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Skateboarding => PHOTOS/VIDEO => Topic started by: Stanley Spadowski on November 05, 2015, 09:43:54 AM
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http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/gx1000-japan/ (http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/gx1000-japan/)
GX1000: Japan (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DFAJBo3ZLlA#)
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Jake Johnson is Jesus...
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hah! so fuckin good
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my next board will be an al davis pro model
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jake johnson best style since penny
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The GX video will be so heavy.
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keep outdoing themselves.
skitching on the back of a deloreon is a dream of mine.
reminded me of a french fred archives edit.
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was that mike carroll at 4:24???
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^Yonnie Cruz
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Hahaha love this shit, and as someone who has experienced the Japanese kick out many many times this clip is extremely dear to my heart.
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damn that was toit
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Great edit, skating, everything! Need to get the DVD with a bunch of the episodes, if they are still around. Need a hard copy.
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excuse me for being out of touch but who funds all of these gx1000 trips
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excuse me for being out of touch but who funds all of these gx1000 trips
I'd guess Thrasher probably fronts some cash but the bulk of it probably comes from Converse as a ton of the dudes in these are sponsored by them. Totally guessing though.
figured. also was that stevie perez with the 5050 on the kinked rail
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Yeah, he also did the kickflip 50-50 and a bunch of other cool shit. I don't know how he ended up with this crew, but he's a great wildcard.
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These guys were completely disrespectful, blew out spots, and now disliked by dudes that hosted them.
They, however, are totally oblivious to this though.
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These guys were completely disrespectful, blew out spots, and now disliked by dudes that hosted them.
They, however, are totally oblivious to this though.
Back story お願いします!
To be fair though, everyone blows out spots when then come here, it's nothing new
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These guys were completely disrespectful, blew out spots, and now disliked by dudes that hosted them.
They, however, are totally oblivious to this though.
Back story お願いします!
To be fair though, everyone blows out spots when then come here, it's nothing new
Second that.
Who was that guy trying to kick em out of the yakuza hubba?
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
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The raw footy with no song made this one extra sick.
They must be saving the best clips here and there from these trips in order to make a video right?
It looks like they go a lot of places but don't always release a vid on thrasher.
These guys are awesome to watch right now.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
Oh that sucks, yeah I definitely felt that they were pushing it at most of the spots they skated. Arguing with some lady over skating a playground in the daytime says it all.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
Oh that sucks, yeah I definitely felt that they were pushing it at most of the spots they skated. Arguing with some lady over skating a playground in the daytime says it all.
That was actually quite sad :'( They acted like dicks for sure but it's nothing new imho. Anyone ever see the ice cream video they did in Japan?
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is the japanese scene is so insular that they haven't seen any of the gx clips? these dudes will barge any spot, and it shows. i feel like you would/should know you're signing up for that if you're hosting them and showing them around. i definitely wouldn't show them a sunday only spot at noon on a weekday...
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^haha, man are you really blaming the japanese dudes for getting mad at them? that is pretty weak.
stevie has been in GX clips before, dunno how many but i would guess 3 or 4.
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nah, its understandable, but i guess i'm surprised that they're surprised?? or something like that.
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Not surprised, mate. Upset that these guys couldn't show any respect.
There's nothing wrong with having a good time and going hard, but don't fuck shit up for locals.
That spot where the guy was screaming and banging his shoe on the rail; it was always a bust but now I can't even set foot in there with a board in my hand.
A lot of locals work hard to be on good terms with police and security so they can skate without getting hassled.
These dudes fucked all that up. They get their footage and go back home, we have to live here with that shit.
Sorry but that shit's whack.
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hey man i hear you. we've got a crew down here with a similar reputation but without the exceedingly good footage production, which is the only upshot of the whole deal.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the video... I wasn't there so I can't judge anyone, but if you visit a country and a different culture, your first worry should be to stay respectful.
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Well bring on the hate.
Gx releases some great shit, but this is absolutely nothing to make ya suck on the nuts.
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but if you visit a country and a different culture, your first worry should be to stay respectful.
Yeah, I agree with you but unfortunately that's usually not top priority for a group of hungry skaters.
Sucks that some of your spots got shut down up that way Jive, hopefully some lessons were learned and next time they'll be forced to find their own spots instead of pillaging spots people have been skating for years *coughs* eli reed *coughs*
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but if you visit a country and a different culture, your first worry should be to stay respectful.
Yeah, I agree with you but unfortunately that's usually not top priority for a group of hungry skaters.
Sucks that some of your spots got shut down up that way Jive, hopefully some lessons were learned and next time they'll be forced to find their own spots instead of pillaging spots people have been skating for years *coughs* eli reed *coughs*
It's not the spot pillaging, it's really just about being aware of your actions. Yeah, it sucks to get kicked out, but you can't be self centered and blow out the spot. You're playing around with a piece of wood with wheels, suck it up and go to another spot.
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I don't know what it was but that was some of the most annoying heckling I've ever seen. I thought the japanese were way more chill with skateboarding, every spot looked like a complete bust.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
Oh that sucks, yeah I definitely felt that they were pushing it at most of the spots they skated. Arguing with some lady over skating a playground in the daytime says it all.
shut the fuck up. nobody owns the fucking playground. not letting some random lady kick you out of a place meant to be enjoyed by the public does not say anything about their character.
you act they were shoving security guards around or swearing at them. nothing wrong with playing til the end of the whistle. i have never been one to think security telling you to leave vs. leaving before they say anything makes a spot any more or less blown out.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
Oh that sucks, yeah I definitely felt that they were pushing it at most of the spots they skated. Arguing with some lady over skating a playground in the daytime says it all.
you act they were shoving security guards around or swearing at them. nothing wrong with playing til the end of the whistle. i have never been one to think security telling you to leave vs. leaving before they say anything makes a spot any more or less blown out.
Yeah, sorry I don't feel as entitled as you to skate whatever the fuck I want. If there are kids running around a playground (for kids), I'm not going to risk a board hitting one of them. It's not a skatepark where the risk of a board hitting you, etc. is common knowledge.
As far as the other spots go, at a certain point you just gotta leave, don't push it to the point where you have zero leeway the next time you try to skate it. Maybe they'll increase security, maybe they'll knob everything.
Take that white hubba for instance, supposedly it's right near a yakuza office. You piss them off enough and that spot will never be skated again.
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Yeah, sorry I don't feel as entitled as you to skate whatever the fuck I want. If there are kids running around a playground (for kids), I'm not going to risk a board hitting one of them. It's not a skatepark where the risk of a board hitting you, etc. is common knowledge.
As far as the other spots go, at a certain point you just gotta leave, don't push it to the point where you have zero leeway the next time you try to skate it. Maybe they'll increase security, maybe they'll knob everything.
Pretty much whole post on point!
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Can we take a step back and talk about how garbage the Thrasher video player is? Thank goodness they put their videos on youtube.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
Oh that sucks, yeah I definitely felt that they were pushing it at most of the spots they skated. Arguing with some lady over skating a playground in the daytime says it all.
you act they were shoving security guards around or swearing at them. nothing wrong with playing til the end of the whistle. i have never been one to think security telling you to leave vs. leaving before they say anything makes a spot any more or less blown out.
Yeah, sorry I don't feel as entitled as you to skate whatever the fuck I want. If there are kids running around a playground (for kids), I'm not going to risk a board hitting one of them. It's not a skatepark where the risk of a board hitting you, etc. is common knowledge.
As far as the other spots go, at a certain point you just gotta leave, don't push it to the point where you have zero leeway the next time you try to skate it. Maybe they'll increase security, maybe they'll knob everything.
Take that white hubba for instance, supposedly it's right near a yakuza office. You piss them off enough and that spot will never be skated again.
Haha
More like whoever pisses them off will never skate again.
*EDIT: To answer your earlier question which I forgot, the dude kicking them out looked to be African so I'm guessing a restaurant owner in that building.
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Jake Johnson is so overrated. Not saying that in the sense that he's not good at skating, Its just like nowadays if you don't act as though him doing a kickflip on flat is the best thing to ever happen in skateboarding then you're a complete loser-kookfag
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I think this would all be solved if they just left that shit out of the vid. We get it, you guys defied security officers. I know this is raw footy but there could have just been straight skating and none of this shit would be talked about.
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What is happening to skateboarding? A bunch of dudes whining that arguably the best group of skaters around weren't "respectful" enough towards security guards (even though they clearly didn't do anything over the line.)
Not sure how ANY video would ever get made under some of you kook's standards. Guess you must never leave the skatepark.
I'm sure no Japanese dudes have ever skated famous American spots and got kicked out, right?
You realize this type of shit happens all the time, in every country right? Regardless of whether or not the footy is included in videos.
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I think this would all be solved if they just left that shit out of the vid. We get it, you guys defied security officers. I know this is raw footy but there could have just been straight skating and none of this shit would be talked about.
so they should cater to the demands of Slap conversation? if you're going street skating you're going to ruffle some feathers. I don't know what everybody's so mad about. It's not like those stupid "skater vs ___" youtube videos
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What is happening to skateboarding? A bunch of dudes whining that arguably the best group of skaters around weren't "respectful" enough towards security guards (even though they clearly didn't do anything over the line.)
Not sure how ANY video would ever get made under some of you kook's standards. Guess you must never leave the skatepark.
I'm sure no Japanese dudes have ever skated famous American spots and got kicked out, right?
You realize this type of shit happens all the time, in every country right? Regardless of whether or not the footy is included in videos.
Can you post us a pic of your muscles I feel like you'd have nice big ones
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I think this would all be solved if they just left that shit out of the vid. We get it, you guys defied security officers. I know this is raw footy but there could have just been straight skating and none of this shit would be talked about.
Terrific logic right there. Upsetting locals is okay just as long as no one else sees it?
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What is happening to skateboarding? A bunch of dudes whining that arguably the best group of skaters around weren't "respectful" enough towards security guards (even though they clearly didn't do anything over the line.)
Not sure how ANY video would ever get made under some of you kook's standards. Guess you must never leave the skatepark.
I'm sure no Japanese dudes have ever skated famous American spots and got kicked out, right?
You realize this type of shit happens all the time, in every country right? Regardless of whether or not the footy is included in videos.
You�re missing the point mate. You�re also judging from what you see in the video.
I live here. I know the dudes that were with them. I�m not just pulling this shit out of my ass because some guy in the video was upset.
If you had any clue how reserved and non-confrontational Japanese people are, you'd know that you would have to act like a complete twat to get the kind of reactions you see in the video.
And for the record I�m neither mad or complaining. I thought the video was dope. Just stating some facts home boy.
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I'd rather not throw any names out here but dudes were not happy at all.
And there is a world of difference between the normal blow out shit and pissing off people to the point were shit is completely unskateable now.
You have to be a complete dick to get security to act like that out here.
this is the exact reason why i can't fuck with these guys as much as i use to. most of the dudes in this crew are dickheads
i haven't come in contact with stevie
brian and jake get the pass though cool dudes
ryan garshell is a dickhead and got his bitch stolen and took her back in
bitchmade in my book
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Best crew of dudes always come through with quality footage.
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even though they clearly didn't do anything over the line
even though that's clearly debatable ;)
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even though that's clearly debatable ;)
jake and al can do no wrong. i value their contributions to skateboarding much more than your opinon
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I think this would all be solved if they just left that shit out of the vid. We get it, you guys defied security officers. I know this is raw footy but there could have just been straight skating and none of this shit would be talked about.
Terrific logic right there. Upsetting locals is okay just as long as no one else sees it?
Not saying that. But I think this comes with the nature of street skating. I am sure all our vids we like has tons of footy of stuff like this. If we saw it, we'd have an opinion about it too. I just think considering, it could have been left out or toned down a bit. It's like the repetitiveness of it is what pissed people off.
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The first line was bullshit (and not in the Australian sense). Just stupid. Right in a gully outside Shinjuku station. He basically had no idea if he would hit someone or not. Impossible to guess, just luck. That's the biggest station in the world and its hectic as fuck. 馬鹿外人だな。
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I think this would all be solved if they just left that shit out of the vid. We get it, you guys defied security officers. I know this is raw footy but there could have just been straight skating and none of this shit would be talked about.
Terrific logic right there. Upsetting locals is okay just as long as no one else sees it?
Not saying that. But I think this comes with the nature of street skating. I am sure all our vids we like has tons of footy of stuff like this. If we saw it, we'd have an opinion about it too. I just think considering, it could have been left out or toned down a bit. It's like the repetitiveness of it is what pissed people off.
Repetitiveness is not the problem, making things more difficult for local skaters is. The act itself should've been toned down and documenting it less wouldn't change that.
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All I know is that I tried to skate this bank spot that had 'no skateboarding' signs in the middle of the day when it was completely deserted. I didn't even get a chance to try one trick, and the cops were all on my ass. They had me in a cop car yelling at me trying to arrest and they took my friends fingerprints and shit. It was hard enough skating down the street w/o getting stopped by cops. After these dudes pissed so many people off, I won't even be able to set foot on a skateboard w/o the tightest scrutiny.
And that lady was being an idiot. Most people in Japan don't understand 'skateboard culture' so they act like you're a public menace regardless. There is absolutely no value in to trying to argue with someone like that though. In America it might be funny, but in Japan they're hella self righteous and guided by their convictions that every foreigner is trying to defile the purity of Japan.
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All I know is that I tried to skate this bank spot that had 'no skateboarding' signs in the middle of the day when it was completely deserted. I didn't even get a chance to try one trick, and the cops were all on my ass. They had me in a cop car yelling at me trying to arrest and they took my friends fingerprints and shit. It was hard enough skating down the street w/o getting stopped by cops. After these dudes pissed so many people off, I won't even be able to set foot on a skateboard w/o the tightest scrutiny.
And that lady was being an idiot. Most people in Japan don't understand 'skateboard culture' so they act like you're a public menace regardless. There is absolutely no value in to trying to argue with someone like that though. In America it might be funny, but in Japan they're hella self righteous and guided by their convictions that every foreigner is trying to defile the purity of Japan.
You are stupid. In Japan there is a lot more respect for other people's property and public property. Space is at a premium. Its a very orderly and organised place. She wasn't being self-rightious, she was in the right, its a playground, not a skate park. She was also being polite. Sure there are some xenophobic people in Japan but generally they are friendly and welcoming. You just can't rock up to any country and act like you own it, because you don't...
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All I know is that I tried to skate this bank spot that had 'no skateboarding' signs in the middle of the day when it was completely deserted. I didn't even get a chance to try one trick, and the cops were all on my ass. They had me in a cop car yelling at me trying to arrest and they took my friends fingerprints and shit. It was hard enough skating down the street w/o getting stopped by cops. After these dudes pissed so many people off, I won't even be able to set foot on a skateboard w/o the tightest scrutiny.
And that lady was being an idiot. Most people in Japan don't understand 'skateboard culture' so they act like you're a public menace regardless. There is absolutely no value in to trying to argue with someone like that though. In America it might be funny, but in Japan they're hella self righteous and guided by their convictions that every foreigner is trying to defile the purity of Japan.
You are stupid. In Japan there is a lot more respect for other people's property and public property. Space is at a premium. Its a very orderly and organized place. She wasn't being self-righteous, she was in the right, its a playground, not a skate park. She was also being polite. Sure there are some xenophobic people in Japan but generally they are friendly and welcoming. You just can't rock up to any country and act like you own it, because you don't...
funny that the first thing you'd resort to calling me is stupid. I value your opinion, and agree with you about the respect in that country. Xenophobia is extremely rampant in Japan, and that is FACT. I'm sure since you live there you understand that low-key Japanese have a superiority complex(or maybe you're just naive?). Regardless, you shouldn't argue with a lady in a foreign country that was obviously relishing the opportunity to rail on foreigners in their native tongue. My point is, it was pointless.
Japan is an awesome place to hang out, so it was really a bummer to see skaters ruin the harmony of that place. The upside is that it made for an entertaining video and great conversation.
p.s. I also spell checked 'organized' and 'self righteous' for you bro!
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All I know is that I tried to skate this bank spot that had 'no skateboarding' signs in the middle of the day when it was completely deserted. I didn't even get a chance to try one trick, and the cops were all on my ass. They had me in a cop car yelling at me trying to arrest and they took my friends fingerprints and shit. It was hard enough skating down the street w/o getting stopped by cops. After these dudes pissed so many people off, I won't even be able to set foot on a skateboard w/o the tightest scrutiny.
And that lady was being an idiot. Most people in Japan don't understand 'skateboard culture' so they act like you're a public menace regardless. There is absolutely no value in to trying to argue with someone like that though. In America it might be funny, but in Japan they're hella self righteous and guided by their convictions that every foreigner is trying to defile the purity of Japan.
You are stupid. In Japan there is a lot more respect for other people's property and public property. Space is at a premium. Its a very orderly and organized place. She wasn't being self-righteous, she was in the right, its a playground, not a skate park. She was also being polite. Sure there are some xenophobic people in Japan but generally they are friendly and welcoming. You just can't rock up to any country and act like you own it, because you don't...
Japan is an awesome place to hang out, so it was really a bummer to see skaters ruin the harmony of that place. The upside is that it made for an entertaining video and great conversation.
p.s. I also spell checked 'organized' and 'self righteous' for you bro!
I don't live there. The statement xenophobia is rampant in Japan is pretty silly,shortsighted and redundant considering history. Either way, whichever country you are in the first line was shitty rather than gnarly. Just a guy being a cock.
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Not sure what went on behind the scenes, but I didn't think what was being depicted in the video was all that disrespectful. If you want to see disrespectful look at some of the videos where idiots literally fight with security/property owners and stupid shit like that.
My feeling in general though is to pretty much never argue with people, just leave and come back in like 20 minutes, or in the night/morning or whatever.
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It seems like they treated Japan like they were skating Manhattan and behaved accordingly. This is no excuse I'm just saying it probably didn't even pop into their brains to respect another culture/group of people.
I suppose it was still better than watching Felipe Gustavo hit a Chinese cop(could be security I forget which Thrasher said) with his board for trying to take flashes.
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I don't really understand Japanese culture or Japans social climate other than what filters down from
trashy books and films but you can tell by the looks on those Japanese security guards faces
that they are pretty upset about whats going on, especially those two guys in the play ground.
If a guy asked me to leave with that kind of expression on his face, Id understand pretty quickly that
whatever I was doing was disrespectful. Its not like American or English security guards are actually
upset about what your doing when you get kicked off property for skating. Most of the time they are just
miserable bastards doing their job reluctantly and waiting to clock off - and because theres no language barrier
you understand the nature of the building which dictates an attitude to an extent...
i.e Corporate office, church blah blah
Either way - the concept of the edit made some great skating difficult to watch.
I refuse to believe Jake Johnson is the sort of idiot that would behave like that though.
And someone mentioned earlier they are sick of him being so hyped up - NONSENSE!
He's so low key in relation to his ability its outrageous! MORE JAKE!
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This video got me hyped to go to someone else's spots and ruin them for everyone
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I didn't see too much directly disrespect, just dudes trying to get shit done within a limited amount of time. One of the best things about traveling to far off places is trying to get away with shit and blaming the language barrier.
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skaters vs. security guards is gonna be some kind of new trend in 2016
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I didn't see too much directly disrespect, just dudes trying to get shit done within a limited amount of time. One of the best things about traveling to far off places is trying to get away with shit and blaming the language barrier.
How is that not disrespectful?
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It's a fine line, they ignored the security to get tricks. It's disrespectful in a way but it's not like they yelled, taunted or insulted them. It's shit skaters do and have done all over the world. How many times have we seen footage of that one triple set in LA with cats dodging them to get one last try? Same shit, different location.
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Skateboarding is rooted in youth culture.
Youth doesn't care about other people, or being disrespectful - it just wants to get the trick & fuck anyone who gets in the way. It is inherently selfish & insular & lacking empathy.
I'm older, & I've changed the way I interact with the world, but I'm grateful that in this soccer mom-sanctioned, padded & helmeted, corporate-run skate world, the GX1000 guys exist.
Also, they fucking rip.
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It's a fine line, they ignored the security to get tricks. It's disrespectful in a way but it's not like they yelled, taunted or insulted them. It's shit skaters do and have done all over the world. How many times have we seen footage of that one triple set in LA with cats dodging them to get one last try? Same shit, different location.
Bollocks! That exemplifies the point exactly - not your country - not your culture - massive lack of awareness!
Yes get the trick but dont be a bellend in another country - wouldnt do that shit on someones stoop in LA would they
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It's a fine line, they ignored the security to get tricks. It's disrespectful in a way but it's not like they yelled, taunted or insulted them. It's shit skaters do and have done all over the world. How many times have we seen footage of that one triple set in LA with cats dodging them to get one last try? Same shit, different location.
i actually heard from one of the guys who was there that they yonnie and garshell were taunting a security guard, and stole his hat and ran away with it, and they all ended up getting caught and arrested. kind of hilarious/shitty at the same time
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Skateboarding is rooted in youth culture.
Youth doesn't care about other people, or being disrespectful - it just wants to get the trick & fuck anyone who gets in the way. It is inherently selfish & insular & lacking empathy.
I'm older, & I've changed the way I interact with the world, but I'm grateful that in this soccer mom-sanctioned, padded & helmeted, corporate-run skate world, the GX1000 guys exist.
Also, they fucking rip.
Massive generalisations. This hasn't got anything to do with 'soccer moms' or helmets, corporations or ability - or even skateboarding for that matter. Its humanitarian etiquette. You either got it or you aint.
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Weren't the Puerto Rico locals bummed on these guys too?
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skaters vs. security guards is gonna be some kind of new trend in 2016
no, apparently the trend is all skateboarders must not skate in public and kiss the feet of any and all security guards/public citizens they offend..
PC culture gone mad.
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Nice one Cyril!
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skaters vs. security guards is gonna be some kind of new trend in 2016
no, apparently the trend is all skateboarders must not skate in public and kiss the feet of any and all security guards/public citizens they offend..
PC culture gone mad.
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skaters vs. security guards is gonna be some kind of new trend in 2016
no, apparently the trend is all skateboarders must not skate in public and kiss the feet of any and all security guards/public citizens they offend..
PC culture gone mad.
Do it at your own spots, where you know how to deal with security, and where you also have to deal with the consequences of your actions.
I can't force you to care, but I don't think you get the point at all.
Don't take the kindness of OTHER SKATEBOARDERS and fuck over the very little amount of spots that they have.
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I suppose it was still better than watching Felipe Gustavo hit a Chinese cop(could be security I forget which Thrasher said) with his board for trying to take flashes.
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haha what the fuck is this?
quit sinnin i get what youre saying but i think youre over generalizing. i dont really care about them pissing off the pedestrians/security guards, but the repercussions for the local skaters is a bummer. even in toronto where we bum rush shit and skate indoor malls, people get mad at crews who are overly disrespectful cause it fucks things up at spots where security is relaxed. at least in my case it has nothing to do with pc culture, it's just about leaving spots open to skate for the next crew.
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skaters vs. security guards is gonna be some kind of new trend in 2016
no, apparently the trend is all skateboarders must not skate in public and kiss the feet of any and all security guards/public citizens they offend..
PC culture gone mad.
I think the point is that it's all about WHERE you do it. If you visit someone else's city / country, realize you're a guest and behave accordingly. In skateboarding, there is an unwritten rule that you shouldn't ruin spots for the locals when you're in a different city. I mean the same concept exists in real life, right? It's called politeness.
I think everyone here agrees that this clip was awesome! And we all realize there's frequent clashes between skaters and security. No big deal. But apparently, according to some Japanese locals on here, the GX dudes crossed a line... to the point where they made spots unskatable for the locals. Which is not cool at all! The skating's great. But it's not an excuse to behave like retards.
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i totally get why people would be upset that they allegedly blew up several sports in japan.
what i don't like is how some people on here are acting like this is some isolated incident involving only japan and the GX1000 crew.
this happens everywhere.
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loved the skating in the clip. love any skating from the GX crew
but i can see both sides. i dunno.... I think part of the point people are making is that here is a crew who bases some of its reputation on being able to evade and piss off security guards/property owners... and they go to Japan, where the security guards are equivalent to pillows as far as how much of a threat they pose and of course, run circles around them and get away with it.
in other words, in Japan, it's typically not necessary to get into any sort of altercation with security/cops like it often can be in cities in the U.S. so, it comes across as being malicious for the sake of being malicious. instead of "just trying to get the job done"
to me, these guys' skating is all the gimmick that's necessary to sell these clips
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They could pin a security guard to the ground and eat his face for all I care (that would actually bother me) but don't fuck it up for Japanese skaters who were cool enough to show you around.
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I suppose it was still better than watching Felipe Gustavo hit a Chinese cop(could be security I forget which Thrasher said) with his board for trying to take flashes.
(http://i.imgur.com/iUlVxuU.png)
It was a clip in the intro to Carlos Ribiero's part in the LRG video.
I think it was in Thrasher maybe 1 or 2 issues ago there's an article talking about a China trip and I guess the uniformed local was trying to pick up the photographer's flashes when Felipe (fujimoto) Gustavo hit him with the board. It stuck out in my memory because I remember I was pretty shocked reading about it in the magazine because I'm 90% sure they mentioned it being an actual cop and not just a security guard.
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word well theres another reason im glad i skipped that intro. those titles are god awful while im on the subject.
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i totally get why people would be upset that they allegedly blew up several sports in japan.
what i don't like is how some people on here are acting like this is some isolated incident involving only japan and the GX1000 crew.
this happens everywhere.
thats an entirely different point.
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I am pretty sure that if dudes with cameras had been following myself and 360 Frip around when we ran amok for years through Tokyo, a lot of people would not be too impressed either.
We did some seriously dumb shit...
That being said, I have also done a bunch of dumb shit in my own country.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=aer4OtuH4Tc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aer4OtuH4Tc#)
Trill doe
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This edit kinda left me with a bitter taste. there's a reason why most japan footy is shot at night time. Based on the time I've spent in tokyo, I can honestly say that this "raw street" behaviour is contrived and unnecessary. Great skating though, can't wait for the full-length.
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that was the typical behavior of gaijin jackasses in japan. I don't think anything they did was as disrespectful as say felipe gustavo's behavior in china, but more like passive aggressive ignoring of people, and basically treating the people and the place like background accessories to their video. which is typical behavior for young people everywhere they go, especially skaters. I know I did shit like that when I was younger and more self-centered. but it doesn't seem like they were contemptuous of japan or the people. they were just behaving like typical young wild jackasses in a foreign country. you can get into power dynamics and imperialism and all that. but japan is at least a developed and powerful country. they weren't doing this in say, afghanistan.
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GX edits are really good , really wish Danny Renaud never got hurt and could have joined this crew with his Habitat day skills
Its funny hearing people got mad at them , Was kinda thinking they were pushing it abit with some of the guards and civilians
The opening hill bomb sure looked fun , but him plowing into some 70 year old dude would have been less fun
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even though that's clearly debatable ;)
jake and al can do no wrong. i value their contributions to skateboarding much more than your opinon
worst fucking trend in skateboarding right now. thinking people are above doing something wrong. Johnny Mcswag does it? lame as fuck. Jake and Al? ah yeah, that's the shit.
absofuckinglutely no one on a board is above kooking it from time to time. Get Al and Jake's jizz out of your eyes and maybe your perspective might clear up a bit.
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what is there not to like about jake johnson? honestly
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even though that's clearly debatable ;)
jake and al can do no wrong. i value their contributions to skateboarding much more than your opinon
worst fucking trend in skateboarding right now. thinking people are above doing something wrong. Johnny Mcswag does it? lame as fuck. Jake and Al? ah yeah, that's the shit.
absofuckinglutely no one on a board is above kooking it from time to time. Get Al and Jake's jizz out of your eyes and maybe your perspective might clear up a bit.
This is not exclusive to skateboarding. For some reason, a select number of people think that being good at something absolves them of all wrong doings.
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I am pretty sure that if dudes with cameras had been following myself and 360 Frip around when we ran amok for years through Tokyo, a lot of people would not be too impressed either.
We did some seriously dumb shit...
That being said, I have also done a bunch of dumb shit in my own country.
Don't know what you're saying, but "This is going over!"
Sidenote, I doubt a lot of the security guards really gave much of a shit. They're basically retired old boys doing a pointless job. Still think the first line was dumb tho.
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If Nyjah did this then this thread would already be a ten pager lol
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the nigga with the hill bomb should get his ass kicked for that shit, everything else wasnt anything unusual but sucks about the way the cops reacted
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i totally get why people would be upset that they allegedly blew up several sports in japan.
what i don't like is how some people on here are acting like this is some isolated incident involving only japan and the GX1000 crew.
this happens everywhere.
Yeah, but two wrongs don't necessarily make a right.
From my experience, the more famous and popular a crew, the more ignorant and ruthless their behavior. I've heard nothing but good things about the Black Label and Santa Cruz teams when they were here in Germany, but Anti Hero got booed out of a skatepark by Austrian locals because they pissed off the local authorities with their "edgy" behavior... even though that's something Bru-Ray doesn't show you.
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All things aside about the #GX1000 crew's behavior, I think they are still probably better ambassadors for skateboarding than let's say the "Skate Rock" crew. I get so much second hand embarrassment as a skateboarder/human watching those dudes roll overseas. To me, they are a piddle stain on existence.
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The Japanese mother having to defend her child's right to play in the playground with out some adults jumping on her was sad.
Embarrassing entitled behaviour.
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i totally get why people would be upset that they allegedly blew up several sports in japan.
what i don't like is how some people on here are acting like this is some isolated incident involving only japan and the GX1000 crew.
this happens everywhere.
Yeah, but two wrongs don't necessarily make a right.
From my experience, the more famous and popular a crew, the more ignorant and ruthless their behavior. I've heard nothing but good things about the Black Label and Santa Cruz teams when they were here in Germany, but Anti Hero got booed out of a skatepark by Austrian locals because they pissed off the local authorities with their "edgy" behavior... even though that's something Bru-Ray doesn't show you.
KInda funny Cardiel is known as one of the nicest more liked skater in the world , but every time you hear stuff about anti hero they all seem like fucking assholes
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Vagina.
Remember when skateboarding was punk rock, society and the public hated us and we hated them. All of these young kids that grew up, with the x games and skateboarding being accepted, have no idea of how much hate we had to go through before skateboarding became main stream. There were less than 10 skaters in my high school of over 3000 kids. I used to get called "skater fag" and have rocks thrown at me if I just rode my board out front of the school.
I personally don't argue with security, it's just not worth my time at my age. But my paycheck also doesn't rely on the footage I get riding my skateboard and my sponsors didn't pay for me to travel just to get get footage. I'm sure I would take things a lot more serious if it did.
With the general public and As far as the mom goes, I have kids and if someone trying something like this at a playground, I would at the very least give them a few more tries if that's what they were asking, Even if they were on bikes or rollerblades. I would want my kids to witness a "stunt" like that. Respect goes both ways, she should respect the skaters and give them the one or two more tries he asked for. Is it really going to destroy your day to make you kids wait five minutes.
If this crew really ruined things for the locals then that sucks. I respect their disappointment. I'm sure that was not the GX1000 crews intention, they were being shown around by locals were they not? But it's crazy to think this video was disrespectful to Japanese culture as a whole, they were trying to ride a fucking skateboard.
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yall way too soft
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All you squares need to lighten the fuck up. If you ever actually skated street, you would realise that this is all part of the game.
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what ive learned from this thread:
1. if there is anything you find slightly lame about these guys fucking up spots for japanese skaters, you are a pussy faggot bitch or some such intelligent insult.
2. subtlety does not exist
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All you squares need to lighten the fuck up. If you ever actually skated street, you would realise that this is all part of the game.
l o l
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I really like the GX crew. I even liked the bs tailslide on the glass ledge with security all around. You have to be uncultured to not see their entitled disrespecting ways. Check out the Youtube comments even the weaboos will tell you the same thing.
I hope Japan tagged their passports and ban them all from coming back and ruining more spots for us foreigners/travelers. It's cool to live and breathe skateboarding but ffs read up on the place you are traveling.
Remember when Oyola got locked up in Australia? Haha don't be Ricky.
Wouldn't it be hilarious if a 15man Brazilian crew raped and pillage NYC, Philly, LA, and SF? You bitches would cry for days.
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even though that's clearly debatable ;)
I mean Gator and Josh Swindell contributed a lot to skating too, doesn't mean they should get a free pass for their their actions does it :-*
You are stupid. In Japan there is a lot more respect for other people's property and public property. Space is at a premium. Its a very orderly and organised place. She wasn't being self-rightious, she was in the right, its a playground, not a skate park. She was also being polite. Sure there are some xenophobic people in Japan but generally they are friendly and welcoming. You just can't rock up to any country and act like you own it, because you don't...
Frip on point in this thread!
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Jake Johnson is so overrated. Not saying that in the sense that he's not good at skating, Its just like nowadays if you don't act as though him doing a kickflip on flat is the best thing to ever happen in skateboarding then you're a complete loser-kookfag
I wouldn't say overrated, be he got that Kendrick Lamar thing where other niggas be on his dick so hard it kinda ruins it for you.
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Vagina.
Remember when skateboarding was punk rock, society and the public hated us and we hated them. All of these young kids that grew up, with the x games and skateboarding being accepted, have no idea of how much hate we had to go through before skateboarding became main stream. There were less than 10 skaters in my high school of over 3000 kids. I used to get called "skater fag" and have rocks thrown at me if I just rode my board out front of the school.
Anarchy brah! GTFO of here with that skater fag sob story. Not everyone in this thread was born after 1997. That isn't even the point we are arguing here -- at the end of the day these dooshes ruined some spots for some chill japanese locals by being ignorant dickwads solely for the purpose of getting a web clip. Easy to sit back behind your keyboard and circle jerk them we you don't have to deal with the repercussions of those actions. Also easy to go "wah! stop being cry babies" when you have no idea of the culture/ skate scene in question. Punk rock dude *waves shaka sign*
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So what exactly did they do to ruin some of these spots?
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I really like the GX crew. I even liked the bs tailslide on the glass ledge with security all around. You have to be uncultured to not see their entitled disrespecting ways. Check out the Youtube comments even the weaboos will tell you the same thing.
I hope Japan tagged their passports and ban them all from coming back and ruining more spots for us foreigners/travelers. It's cool to live and breathe skateboarding but ffs read up on the place you are traveling.
Remember when Oyola got locked up in Australia? Haha don't be Ricky.
Wouldn't it be hilarious if a 15man Brazilian crew raped and pillage NYC, Philly, LA, and SF? You bitches would cry for days.
Hahaha that comment about Ricky in Australia is ridiculous, not even close to the same thing as far as actions and reason for getting arrested, barging spots and disrespecting security is nowhere near the level of breaking a pool stick over someone's head in a barroom brawl, if Ricky (or any other foreigner for that matter) did that in Japan they'd probably be looking at a lot longer jail time than six months。
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So what exactly did they do to ruin some of these spots?
They didn't bow from the waist at a 45 degree angle.
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yall way too soft
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Now now boys, please be quiet while the adults are talking :-*
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70 years ago, 36 million people where killed in the Pacific theater. Nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan.
Today, Al Davis bombed a train tarmac and lippy American youth argued with corporate security guards and mamasan to the chagrin
of their Yankee counterparts. I'm going to go ahead and call that progress.
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i remember reading one of those "check out" or some shit in the back of a mag, ya know where they tell you about the 'up and comers' and al was in it. i cannot tell you how unbelievably hyped i was when it said he was from cincinnati, cause we dont get much love here it feels like. that shit was like 7 years ago.
70 years ago, 36 million people where killed in the Pacific theater. Nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan.
Today, Al Davis bombed a train tarmac and lippy American youth argued with corporate security guards and mamasan to the chagrin
of their Yankee counterparts. I'm going to go ahead and call that progress.
also this
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Was it this one? Or the TWS one?
(http://cdn.grindtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wpid-HOTAlexDavis1.jpg)
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Was it this one? Or the TWS one?
(http://cdn.grindtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wpid-HOTAlexDavis1.jpg)
id imagine TWS cause my middle school had a subscription and i used to just sit in the library reading em
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Anyone have this saved? Has been completely wiped from the internet and it looks like the ones that are on Youtube are not the original.
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Anyone have this saved? Has been completely wiped from the internet and it looks like the ones that are on Youtube are not the original.
https://streamable.com/rbez70
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At ~3:50 when the camera man says, “what you don’t like?”
These dudes are the fucking worst lol. Manlet’s.
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Anyone have this saved? Has been completely wiped from the internet and it looks like the ones that are on Youtube are not the original.
https://streamable.com/rbez70
Thanks dude
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i just wanna know why people are hash tagging in this thread