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Skateboarding...

the feeling of freedom as you push a 7.75" wide x 32" long peice of compressed canadian maple plywood down the street, or the feeling of acceptence when you throw some banger down the stairset near your house and you hear the banging of tails smacking the ground from the rest of your boys.

Skateboarding...

Clears the mind after a long day at work or school, takes all the bad things in your life and simply puts them aside for those few hours that you are out of the house just pushing along.

Skateboarding...

The rush you get when you learn a new trick on accident, your just skating, trying varial heels... when you overcompinsate a little and the board spins a bit to much, sure you didnt land the trick but it opened your eyes and mind to the thought of "well maybe i can get it to get the fully roatation?" and you get super stoaked on what could be in the near future.

Skateboarding...

Now its not always the most enjoyable experience... Most kids these days are to worried about " whats that kid throwing down that set?" or "i need to get footy and get sponsored" GET OVER IT! Skateboarding should never be a maticulous act in which you hate doing but feel the need to prove to others that you are better than someone else.

Skateboarding...

Worse then those who do anything for the fame and glory are those who go into solitary confinement when they skate... No friends, no fun, no nothing... Just them and an iPOD against the world... I mean, dont get me wrong I have had mine before you even knew what an iPOD was... But i dont go to the park blaring music to loud to pay attention to others skating... They give NO recognition to anyone who lands anything and often find themselves being ran into because they cant focus on whats at hand...

Skateboarding...

This double-edged sword leaves some bruised and broken, but its the price they are willing to pay to feel the freedom and acceptance that goes along with it. Others outside the skateboard world will never understand why we spend hours upon hours perfecting our craft... to them they see angry teens breaking the law and pushing around some 2x4's straped to some skates... they will never realize the impact skateboarding has had on so many peoples lives.

Skateboarding...

Explained//end



Published On: 4/28/2007
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Thanks to all people that entered the Skateboarding Explained Blog contest.

Unfortunately there is only one winner, Congradulations goes out to FallenSkater15.

A Mentality deck and Skateboarding Explained DVD are on its way.




Published On: 3/12/2007
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Skateboarding to me, is a way to get away from everything. No matter if i had a bad day at school, or if me and my girlfriend are in a fight, i can always just skate and get my mind off things. When i first land a trick, i'm stoked. I call my friend Kyle (sponsored by Index, DFW Texas) and tell him what i did. Then i practice for hours trying to get it consistent, then i try it off a curb or a ledge or something. When that first trick gets landed, its like getting out of a hot tub, and jumping into a cold pool; at first it gives you a shock, but it feels good. When i get home, i check the myspace, then skate for at least 2 or 3 hours. I go down to this gas station by my house and work on grinds. Then i usually get home and play some Tony Hawk on XBOX, to see if there are any tricks that look like i can do them, then i go back outside and try to work on it a little. I'm NOWHERE near getting sponsored, but i like skating because no matter how good or bad you are, everyone is always willing to give you a hand and help you.


Published On: 3/5/2007
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skateboarding is my life because i love do do it it just feels so good. when i dont land a trick i get so mad i want to stomp my board but i just cant do that cause i am so damn poor and i can barly afford new skateboards. when i land a new trick like ollieing and 8 set i just feel so good when i do it cause its so fun but when its is a new trick like a 360 flip i just want to do it when i land it i feel so great. well thats y skateboarding is my life just cause i love to do it i would do anything for a skateboard and i would do anything to just skate whenever i can.


Published On: 3/5/2007
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when im skateboarding i feel...i feel completley free and unattached from the world like i can be who i want to be and do what i want to do and then theres the times i try to land tricks and i cant do them i feel like ive comletley failed and for everytime i try and try i feel worse and worse intill i nail the trick and its one of the greatist feelings in the world it gives me the greatist confidence boost and then at that point i feel like i can to anytrick if i can keep working at it and i work all my tricks to perfection so then i can move and work on another trick and every bruse every broken bone is all worth it when youve landed a trick because no one can ever know the joy and the feeling i get when i feel the wheels rolling across the blacktop or the deck sratching acoss a brick wall whilse in a grind it truely is the greatist and best thing to me!


Published On: 2/27/2007
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skateboarding is my life it means everything to me. ever since i was 10 i loved to skateboard. i love the feel of the wheels rolling acrouse the blacktop, the great feeling u get inside when u land a trick it makes u feel like u accomplished something great in life. No one could ever take away the joy i get when i skateboard it makes me who i am its what im about its the only thing i kno.


Published On: 2/27/2007
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what skateboarding means to me? hmm thats a hard question. how i would answer it is to explain how i got into it, for my tenth birthday before he died my dad got me my first deck(walmart board but still). when i heard he had died i didn't know what to do so i started skating to take my mind off the pain. i rember when i landed my first kickflip the feeling was incredable, it made me feel like i could over come everything. skating to me is simply my life it probly has helped shape the person i am today and i owe it all to my dad. he is my inspiration but skating is my passion and my life. when i get to a trick i can't land i keep at it untill i finaly do even if it takes a month of bruses and cuts but in the end it is worth every scratch.


Published On: 2/27/2007
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Skateboarding Explained and Mentailty have teamed up to give you a Mentality Deck and a Skateboarding Explained Instructional DVD.

 

How do I win?

Write a blog about your life and skateboarding, what it means to you, a feeling of learning a new trick, or that frustration you get when you can’t learn that trick you want to land so bad. Just write about yourself and skateboarding.

 

RULES

Contest is open to anyone.

Write a blog on SkateboardVillage.com, Tag it “SkateboardingExplained”.

Enter as many times as you like, but you can only write a maximum of one blog per day.

A winner will be announced on March 2nd  extended to March 10th.

 

Skateboarding Explained Trailer link.

 

If you are new to skateboarding, or if you have been skateboarding for a while, and want to get better, Skateboarding Explained is the DVD for you!"

 

Your mentality has everything to do with riding a skateboard and the lifestyle that goes along with it. Mentality was created to send this message through our art, products, and skating styles. The Mentality team is Dan MacFarlane, Jason Barr, Jonathan Bastian, and Chris Cope. Since 2003



Published On: 2/19/2007
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On December 24th Mentality, Dan MacFarlane, and Skateboarding Explained will be featured in the famous comic strip "Tank MacNamara". (Tank MacNamara has been around for 33 years, and has been mentioned on Seinfeld.)  Here's a thumbnail where you can see a lot, but to see the full strip, get a major newspaper on Sunday, December 24th. (Christmas eve)

 



Jason Barr is scheduled to get a "Who's Hot" in Skateboarder Magazine.

We have decided to make a team video.

www.MentalitySkateboards.com



Published On: 12/19/2006
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"Move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon you. Every night when you lie down to sleep practice dropping the day into the past. Look confidently to the future."

Skateboarding Explained is out now! Ask for it at your local skate shop.
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"If you're looking for help, here it is."- Skateboarder Magazine

 


Published On: 12/13/2006
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Over the last few weeks we have had numerous companies sign up with us.
 
For Manufacturers we would like to welcome aboard Caffeen Wheels, Change Skateboards, HBS SkateboardsLost Soul Skateboards and Suicide Skateboards.
 
 
 
 
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Published On: 12/11/2006
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and CHECK OUT THESE CLIPS OF OUR NEW RIDER CHRIS COPE...
 
 


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Published On: 12/5/2006
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