dope itw and vid!
You have to have a certain kind of magic like Leo to make a simple bs noseslide look that good. The way he links tricks is so special, his style really has matured. It's got flow and rythm, just so inspiring.
My 2 cents about the subjects broached: I think he always had his own style, from the very first vid I saw him in, he stood way out. He's just mastered his craft. Also, about the bag of tricks: age comes into play there too.... What I mean is, a powerslide variation feels more classic to me than a nollie flip. My old ass skated a good 6 to 7 years before I ever saw a nollie flip!
so true! I'll also agree with you about him mastering his craft. When he first came on the scene it looked like it he was doing straight EE3 homage (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) and then he plagiarized the "Japanese style" so badly that I thought his parts needs footnotes. He certainly has combined the two and built his own unique style these days though and it flows like Jazz. And it's great that there's companies out there that want to support what he's doing. Can you imagine if he was pro doing the hammer/ pissdrunx days?
Also, I didn't like his TWS part either but a flat ground trick *can* end a part when done properly. Hell the last trick in EE3 is Ricky's switch shifty on flat!