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Karen Jones Grabs Gold in Women’s Skateboard Vert

Karen Jones Wins Women's Vert Title at X Games 14

Karen Jones out-shined defending champion Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins to take gold in the Women’s Skateboarding Vert contest at X Games 14.

“This is the thing I wanted the most,” Jones said. “It’s so stupid and I’m not supposed to like contests and care about it. I just sucked last year and the year before so I got obsessive about doing good on it.”

Jones edged out her competition by using a series of smaller technical tricks including a varial mute, a finger flip, and a lolli-pop shuv-it rather than depending on larger, more signature moves.

Congrats!

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Seattle - skateboarding

Skateboarding on the grounds of Seattle Central Community College, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. This is not an officially sanctioned skateboarding area (in fact, there are signs banning the skaters), but it remains popular.

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How to 360 Pop Shove It

You want your feet on the board in more-or-less Ollie position, but with your back toes hanging off of the edge of the board, and your front foot back just a bit, like an inch or two.

You want to be up on the ball of your front foot before you go for the pop. It'll help.

For some reason, with 360 Pop Shove Its, it's strangely hard to explain exactly where you want your back foot to be. People often run into a bit of a wall with this part, and I think it's because everyone is a little different. You want your toes over the edge because when you pop the board up, you're going to want to scoop that edge of the board around to get it to spin. If you are having a hard time getting the board to spin the way you want it to, then the first thing you should change up would be the placement of your back foot. Just scoot it around a little. It's amazing what a difference an inch can make.

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How to Kickflip

1. Before you learn how to kickflip, you’ll want to know how to ollie at least a foot, since you need some height for the trick.

2. You want to place your front foot at a 45 degree angle behind the front bolts. You should have the ball of you back foot in the center of the tail.

3. With your back foot, pop the board up as you would in an ollie. Instead of dragging straight up with your front foot, you want to give a nice ankle flick at where the concave starts.

4. Be sure to flick up and out, and not down. This will get the board flipping under you. Jump the same way as you would during an ollie and suck your feet up.

5. Stay over your skateboard. Wait for the griptape side to come round and be sure to suck up your legs to give it room to rotate.

6. When the board has flipped once, bring your front foot on it to catch it. Your back foot should naturally catch it as well.

7. Catch the board firmly, with both feet stomping on the bolts. Be careful not to land with one foot on the nose or tail, because your board might snap!

8. Ride away smoothly with a huge grin because you have just learned one of the hardest skateboarding tricks!

How to Kickflip Tips

1. Learning how to kickflip will take weeks and maybe even months of practice! Don’t get hung up if you can’t land them right away. Just keep trying kickflips and they will naturally come to you!

2. Don’t flick out too much with your ankle because this will cause the board to fly out.

3. Keep your shoulders square with the board so it stays straight and doesn’t rotate. This is a common problem of many beginners when they learn how to kickflip.

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Step 1 - 50-50 Grind

Step 1 - 50-50 Grind

The 50-50 is the most basic type of grind, and the first grind trick that most skateboarders learn.

What's a 50-50 Grind? A Grind is the name for sliding along an edge (such as a curb, bench, rail, coping, etc.) using your trucks instead of your wheels or deck (read more on what a grind is). A 50-50 Grind is where the edge or rail being ground is in the middle of the hangers on the trucks. The name "50-50" refers to being half on the edge and half off, with both trucks even.

You will need to know how to Ollie before learning how to 50-50 grind. Read How to Ollie, and get comfortable with your Ollies first. You will need to be good enough to land your Ollies flatly, and you will need to be able to land with your feet where you want them on your skateboard. If you are brand new to skateboarding, start with the basics (read Just Starting Out Skateboarding).

Skating: It's all mental

Ever wondered why you can ollie while rolling real fast but just can't ollie a ledge or stair set? Well, it's probably because you're scared.

The thing is, you just don't want to get hurt, no matter how much you want to land that trick! It's all in your head: there's no difference between ollieing 3 decks while moving and ollieing a 3 set (by the way, that's a good place to start).

You just need to make yourself do it. In that single moment before you make that ollie, you might feel this stab of fear in your chest. Even if you feel like you're going to fall, its always good to at least try to land the trick. You are going to fall, it's part of skating. So, if you're trying to ollie steps and you can't, its probably because you don't dare to do it. It's all mental, you just need to go for it!

And also, for your own safety, don't start out trying to ollie a 10 set. Please, you could hurt yourself, you'll look bad, and you don't know what kind of force you put on your feet in the landing process. This doesn't just go for ollieing steps or ledges, it goes for everything, from kickflips, to 360 flips, to even something as simple as an ollie, fear can always get in the way.

So, it's more than likely not that you're a bad skater, its just mental... so just skate

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STRUGGLE BANNER CONTEST

First and foremost we have some Struggle posters up for sale in the shop now. Limited Edition and going out fast. Every order comes with Free stickers.

Also we are proud to announce the winner of the "STRUGGLE BANNER CONTEST" we held these past few months since the new website launched. Ryan Perez from Niland,CA wins himself a fresh new Struggle deck. You can get the code for the banner in our MEDIA section of the Struggle skateboards website. Represent Represent!

TEAM NEWS

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TYRONE OLSON has a new ad in Transworld Skateboarding magazine due out in the next issue. Chef boyartee bone anyone?

-RDT-

We are stoked to announce a few new RDT riders representing the east coast for Struggle Skateboards. Matthew Pinto straight from the Bronx,NY. Johnny Whitehead from the Struggle training grounds in Ohio. And Sam Blackmore as our first Canadian import to the team. Congrats to all three of you. Representing Struggle has paid off and now we are proud to have you as a part of the crew.

TEAM NEWS PRO

Just got back from tour and just gotta say that it was fantastic. Thank you to ELYZIUM,DRISCOLLS, and SHELTER for the welcoming and stops. Olliepop for providing the tour van and the Villalons,and Loon for their hospitality.Thanks to everyone that came out to meet up with us. And thank you to all the Struggle supporters out there. We will have the photos from the tour up soon.

We also have our winner for the Flash Banner contest. We will announce that very soon. And we have a huge contest coming up as well in which the winners will get a hefty sponsorship offer as a prize.

TEAM NEWS

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RUBEN NAJERA is featured in a million different photos for the SNEAUX shoes ad in Transworld skateboarding August 2009 issue.

The word spelling out SNEAUX is nothing but photos of Ruben skateboarding and chilling wearing his Sneaux representing Struggle skateboards. Pretty rad!

TYRONE OLSON is back home in Wisconsin after taking part in the Struggle West Coastin Tour. Word is he got mad footage logged in. Tyrone has also finished his video part for the new Tactical Manual video.

ANTHONY JOHNSON also is back home in Salt Lake City,Utah after the Struggle West Coastin tour. Anthony logged in his ender for the promo this past weekend. Be on the lookout for the Struggle promo vid due out soon. He also has a Herron Trucks ad in the upcoming CONCRETE WAVE magazine. Representing Struggle Skateboards to the fullest.

We also have some limited edition POSTERS in for any of you interested in purchasing one. You can find them HERE at our shop! Free Stickers with every order!

GO SKATEBOARDING DAY!!!!

This upcoming weekend is GO SKATEBOARDING DAY!!! No one is doing anything for the Imperial Valley so we figured we might as well make something happen! The 2nd annual Struggle Kickflip challenge which is open to "UNSPONSORED" riders only this year. And of course free entry if you have a Struggle board. Also we will hold the IMPERIAL VALLEY RALLY 3 award ceremony on this day. So if you were a part of a team that participated this year be sure to show up. If none of the team members from the "winning" team show up then the first place prize automatically goes to the 2nd place runners up. SO BE THERE!!!

Oh yeah! And you can now order STRUGGLE skateboard goods through our newest online retailer. 

How to do hardflip

What is hardflip
A hardflip is the combination of a kickflip and a pop shove it.


How to do hardflip?

1. Start with a kickflip position but with more angle and have your rear foot like a FS shove it position with your heel a little off the edge.
2. Flip the board like a kickflip and scoop the tail after you kick like the FS shove it motion.
3. Once the board finish the vertical flip and in position, stomp down to get the board.
   

Click here to learn the secret to land the king of all flatland tricks, the hardflip!

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How to skateboard for beginners

How to skateboard for beginners

This site is created to help all who are interested in learning skateboard around the world that had the same problem with me when I first started. Are you frustrated when you see other skaters just land the trick so easily and you feel like it's impossible for you? At least, this is what I felt and I don't like it!

To start, just want to share some info about skateboarding first. Skateboarding is one of the sport where parents are not keen on their children to participate. However, it's good for individuals to be involved in this as it builds confidence through doing all the tricks(it takes a lot of guts to do it!). It also increases coordination and timing which is important in sport.

Anyway, don't want to go long into it. Just want to share some facts to encourage those who want to learn how to skateboard for beginners!

• The skateboard was invented on the year 1967!!

• "Today a pro can make anywhere from $1000 to $10,000 a month," says Danielle Bostick of World Cup Skateboarding and the X Games.

• One of the most famous skateboarding tricks, the 900, was first successfully completed by famous skater Tony Hawk.

• Out of all of the sports played around the world today, skateboarding has been ranked number 6, in terms of number of participants and popularity.

"I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport"-Tony Hawk

Hope this is is a good motivation for those who want to learn how to skateboard for beginners! Cheers.

Us Versus Them 2010 Summer Collection

Building off a string of successful projects, Us Versus Them continues its climb towards the top with a new collection of product for Summer 2010, oddly enough showcasing the crew during their day off at Palm Springs. The collection highlights UVT’s stand on political issues and focuses on the brand’s graphics program, which has been a strong suit since day one. Featured in this range are more graphic tees, along with tanks and snap-backs, all of which can be found now through the Us Versus Them webstore.


" i like the tanks the have, they are really colorful and uniques" - Colin

How to choose a skateboard

It may be one of your toughest decision if you are just starting in skateboarding. First of all, there are online stores where you can buy skateboards.

There are so many different pricing on skateboards and a huge variety of skateboards around. Do you know that skateboards can be bought in parts(something like IKEA) compared to buying it completed too?

Normally, buying a complete skateboard will be cheaper and easier. Beginners should opt for this as you might not know how to assemble a skateboard together. Do note that you can't get all the best parts if you are buying a complete skateboard though.

Tips on how to choose a skateboard

• Don't be cheap

Never get a cheap skateboard! These boards are mass produced with quality not being their main concern. You don't want to skim on your skateboard as it only makes skateboarding more dangerous.

• Buy medium to pro grade skateboard

Yes! True skateboard companies actually spend a great deal of time trying to make their boards better, safer, and last longer so spend some money on your board. It may cost a little more but these skateboard will last a lot longer. From roughly $50 up to $120, you can get a medium to high quality skateboard which can last you for ages.

If you know how to assemble skateboard, here are some recommendations on skateboard parts:

Decks: Plan B, Element, Almost

Trucks: Venture, Silver or Royal

Wheels: Zoo York, Element, Flip, Girl

Bearings: Bone Swiss, Reds

Now that we know how to choose a skateboard , it's time to learn how to choose skateboard gears!

How to do an ollie on a skateboard?

Ollie is the foundation of all skateboarding tricks and that have to be the first trick to learn. Once you are able to ollie, you'll be able to learn all kinds of other skateboarding tricks, such as grind or kickflip or even inventing your own skateboard tricks.

1. Stand with your rear foot on the tail and front foot at the middle of your board.
   
   
2. Place the ball of your rear foot in the mid of the board so that when you push the end down, you can feel the pressure.Place your front foot close to straight across the board.
   
   
3. Practice pushing down fast with you rear foot and put all your weight on the end.
   
   
4. If you want your board to keep going up once the tail is on the ground, push harder.
   
   
5. Hit the tail on the ground and jump with your rear foot as you slide you front foot on the board so that your knee get toward your chest
   
   
   
6. Get the side of your foot up to the board when you are jumping to cause the board to go up when you jump. Once both feet are in the air, the board will seem like sticking to your feet.

And now you know how to do an ollie on a skateboard! Keep training step 1-7 and you will master it in no time.

Click here to learn the quickest way to learn and pop insanely high ollies!





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How to choose skateboard gears

How to choose skateboard gears?

Choosing your gear

We should all start with protective gears until we mastered the tricks so that we can minimize damage and prevent serious injuries.

Here's the list of protective safety gears that you should have:

1) Helmet

2) Knee/Elbow Pad

3) Wrist Guard

4) Padded Skate Shorts

Helmet

Let's face it! Skateboarding is not all fun and games and you will fall a lot when you're learning new moves and tricks. Therefore, it's important to ensure that you're head is safely intact when you train.

Get a helmet from reputable manufacturer such as Bell or Giro with Australian standard approved. Try all the helmets and choose the one that suits you the most with the design you like.

Knee/Elbow Pad

Knee and elbow pad will help you absorb the impact as well as prevent abrasions from sliding on the ground. I suggest getting a hard plastic caps as it offer the most impact and abrasion protection. Starters should start with thicker pads too. 

Wrist Guard

Wrist injures are common skateboarding injuries based on statistics as it's natural to reach for the ground when you fall. Make sure your wrist guard have splints to absorb impact and reduce chances of injuries because it places a large impact forces and causes lots of injuries when falling.

The splints are the hard pieces on the front and back of the wrist that provide support for the skate wrist guard. These splints can be made of metal, carbon fiber, plastic, or a hard foam. Choose the material based on the protection versus the flexibility you want

Padded Skate Shorts

Ensure that the skate pads provide maximum coverage as it help protect your butt, tailbone, hips, and thighs from impact and abrasions. Do get a thick one if you are just starting out. We recommend you to hand wash it too to ensure that it keeps in good form.

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