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Mastering balance on a skateboard is the most difficult part, once a skateboarder has done that, tricks and maneuvers will come naturally.
Skate longboards vary greatly in size, shape, and usage. Whether it's carving, downhill, commuting, park, or just noodling around town, there's a board for every purpose.
A brief definition of freestyle
New to skateboarding? Not sure what to expect when buying your first deck? Here is the most basic information on skateboard decks.
Learning about your skateboard is as important as learning how to ride it. This beginners guide to trucks, wheels and decks will introduce you to the basic parts.
The first skateboarding holiday is growing slowly and spreading throughout the world. But, what is Go Skateboarding Day?
Kickflips are a staple trick on a skateboard that provides a gateway to multiple other technical flat ground tricks.
Many beginning skateboarders have no idea what's under their board. This article describes your skateboard's trucks and gives you a little more information about them.
A brief definition of the Z boys
The top results from each stop of the AST Dew Tour and the winners of the 2007 AST Dew Cup
Approximately one-third of skateboarding injuries each year involve head injuries. Wearing a helmet can reduce the severity of the injury by cushioning the blow.
For the past four years Thrasher Magazine has made a renowned spectacle sponsoring their skateboarding contest at Wallenberg High School in San Francisco, CA.
An introductory list of skateboarding terminology for beginners.
This year's second annual Maloof Money Cup was a three day long, five competition event showcasing today's finest skateboarders (pro and am) competing for the prize
Beginning longboard skaters are often baffled by the many brands, lengths, shapes, and wheel sizes to choose from. Here are a few guidelines.
Skateboarding groups are spending more time to benefit the environment with eco-friendly practices: manufacturing, use of material, and local collaboration to name a few.
The Maloof Money Cup is offering skateboarders the chance to compete for the largest purse in skateboarding and, most importantly, is offering respect.
The Asian X Games will be held in China for the first time in X Games history. What can you expect and who will be there?
The mind of Bob Burnquist is ripe with ideas. His latest project is a backyard Mega ramp outside of his California home
A quick look at the halfpipe, its history and the sports that depend on it.
Discover how skate punk came about as well as how this form of punk music differs from other subgenres.
A brief definition of a halfpipe
A brief definition of a Superpipe
Tony Hawk is one of the most influential and recognizable skateboarders in history. How he went from local skater to world renowned pro.
Danny Way is one of the most innovative skateboarders in the world. Who else would put his own body in so much risk to pull the perfect trick?
A list of the athletes who have been invited to compete in BMX, Skateboarding, Rally Car Racing, Moto X and surfing for the 2007 summer X Games.
The second stop on the Dew Action Sports Tour brought extreme sports to the Pepsi Center in Denver. Did athletes meet up to their mile-high ambitions?
As long as there has been skateboarding culture, there has been its digital partner: the skate video. Over the past 10 years there have been many great skate videos.
Results and news from the Toyota Challenge, the fourth stop in the 2008 AST Dew tour.
Skateboarding has adopted into its ranks one of the youngest competitors in the history of extreme sports. Nyjah Houston is working his way through the head of the pack.
Sports trivia is fun. Here is a list of twenty unusual sports terms and their meanings from a wide range of sports from baseball to fishing and from football to archery.
A review of the results from the 2008 X Games in Mexico City, Mexico.
Tech Decks are little skateboards that kids use to perform all the tricks of the pros. Why do kids like them so much? Find out here.
The race for the Dew Cup was tight as the 2008 AST Dew Tour landed in Orlando. Some of the biggest upsets in Dew Tour history made this a season to remember.
Women are proving that they can not only participate in action sports, but they can band together to help shape the evolution of extreme sports.
This years Dew Tour is set to roll. This year the tour offers a few changes with the same exciting action.
The highly anticipated fourth season of the AST Dew Tour kicked of on Wednesday, June 19th in Baltimore, MD.
Looking for a lightweight, shock-resistant video camera to capture all of your greatest adventures? The EPIC Action Sports Video Camera may be what you're looking for.
If you are an action sport athlete, coach or potential sponsor then you should check out this social networking site.
Paranoid Park has wonderful performances and interesting themes, but a contradictory script and bipolar direction make for an unsatisfying result.
What determines if a sport is an extreme sport? Extreme sports evolved from their traditional counterparts. But an entire extreme culture separates the two.
A look at a few of the highly anticipated action sports competitors of the year
X Games 13 is just around the corner. This year is promising exciting new competitions and the same amazing action from the best athletes in extreme sports.
A look at some of the moments in Extreme Sports that had people talking in 2006.
A holiday gift guide for those with action sports enthusiasts in the family. A selection of gifts in every price range and for most anyone.
As a teenager, Ryan Sheckler has been more successful than many skateboarders ever dream of. How has Sheckler set the new standard for success at such a young age?
The 1958 hula hoop has joined the fitness wave and other old fads like the spinning slinky and firmer waterbeds have found seemingly permanent 21st Century niches.
The AST Dew Tour is rolling across the country and the second stop, the Right Guard Open was just as exciting as fans hoped.
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