.. gets beaten up and flattened out on the tails exactly like this board did.
Point being lots of repetitive flip variations in routines now but few really master the basics- and they ARE very basic freestyle foot work manouevres! Integrated and with real kinetic dynamism and/or flow you have something worth watching!
This makes me wanna play tony hawks. when you could do like manual to pogo and shit. now im playing skate 3 and its all like "i want my rediculous cheat codes so i can have no gravity back! and my crazy manual tricks to where the little meter let you manual forever!" like this if you miss tony hawks.
Might also be a G-turn (Variant)or a Samoan squat into spacewalk- please don't diss me on this- these are variations on 1970's tricks-I know what they were called back then- perhaps not what they may be called now! Samoan Squats give you the most powerful quads!
Thats no move to say the least, thats like Rodney's signature routine that takes a ton of practice and pecision without getting dizzy. Theres no real name to it except for that last trick that he missed, thats called a nosehook impossible.
The trick to not getting dizzy is to look down when spinning etc! Count the shadows of your board not the trees nor ( if you are really good ) the faces in the crowd watching!
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I was there, it was just awesome, you have to remember that there were almost no pro skaters in Britain at the time, hardly anyone had ever seen a pro skater, they were legends. We were just kids, I used to travel for two hours each way on the train to get to Rom, the only skate park I had ever been to. I honestly don't think anyone knew how to react and just emulated the kids on early american skate videos, what the video doesn't show is that after the demo Rodney spent ages talking to everyone, discussing tricks and even taking some tips.
what can i say... hes the god of skateboarding just too good, never can be compared, period
"Yeah"
dud3 i have been always waching him skate and it always impresses me
Incredible rider !! It's a legend, THE legend of Skateboard !! Tricks are awesome !!
Niko from France !!
ok. as a freestyler, u get kinda tired of only seeing rodney but jeeeezus this is mindblowing.
Every trick: "YYYEEAAAHHHHHH!" hahaha
Brilliant. No one else compares in technical prowess.. 😳
Use the force rodders ,awesome skills
Back when tre flips on flat ground were amazing.
"Keep on going Rodney' Great quote .......... Gotta love rom
Romford is such a kool park! i like it there
lol i live in england i go to that park every little while :D never gets boring
0:44 Rail variations are sick!
it's like he goes on the board and just starts hammering, it's very aquatic like,
"Check this out, this is so.. rad!" .. love it.
this is so epic... I can't get enough of it! hell yeeaaah! ^^
fun to see that he in this late 80s doing some stuff he did contuerly several years before this
Awsome. I never knew he came to Romford. :)
YEAHHHHHH
Love when they comment....hey! that's the ollie! did you see?...the ollie!
The Ballet of Skating - Just proves, its not just a sport....its an art xO
Normally I think of it like parkour in that an individual moving through their environment and using it as a medium of their expression. When I see folks on the flats like this just tearing it up it reminds me of shit like figure skating. Just taking a flat space and just tearing it up. And you're right, just like those things, it's an art.
incredible!
Jolly good Rod!
We have 2 words in Romford, "yeah" and "Nah bruv"
this is what inspired me to skate.....
Ha, I still hear "Oh, God that's so sick" at 1:36 right after does a FS 540 truckspin.
1 word YEAHHHHHH ! x')
One foot 540 shove to manual... only Rodney Mullen. Damn.
Beautyfull ❤
he was off his A game that day :O
YEAHHHHHHHHH, YEAHHHHHHHH, AW YEAHHHHHHH.
yeah
YEAH
YEAH!!
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Aaaaah, the old Rom skatepark. Mullen is the bollocks.
and so much more
This just cannot be real... Mullen could ollie 360 and indy grab on flatrgound with such a shitty flat ass board back in the days?? Absolutely a genius.
+Lore P. Dude that board is made specifically for flatland freestyle, that's still what you want to use if you're going to do flatland freestyle xD but yeah Rodney Mullen is legendary. should go check out some other freestyle skaters though they use the same kind of decks even today.
Dylion Jahlly freestyle boards now have kick tails and actual nose, this is more like a penny board
Lore P. No that board is exactly the same, it has kick tails it just doesn't have concave look at the video you can see them. if you know anything about flatland freestyle though you know that any deck after being used especially as much as Rodney Mullen skates.. gets beaten up and flattened out on the tails exactly like this board did.
Dylion Jahlly not sure if it was the same length and width back then ..
Lore P. Think it's probably about the same the shape is just a little bit different, maybe less directional shaped and more round lol
insane
I counted "Yeah" said 51 times.
oh you be shittin me!
That was awesome footage, but I dont think I've ever been so annoyed by the word yeah as I was after hearing it like 100 times in this video.
A true prodigy.
woo yeah... yeahh!! yeah.. yeah? yeah!! yeah.
Damn, english must be hard.
soooo good
Yeeaah, yeahhh, yeah! Yeaaahhh, yeaaaaaaahhh, yeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhh
Yeah.
Yeah
skills!
Yeah
crazy mullen
YEAH!
Rodney, in high probability, could hold the world record for 360s - that is it looks as if he can hold them as long as he wishes.
epic...
every time Rodney Lands a trick everyone goes all like, YEAH !!! .. hahahahaha .. XD..
No one primos like Rodney
its a pivot if u get your balance right its not too hard but he is amazing at them
I put this footage at Feb. '90.
YEEEEEEAAAAAAH! NEEEEEEEOOOOOOOO WAAAAAY! LOL!
YEAH YEAH
Apparently the word of the day is YEAH!
guys! whats that move called or how do you do it the one Rodneys doing on 0:07 to 0:23 any help ?
Spacewalk- into walk the dog- into endover into toe pirouette. Few other than Rodney can make this look cool. Isamu excepted!
Point being lots of repetitive flip variations in routines now but few really master the basics- and they ARE very basic freestyle foot work manouevres! Integrated and with real kinetic dynamism and/or flow you have something worth watching!
yeah.
old skool
Play it cool Rodders
Yeah.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeeeeeaaah!
Yeaaaaaaaah!
rodney is too cool
It sounds more like "Oh, that was so sick..."
yeahhhh
@Brandonapprove yeah,
the word of the day is yeah
They start getting heated up at around 1:46. Haha
i was waiting for someone to contradict them all and just run onto the camera screaming "NOOO!!!!,NOOO!!"
Yeahhhhhhhh....
YEAAAHHHH
Yeeeeeaaaaahhh!
yeaaaaah
This makes me wanna play tony hawks. when you could do like manual to pogo and shit. now im playing skate 3 and its all like "i want my rediculous cheat codes so i can have no gravity back! and my crazy manual tricks to where the little meter let you manual forever!" like this if you miss tony hawks.
Yeahhh
Yeeeahhh
Yeah.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
yeaa
dude i can really hear the guy say "girlfriend" :D
YYYYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHH
"keep on going rodney, hahaha."
If i was there i would b screaming my head off..
BAhaha yeaahhhhh.
after a while its hard not to just sit there with your jaw dropped in silence
yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Yeahhhhhh nice one rodneyyyyyy lol XD in all seriousness he is a fucking GOD
anyone would be. Rodney mullen is godlike.
Why he does old scholl even in a skate park i never saw him doing ramps...
It's what us "Brits" are good at.... YEAH!!! =p
i would of said yeah, but apparenty, everybody already has.
123222,454455,4= times they say yeah!!!
haha
yeah!!!
yeah!!!
That weird manual that he does I'm pretty sure is called a fakie spacewalk.
Might also be a G-turn (Variant)or a Samoan squat into spacewalk- please don't diss me on this- these are variations on 1970's tricks-I know what they were called back then- perhaps not what they may be called now! Samoan Squats give you the most powerful quads!
that was all that they said...was yea yea yea yea yea
"Keep on going Rodney" , sounds like Only Fools and Horses.
Thats no move to say the least, thats like Rodney's signature routine that takes a ton of practice and pecision without getting dizzy. Theres no real name to it except for that last trick that he missed, thats called a nosehook impossible.
The trick to not getting dizzy is to look down when spinning etc! Count the shadows of your board not the trees nor ( if you are really good ) the faces in the crowd watching!
*insert "Yeah" comment here*
haha listen at 1:36 "aaaa girlfriend so sexy" :D
he said oh god that is so sexy.
they learned a new word... its their second word afte"mama"
guess what it is
"YEAH,YEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAH,YEAH