Awesome Skateboarding

Skateboarder Italo Romano can grind the rails, kick-flip and ride a pipe with the best of them. Oh, did we happen to mention that Italo doesn’t have legs? Truly inspiring stuff, Italo.

Who says skateboarding can’t be classy? The graceful Kilian Martin gets dressed up like he’s one of the Mad Men in this 60’s inspired skate video. His acrobatic tricks aren’t old school though.

It’s not like this is the first time somebody thought about putting their dog on a skateboard, but Neo and Tuxedo don’t even need any help from a human to ride theirs around the sidewalks of Paris.

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk pulled off a 900º aerial spin not once, but twice. This kid can “only” pull off a 720º, but considering he’s only 8 – eight! – he deserves to be called Tiny Hawk.

Hey wakeboarders – check out the moves in this clip. Look carefully, and you’ll notice their feet aren’t attached to the board like they usually are, so it really is like skateboarding on water.

Don’t worry, there’s nothing too gruesome in this clip from Youtuber ashomsky. Just a 1000 fps peek at the punishment that even the smallest of falls inflicts on these skateboarders and their gear.

Josh Maready installed a couple of GoPro cameras under his skateboard and then skated through New York City. Unfortunately both cameras were unable to handle the constant jolts and eventually broke.

A prototype for a house built with skateboarding in mind. The private residence will be built for champion skater Pierre Andre Senizergues (PAS), and each space will offer ample skating surfaces.

London-based street artist D*Face attached a “spray paint skateboard interface” to the underside of a bunch of skateboards, found an empty swimming pool and let the skaters do their thing.

Sit back, chill out, and watch as director Eli Stonberg captures the skateboarding moves of Aryeh Kraus with seven separate, yet synchronous camera angles, including six point-of-view shots.

Built in just 17 days and costing nearly $500,000, this skate park in West Auckland, New Zealand looks like a huge pinball machine, complete with a scoreboard and a plunger launcher for skaters.

We always had a childhood fantasy of Charlie the Poodle dragging us around the neighborhood on our skateboard. It never worked out, but Quila the Pit Bull shows us that the fantasy is reality here.

A wonderfully made skate video featuring 12-year old twins Pierce and Chris Brunner. Filmed, edited and directed by Ty Evans, featuring the song Walking On A Dream by Empire Of The Sun.

We used to put a boring old leash on our pup and go walking. No need to do that now that we’ve seen this – just strap a skateboard on him instead and 360 pop shuv it. Hey, it’s exercise. (Thanks Fuji!)

This hoodie from Push Apparel is designed to keep you skating (or just functioning in public) on cold days with an elasticized face mask, double cuffs and a lengthened waistband. (Thanks David!)

These two-wheeled FreeRider Skatecycles from the Brooklyn Workshop definitely draw stares going down the street. Heck, they look cool even without the TRON-inspired edge lighting.

Former university instructor Dave Rankin has a goal to create the best art decks in the skateboard industry with a superior ride; judging from the talent we see here, he’s well on his way.

Bleak and captivating, Orlando Von Einsiedel’s Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul follows the lives of young skateboarders in the Skateistan charity project in Afghanistan. (Thanks Anthony!)

Most of us can barely stand up on a skateboard without falling off. That’s not the case with six year-old Asher Bradshaw – the future Tony Hawk. We are awed by the little tykes mad skills.

We’re not sure if the skateboarders in Garth Davis’ incredible short film for Burn are actually on fire, or if it’s just the most amazing CGI we’ve seen. Either way, our minds are boggled.

A little while back, the guys from Freebord gathered 36 riders on the streets of SFO with neon Tetris pieces strapped to their heads to create a real-life version of the classic arcade game.

The skater on this video only does one trick, and it’s a measly ollie at that. So what could possibly happen for it to be worth watching? An epic spill? Will he be run over? What the…?

If you never thought skate videos can be relaxing, watch this wonderfully shot short by Brett Novak, featuring the playful Kilian Martin and the ethereal music of Patrick Watson.