Bringing hope to Ethiopia via skateboarding

 Slope 48 and, in partnership with Christian Skaters because every mother matters and the Ethiopian skatepark Project, bring a huge team Ethiopia, boards, skate ramps, skate shoes and more, building education and try to change, the community, and the lives of the children in the area. Have the kids grab there is at this moment to make plates of scrap wood wheels and trucks to replace it with a block of wood so they can learn some tricks flip. In the capital alone there are more than 100,000 street children who have been orphaned or abandoned. These children deal with extreme poverty, AIDS, violence, threats of trafficking and much more. This school/skate park will each of them a chance at a better life and the confidence to know that someone believes in them in their future.
Companies like black box, Tumyeto, Element, vans, etc. are all donating as much as possible is completed. How can people help? They should be more boards and shoes! And this doesn't have to be perfect. Everything will be much more than these children would ever get on their own!
Donations can be sent (before 10 March) to: slope, 2401 W Cypress Creek Road 48 Skate park, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Or course, you can also donate money, if that's easier. & Christian Skaters are both disaster 48 operated as a non-profit, so donations are tax-deductible.

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How to survive skateboarding injuries (because they're Gonna Happen ...!)

Skateboard injuries are going to happen. Skateboarding is dangerous, and there is no way to completely safe to stay. However, there are things you can do to prevent a lot of skateboard injuries, and there are there are ways to help cure (both physically and mentally) and faster return on your skateboard.
The image here is of Jake Brown walk out the Mega disaster, after falling from a height that could have easily killed him. Maybe even would have murdered him. But he stood up, and walked the ramp! Amazing. Read more about how to survive skateboarding injuries.

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New free Long boarding Video is Sunshine added to February

As the hills on longboards bombing? As if your mind expanded on the possibilities of what you could do with a Longboard or cruiser Board? Like hot sexy videos where boards, wheels and music? Wish there was a fourth question in this list of questions?!
Well, you're in luck! The powers of Adam Colton and Adam Stokowski (who gave us Longboard dances), loaded boards and have combined to bring you again Orangatang yet another spectacular long boarding video. This is more than their usual action-packed soft artistic (watch let go) or ice skating-about-South America style videos. Not to say that this is not an art-I just love everything these guys together. Watch and enjoy Long boarding-Sunny Side Up. These guys really know how the world look like a nice place to live!
And just in case you're curious, this video is an add for the Balut-Bault the Orangatang wheel a set of 72,5 mm center is, symmetrical freestyle slide wheel poured into the new Orangatang Euphorethane formula. Buy these wheels, and you'll be happy. If that doesn't work, come back and I will tell you what you should buy.

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New Guards protect your laces of you

Slays skateboarding shoe laces. It simply does. It also kills your shoes, your deck, the town of uprisings and terrorism. But today, I'm talking ' bout laces!
A technical trick you do implies you sliding the side of your shoe-Office of the Council, and times from bits of shoe laces with your deck of sandpapery grip tape. This is a huge problem, and solutions are limited! You can mess about the affected area with Shoe-Goo, you can tie the laces on and re-if they break, you can try duct tape (which doesn't work so well), or you can simply replace your laces over and over again. Check out the what should you do about torn laces FAQ for more ideas.
I just came across another possible solution-Flauge ELTZ. These are small plastic-ish clip-things around the lower part of your laces, to help protect them against getting carried away align. They look cool and come in 4 colors, and are cheap ($ 5 a set). Some skate shoes come with an additional valve which do the same, but many non-and even with those who do, often flap comes ground road. Take a look at the and see what you think, Flauge website, post a comment below!

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Sk8 Wars urban battles AM Tour will start in LA this Weekend

The first "SK8 wars urban battles AM Tour" will be at the L.A. Sports Arena Saturday, 17 March, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Celebrity judges town youngsters who compete skateboarding for a total of $ 5,000 in cash and prizes will evaluate.
While the competition, in the concert room on the L.A. Sports Arena, music fans and skating enthusiast can enjoy Sk8 wars urban battles AM Tour all day, hip-hop/Rock concert performances, hosted by actor and skateboarder, Darris love. Artist include headliner Soulja Boy, The New Boyz, Rick Thorne & Good Guys in black, the Ranger $ Stretford end, DA Wonder Broz and Brian James.
While more urban youth are recognizing and excels in this sport, prepares SK8 wars the community to support this. "We want to bring celebrity skateboarders inner city youth and creating a platform to support hidden stars in the community," SK8 wars founder, William Lamar said. There is already true inner city skating talent in Los Angeles, and the Sk8 wars competition will spotlight them.
Check out the website for more info and tickets Sk8 wars.

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So what is your favorite Longboard?

There are a million different types of longboards in the market. Nou. Maybe not a million, but there can also be! I got an email from a reader who wanted to help with picking out a Longboard, and I realized that my own knowledge is very limited to only the few brands that I love, and then the handful of other longboards I tried out! I have the Top 10 best longboards ever article, written by the infamous Malakai Kingston, but I would like to broaden the knowledge base a bit! So, I cooked up a new reader respond article-what are the best longboards? Take a look, and tell the world what longboards you think are the best!

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